Pakistan Signed Agreement With Dubai Sports City

Pakistan has signed a contract valuing $9 million; according to this agreement Pakistan will play its One Day International and Twenty20 matches in Dubai for the period of three years. This news was told by the PCB’s representative on Thursday. The deal is made with Dubai sports city. [Read More]

ICC Finally agreed to have meeting with ICL officials (Part 1)

The ICC has given Indian Cricket League (ICL) an opportunity to get an official authorization by presenting its case. The meet has been scheduled between Subhash Chandra (the Indian businessman owning the league) and David Morgan (ICC president) in London.[Read More]

ICC Finally agreed to have meeting with ICL officials (Part 2)

ICL always remained in the news with its new releases. Recently it announced its ninth team. This has been given the name of the Dhaka Warriors; it is announced last week. It consists of 13 players from Bangladesh. Six of them are contracted central. It has also got surprising support from Sri Lanka cricket board. [Read More]

The Unexpected Delay Over Asif's Case Hearing

The lawyer for suspended Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif is unhappy over the delay for hearing. He requested to give an earliest possible date so that they can use their right to appeal against a positive doping test. Asif was tested and results came out positive for the banned steroid nandrolone.[Read More]

ICL Hailed The Decision Of Sri Lankan Board

Sri Lankan cricket board lifted a domestic ban from five Sri Lankan players and one umpire; they were accused of signing a contract with ICL, which is a banned cricket league. The Indian Cricket League praised that decision. They signed the contract with ICL last year. Himanshu Mody, who is an ICL business head, said that this is a positive step from Sri Lankan cricket board towards cricket. [Read More]

Tendulkar Talked On Australian’s Coming Tour

The statement came out from Sachin Tendulkar that India’s rivalry with Australia has become more intense now. As in the past Pakistan was the big rival to India and there is a long history about that. He gave that statement on Thursday. Next month Australia is visiting India for four-Test match series.[Read More]

Bashar Has Been Banned For Ten Year

Habibul Bashar who remained captain of Bangladesh in recent times has received the of 10 year ban. He was stunned by the decision. Not only he but twelve other cricketers also received that ban. All of these players were accused of and found playing in the unauthorized Indian Cricket League – ICL. [Read More]

Pakistan Demanded ICC To Change Rules

The renowned cricket celebrities of Pakistan cricket have demanded on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to review its rules in which the cricket playing countries are given option to pick and choose foreign tours. The call was made when reports came about Australia they are going to visit India for upcoming match series despite of the recent bomb explosions. [Read More]

Younis Khan will not participate in the national Twenty20 series

Younis Khan (30) is a young and experienced batsman, presently doubtful for the upcoming international Twenty20 match series. This series is scheduled to be played in Toronto. Other participating countries include Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Canada.Zakr Khan, who is the director of operations of Pakistan Cricket Board, told that Younis is legally permitted because he took clearance from PCB before signing for agreement with South Australia. [Read More]

Symonds excluded from Australians Squad for India Trip (Part 2)

The team announced from Australia: Ricky Ponting (captain), Michael Clarke (vice captain), Doug Bollinger, Stuart Clark, Brad Haddin, Matthew Hayden, Michael Hussey, Phil Jaques, Mitchell Johnson, Simon Katich, Jason Krejza, Brett Lee, Bryce McGain, Peter Siddle, Shane Watson. [Read More]

Kenya Names Cricket Squad For The Coming Series With Pakistan

Kenya's cricket officials have declared a 13-man team for the upcoming cricket series. It is the four-day match series which would be played against Pakistan Academy. The statement was given by Cricket Kenya on Friday. Three players which include Brothers Collins and David Obuya along with Ragheb Aga have been kept out of the team which visited Europe. Collins and David are considered as the more experienced players from Kenyan side. [Read More]

Symonds excluded from Australians Squad for India Trip (Part 1)

Andrew Symonds has been excluded of Australia's 15-man team. The team has been announced for a four-Test cricket match series of India. Andrew Hilditch is the chairman of the Selection committee. He talked to the newsmen on Friday. He said that Symonds was sent home, while the limited-overs series was going on against Bangladesh. Symonds opted to go fishing rather participating a team meeting. That is the series which held last month. [Read More]

