PCB-ECB standoff resolved, claims Butt
October 6, 2010 by Trend PK
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Staff Report
LAHORE: Pakistan cricket chief Ijaz Butt has claimed that England will continue to provide a neutral venue facility as the dispute between England Cricket Board (ECB) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has been resolved amicably.
Speaking to media persons at Lahore airport early Wednesday morning, he said there were some misunderstandings which have been addressed by the two cricket boards.
Responding to a query, he said that the decision to lift temporary suspensions of Muhammad Asif, Salman Butt and Muhammad Aamer will be made by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Surprisingly, the PCB chief was unaware of the date set by the ICC to hear appeals of the three Pakistani cricketers. SAMAA
ICC urges PCB to drop spot-fixers for ODIs
August 31, 2010 by Trend PK
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NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has reportedly asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to drop spot-fixer like Mohammad Aamir and Mohammad Asif from the team for the ODI and T20 series against England.
Reports say that ICC President Sharad Pawar talked to PCB President Ijaz Butt and urged him to take strict action against the players to restore the credibility of the series.
Senior England players are reportedly reluctant to play the ODI and T20 series unless the players who have been named in the spot-fixing scandal are dropped.
The England Cricket Board (ECB) apparently wants Asif, Aamir and Salman Butt, the captain of the Test team to be left out of the team.
It could lose 10-12 million pounds if the series is cancelled. Pakistan are set to play two T20′s and five ODI’s.
On Monday, Sharad Pawar had said that England,
India-Sri Lanka first Test tomorrow at Ahmedabad
After a very long time, India finally gets to play Test Cricket, infact the last time played the longer version was back in April against New Zealand! For the record, the last Test they played at home was in December 2008 against England. That’s quite stunning to see Test Cricket take a backseat not because of the quality but solely due to the emergence of various T20 Tournaments all of a sudden.
The India-Sri Lanka Test Series which starts tomorrow is not going to lack any entertainment for sure. The Indian team has an exciting batting line-up which begins with Virender Sehwag at the top, the three experienced guns in Dravid, Tendulkar and Laxman followed by the young Yuvraj and Dhoni. Partnering Sehwag is one of India’s underrated player in Gautam Gambhir who has played a couple of great knocks against Australia and New Zealand. The Sri Lankans are exciting in their own right because of the three superb spinners in Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis and Rangana Herath. It is a pity if one of Mendis and Herath is going to sit out in the match.
The contest between the Sri Lankan spinners and the Indian batsmen will be a mouth-watering one. The Indian bowling attack will rely on Harbhajan Singh as usual though he should be getting decent support from Amit Mishra. I expect Harbhajan Singh to take most of his wicket with the sptting top spinner that perfectly lands on the seam. Well and Zaheer Khan makes a comeback into international cricket and will most probably have Ishant Sharma as his new ball partner. As India tends to play with six batsman plus the wicket keeper batsman, the talented Sreesanth might be cooling his heels in the dressing room.
The first Test is at the Motera in Ahmedabad which traditionally takes spin. The pitch at Motera has also been on the drier side which means that the conditions are conducive for reverse swing. Motera wicket has also been traditionally slow and low as the match progresses. The Indian pace attack here scores over the Sri Lankans in this regard. Nuwan Kulasekara did superbly against Pakistan in Sri Lanka but will his swing bowling be effective against the technically sound Indian batsmen remains to be seen. Sri Lanka could also take India’s route of playing it safe by having 6 batsmen in the side.
Sri Lanka have never won a Test Match in India and their bowlers have struggled to take wickets on the generally good better batting tracks here compared to what it is back home. The pressure will be on them really to keep the heavily talented Indian batting down. At the same time, their batsmen led by Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene have to ensure that they get the big scores and not get out after getting a start.
CricketMove.com will be providing the Live Scorecard of this India Vs Sri Lanka 1st Test along with Ball by Ball Commentary.
India Test Squad : MS Dhoni (Captain and Wicket Keeper), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Sreesanth, Pragyan Ojha, Amit Mishra, Murali Vijay, S Badrinath
Sri Lanka Test Squad : Kumar Sangakkara (Captain), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Tharanga Paranawithana, Thilan Samaraweera, Mahela Jayawardene, Angelo Mathews, Thilina Kandamby, Prasanna Jayawardene (Wicket Keeper), Kaushal Silva (Wicket Keeper), Chanaka Welegedara, Muttiah Muralitharan (Vice-Captain), Thilan Thushara, Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangana Hearth, Ajantha Mendis, Dammika Prasad
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India-Sri Lanka first Test tomorrow at Ahmedabad was first posted on November 15, 2009 at 11:52 pm.
South Africa square T20I Series 1-1
After a 1-run defeat in the first T20I at the Wanderers, South Africa fought back with a crushing 84-run win in the second match today at Centurion. South Africa batting first plundered 241 for 6 with openers Graeme Smith (88 from 44 balls with 8 fours and 6 sixes) and Loots Bosman (94 from 45 balls with 5 fours and 9 sixes) putting up 170 in 13.1 overs.
England in their chase could just come up with 157 for 8 with only Jonathan Trott (51 from 40 balls with 1 four and 3 sixes) scoring anything significant. Loots Bosman got the Man of the Match for his second successive fifty.
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South Africa square T20I Series 1-1 was first posted on November 15, 2009 at 11:52 pm.
Rain helps England to squeeze a 1-run win
England just managed to win the first T20I at the Wanderers in Johannesburg by a narrow margin of one run. South Africa needed to be at 128 for 3 in 13 overs when rain stopped any further action. The Proteas despite knowing the target of 8 from the over of James Anderson could manage only six runs to lose the match.
Earlier Graeme Smith put England in and his bowlers were at the receiving end from a sparkling knock of 85 from 45 balls (with 7 fours and 5 sixes) from left hander Eoin Morgan. The Irish man got the Man of the Match award. Skipper Paul Collingwood batted superbly as well to get 57 from 32 balls with 3 fours and 4 sixes while one down bat Jonatthan Trott struck 5 fours in a crisp knock of 33 from 25 balls.
England smashed their way to 202 for 6 in 20 overs but the target looked under threat when Loots Bossman showed his true potential. Along with Graeme Smith, Bossman sent shivers in the English bowlers with some outstanding shots. Both Smith and Bossman were dismissed in quick succession in the space of 5 balls to reduce SA to 101 for 2 in the 10th over. Bossman smacked 58 from 31 balls with 5 fours and 4 sixes and Smith was equally effective with his 41 from 23 balls with 3 fours and 4 sixes.
South Africa finished at 127 for 3 in 13 overs when rain had the last laugh. For the visitors, Graeme Swann did the turn around giving 15 runs off his last two overs at a time when the Proteas were looking at plenty of runs for a win. Anderson was also another crucial bowler as he could keep the pair of AB de Villiers and Albie Morkel down to just the singles in what turned out to be the last over.
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Rain helps England to squeeze a 1-run win was first posted on November 14, 2009 at 8:48 am.
