Ajmal Out of Top Ten Bowlers

DUBAI: International Cricket Council (ICC) revealed the new test rankings in which wicketkepper batsman Sarfraz Ahmed name has been included in the top test batsman for the first time. The good news for green shirts is that other Pakistani players have also jumped up in the test ranking due to their good performance against New Zealand.
On the other hand, the magician Saeed Ajmal is out of Top Twenty Test Bowlers Ranking. Saeed Ajmal was banned by ICC in September 2014 after been reported in a test match against Sri Lanka in Galle. He is now eying to make a comeback in World Cup 2015. However, in a recent underwent unofficial tests at ICC-accredited testing centre Dr. Mark King noted some improvements in his bowling action but still his elbow is exceeding to 15 degree. Ajmal is confident to make a comeback before the world cup starts.
Moreover, rising leg spinner of Pakistan Yasir Shah is improving rapidly and now he has left his ideal leg spinner Shane Warne behind. This milestone was accomplished by Shah in the second test match against New Zealand after getting rid of Ross Taylor who made a ton. Yasir Shah was quite interesting against Australia and continued his dominationg performance against New Zealand. He managed 23 wickets in just his first 4 matches unlike legendary Shane Warne who took 22 wickets in his first four matches.

Kamran Akmal re called for World Cup 2014

Pakistani wicket keeper batsman Kamran Akmal has been re-called for T20 World Cup 2014 coming this year. Kamran Akmal has been included in 30 men squad. Following are the players.
1) M Hafeez (Captain) 2) Shahid Afridi 3) Imran Nazir 4) Ahmad Shahzad 5) Kamran Akmal 6) Sohaib Maqsood 7) Haris Sohail 8.) Shoaib Malik 9) Abdur Razzaq 10) Umar Akmal 11) Umar Amin 12) Nasir Jamshed 13) Sharjeel Khan 14) Asad Shafiq 15) Shan Masood 16) M Rizwan (wk) 17) M Irfan 18) Junaid Khan 19) Saeed Ajmal 20) Abdur Rehman 21) Sohail Tanvir 22) Anwar Ali 23) Usman Khan 24) Bilawal Bhatti 25) Zulfiqar Babar 26) Rahat Ali 27) Yasir Arafat 28) Imran Khan 29) Wahab Riaz 30) Umar Gul

South Africa may play without Steyn and Amla

South Africa may play without Steyn and Amla.South Africa could take the field for the second and final test against Pakistan starting in Dubai on Wednesday without either the world's top-ranked bowler or batsman. Dale Steyn missed training on Monday after feeling tightness in his right hamstring while practising on Sunday afternoon.

South Africa failed to pass 250 runs in either innings at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium and new coach Russell Domingo called it "a soft performance from the batting side".

Pakistani coach Dav Whatmore said he was not surprised by the win despite an upset loss to Zimbabwe last month.

"I knew that we could be competitive in different conditions and with a slight change of personnel. We gave a good competitive effort over the four days," Whatmore told reporters.

No Place for Younis in ODIs

No Place for Younis Khan in ODIs there as PCB has announced the ODI Squad against South Africa schedule to be starts from 30th October 2013. Pakistan have moved towards younger players in the shorter forms with the likes of batsman Umar Amin and recently, Sohaib Maqsood, preferred over older hands such as Younis. Pakistan's batting struggled in the Champions Trophy but they recovered well in series against West Indies and Zimbabwe, both of which they won.

Younis Khan delivered his assessment on the selection of the ODI squad with a smile on his face and no malice in his voice and he seemed to be making his statements out of curiosity over his exclusion and not criticism. He went on to clarify he is not targeting the 2015 World Cup but will be happy if he makes his place

Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal and seamer Wahab Riaz have been recalled to the One Day squad for the 5 matches ODI series against South Africa in the UAE. Sohaib Maqsood, the right handed batsman who played two T20s in Zimbabwe recently, has also been included in the 16 member squad.

