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2011-03-27T15:25:00.000-07:00

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watch Pakistan vs India Semi Final Live Streaming online ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 highlights video Pakistan vs India live stream 2nd Semi Final Match Mohali, March 30th, 2011 ind vs aus live score world cup 2011 live coverage Channel star cricket , Geo Super Espn etc the Cricket World Cup 2011 have been scheduled from the 19 February to 2 April.

watch Pakistan vs India Semi Final Live Streaming online ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 highlights video Pakistan vs India live stream 2nd Semi Final Match Mohali, March 30th, 2011 ind vs aus live score world cup 2011 live coverage Channel star cricket , Geo Super Espn etc the Cricket World Cup 2011 have been scheduled from the 19 February to 2 April.

watch Pakistan vs India Semi Final Live Streaming online ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 highlights video Pakistan vs India live stream 2nd Semi Final Match Mohali, March 30th, 2011 ind vs aus live score world cup 2011 live coverage Channel star cricket , Geo Super Espn etc the Cricket World Cup 2011 have been scheduled from the 19 February to 2 April.

Are You Ready? | Pakistan Vs India Semi Final of Cricket World Cup 2011

2011-03-27T15:21:00.000-07:00

India has made to semi-finals of the cricket world cup 2011 to face Pakistan by defeating world champions Australia today. The semi final which is scheduled for 30th of March is one of the most awaited day for the people of sub-continent.

Six days before the match takes place and the time has frozen on us. As much as I am excited, this is also making me nervous. The craze is in the air. Pakistan vs India is all our twitter timelines and Facebook news-feeds read. 144 hours before it all begins, and this istrending worldwide on twitter.

Pakistan has never beaten India a single match in the history of cricket world cup but has India beaten Pakistan a single match at Mohali? The history shall repeat but which one?

Will you make a really good excuse to ditch college/work this day? Or would you just say Pakistan vs India!

Who prevails in this game? Are you ready?

Pakistan vs India | World Cup Semi Final

2011-03-27T15:13:00.000-07:00

Unless you have been sleeping under the rock, you probably know about the big day that’s just 5 days away now: Pakistan-India semi final. Speculations of all sorts are in the air and the crowd is getting crazy.

Tennis star & wife of ex captain of Pakistan cricket team, Sania Mirza, says “The War is On”.

I know it’s weird that I actually thought about this but when they got marriedearlier in April, I thought to myself who will Sania be supporting in a Pakistan-India cricket match. Well, we have an answer and an interesting one.

Sania Mirza tweeted on her official account

I support India and @realshoaibmalik will support Pakistan as usual!the war is on..lol..hahah

To which Shoaib replied

@MirzaSania yes pls be ready baby its on lol hahaha

Cricket World Cup 2011 Photos

2011-03-04T08:52:00.001-08:00

Some picture from cricket world cup 2011

Funny Cricket moments

2011-03-04T08:52:00.000-08:00

MOST funny and amazing cricket moments are recorded by camera this time we present some most fuuniest cricket moments

Ireland Beat England in Cricket WC

2011-03-02T16:42:00.000-08:00

Say what you like about the last two World Cups - and some fairly unkind things have been said about them - but we did have one or two delicious moments when the minnows swallowed up the big sharks. Could it happen today when England take on Ireland in Bangalore? Well, could it?Ireland's leading wicket-taker at the 2007 World Cup, the 6ft 8in paceman from Londonderry comes from a family of cattle and sheep farmers. Rankin, who says he models his game on Glenn McGrath and Curtly Ambrose, was scouted at 19 by a number of counties and Derbyshire signed him for the 2007 season. He now plays for Warwickshire.

cricket world cup 2011

2011-02-23T01:05:00.000-08:00

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ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

2011-01-05T08:34:00.000-08:00

The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup will be the tenth Cricket World Cup, and will be hosted by three South Asian Test cricket playing countries; India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It will take place during the months of February and March 2011, with the first match being played on 19 February 2011.

29 matches out of 49 will be played in India including one quarterfinal, semi-final and final, 12 matches in Sri Lanka including one quarterfinal and semifinal and eight matches in Bangladesh including two quarterfinals.

ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP

The ICC Cricket World Cup, generally referred to as the Cricket World Cup, is the premier international championship of men's One-day International (ODI) cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), with preliminary qualification rounds leading up to a finals tournament which is held every four years. According to the ICC, it is the most important tournament and the pinnacle of achievement in the sport. The first Cricket World Cup contest was organised in England in 1975. A separate Women's Cricket World Cup has been held every four years since 1973.
The finals of the Cricket World Cup are contested by all ten Test-playing and ODI-playing nations, together with other national teams that qualify through the ICC Trophy competition. Australia has been the most successful of the five teams to have won the tournament, taking three titles. The West Indies have won twice, while India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have each won once.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 In Bangladesh, India And Sri Lanka

Bollywood's musical trio of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy have composed the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011′s official theme song, titled "De Ghuma Ke". The song is in itself a passionate expression that creatively captures the fierce sense of competition and the desire to win. The song has been composed in 3 different versions - Hindi, Bangla and Sinhalese - and will feature in the build-up to and during the tournament in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

pakistan beat india

2009-10-01T10:52:00.000-07:00

Oddly enough, in all these years of writing about cricket, I have never watched a 50-over match between India and Pakistan at a cricket ground. I have watched Tests in Lahore, Bangalore and Chennai, and the World Twenty20 final in Johannesburg, but never an ODI, the genre that has engendered much of the passion between the fans of these two countries, where cricket has always been close to the national identity. I was at the 2007 World Cup, but India and Pakistan were in different groups, and in any case both the teams had gone home in disgrace by the time I landed.

So here it is then, it's that time again when cricket acquires an edgy subtext. For a long while this decade, familiarity threatened to breed tedium. But India and Pakistan haven't played each other for more than year - 14 months, 22 days to be exact, and the world has changed quite a bit in between, so inevitably, though not ideally, it will be a bit more than cricket at SuperSport Park in Centurion on September 26.

Without the friction, the edge, and occasionally even the mean spirit that great rivalries bring, sport will be sterile. India and Pakistan provide all these on a cricket field, but with them, cricket has managed to not merely remain a sport. Sometimes it has been a salve, sometimes a weapon; it has enabled bonding and it has divided; at times it has been a bridge, at others a vehicle for ugly chauvinism; and governments have used it as both a handshake as well a show of fists. Consequently, cricket has provided both India and Pakistan with some beautiful and uplifting moments, as well some noxious ones.

The Ashes, cricket's original big rivalry, and the more traditional, begins and ends on the playing field. Indian and Pakistani cricketers have rarely had that simple luxury, because for their nations the cricket rivalry has always been a small, but profoundly symbolic, part of a bigger, far more complex rivalry. And for the major part of their cricket history neither the players nor the fans have managed to escape this. It has been a burden.

It seemed on India's tour of Pakistan in 2004 that a breakthrough had been made. No one who went on that tour came back untouched by the swell of goodwill and fellow-feeling, and it carried on when Pakistan toured India the folowing year. However, as the cricket boards, which had always been bound by mutual interest, worked overtime to milk the situation, things began to change.

The teams started playing every year. India went back for a full series in 2006; the same year the two sides played in Abu Dhabi and Glasgow; Pakistan toured for a full series in 2007; in 2008 they took part in the forgettable Kitply Cup, also featuring Bangladesh, in Dhaka, and then in the Asia Cup in Pakistan.

From a pure cricket point of view, it was overkill. It took away the anticipation and the intensity. But from a larger perspective, it also took away the heat and emotional charge, and that was not a bad thing at all. Since they were always playing, wins and losses no no longer felt like life and death. It felt somewhat dull, but it also felt sane.



	The Ashes, cricket's original big rivalry, and the more traditional, begins and ends on the playing field. Indian and Pakistani cricketers have rarely had that simple luxury, because for their nations the cricket rivalry has always been a small, but profoundly symbolic, part of a bigger, far more complex rivalry

It's hard to imagine the players wouldn't have found that liberating. After all, no one takes to a game to avenge a nation's honour - though from Indian and Pakistani cricketers, their fans had come to expect nothing less. So even though many of the players were friends off the field, often sharing meals in restaurants and at homes, and schoolboy jokes, they were expected to growl and snarl at each other on the cricket field.