Australia Made Clear Win-73 Run Win

Bangladeshi opener Tamim Iqbal played a good game making the best score in the match. Despite of that, Australia ended the series with a 3-0 clean sweep. Australia won the third One Day International in Darwin by 73 runs. Mike Hussey had scored highest and remained not out Australia's uncharacteristically innings lacking orderly continuity. He made 57 runs. [Read More]

The Overlapping Cricket Events

Next year some major cricket events are likely to clash with each others like the second edition of the Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament which will overlap with incoming year's rescheduled Champions Trophy. The Twenty20 event is scheduled to start from 25 September and end up on 11 October 2009. These are the dates when ICC-sanctioned Champions League would be being played. [Read More]

Uncertainty About Pakistan One-Day Series

Pakistan one-day series is in uncertainty. Pakistan is not sure to go for their prearranged one-day series against Sri Lanka. It was planned to be held afterwards this month. But some problems occur due to the lack of sponsorship. It was the five-match limited-overs series. [Read More]

Michael Vaughan nominated for Central Contract (Part 2)

These replace previous summer agreements for those players nominated for international action. They will be mainly yielded by a fair amount by their counties but also get a top-up payment from the ECB. Others might also gain the additional payment. Since the increment scheme includes a point-scoring feature to honor appearances from this winter onwards. [Read More]

Michael Vaughan nominated for Central Contract (Part 1)

Former skipper of England cricket team, Michael Vaughan has been nominated among a dozen other cricketers to be centrally-contracted for the upcoming year. Vaughan, (Age-33), was honored with a twelve month contract. Regardless of the unsatisfactory record in previous matches, in which he showed lack of form for Yorkshire since giving up the Test leadership previous month. [Read More]

Preview Of The Final Match Between Ban And Aus (Part 2)

It's hard to say whether Australia have been showing hard beating cricket or the credit goes to Bangladesh who have put up to their own ruin. The last mentioned fact is the nearest to the reality. As Australia have fielded a under strength squad including a lot of fringe players, rendered their chance due to injuries to regular first-teamers. [Read More]

Preview Of The Final Match Between Ban And Aus (Part1)

Bangladesh has been moved towards 2-0 defeat in the series. Now they are looking to save their pride in the upcoming match so that they could be able to defy the critics. They will try to get unexpected victory over world champions Australia. [Read More]

Rain Affects Final One Day International In Cardiff

England had a chance to get onto the second position in the One Day International rankings. But it missed the chance to raise its status when the 5th and final match of the series versus South Africa was abandoned just after 3 overs on Wednesday. [Read More]

England Win At Lord's Against South Africa

England confined the rival team to 183 for six from 32.1 overs. They made a good start which caused their success. They adjusted their target in seventeen overs by making 137 runs. They achieved it for the loss of three wickets with 2 overs remaining. [Read More]

Australia And Bangladesh Match Series: Injuries on both sides (Part-2)

The top order batsman, who was desiring to constitute himself as a permanent in the squad, will be substituted by Junaid Siddique. He came back into the national squad after remaining out for 4 months. Another cricketer who has previously laid his studies ahead of cricket is Shakib Al Hasan. He was included in the 15-man team after dropping the past Kitply Cup and Asia Cup to focus on his education. [Read More]

Australia And Bangladesh Match Series: Injuries on both sides (Part-1)

There is a big question dwelling on the Australia squad now. With the cricketing world waiting to look if the former unconquerable Australians can manage to overcome the worlds most in force team after the retirement of lot of powerful players in their side. [Read More]

PCB lures Sri Lanka To Participate In A Tri-Series in SA

Pakistan Cricket Board succeeded in compensating the postponement of Champions Trophy. PCB ultimately managed to lure Sri Lanka for a triangular one-day series which will be held in South Africa. Not finalized yet but hoping to start from September 12. [Read More]

Pakistan Anticipating To Play One Day Series Offshore

Pakistan is expecting to participate in One Day cricket in either Australia or South Africa. The news came after the ICC postponed the Champions Trophy. The tournament was first planned to take place in Lahore and Karachi. [Read More]