Pakistan ODI squad

Misbah-ul-Haq (capt) Ahmed Shehzad, Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Hafeez, Umar Amin, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, Mohammad Irfan, Junaid Khan, Sohail Tanvir, Wahab Riaz, Sohaib Maqsood, Asad Shafiq, Sarfraz Ahmed
In - Umar Akmal, Sohaib Maqsood, Sohail Tanvir, Wahab Riaz
Out - Anwar Ali, Asad Ali, Haris Sohail

TM Dilshan Set to Quit Tests

Sri Lanka batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan is set to retire from Test cricket. A Sri Lanka Cricket media release on Wednesday stated that Dilshan will hold a press conference on Thursday to make a formal announcement.

"I have taken this decision to allow Sri Lanka Cricket to groom another youngster in my place," Dilshan, 36, said on Wednesday.

"I was to announce my retirement after the Zimbabwe Test series but unfortunately the tour was postponed."

Sri Lanka was to bout Zimbabwe from October and the bout beat included two Tests. The advancing opener fabricated his Test admission in 1999 adjoin Zimbabwe at Bulawayo and denticulate 163 in his additional match. In a Test career spanning 14 years, Dilshan played 87 Tests and denticulate 5492 runs at an boilerplate of 40.98.



His 16 Test centuries included a career-best 193 adjoin England at Lord's in 2011 as captain.

Dilshan, however, will abide to play in the beneath formats for his country.

"I will altercate my approaching with the civic selectors and if they charge me I will play till the 2015 World Cup," Dilshan said.

Dilshan's endure Test actualization was adjoin Bangladesh in March in Colombo, area he denticulate 0 and 57.

Faisalabad Set to Play in CL T20

Faisalabad Set to Play in CL T20 Faisalabad Wolves, Pakistan's domestic Twenty20 champions, will travel to India to take part in the Champions League T20 after the Indian Embassy in Pakistan granted the players their visas following days of uncertainty.

The Faisalabad players had dispersed on Thursday evening from their training camp and went home assuming they would need time to pack if the visas were issued. The PCB had also told that the visas had neither been issued nor denied. On Friday, the PCB asked the players to report at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore because the visas had been obtained, a Faisalabad player told.



Faisalabad will be only the second Pakistan team to take part in the Champions League and the first in India - Sialkot Stallions competed in the 2012 tournament in South Africa. They play their first match on September 17 in Mohali against Otago Volts.

A team from Pakistan had been invited for the first edition in 2008 but that tournament was postponed because of the terror attacks in Mumbai and no further invitation was issued to Pakistan until 2012.

India refuses visa to Faisalabad Wolves for CLT20

India has refused visa to Pakistani team, Faisalabad Wolves, to participate in Champions League Twenty20 tournament scheduled to begin from September 17 in view of abundance precautionThe government's decision not to give visas to the Pakistani team to participate in the limited over cricket tournament comes in the backdrop of recent ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LOC) creating tension between the two countries.

As a matter of abundance precaution and caution in terms of safety and security, the government did not give green signal for the cricket team's visit," government sources said.

The Faisalabad team, led by national team skipper Misbah-ul-Haq, was invited to play in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League T20 in India, starting on September 17. The Faisalabad team's participation in the CLT20 was confirmed until the LoC issues arose and that led to tensions between the two countries.

Last year, the BCCI had invited Pakistan to send its domestic T20 champions -- Sialkot Stallions -- for the Champions League which was held in South Africa. The Sialkot Stallions, however, failed to qualify for the main round. This year Faisalabad Wolves, by virtue of emerging as the national T20 champions, had earned the honour of representing Pakistan in the Champions League.

Last month, India had not granted visa to a Pakistani religious group to attend Urs here and suggested that they defer their visit in view of their safety and security.

