OverPitched
From the monthly archives: June 2012
LAHORE: Pakistani Test leg-spinner Danish Kaneria during his hearing by the England and Wales cricket board (ECB) claimed that he had been unable to break off his ties with Indian bookmaker, Arun Bhatia as the latter had threatened him several times.
Well-informed sources aware of the [...]
NAGPUR: When the whole world was criticizing Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman during the disastrous tour of Australia, BCCI secretary Sanjay Jagdale stood firmly behind them. Having closely watched the seniors as a selector and manager of Team India on several occasions, [...]
COLOMBO: Mohammad Hafeez roared back to form with a career-best 172 not out as Pakistan made Sri Lanka pay for a failed gamble in the second Test in Colombo on Saturday.
Pakistan, trailing 1-0 in the three-match series, took advantage [...]
LAHORE: PCB chief Zaka Ashraf on Saturday rejected spot-fixing convict Salman Butt’s claims of innocence, saying the former captain was just expressing his personal views.
The 27-year-old ex-Pakistan captain, found guilty in a spot-fixing scandal that rocked the sport, Friday called for an open trial in his [...]
MUMBAI: Cracking the whip on cricketers caught in a IPL spot-fixing scandal, the BCCI on Saturday imposed a life ban on pacer TP Sudhindra but handed lighter punishments to four other domestic players who were also exposed in the TV sting operation.
The decision to ban [...]
COLOMBO: Mohammad Hafeez roared back to form with an unbeaten century as Pakistan made Sri Lanka pay for a failed gamble in the second Test in Colombo on Saturday.
Pakistan, trailing 1-0 in the three-match series, took advantage of Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene’s [...]
COLOMBO: Taufeeq Umar hit a fluent half-century as Pakistan made a steady start in the second Test against Sri Lanka, reaching 94/1 by lunch on the opening day on Saturday.
Pakistan, who lost the first Test in Galle by 209 runs, took advantage of Sri [...]
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and sent Pakistan in to bat in the second Test in Colombo on Saturday.
Misbah-ul Haq returned to lead Pakistan after missing the first Test in Galle due to a one-match ban for slow over-rates. [...]
LONDON: A swashbuckling 89 not out from Eoin Morgan proved crucial as England beat Australia by 15 runs in the first one-day international at Lord’s on Friday.
Steven Finn and Stuart Broad both took 2-47 as England produced a stifling fielding display to dismiss Australia for [...]
LONDON: Eoin Morgan’s rapid 89 not out took England to 272 for five against Australia in the first one-day international at Lord’s on Friday.
England, for whom a 5-0 series sweep would see them replace Australia at the top of the one-day international rankings, had largely been kept in check [...]
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