First One-Day International: Sri Lanka Won

The two spinners from Sri Lanka, Ajantha Mendis and Muttiah Muralitharan took six wickets collectively which led Sri Lanka to success beating India in the first one-day international played in Dambulla yesterday. Mendis and Muralitharan, both of them took three wickets individually for giving 21 and 37 runs respectively. Mendis is a new sensation in the Sri Lankan team whereas Muralitharan is an experienced spinner; both put together their skill to bowl out the Indian players for a lowly score of 146. [Read More]

Oval Test England Took Victory Over South Africa

Kevin Pietersen is much happy at his first success in his first Test match playing as a captain of England team. The century opening partnership game of Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss made a key role in this success and confirmed a clear six-wicket win at the Oval ground. [Read More]

Twenty20 Champions League Has Been Postponed

The organizing management of the Twenty20 Champions League made a unanimous decision to move the tournament to December from the month of September. In the previously announced dates which were in the month of September there were chances that this tournament would overlap with the Champions Trophy, taking place in Pakistan. [Read More]

Collingwood Made A Way Out From Clear Defeat (Part 2)

Pietersen went out of the ground under loud and appreciative hand clapping from the crowd. The same kind of cheerful feeling was shown again by the crowd when Andrew Flintoff entered the ground. The crowd was much expecting from this all-rounder. But he failed to play a responsible game. On his fourth delivery, he was taken by Hashim Amla at short leg after hitting his pad. [Read More]

Collingwood Made A Way Out From Clear Defeat (Part 1)

Yesterday, Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood showed a thrilling and responsible game at Edgbaston. The folks present in the ground were really amused and moved by their game. The cricket ground was totally packed. England had almost lost their hopes for winning the third Test. Now England is back into the game and hoping to win that series. [Read More]

The Announcement Of The Pattern Of Champions League (Part 2)

The England and Wales Cricket Board are hopefully trying to reach a settlement on this issue. It is being reported by BBC that the spokesman for the Champions League said that it has not been yet confirmed which two teams will play the tournament. However these two would be from England, Pakistan or New Zealand. [Read More]

The Announcement Of The Pattern Of Champions League (Part 1)

The format of Champions League being organized in Indian has been announced. Eight cricket teams will participate in this tournament. This tournament will start on 29th of September and end on 8th of October. This event will start just after the end of the Champions Trophy which finishes on 28th of September. [Read More]

Australia And New Zealand Will Possibly Boycott The Champions Trophy (Part 2 )

The authorities of Australia and New Zealand have ordered their cricket players not to visit Pakistan for the upcoming Champion’s Trophy. This news clearly shows that there are chances of the boycott of the international one-day tournament by these countries. [Read More]

Australia And New Zealand Will Possibly Boycott The Champions Trophy (Part 1 )

The authorities of Australia and New Zealand have ordered their cricket players not to visit Pakistan for the upcoming Champion’s Trophy. This news clearly shows that there are chances of the boycott of the international one-day tournament by these countries. [Read More]

Taking Champions Trophy Away From Pakistan?

The International Cricket Council has planned to solve this dispute by the consensus of all cricket boards. The meeting is going to be held on Thursday in which it will be decided whether Pakistan is safe to host and conduct eight-nation tournament or not. [Read More]

M Asif: Drug Tests Showed Positive Results

The test showed positive results that Mohammad Asif used the banned substance in IPL tournament. That was stated by the organizers of IPL tournament. [Read More]

Andrew Flintoff Returned Back To England Team

Andrew Flintoff is one of the best all rounder in England team and is considered as its back bone. More than a year passed Andrew Flintoff didn’t play any Test match due to injury. Last time he played final match of Ashes series in Sydney in 2007. The 30 year old all rounder got ankle injury in October 2007. [Read More]

South Africa Suspended Agreements With Zimbabwe

On Monday South African cricket authorities announced the suspension of all the bilateral agreements with Zimbabwe; as the political situation in Zimbabwe is getting worse day by day. The agreement was made to conduct development and administrative programs between the countries. It also included the participation of Zimbabwe teams in CSA’s domestic competitions. All of these good measures have been suspended till the next notice. [Read More]