Batsmen Cheating Hotspot in Ashes 2013

Batsmen Cheating Hotspot in Ashes 2013 SYDNEY: The International Cricket Council (ICC) accept launched a delving into allegations some batsmen in the Ashes alternation accept acclimated silicone band on the bend of their bats to abash Hotspot technology, Australia's Channel Nine TV appear on Wednesday.

The advancing five-test alternation amid England and Australia has been riddled with altercation over the aberration of the Decision Analysis Arrangement (DRS), allotment of which is the Hotspot thermal imaging technology. Hotspot uses infra red cameras to actuate whether the brawl has addled the batsman, bat or pad, with any acquaintance declared to appearance up as a ablaze atom on the image.

Cricket Australia endure anniversary requested an annual from the ICC over the adjournment of Usman Khawaja during the third analysis at Old Trafford. The batsman was accustomed out bent admitting a analysis of the television pictures and Hotspot which showed no acceptable affirmation of a nick off the bat. Later in the aforementioned match, England batsman Kevin Pietersen was aswell accustomed out, bent behind, but afresh the Hotspot bootless to aces annihilation up.

Hotspot's Australian inventor, Warren Brennan, was appear in the British media to be advancing a annual on the technology for absolution on Wednesday.

A Tweet acquaint on Tuesday from an counterfeit Twitter annual beneath his name and advantaged @HotSpotInventor read: “We will accomplish a annual tomorrow about hotspot in attention to the butt of the Ashes series.” Another, in acknowledgment to above England captain and media auger Michael Vaughan acquaint on Aug 5 read: “Michael, its time you investigate why players are application fibreglass band on the edges of their bats.”





The ICC beneath to animadversion if Reuters contacted a agent on Wednesday but Pietersen was far added accessible with his assessment on the amount in a alternation of affronted tweets. “Horrible journalism yet again! My name brought up in hotspot crisis suggesting I use silicon(e) to anticipate nicks showing! Such aching lies,” Pieterson wrote. “I am never abashed of accepting out! If I nick it, I'll walk..To advance I bluff by accoutrement my bat with silicon(e) infuriates me,” he added. “How brainless would I be to try & adumbrate a nick if it could save me on an LBW appeal, like in 1st innings area hotspot showed I aching it.”

England drillmaster Andy Flower aswell alleged for improvements in the DRS arrangement afterwards the third analysis was drawn, ensuring the hosts, who won the aboriginal two test, would absorb the Ashes.

Pakistan Squad for Zimbabwe Tour 2013

Pakistan Squad for Zimbabwe Tour 2013 Pakistan are scheduled to play two Tests, three ODIs and two T20 matches during the tour. The series was originally supposed to take place last December but was postponed as it clashed with Pakistan's tour of India after the two countries decided to resume bilateral cricketing relations.

Test squad: Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat, Asad Shafiq, Khurram Manzoor, Adnan Akmal(wk), Faisal Iqbal, Younis Khan, Azhar Ali, Junaid Khan, Wahab Riaz, Saeed Ajmal, Abdul Rehman, Rahat Ali, Ehsan Adil

ODI squad: Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Mohammad Hafeez, Nasir Jamshed, Ahmed Shahzad, Asad Shafiq, Umar Amin, Umar Akmal (wk), Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Irfan, Junaid Khan, Abdul Rehman, Asad Ali, Anwar Ali, Haris Sohail

T20 squad: Mohammad Hafeez (capt), Nasir Jamshed, Ahmed Shahzad, Umar Amin, Umar Akmal, Sohaib Maqsood, Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Irfan, Junaid Khan, Zulfiqar Babar, Asad Ali, Anwar Ali, Haris Sohail

Pakistan vs India 1st T20 - Match Preview

Pakistan vs India 1st T20 - Match Preview

After a long gap of five years the two evenly match teams will collide again.Now the wait is over for Indo-Pak fans as they will see them in action again.There will be a lot of pressure on both teams as it will be the battle of nerves.Everyone is waiting for the biggest series of the years.The skipper of Pakistan team Mr.Proffessor has made new formula for T20 team, M.Hafeez said that they will rely on their fast bowlers.

