They return as heroes

It was a match that will live long in my memory. Pakistan slipped out of the World Cup after a nerve-wracking loss to archrivals India.They now return home as heroes nonetheless.The defeat is not under debate: we lost fair and square. However, the team that returns home is now a special one. They are special because they wore green and marched into the yard in Mohali, with their heads high, sending shock waves of intimidation to their opponents.Shahid Afridi’s leadership and the team’s performance in the 2011 World Cup was awe-inspiring. They continued to defy all odds, defeating the unlikeliest of opponents and losing when defeat seemed...

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Afridi behind Pakistan's success

 Most of the Pakistan players believe that their team have reached the semi-finals, thanks to the shrewd and aggressive leadership of Shahid Afridi.Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez gave credit to Afridi after a training session at the Punjab Cricket Association ground. "As a leader, Shahid has controlled the team very well. He has played a huge role in keeping the team together," remarked Hafeez, who looks up to his leader for guidance and gets inspired by his captain."The big positive about Afridi is that he controls and supports all the players to the hilt. For me, as a player, when you know your captain is supporting...

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Pakistan Team Offering Namaz At Mohali Stadium | Video

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Pakistan ki ‘Kaala Pathar’ Practice – Big Fear for Indian Media

Lol. This is Funny. Pakistani Players did practice on ‘Kaala Pathar’ today and Indian Media has already been frightened. Do you know what ‘Kaala Pathar’ practice means? Check this Video and laugh with us. Poor Indian Media...

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Aamir Sohail and Ravi Shastri HOT debate On Pak India Semi Final | Video

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Sachin will have to wait for 100 international tons: Afridi

KARACHI: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi predicted that Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar will have to wait until after the World Cup to reach the milestone of scoring 100 international centuries. "Sachin will have to wait until after the World Cup for his 100th international century because we are not going to allow either him or any other Indian player to play a big innings," Afridi told a newspaper. Tendulkar has been in prolific form in the World Cup and completed 18,000 runs in one-dayers in the previous game against Australia. He needs just one more hundred to complete 100 international centuries,...

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Pakistan has always given India tough time as visiting team: Afridi

Pakistan's limited-overs captain Shahid Afridi has said that Pakistan has always given a tough time to India when playing in the neighbouring country, and that his team will plan a better strategy against the hosts in their World Cup semi-final clash in Mohali. Afridi, who led his team to a thumping victory against the West Indies in the quarterfinal on Wednesday, said that the morale of his squad is very high, and that each player of the team has a sense of responsibility, especially against India. He further said that he had fulfilled the promise of reaching the semi-finals, and now all his boys were confident enough to tackle India...

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Legend's tips do the trick for Afridi and his team

 The tips Shahid Afridi got from former Pakistan greats seem to have worked wonders for his players who are preparing to face India in next week's high-voltage World Cup semifinal in Mohali. Afridi, who has been praised by his teammates for seeking their advice, recently spoke to former captains Imran Khan and Wasim Akram about the team's campaign in the quadrennial extravaganza. Imran confirmed that he had a talk with Afridi. "Yes, we discussed the team composition and batting order and some other issues. I gave him my advice, which I felt is best for the team, but at the end of the day he is there with the team and has to take the decisions,"...

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Indian Bookies Make Pakistan Favourites

The Indian bookies have shocked cricket fans round the world placing the Pakistan team as a favourite to lift the 2011 Cup.After the beating of Australia and then the West Indies the Pakistani team is believed to be at its peak in the tournament. The Indian team may have been down graded due to home crowd pressure.Being a favourite is never in a teams favour. However with the crashing out of South Africa it seems clear that one of the sub continent team will definately lift the c...

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World Cup semi-final: India, Pakistan it is

AHMEDABAD: Yuvraj Singh was India’s hero yet again as the hosts ended Australia’s 12-year-reign as World Cup champions with a five wicket quarter-final victory on Thursday. The left-hander’s unbeaten 57 — his fourth fifty of a tournament where he is averaging over a hundred– saw his team home after they’d been wobbling at 187 for five. But India reached their target of 261 with 14 balls to spare. Victory set up a dream semi-final against arch-rivals Pakistan in Mohali on March 30. Australia captain Ricky Ponting scored his first international century in over a year in a total of 260 for six. But it wasn’t enough to maintain his team’s bid for...

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Imran wants Shoaib back in Pakistan team

DHAKA: Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan wants to see fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar restored to the Pakistan team if it plays India in the World Cup semifinals. Akhtar hasn’t played since the defeat by New Zealand midway through the group stage and has since announced he will end his 14-year international career following the tournament. ”If Pakistan plays its semifinal against India, I think Shoaib Akhtar should get a chance and share the new ball with Umar Gul,” Khan was quoted as saying in Thursday’s edition of an Urdu language newspaper. Pakistan has won all its games since Akhtar was dropped, culminating in Wednesday’s 10-wicket victory over...

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Ponting backs India to beat Pakistan

AHMEDABAD: Australia captain Ricky Ponting predicted India would beat Pakistan when the arch-rivals meet in the World Cup semi-finals after seeing the co-hosts end his team’s 12-year run as champions. Ponting made his first international century in over a year when Australia batted but it wasn’t enough as India, thanks to an unbeaten 57 from Yuvraj Singh, won by five wickets after finishing on 261 for five with 14 balls to spare. “If you look at their attacks, they’re quite similar,” said Ponting, who in Australia’s preceding final group match saw Pakistan end the title-holders’ 34-match unbeaten streak at the World Cup. “Pakistan played the...