Once the pressure eased, they could allow themselves to be themselves. It wasn't a coincidence that no captain lost his job on account of a loss to the old enemy in this period. And, inevitably, when the Indian Premier League came, Pakistanis constituted the second largest pool of foreign players. They could have been the largest if the Indian Cricket League hadn't appropriated a big lot already.

And then, with the Mumbai terror attack, the landscape changed again. It was clear from the moment it was known that those who burned and killed in Mumbai had come from Pakistan that cricket was bound be affected, and so it was. The first diplomatic response from the Indian government was to cancel the impending cricket tour to Pakistan. It was no more than symbolic, but it was most convenient.

So on Saturday in Centurion there will be yet another resumption of cricket's most fraught rivalry. The governments are talking again, and somehow the build-up has been far less frenzied for this match. In fact, it's been almost muted. Perhaps that is because it's only a one-off, and at a neutral venue, and the Champions Trophy has never been such a big deal. Or is it a sign?

I am looking forward to my first one-day match between India and Pakistan. I am hoping it turns out to be as good as the last one these teams played at this ground. It will be naïve to expect cricket to sort out our countries' problems, but in understanding the meaning of sport there can be a beginning.

champions photos

2009-08-12T11:50:00.001-07:00

SORRY SRILANKA WE ARE KINGS

Pakistan won by 52 runs

2009-08-12T11:32:00.000-07:00

Shahid Afridi shone with bat and ball on his debut as Pakistan's Twenty20 captain to steer the world champions to an emphatic 52-run win over Sri Lanka here on Wednesday.

Afridi smashed 50 off 37 balls in Pakistan's 172-5, and then claimed 1-21 in four economical overs and effected a run out with a direct throw as Sri Lanka were shot out for 120 with 11 balls to spare.

A sell-out crowd of 35,000 at the overflowing Premadasa stadium watched the first T20 match between the two teams since the World Twenty20 final in England in June, when Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets.

The result was the same as seamer Rana Naved and off-spinner Saeed Ajmal picked up three wickets each to stun the hosts.

Sri Lanka lost wickets at regular intervals with skipper Kumar Sangakkara the only batsman to offer resistance against the fired-up Pakistanis with 38 off 31 balls.

Afridi, who was man of the match in both the semi-final and final at the Worlds, once again dominated the battle to help Pakistan end an otherwise dismal tour of Sri Lanka on a winning note.

Pakistan had lost the preceding Test series 2-0 and conceded the one-dayers by a 2-3 margin during the six-week tour.

Afridi hit two sixes and four boundaries after taking over the Twenty20 team from Test and one-day skipper Younus Khan, who has retired from the shortest format of the game.

Pakistan, who elected to bat after winning the toss, lost a wicket off the first ball when Kamran Akmal was bowled by Nuwan Kulasekara after attempting a big heave.

The other opener, Imran Nazir, cracked five fours and a six in his 40 off 28 balls to boost the total as Pakistan moved to 59-3 by the eighth over.

Teenager Umar Akmal, who hit a 20-ball 30, put on 66 for the fourth wicket with Afridi.

Abdul Razzaq and Misbah-ul Haq added a quickfire 33 as Pakistan plundered 47 runs in the last five overs to leave Sri Lanka facing a daunting target of 8.7 runs an over.

Sri Lanka get chance to avenge Pakistan's World T20 win

2009-08-12T02:33:00.000-07:00

Sri Lanka will have an early opportunity to avenge their defeat at the hands of Pakistan in the World Twenty20 final when the two teams clash in a T20 international here on Wednesday.

Younus Khan's Pakistan stunned favourites Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the final at Lord's in June, sparking massive celebrations in their cricket-obsessed nation.

But the joy was short-lived as Pakistan, touring Sri Lanka a week later, slumped to a 2-0 defeat in the Test series and lost the one-dayers 3-2 against Kumar Sangakkara's rampant home team.

Pakistan salvaged their reputation by winning the last two one-day matches and hope to carry the momentum into Wednesday's clash in which they will be led by flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi.