Pakistani captain M.Hafeez said that it is a golden chance for the youngsters to show their talent and assure their place in final eleven.Ms Dhoni the skipper of Indian cricket team said that cricket is a game of pressure.The players should hold their nerves in order to perform well.Dhoni is hopefull with the best bowlers.He thinks that if they will make.Pakistan under pressure from beginning they can come into the game.

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Pakistan have played 117 (ODI Matches) against India from which Pakistan won 69 Matches whereas India won only 48 Matches and 4 Matches had no result.The previous record shows that Pakistan is better against India in one day international.However, these two teams have played only three twenty20 matches against each other.India won 2 and 1 match was tied.Pakistan has never beaten India in any world cup tournament.But,now altough it is not world cup but Pakistan is in good touch whereas India is facing some troubles.


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PCB announce squad for tour of India

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday announced One Day International and Twenty20 squad for the upcoming Indian tour, starting from December 22.

Announcing the squad, PCB Chief Selector Iqbal Qasim said that dropping someone from the team did not mean that the player career has ended.Razzaq is once again dropped and will not play any game against India.Mohammad Hafeez will captain the T20 squad while Misbah ul Haq will lead the one day side.
Shahid Afridi was selected for the T20 squad but was dropped from the ODI squad. Meanwhile all-rounder Abdul Razzaq was dropped from both squads.

The Pakistan team will fly to New Delhi on December 22 and play the first Twenty20 match in Bangalore three days later.The second Twenty20 match will be played in Ahmedabad on December 27 followed by one-day matches in Chennai (December 30), Kolkata (January 3) and Delhi (January 6).

ODI squad:
Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq(Capt), Haris Sohail, Kamran Akmal, Saeed Ajmal, Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan, Umar Gul, Imran Farhat, Umar Akmal, Anwar Ali, Zulfiqar Babar.

Twenty20 squad:
Mohammad Hafeez(Capt), Nasir Jamshed, Kamran Akmal, Umar Akmal, Umar Amin, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Irfan, Junaid Khan, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Gul, Asad Ali, Zulfiqar Babar, Ahmed Shehzad.

Afridi Dropped from ODI Squad against India

The boom boom all rounder Shahid Afrdi who was struggling to regain his form of smashing and hitting sixes all the way has been dropped from the One Day squad in the upcoming tour against India. The fans of Shahid Afridi who wanted to see him playing against India will be disappointed that their superstar will not play the One Day game. However, the good news is that the fantastic all rounder is included in the T20 squad and his fans can see him in action again but this time in shorter format game only as it suits Afridi's style. In the recent T20 world cup game Shahid Afridi was unable to perform well in Sri Lanka. It is a golden chance for Shahid Afridi to perform well and to slam on those who said that he is not more than a tale ender. "Dropping Afridi was a difficult decision," Pakistan's chief selector Iqbal Qasim said at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. "He is no doubt a great player and has the ability to win a game, but the decision has been taken in the interest of the team. We did retain him in the T20 squad and if he performs well he can win back his ODI place in the future. Meanwhile, we are looking for a youngster as Afridi's replacement and I am sure we will find the right man soon from the domestic circuit."

I am not involved in Taylor's removal - B McCullum

I am not involved in Taylor's removal - B McCullum Newly-appointed New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum bristled at suggestions he had a hand in removing predecessor Ross Taylor and dismissed talk of a rift as "media hype" on Saturday. Taylor rejected an offer to keep the reins of the test team after his removal as limited over captain, a move local media linked to his soured relations with head coach Mike Hesson. The disgruntled batsman has also opted out of New Zealand's tour of South Africa under McCullum, who is now in charge of the team in all three formats. McCullum said he had no role in captaincy decision.