Funeral of Jane McGrath

Star cricketers, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, family members and friends attended the emotional farewell of Jane McGrath – wife of Glenn McGrath – who died after a long fight with cancer. She died at the age of 42 at her Sydney home on Sunday after 11 year fight with cancer. She left behind his two children, Holly and James besides his husband. [Read More]

England Threatens To Play Champions Trophy In Pakistan

The senior players of England cricket team showed their deep concerns over the security conditions in Pakistan. They decided to revolt against their cricket board who are stressing them to visit Pakistan for Champions Trophy; they threatened to boycott them. Earlier the news came about Australian players who also expressed same apprehensions over cricket series in Pakistan. Both are forming a front with their Australian counterparts. [Read More]

Muhammad Asif safely returned home (Part-2)

Muhammad Asif (25) is having good position in Pakistani cricket team and is among the best fast bowlers of Pakistan. When we see to his game record it is splendid; his test match record shows 51 wickets on his account in 11 matches and in one-day matches he has taken 36 wickets playing 31 matches. [Read More]

Muhammad Asif safely returned home (Part-1)

Pakistani fast bowler Muhammad Asif has been released from detention and reported to return back and reached his home. Few weeks ago, he was taken into custody by security at Dubai airport and received the allegation of keeping drugs with him. [Read More]

Two years back; 2006 Oval Test declared to be a draw match

The ICC has introduced new principle in the cricket laws in a meeting summoned to make a debate on 2006-Oval Test match, which was played between England and Pakistan. By including that principle they changed that match result and declared it a draw match. The strong pressure from Pakistan Cricket Board was also behind that decision. [Read More]

Pietersen As A Captain For Four Matches (Part 2)

It capped a disruptive twenty four hours for Paul Collingwood , when he annoyed the New Zealanders by not calling back an injured Elliot who was run out after colliding with Ryan Sidebottom. [Read More]

Pietersen As A Captain For Four Matches (Part 1)

He was taken into account for the less over rate shown by his team in the match with New Zealand in Oval. This match was won by New Zealand by one-wicket; it was much controversial victory. He has been ruled out from the fifth one-day international match of Lords. Kevin Pietersen has been asked to act as captain for the first time. [Read More]

Sanath Jayasuriya: No intention to retire after touching 39th year of life (Part 2)

He said that peoples had doubts about his game and often asked questions about him. At that time it needed a strong demonstration from his side to prove his skills; he strived hard, made an effort and proved it. The splendid record build up by his all-rounder play in both one-days and tests is also the big proof. When you see at his record, he has 12,382 runs, 309 wickets in 412 one-day international games and 6,973 runs in 110 tests; that’s all what a cricket player could dream of at the end of his game-life. [Read More]

Sanath Jayasuriya: No intention to retire after touching 39th year of life (Part 1)

Sanath Jayasuriya is the highest scorer from Sri Lankan side and the number two capped player in one-day international. His performance on Wednesday against Bangladesh in Asia Cup was a proof that he possesses the same natural talent and elegance of his game for which is acclaimed and lost nothing from that. [Read More]

ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan (Part 2)

Two teams from each group will qualify for semifinals and the two winning teams will reach the final. The tournament will continue from 11 to 28 of September. The final will be held on 28th of September. [Read More]

ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan (Part 1)

Pakistan is hosting Champions Trophy of cricket in September, 2008. International Cricket Council has deep concerns on the security condition in Pakistan. They urged to deeply examine the security conditions and measures to ensure safe cricket series. That statement was given on Wednesday by ICC officials in a press conference. [Read More]

Pakistan Wins The Final Of Tri-Series (Part 2)

Akmal as we talked earlier was not playing good; he was under pressure and already was seriously criticized from Nasim Ashraf – Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman - regarding last Pakistani defeat by India with a leading score of 140-runs. [Read More]

Pakistan Wins The Final Of Tri-Series (Part 1)