Afridi, man of the match in both the semi-final and final of the World Twenty20, was appointed T20 captain after Younus quit the shortest form of the game soon after leading Pakistan to the title.

"It is not important that we lost the Test and one-day series," said Afridi. "This is a new game and we are determined to end the tour on a positive note."

Sangakkara was, however, confident of a good showing by his team, provided the top order batsmen delivered.

"Our bowling always stepped up when we wanted it to," the Sri Lankan captain said. "We have just got to make sure our batting keeps up."

Sri Lanka called up in-form opening batsman Mahela Udawatte to replace Tillakaratne Dilshan, who is still recovering from finger and eye injuries sustained during the third Test last month.

Udawatte is expected to open the innings with swashbuckling veteran Sanath Jayasuriya.

Off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, the world's leading wicket-taker with 770 Test annd 511 one-day wickets, will lead the bowling in the absence of experienced seamer Chaminda Vaas.

Vaas, who retired from Test cricket after the Pakistan series, was ignored by the selectors despite saying he will play limited-overs cricket until the 2011 World Cup.

Pakistan (from): Shahid Afridi (capt), Imran Nazir, Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Aamir, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Abdul Razzaq, Umar Akmal, Fawad Alam, Rao Iftikhar.

Sri Lanka (from): Kumar Sangakkara (capt), Muttiah Muralitharan, Sanath Jayasuriya, Upul Tharanga, Mahela Udawatte, Mahela Jayawardene, Chamara Kapugedara, Thilina Kandamby, Angelo Matthews, Ajantha Mendis, Malinga Bandara, Nuwan Kulasekera, Lasith Malinga, Isuru Udana, Thilan Thushara.

A tribute to hansei cronje

2009-08-08T21:12:00.000-07:00

A tribute to hansei cronje

Hansie Cronje, was a tenacious cricketer who captained the South African cricket team at the tender age of 24 years. Leading South Africa to great success on the world stage, he was a very handy batsman and more than competent with the ball. He had excellent tactical skills and was able to lead his team to many wins against the best the world could offer. Having been banned for life from any involvement in cricket, as a result of his admission to accepting bribes from bookmakers, he will long be remembered as the only player to have had the guts to come clean and accept the consequences.

Career Biography

Born in Bloemfontein to parents Ewie (father) and San-Marie (mother) Cronje. He attended Grey College, a prestigious private boys school reserved mainly for the very affluent. Hansie, graduated as the head of his class after completing his matriculation (yr12).

Playing in a number of provincial cricket sides, he was selected as a representative for the all schools South African cricket team in both 1986-87. His major cricket debut was made in 1987, when he was selected as an all-rounder to represent Free State and at the age of 21, was made captain of the team. Whilst playing for Free State, he attended the local university in Blomfontein.

Hansie quickly developed as a cricketer of international quality and was selected to represent South Africa against the West Indies in 1991, when he was promoted to the national squad after having impressed the UCBSA selectors with his performances at the provincial level.

In 1994, aged just 24 years, he was made captain of the South African team and became the youngest person promoted to this position in over a century.

In 2000, Hansie was banned for life by the UCBSA, after he admitted to the King Commission of having accepted bribes from bookmakers during the previous few years.

As a result of his life ban, in 2001, he became the financial manager for an agricultural machinery company based in Johannesburg.

Cronje was killed on 1 June 2002, in a plane crash. He was the only passenger on a plane carrying cargo. He has now taken his palce alongside other legends of cricket past in that great cricket stadium in the sky.

He is survived by his wife Bertha, whose greatest wish was that the world would forgive the mistakes of Hansie and see him for the true person and champion he was.

Career Statistics

Born:
25 September 1969, Bloemfontein - South Africa

Died:
1 June 2002, Outeniqua Mountains, near George, Western Cape - South Africa, Result: Plane Crash

Major Teams:
Free State, Leicestershire, South Africa, Ireland

Batting Style:
Right Hand Bat

Bowling Style:
Right Arm Medium

Test Debut:
Saf v Win at Bridgetown, 1991-92

ODI Debut:
Saf v Aus at Sydney, World Cup, 1991-92

PCB clarifies Qadir & Gen. Tauqir Zia statement regarding match fixing in Sri Lanka

2009-08-02T10:35:00.000-07:00

PCB clarifies Qadir & Gen. Tuque Zia statement regarding match fixing in Sri Lanka

It is very surprising to note in today’s papers the statement by Gen. Tauqir Zia & Mr. Abdul Qadir regarding match fixing in Colombo. May be Mr. Qadir is not aware of the control mechanism for match fixing, but we are sure Gen. Tauqir Zia would be aware of the match fixing controls.