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Afridi says his dream of winning World Cup for Pakistan becoming a reality

Pakistan's limited-overs captain Shahid Afridi has said that his dream of winning the coveted World Cup trophy for his country is on its way to becoming a reality as he led his team to a thumping victory against the West Indies in the quarterfinal on Wednesday. "It's my dream to do something for my country. It's my dream to help Pakistan win the World Cup and today all of us are extremely happy that we have taken another step towards that direction," The News quoted Afridi, as saying. He expressed his confidence that his team, which registered a 10-wicket win against the Windies in the knockout stage, would maintain its golden form in the March...

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Imran demands apology from Pakistan to Bangladesh

Ex-Pakistani cricket star Imran Khan has demanded an official apology from the Government of Pakistan to the people of Bangladesh for the atrocities allegedly committed by the Pakistan Army in 1971. Imran Khan stunned everyone during a live television show hosted by Hamid Mir on Geo News and Geo Super TV channels on Wednesday afternoon just a few moments before the start of a cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies in Mirpur, Bangladesh. Hamid Mir invited Imran Khan in his live TV show on March 23, which was Pakistan Day. He asked a question to Imran Khan about the expected behaviour of Bangladeshi crowd in Mirpur. Imran Khan said that...

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Pak cricket team has "no security concerns about going to India" for WC semis: Waqar

The Pakistan cricket team has no security concerns over going to India for their World Cup semi-final at Mohali on March 30, coach Waqar Younis has said, adding that he is in fact happy to visit the neighbouring country. "We have to go wherever the tournament schedule takes us. We have no security concerns about going to India. It's good to go to a neighbouring country. I am happy to go to India," The Nation quoted Waqar, as telling reporters after his team thrashed the West Indies by 10 wickets in their quarterfinal match at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium. He said that Pakistan had toured India in 1999 when the relations between both countries were...

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Mohali tickets selling like hot cakes

 The possibility of a Pakistan-India semifinal on March 30 has come as happy news for Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) as tickets for the match are selling like hot cakes. There are realistic chances that the Asian giants could meet in Mohali for a place in the World Cup final and according to reports cricket fans are queuing up for tickets at the PCA Stadium. If Pakistan beat West Indies in Mirpur on Wednesday (today) and India prevail over Australia in the second quarterfinal in Ahmadabad on Thursday (tomorrow) then the two arch-rivals will meet in a dream clash in the last-four stage of the tournament. A top PCA official said on Tuesday...

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Afridi cools expectations

Shahid Afridi refused to be drawn on Pakistan's chance of winning the World Cup after his side's 10-wicket demolition of West Indies.The first quarter-final clash in Dhaka proved to be extremely one-sided as West Indies were skittled out for just 112 in 43.3 overs.Such a minimal target proved no problem for Pakistan, with openers Mohammad Hafeez (61 not out) and Kamran Akmal (47no) knocking off the runs required inside 21 overs.Skipper Afridi, who again led from the front with the ball by taking 4-30, admits expectation levels will now grow back home following the result.Game-by-game"I'm very happy because before this competition I told my...

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Confident Pakistan take on struggling Windies in World Cup quarters

 A rampaging Pakistan go into the cricket World Cup quarterfinals against a struggling West Indies on Wednesday, hoping to continue their winning run and take a step closer to the coveted title. Pakistan had a tumultuous build up to the World Cup with the team battling spot-fixing allegations but Shahid Afridi and his men have not allowed themselves to be distracted by the scandal as they topped group-A with five wins in six outings. Hugely talented but highly unpredictable, Pakistan started off with a bang before running into New Zealand's Ross Taylor who blew them away with a breath-taking century but Afridi's men quickly regrouped and...

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5,000 Pakistan cricket fans given Indian visa

In a goodwill gesture that can return to haunt the security agencies, India has provided visas to 5,000 Pakistani citizens for watching the ongoing Cricket World Cup matches.“Most of them have been provided with up to 15-day duration multiple visas to facilitate travel to watch matches in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh also,” a senior official said.Though the Home Ministry said the visas have been given after following well-laid and tough process of security clearances, its own records show that the number of Pakistanis overstaying in India without reporting has increased consistently over the years.As many as 4,742 Pakistanis had disappeared after...

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Who will lift the 2011 World Cup?

KOLKATA: Eight quarterfinalists. One grand prize. A prize that will lead to one ultimate winner. The ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 has been an exciting tournament so far. Cricket fans have seen some great victories, some onesided shows, and the odd upset. With the quarterfinals about to begin, the thought of who will win the World Cup is on everyone's minds. Barring one blemish, South Africa has been impressive, till Pakistan put it past Australia. The latter seemed invincible. India's bowling attack may not be great, but the expectations from the star-studded batting lineup and the team in general is understandably high. Pakistan...

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Sachin didn't have it in him to succeed as captain - Azhar

March 20, 2011 (CricIndian): Former Indian captain, Mohammad Azharuddin in a recent interview to GQ magazine has said that he doesn't want to talk about Sachin Tendulkar.Replying to a question on why Sachin didn't succeed him as the captain of Indian team, he said, "I don't want to talk about him. There are some people I just don't want to talk about."When reminded of reports which claimed he didn't support Sachin when the latter was captain, he said, "Not true. Check the statistics. When he was captain, I scored more runs than anyone else on the team, in both forms of the game." Azhar also added that, "Tendulkar didn't have it in him...

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Labors in Islamabad Paid Tribute to Shoaib Akhter

Labors in Islamabad paid tribute to Shoaib Akhter by making a giant billboard. Labors had a full dancing session in front of his picture. Surely everyone will be missing the fastest bowler of all the time.Courtesy: Cricinfo © ...

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