Pakistan elected to bat after winning the toss and piled on 315 runs by dropping their three wickets. The viewers enjoyed the two majestic and exciting centuries by Younis Khan and Salman Butt. Younis Khan played with good run-rate and struck 108 runs off 99 deliveries and Salman Butt supported him with his 129 score and remained unbeaten and was retired of hurt. [Read More]

Improve Cricket Pitch Standards

The head curator of International Cricket Council’s Global Cricket Academy visited Pakistan last days. He came to head a seminar organized on the art of preparing cricket pitches. This academy is based at Dubai Sports City. The academy is fully concentrating on the development of games. The company is also providing educational courses by keeping involve different cricket playing countries so that the best experience and best practice could be shared among them. [Read More]

England agreed to play Winner-Takes-All Twenty20 Matches
Part-2

This agreement is the part of efforts which Sir Allen Stanford is making to revive the West Indian cricket and stop its decline. He has been providing the funds and financing the twenty20 tournaments organized in Caribbean since 2006 with the prizing amount of $2m. Stanford Super Star team will be comprised of these players. [Read More]

England agreed to play Winner-Takes-All Twenty20 Matches
Part-1

England signed the agreement to play five match winner-takes-all twenty20 match series. This series will be played at Caribbean. The agreement was made with a businessman Sir Allen Stanford. The first match of this series will be played on 1st of November between England and Stanford’s Super Stars at Sir Allen’s Cricket ground located at Antigua. [Read More]

Collingwood Stressed on Cricket Authorities to Safeguard Test Cricket

England Captain Paul Collingwood directs attention of Cricket authorities towards growing popularity of Twenty20 series and its bad impacts on true cricket - test cricket. He said that it would badly affect the future of test cricket which is real cricket and having the true essence of game. Twenty20 is very hot in news and headlines are full with the twenty20 match news. [Read More]

India’s victory over Pakistan in Dhaka (part 2)

Earlier in the first phase of game, Sehwag (89), Gambhir (62) and Yuvraj Singh (55) failed each and every strategy adopted by Pakistani bowlers to confine the Indian score in restricted level. Indian top order batting line fired in unison to lay down the foundation of a big total. [Read More]

India’s victory over Pakistan in Dhaka (part 1)

India broke the series of continual victories by Pakistani team over Indian team by winning a match with a big margin of 140 runs in the second match of the one-day tri-series at Sher-e-Bangla stadium at Mirpur in Dhaka. .... [Read More]

20-20 vs 30-30 Cricket Matches

Now a days 20 twenty is on its climax. Every one is in the circumference of twenty twenty cricket scenarios. This scenario or you may say the new evaluation of cricket has inspired every one. If we look at future then we see that twenty twenty cricket will disappoint the bowlers and will cast a deep impact on cricket.So there should be thirty thirty scenario cricket match .. ..... [Read More]

Cricket Australia

There are many other games are being played in Australia among them the Cricket is very famed games. The Australia has won many World Cups of the Cricket. The Cricket Team of Australia is number one team in the world of the Cricket.  The Australia has long history of the Cricket. It team is counted into pioneers of the Cricket... ..... [Read More]

Cricket at Technology

Playing games is the nature human. For playing the games human invented many games and then he made the rules which were acceptable for all who participated in that game. Almost every person likes playing games. For accomplish this he always to try making and discovering the ways on which he satisfy himself.  There are many games he invented including Cricket, Baseball, Football, Volleyball, Boating, Skating and so many others.. ..... [Read More]

Cricket Articles

Playing games is the nature human. For playing the games human invented many games and then he made the rules which were acceptable for all who participated in that game. Almost every person likes playing games. For accomplish this he always to try making and discovering the ways on which he satisfy himself.  There are many games he invented including Cricket, Baseball, Football, Volleyball, Boating, Skating and so many others. ..... [Read More]

The Cricket Ring Tones

In early age the human was the man of the play his body structure enforced him to participate into the games. That was the reason the man of that age remained healthy. But after revolution if Industrial he sat back and tried to force more and more work which totally base on mental working, this introduced new System named as Materialistic System..... [Read More]