Match fixing in all the ICC matches are monitored by ICC under the supervision of Lord Condon. Currently there are one or two senior staff of Lord Condon in Sri Lanka ensuring complete control over the match fixing. How does PCB come into this matter? The matter was reported by the PCB staff in Sri Lanka to the concerned official of the ICC in Sri Lanka and they took some urgent steps in this regard.

Sri Lanka win over Pakistan

2009-07-31T08:59:00.000-07:00

Sri Lanka win over Pakistan

One Day International Series: Sri Lanka v Pakistan:
Sri Lanka 232-9 bt Pakistan 196 (44.4 ovs) by 36 runs

The hosts bowled their opponents out for 196 with five overs to spare, having earlier made 232-9.

Thilan Thushara did the damage for Sri Lanka finishing with 3-29 while Anjelo Mathews (43) and Kumar Sangakkara (36) top scored for the hosts.

Umar Gul (33) and Fawad Alam (31) were the only innings of note as Pakistan laboured in reply.

Fellow seamer Nuwan Kulasekera also ripped into Pakistan's top order taking 2-30.

It could had been even worse when the tourists, beaten 2-0 in the preceding Test series, slipped to 134-8 before tail-enders Gul and Mohammad Aamir (23) boosted the total with a rousing ninth-wicket stand of 62.

The pair took the total to 196-8 when both batsmen fell in the space of two deliveries to hand Sri Lanka the lead in the five-match series.

Earlier, Sri Lanka recovered from their own top order failure to post a competitive total.

All-rounder Mathews led the late revival, with the last four Sri Lankan wickets adding 101 valuable runs before the 50 overs ran out.

Spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, who missed the Test series with a knee injury, marked his return with an aggressive 32 off 15 balls that included four boundaries and a six.

The second game of the series will be played at the same venue on Saturday.

Now Shoaib gets show cause notice

2009-07-31T05:12:00.000-07:00

Now Shoaib gets show cause notice

Mercurial pacer Shoaib Akhtar has run into trouble yet again with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The PCB has issued him a show cause notice for violating the terms of his central contract. In a TV interview on July 9, Shoaib, who has played 46 Tests and 144 one-day internationals, had criticised the team management and said he thought of taking legal action against the PCB for making his ‘skin infection’ public. The 33-year-old controversial fast bowler was found to be suffering from ‘genital warts’ a week before the national team’s departure for the Twenty20 World Cup in England and was withdrawn from the team.

Last week opener Imran Nazir, who has returned to international cricket after severing his ties with the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL), was also issued a show cause for giving an interview to a sports channel without prior permission and approval of the PCB. Sources told Daily Times Monday that the notice to Shoaib had been signed by PCB director of cricket operations Zakir Khan and was sent to Shoaib two days ago, charging him with violating three clauses of his central contract. “Shoaib has been asked to submit his reply by July 31 and if the PCB is not satisfied with his reply, it reserves the right to penalise him,” added sources.

Shoaib told media yesterday that he would reply the show cause after consulting his lawyers and declined to comment on the charges. Shoaib was last week not included in a Pakistan squad for the Sri Lanka one-day international series and in a 30-member preliminary squad for the ICC Champions Trophy.

Shoaib, who is not new to controversies, is also fighting a legal case in the Lahore High Court (LHC) against an 18-month ban and a fine of Rs 7 million. The original ban was five years, imposed when Shoaib publicly criticised the PCB after his omission from the central contract last year. A PCB appellate tribunal reduced the ban to 18 months but levied the fine. Shoaib challenged that decision in the LHC which suspended the ban but upheld the fine. The PCB cleared him to play pending a final decision on his appeal and also awarded him a central contract earlier this year.

