Mohali: Pakistan`s Test captain Misbah-ul Haq feels that Shahid Afridi`s greatest quality has been to bring unity in the team which has always been in the news for all wrong reasons. "He (Afridi) listens to senior players, he takes senior players and the coaches into confidence. We decide everything with a good co-ordination, and that`s […]
Miami: Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi warded off late resistance from the German-American pair of Philipp Kohlschreiber and Rajeev Ram to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the Sony Ericsson Open here. The seventh-seeded Indo-Pakistani pair beat the unseeded rival team 6-3 7-6(5). Bopanna and Qureshi will next face the Slovak-Belarussian pair of Michal […]
Colombo: The underdogs tag suits New Zealand just fine and it works to their advantage even more in crunch matches, says big-hitting batsman Ross Taylor. "Most of the times when New Zealand play we are the underdogs. It`s something that we almost enjoy," Taylor said here today. New Zealand play Sri Lanka, one of the […]
Melbourne: Australian captain Ricky Ponting is hoping for a "Tendulkar-sort rebirth" after his century against India in the World Cup quarterfinal in Ahmedabad last Thursday. "I guess with even making some runs in this last game that I`ve played and getting that really good feeling back about my batting again, hopefully it might be a […]
Kochi: Impressed with their consistent showings in the tournament so far, former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson on Sunday backed Shahid Afridi and his men to emerge winners in the much-anticipated World Cup semi-final against India. "Pakistan have played some good cricket, their guys look really good… and it could be a Pakistan-New Zealand final" Lawson, […]
Johannesburg: Outgoing South African cricket captain Graeme Smith feels the immediate future of the team is bleak in the wake of its shock World Cup ouster and a lot of work lay ahead for the new skipper and coach. New Zealand beat the South Africans by 49 runs in the World Cup quarterfinals, a match […]
Colombo: An exhausted England cricket captain Andrew Strauss blamed his team`s quarterfinal exit from the World Cup on the hectic international schedule that has kept the side on the road for nearly six months now. "It`s a huge amount to ask players to go to Australia for three months (for the Ashes), into the highest […]
Melbourne: Under pressure to resign, embattled Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting today said he will take a call on his career in the next few days but asserted that he is not a spent force. The 36-year-old, who led Australia to back-to-back World Cup titles in 2003 and 2007, returned home today after the team […]
(image) Colombo: Sri Lanka cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara praised his openers Upul Tharanga and Tillakaratne Dilshan for their unbroken 231-run stand that helped the co-hosts beat England by 10 wickets in their quarter-final match of the cricket World Cup here today. Chasing a modest 230, the Sri Lankans got home with 63 balls to spare […]
Colombo: Openers Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga hit superb centuries as Sri Lanka humiliated England by 10 wickets in a thoroughly one-sided quarter-final encounter of the World Cup, here on Saturday. Chasing a target of 230, Dilshan (108 not out, 115 balls, 10×4, 2×6) and Tharanga (102 not out, 122 balls, 12×4, 1×6) played with […]
Mohali: Their disastrous past record against India in World Cup notwithstanding, Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez says the team is under no pressure ahead of Wednesday`s high-voltage semi-final clash against the arch-rivals. Of the previous four meetings against India in the quadrennial extravaganza, Pakistan have lost on all occasions, but Hafeez is optimistic of a turnaround […]
Mirpur: New Zealand skipper Daniel vettori, pacer Kyle Mills and South African batsman Francois du Plessis were on Saturday fined heavily by the ICC for being involved in an altercation during their World Cup quarterfinal match, here. "New Zealand players Kyle Mills and Daniel Vettori along with South Africa`s Francois du Plessis have all been […]
Mirpur: After upstaging title-favourites South Africa, New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori said his team will now look to shed the `perennial bridesmaid` tag in the World Cup even as a crestfallen Proteas skipper Graeme Smith struggled for words to explain the quarterfinal loss here. The Kiwis stunned South Africa by 49 runs in the World […]
Mirpur: In the biggest upset of the World Cup, New Zealand knocked out strong contenders South Africa with a stunning 49-run victory to storm into the semifinals here on Friday. Tipped as one of the favourties this time around, South African middle-order crumbled while chasing a modest 222 win as they were all out for […]
Mirpur: South Africa produced a disciplined bowling effort to restrict New Zealand to a modest 221 for eight in their cricket World Cup quarter-final clash here on Friday. Morne Morkel (3/46) was the pick of the South African bowlers while Dale Steyn (2/42) and Pakistan-born leg-spinner Imran Tahir (2/32) snared two wickets apiece to stop […]
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