Pakistan cricket team manager Naveed Akram Cheema has said that maintaining discipline will be his key priority during the forthcoming series against England in the United Arab Emirates.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan cricket team captain Misbah-ul-Haq has said that the team s winning performance in the series
Pakistan cricket team manager Intikhab Alam on Saturday denied that middle-order batsman Umar Akmal was faking a finger injury in a desperate bid to save his brother Kamran's place in the …
KANDY: Pakistan cricket team manager Intikhab Alam said that wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal may be rested for Pakistan’s next match. Talking with Geo News here, Intikhab Alam said that the management had reviewed the Pakistan defeat against New Zealand. He said that one more meeting would be held, in this regard and the defeat may be further reviewed. Expressing his guess, the manager said that Kamran may be rested and the wicketkeeping job may be given to his brother Umar Akmal in the next match. Sources said that Kamran Akmal and Ahmed Shahzad may be replced by Asad Shafiq and Wahab Riaz in the match against Zimbabwe.
LAHORE: PCB Chairman Ijaz Butt has asked for the strict inquiry into the predication of India-England match that the counter was going to ‘tie’. He urged the matter would be taken up in an ICC meeting to be held in Mumbai, Geo News reported. In a gathering here, the PCB chief spoke positive about the fate of Pakistan cricket team in mega event. He said Pakistan, though going great, but still need improvement in fielding and bowling sections. To a question, Butt denied considering the matter of Shoaib Malik, saying that his issue would be taken up in a meeting of PCB’s Integrity Committee on March 4. The announcement of award of central contract to 19 players would be soon made, he said, being angry over prediction of India-England match result by a former Australian bowler Shane Warne. He said the matter should be strictly dealt with and we are going to discuss this issue in ICC’s meeting in Mumbai.
DHAKA: Pakistan cricket team coach Waqar Younis said that threats given by Shiv Sena do not affect Pakistan players. They all are fit and have focused all their attention on the game. Talking with media in Dhaka, Waqar said that the players have worked hard for the World Cup and victory is vital to revive cricket in Pakistan. The Pakistan coach did not termed any team as favourite but he said the team who would play well would win the tournament and he hopes it would be Pakistan.
DHAKA: Pakistan cricket team has yet to open their account in cricket world cup. Afridi eleven is all geared up to kick off their mega event journey in a winning fashion. Pakistan are to play their first game on February 23 as they take on young Kenyan side. After playing warm-up matches and witnessing a fantastic opening ceremony here in Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, the national cricket team will leave for Colombo, Sri Lanka to register its entry in World Cup. Captain Shahid Afridi has urged his side’’s experienced players to shoulder the burden of responsibility at the mega tournament after a disappointing defeat in their final warm-up match. The dashing batsman and leg-spinner missed Friday’’s 67-run defeat by England in Dhaka, but insisted bouncing back was nothing new for his side. “This is not the first time we are saying sorry for our performance,” Afridi told India’s news agency. “All of us as a team now have to perform and give our best in the World Cup.” “The senior players including myself have a very important role to play in this World Cup. We must show the way to the youngsters who are playing in the tournament for the first time,” added Afridi, one of the stars of Pakistan’’s 2009 World Twenty20 triumph in England. Geo Super will telecast event’s all matches live from the stadium.
Mumbai, Feb 18 : Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray said India should welcome the Pakistan cricket team by organising a felicitation function by Afzal Guru and Ajmal Kasab and a …
The Pakistan cricket team management has fined two fast bowlers for breach of discipline ahead of the ICC World Cup 2011, which starts from February …