Pak Sports ministry urges government to allow cricketers to play in IPL season threeLAHORE - Following the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) request to allow cricketers to take part in the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) third edition in 2010, the Sports Ministry has urged the government to grant permission for the same. IPL biggest threat to international cricket, say Oz fans
England batters Morgan, Trott chase IPL richesCAPE TOWN - Eoin Morgan and Jonathan Trott are expected to head the next group of England players chasing the potential riches of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2010. PCB seeks government clearance for players’ participation in IPLKARACHI - Pakistan’s cricket authorities have sought the government’s permission for players’ participation in the next edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), but sports minister Aftab Jilani fears that it might be too late. Young Australian players must not fall for IPL big-money lure: Roebuck
Pak pacer Asif wants to make up for lost timeLAHORE - Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif is looking at the brighter side of his absence from international cricket for two years, saying that he got time to recover from a crucial elbow injury which could have doomed his cricketing career prematurely. Pak govt. won’t stop cricketers from participating in IPL: PCBISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Government has assured the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt that it would not object to Pakistani players participating in the Indian Premier League (IPL) next year. Warnie says ‘Pup’ Clarke is his new bunny in 20-20 matchMELBOURNE - Former Australian leg spinner Shane Warne has nominated Michael Clarke as his ‘bunny’ for tonight’s All Stars Twenty20 match. IPL has the ability to generate international fan bases, says HaydenSYDNEY - Former Australian batsman Matthew Hayden has said the Indian Premier League (IPL) has set a standard for Twenty20 tournaments, and it also has the ability to match major tournaments around the world. Improving Flintoff wants to play two more World CupsLONDON - England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff wants to play in tWO more World Cups after coming through a career-saving knee operation. IPL, 20-20 could see Test cricket become clique of four nations: Greg ChappellMELBOURNE - Former Australian cricket captain and coach Greg Chappell has warned that 50-over cricket would be the best way to measure all cricketing nations, but Twenty20 is the best format for ensuring the growth of the game. Middlesex sign up Gilchirst, set sight on Tendulkar
PCB yet to clear players’ participation in IPLKARACHI - Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) chief operating officer Wasim Bari Tuesday rejected reports that the countrys leading players have already been cleared to play in the third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Flintoff says he is ‘on track’ for a comebackLONDON - England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff says he is recovering well from his knee surgery, and concedes he is likely to miss England’s tour to Bangladesh early next year. Pak players need to obtain PCB NOC before Nov.20 for IPL’s season third seasonLAHORE - Pakistan cricketers would have to obtain no-objection certificates (NOC) from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the government by November 20, in order to make themselves available for the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) third season in 2010. IPL team owners oppose re-auction of players in 2011
Ponting to miss more than half of IPL-III
IPL riches turning Test players into poor cousinsSYDNEY - The overused argument that only by excelling for a national side can a player become valuable in an auction of the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL), is fast losing credibility, at least in the Australian context. Symond’s surprise return to domestic cricket against South Australia
Pink balls, four fielding substitues in IPL practice matchesNEW DELHI - Indian Premier League’s (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi said Wednesday that pink balls would be used in the practice games ahead of the the third season of the Twenty20 tournament that starts March 12. Sreesanth to share attack with Zaheer in Tests
Injury crisis in team is an opportunity for youngsters: Ponting
Broad says his aim is to play IPL, 100 Tests for EnglandJOHANNESBURG - England all-rounder Stuart Broad has said that his long term aim is to play 100 Tests for his country and in the Indian Premier League (IPL), besides being a good number seven bat for the team in the longer version of the game. US cricket association keen on hosting India, Pakistan one-day gamesLAHORE - Welcoming Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor’s suggestions of hosting India, Pakistan one-day matches in the US, the United States Cricket Association (USACA) has said that it is keen on hosting the arch rivals. Sourav to lead Knight Riders, Whatmore appointed coach
Sarfaraz does a Tendulkar, wants to fulfill father’s dream
India-Pak cricket ties to resume in 2010: ButtLAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief, Ijaz Butt, has said that his meeting with Indian counterparts was held in a positive atmosphere and expressed hope that cricketing ties between both countries would resume in 2010. Gayle’s appointment as Windies skipper defies comprehension: RoebuckSYDNEY - Noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck has criticised the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for re-appointing Jamiacan star Chris Gayle as the team’s skipper for the tour Down Under, saying that he was an undeserving candidate for the post, and that Trinidadian Darren Ganga would have been a better choice. Ranji Trophy: Zaheer, Agarkar restrict Punjab
‘Refreshed’ Haddin looking forward to his IPL, Windies test stintsSYDNEY - Australia’s wicketkeeper Brad Haddin returns to first-class cricket today and the injury-enforced break might be a blessing in disguise for him. Wright favourite to become Black Caps coach following Oz duo’s refusal
Trinidad hoping to toast cricket’s team’s win in T20 finalPort-of-SPAIN - Expectations are high in these Caribbean islands and the 1.3 million population of Trinidad and Tobago are praying as they prepare to toast their cricket team’s victory in Friday’s IPL T20 final against New South Wales in Hyderabad. Kumble to be joined by Balaji, Pandey in Hong Kong SixesHONG KONG - Anil Kumble, former India cricket captain and one of the legends of the game, will be joined by IPL sensation Manish Pandey and former India fast bowler Lakshimpathy Balaji in the Indian team for the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes here Oct 31-Nov 1. Clarke wants to play in IPL
Asif barred entry in UAE for New Zealand ODIKARACHI - Pakistan will not be able to take their key strike bowler Mohammad Asif to UAE for a limited-overs series against New Zealand next month because of the pacer’s detention in Dubai last year over possession of a banned substance. |