Cricket at Virtual

Now days there are many games are being as virtually. In other words, many games are being played as e-games. The concept of the e-games is not too old concept. In 1980s there had been developed many e-games and today there is a separate engineering discipline in which it is only taught how to make the e-games.... [Read More]

Australian Cricket Team

The Cricket Team of Australia has bright record in the past and current days. They have opened and stepped into the Cricket with England. Both teams are naming as the oldest Cricket Teams in the history. The Austral has played 682 Test Matches and they won 315 Test Matches. The winning rate in percentage is 46.15% from the day when they stepped into the Cricket. They have played first Test Match in 1877. Now Australian Cricket Team is leading to rest of the world Cricket Teams... [Read More]

The Cricket Ringtones to Download

As the man was created he was inserted to busy himself by the different kind of leisure. There are many games were used to keep busy. These games produced not only spirit in the man but also produced the health. In other word the man used games to gain the health and for consisting the level of the fitness. For this purpose he used many games in different eras of the history of the world... [Read More]

Is another breaking the Code of Conduct?

The opener of the Pakistan Cricket Team Imran Farhat has not found guilty of breaking the ICC Code of Conduct in second test match against South Africa in Port Elizabeth. Imran Farhat was claimed with a Level 2 offence under the clause C 1 of the Code of Conduct of ICC which says ... [Read More]

New hopes for Pakistan

From last few months the Pakistani Cricket Team was in many troubles and problems. It faced ball tempering blame, Shoib and Mohammad Asif was blamed and proved for prohibit medicine, and were stopped to participate in International Cricket for 2 and 1 year respectively. [Read More]

An announcement of Umpires and match referees

Most interesting series containing three tests and five ODIs, is being started tomorrow (Thursday) in Centurion. For this series ICC has nominated umpires to umpire Steve Bucknor and Billy Doctrove for the first test match. [Read More]

Australia on top once again

It is biggest victory against England after 1940s to white wash in any Test Series. After this series Aus have been awarded by Ashes Trophy and caused also for Eng at second place in Test Cricket rating. [Read More]

Next President of ICC

New system has been put in place in June 2005 for appointing new President. According to Nomination Committee will shortly meet to announced or nominees and then prepare a report to ICC Executive Board with its recommendations in Mar 2007. [Read More]

Shabbir Ahamed granted to Bowl

ICC allowed to Shabbir Ahmad to bowl in International ring of Cricket. A confirmation letter has received by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), according to it, it has resumed that Shabbir can bowl now in international level of Cricket. [Read More]

Hair accuses Pakistan of ball-tampering – another perspective

But who tempered the ball? Well, cannot be Collingwood or Kevin Pietersen at the least. Pakistani team? Billy Doctrove or Darrell Hair? Hey hey! Hold on. Did I say Darrell Hair??? Um interesting. [Read More]

Pakistan cricket drugs hearing set for next week.

KARACHI (AFP) - Suspended Pakistani bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif will face a doping tribunal next week after testing positive for the banned steroid nandrolone, an official said.

Since Eid -- the Muslim festival at the end of the holy month of Ramadan -- is scheduled early next week, it appears the hearing would be held after that, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) director of operations Salim Altaf told AFP on Thursday. [Read More]

Bond and Styris doubtful for New Zealand.

New Zealand strike bowler Shane Bond and all rounder Scott Styris are doubtful starters for Friday's Champions Trophy Group B match against Sri Lanka.

The 31-year-old fast bowler Bond sat out of the opening match against South Africa on Monday with a back problem and Styris with a hamstring twinge. [Read More]

Ashes will spice up Aussie tie: Harmison

Defending champion West Indies beat Australia by 10 runs in Mumbai on Wednesday to leave the Aussies a defeat away from Champions Trophy elimination. England is in the same position, having lost to host India by four wickets on Sunday.[Read More]

Dabbling with drugs

Drugs in sport are becoming increasingly commonplace, although it's rare that cricket finds itself in the eye of the sort of media storm that is currently engulfing Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif. Here, Cricinfo recalls 11 previous drugs-scandals, most of which have been of the recreational, rather than the performance-enhancing variety [Read More]

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