Shoaib’s 12-year-career has been beset with fitness and discipline problems. He has not been able to win a regular place in the Pakistan team. Shoaib, along with fellow paceman Mohammad Asif, also failed a dope test in 2006 and was banned for two years. Asif was banned for one year. The bans were overturned on appeal.

Afridi to lead Pakistan in Sri Lanka T20

2009-07-31T00:48:00.000-07:00

Afridi to lead Pakistan in Sri Lanka T20

Pakistan on Wednesday appointed Shahid Afridi captain for its Twenty20 against Sri Lanka after Younus Khan held firm to his decision to retire from the shortest form of the game.

The 29-year-old Afridi, a dashing all-rounder, has never led Pakistan at international level and was chosen ahead of vice-captain Misbah-ul-Haq.

National skipper Younus announced his retirement from Twenty20 cricket after leading Pakistan to the World Twenty20 title in England last month.

He refused to relent when approached to change his mind by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt.

"The PCB chairman appointed Afridi captain of the Pakistan team only for the T20 match against Sri Lanka on August 12," the PCB said in a statement.

Pakistan, who lost a three-Test series against Sri Lanka last week, meet the hosts again in the first of five one-day matches in Dambulla on Thursday. The T20 match will follow the one-day series.

Afridi has played 26 Tests, 273 one-day internationals and has appeared in all 23 Twenty20 matches Pakistan has played so far. He was the player of the tournament in the inaugural World Twenty20 held in South Africa in 2007.

He also won man-of-the-match awards in the semi-final and final of last month's World Twenty20 and was instrumental in Pakistan clinching the title.

Afridi last week said he would love to lead Pakistan.

"Younus is a great captain but if he doesn't want to carry on in the T20 format, I would love to lead Pakistan because captaining your country is a great honour and I want to do this before I retire," he said.

History of Cricket World Cup

2009-07-28T23:31:00.001-07:00

History of Cricket World Cup

The most prestigious championship of One-Day International cricket, the Cricket World Cup is organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC), the sport's premier governing body. Held every four years, this mega tournament has an illustrious history.

The history of Cricket World Cup can be traced back to the year 1975, the first time this championship was organized at an international level. Considered to be the biggest achievement in cricket, the World Cup has been held nine times since 1975. The ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 in West Indies is the ninth edition of Cricket World Cup.

Before the history of Cricket World Cup was being written, cricket was passionately followed in a few countries of the world। The first-ever Test match was played in the year 1877, between Australia and England. In 1889, South Africa was also awarded with Test status.

By 1952, India, West Indies, New Zealand and Pakistan also joined the ICC and played regular Test series against each other. However, for a world championship in the league of Cricket World Cup, a five-day format was considered unsuitable.

In the early 1960s, One-day cricket started gaining popularity, courtesy English county cricket। The first-ever ODI was played in 1971 between England and Australia at Melbourne. The astounding success of the shorter version of the game led to the formation of the World Cup.

The first three Cricket World Cups were held in England, the home of cricket, as it was the only country that had the kind of infrastructure and resources required for such a big event. Sponsored by a financial services company called Prudential, the first three Cricket World Cups were known as Prudential Cup.

Eight teams participated in Cricket World Cup 1975, which was won by the inimitable West Indies. Captained by the brilliant Clive Lloyd, West Indies beat Australia by 17 runs in a thrilling final match.

In the second Cricket World Cup in 1979, the ICC allowed inclusion of non-Test playing nations, selected from a qualifier tournament. West Indies won their second World Cup, defeating England by 92 runs in the final match. After this event, the ICC decided to make the Cricket World Cup a quadrennial competition.

The last Cricket World Cup was held in West Indies in the year 2007. Won by Australia, who defeated Sri Lanka by 53 runs, this World Cup was contested by 16 teams.

The following is a list of winners of previous Cricket World Cups:

1st world cup won by 1975 – West Indies

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2nd world cup won by 1979 – West Indies

3rd world cup won by 1983 – India

4th world cup won by 1987 – Australia

5th world cup won by 1992 – Pakistan

6th world cup won by 1996 – Sri Lanka

7th world cup won by 1999 – Australia

8th world cup won by 2003 - Australia

9th world cup won by 2007 - Australia

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A World Beating Pakistan Cricket Team

2009-07-27T21:51:00.000-07:00

A World Beating Pakistan Cricket Team

In spite of Pakistan’s cricket infrastructure being chaotic we produce much talent. All the cricket greats cricket greats that visited Pakistan commented upon this. Our real problem lies with the development of our youth.

