April 2011 ~ Pakistan Cricket

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Mohali match improved Pakistan-Indian ties: Gilani

Posted by DON 007 on 7:35 AM

The cricket World Cup semifinal match between India and Pakistan in Mohali has proved to be a catalyst for improving ties between the two countries, says Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. Gilani made the remark Monday at a reception hosted by him in honour of the national cricket team, Associated Press of Pakistan reported. He said the semifinal played between Pakistan and India had brought the two governments and two nations closer. "It is not the question of winning or losing by one country; In fact the winner is the cricket and the people of Pakistan and India," he was quoted as saying. The cricket team led by Captain Shahid Afridi along...

Afridi supports more youngsters for Zimbabwe tour

Posted by DON 007 on 7:34 AM

The skipper of Pakistan cricket team Boom Boom Afridi has said that more youngsters will be included in the Pakistan cricket team for the Zimbabwe tour as Pakistan team need young blood in the squad..Afridi was attending the ceremony held by Sports Journalists Association of Sindh (SJAS) in his honour and he said, “We can’t replace all the seniors at once. We need to have back up of our senior players. Young cricketers performed well in the World Cup and we are now giving opportunity to the more youngsters in the West Indies tour.”“When I took over the captaincy my priority was to improve the image of the Pakistan cricket and with the support...

PM announces Rs 1m each for Pak cricketers

Posted by DON 007 on 10:24 AM

ISLAMABAD: Prime minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has announced a cash award of rupees one million for each player of the national team for displaying good performance in the World Cup 2011 here on Monday. He announced this at a reception he hosted in the honour of the Pakistan team, the World Cup semi-finalists. Speaking on this occasion, the prime minister said that the team reached the semi-final this time and Insha Allah it will play the final in the next World Cup. He also announced a cash prize of Rs0.5 million each for the officials of the team. It may be recalled that prior to the prime minister’s reception, chief ministers of Punjab...

Misbah admits delay in batting powerplay was mistake

Posted by DON 007 on 7:09 AM

The vice captain of Pakistan cricket team Misbah-ul-Haq has finally admitted that the decision to delay the batting powerplay was a big mistake in the semi final of ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 against India at Mohali which cost us the matchMisbah was talking exclusively to The Sports Encounter scribe here at Karachi and said, “We planned to take batting powerplay after building partnership and some momentum but we lost wickets on regular intervals which halted our progress and I had left with tail-enders to finish the match. If we took the batting powerplay at right time, the result could have been in our favour.”“Afridi and I were planning...

Shahzad would perform well in the Caribbean:Afridi

Posted by DON 007 on 7:07 AM

Captain Pakistan Cricket team, Shahid Afridi parsing Ahmed Shehzad said that he had a good series before the World Cup,and he is still young and would hopefully perform well in the Caribbean.Afridi said that after the West Indian tour more youngsters would be given opportunities on the tour to Zimbabwe. “All the seniors cannot be replaced at once but a blend of youth and experience would be taken along. Young crickets performed very well in the World Cup and after West Indies more youngsters will be included in the team for the Zimbabwe tour”, Afridi said in a statement issued by Sports Journalists Association...

Pakistan Cricket Team Champions or Guilty

Posted by DON 007 on 12:22 PM

As the world cup started people were astonish to observe the ever unexpected quality performance of the green shirts. Initially meant to be dropped out in the initial phase all the predictions went on sinking and the underestimated Pakistani team eventually appeared among the top four cricket teams of the mega event. The success united and cherished the terrorism affected people of Pakistan. But the Mohali semi final appeared to be the worst nightmare of the Pakistan cricket fans. Green shirts could not retain their success and failed to encounter Indian team. Every game has a basic rule one winner or in other words one looser. Unfortunately...

TRAINING CAMP OF THE PAKISTAN TEAM FOR THE WEST INDIES TOUR TO BEGIN FROM MONDAY

Posted by DON 007 on 12:21 PM

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced that a training camp for the Pakistan cricket team is set to begin from Monday for the upcoming West Indies tour. The camp is to take place at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.Regarding the camp a source in the PCB said, “All players would participate in the three days training session, organized in Gaddafi stadium here in provincial capital.”The players are expected to focus on their physical fitness and endurance during the camp. According to sources, special attention would be given to the fielding which has been criticised by critics during the World Cup as Pakistan...

Foreign batting coach may be considered: Afridi

Posted by DON 007 on 9:29 AM

KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Team captain Shahid Afridi on Sunday said that the possibility of bringing in a foreign batting coach would be considered if Javed Miandad was unavailable to fill the role for the national team. Giving the inauguration speech at Karachi’s Boom Boom Cricket Stadium, Afridi said that he will try to learn from his previous mistakes in order, improve and try to give the team some stability. He said the team picked for the West Indies tour consists of fresh players and it will present a great opportunity to Pakistan to assess its future prospects. Afridi said that the team would try its best to achieve a good result, but...

Pakistan missed ‘exclusive’ stuff in World Cup blockbuster

Posted by DON 007 on 10:13 AM

PERHAPS, several Pakistan fielders had been `hypnotised` to believe it was Sachin Tendulkar`s birthday who received four `memorable gifts` from the visitors while an inching Misbah-ul-Haq, it seemed, had not even heard of `Need for Speed` in his life, on that buzzing day in Mohali! Chasing 261 against a moderate Indian bowling on an absolute belter was by no means a tall order for an outfit brimming with confidence. However, to one`s misery, Pakistan`s longstanding batting woes, above everything, raised its ugly head once again to sink them in the World Cup. Shahid Afridi and his brigade had made many proficient moves on their way to the semi-finals,...

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Posted by DON 007 on 12:00 PM

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Afridi's speech won millions of hearts, says Pakistani daily

Posted by DON 007 on 9:38 AM

BlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Google Buzz Pakistan cricket team captain Shahid Afridi 'was able to win millions of hearts across the border', a Pakistani daily said Friday, adding that his post-match speech and press conference was graceful and full of sportsman's spirit. pakistan was defeated Wednesday by India in the World Cup semifinal match held in Mohali that was witnessed by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh. India will now play against Sri Lanka Saturday.An editorial in the Daily Times Friday said: 'Shahid Afridi, who rules the hearts of Pakistanis, was able to...

Imran Khan wants Shahid Afridi to lead Pakistan in Test cricket as well

Posted by DON 007 on 3:49 AM

Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan has said that Shahid Khan Afridi should be the captain of the national team in all the three formats of the game. Afridi announced his retirement from Test cricket during the series against Australia in England last year after Pakistan lost the first Test at Lords and he flew back home. However, the Men in Green went on to level the series in the next match under the captaincy of Salman Butt. Imran wants Afridi to take back his retirement from the longer version of the game and lead his country in limited overs as well as Test cricket. The legendary cricketer and one of the best all-rounders of the...

Indian cricket team ready to visit Pak: Rao

Posted by DON 007 on 7:45 AM

Indian foreign secretary Nirupama Rao has said that Indian cricket team is prepared to visit Pakistan, Geo News reported on Thursday. In a telephonic interview, foreign secretary said that it is not that we have forbidden our team from going there. Security is always an issue and we always like to be sure about security when we allow our teams to go there. I think cricket sometimes becomes an instrument of diplomacy, she said and added that we have seen how cricket matches have been played between India and Pakistan in the past. People in both countries have supported the idea of such contacts. Rao said this has to be discussed between the...