The lack of formal coaching at basic levels screams for the need to polish and develop new entrants into the Test arena. This makes the PCB Cricket Academy an important part of the development process with the need for a high quality non-political professional Coach who does not need to be a great cricketer. The best coaches do not necessarily become top players.

Pakistan has produced a number of world beating teams which were not always consistent but were always exciting to watch due to their aggressive attitudes and thus the team to beat. The five T’s that in my view, create a great team are:

Trust; is my leading requirement. The Chairman of the PCB must have the trust of his own officials. The Selection Committee must have trust in the cricket and the Players must in turn have trust in their Captain.

Talent; plays an important part in any team that excels and really needs no amplification.

Training; comes next in sequence of importance. This includes coaching and physical training. Every time we listen to good cricket commentators, the technique of the player is high on their list of essential requirements. In only the rarest cases is Technique inbred or learnt by watching. Great players develop their own style but for consistent success they follow the basics that they were taught. Physical fitness has become a vital part of the modern game as shown by the current cricketers compared to those of the mid fifties. Physical fitness cannot be created in camps but requires a personal regimen as exhibited by Imran Khan , Laved Miandad or Wasim Akram. They are supremely fit even in their retirements because physical training is a part of their daily regimen.

Togetherness; or Team Spirit as was clearly visible during the Captaincies of Mr. Kardar, Imran Khan andWasim Akram Wasim Akram and the performance of those teams proves this point. Air Marshal Nur Khan quickly reversed the decision of appointing Miandad as Captain noting the effect it had on Team Spirit. Eleven players playing as a unit will always beat Teams with high profile heroes not play as one unit.

Toughness; is the fifth T that goes to make a great team. This applies to both mental and physical strength. This asset is developed by providing a competitive and sound domestic structure to young cricketers with physical strength developed via regular physical training. These qualities enable players to go that extra mile when others fold up to the challenge.

Examining how the present Team measures up to the five Ts’ provide us some valuable insights. Newspaper articles and statements prove categorically that there is an endless deficit in the area of Trust and does not bear repetition. In the area of Talent our Team is blessed. The current Pakistan Team has enough gifted batsmen and bowlers to make a great team in spite of their fielding and fitness? This is proven by their showing in tight corners. In Togetherness it is obvious that the politics of the Board and Selectors becomes reflected in the team and also surfaces in the news which can hardly be conducive to continuing team spirit.

In Training, the shortcomings are clearly visible. The team fielding is bad by international standards. Barring the Captain the team clearly exhibits lack of fitness. The Board needs to forcefully exhibit that lack of fitness is unacceptable. Central Contracts must depend on fitness. The Shoaib Akhter approach sends the wrong message. Whilst it is sad to comment on a once great player, I am forced to note that the present Coach is hardly the epitome of Fitness.

Finally in the area of Toughness, the Pakistan Team Pakistan Team more often than not folds under pressure. Pakistan’s Domestic Structure is totally responsible for the lack of this quality. The make up of the different teams and their titles do little to add to the competitiveness of the tournaments. The selections of all teams are made by paid by PCB Selectors who do not even belong to the areas that the players represent. The PCB pays lip service to the vital importance of domestic tournaments proven by lack of regular scheduling. We are unable to publish a Calendar even six months in advance. The ludicrousness of the situation is shown by a domestic tournament being rescheduled due to need of the local TV Rights holder wanting to air a more profitable tournament.

All the above being said and done the current Pakistan Team has the essence of a great unit. It requires an able and competent person to be appointed and allowed to run cricket. The effect of cricket on our national spirit is plain for all to see. I can only pray that the Patron has the “time” away from state affairs to appreciate that the recent success was not by design.

Pakistan cricket a short review

2009-07-23T01:44:00.000-07:00

Pakistan national cricket team

The Pakistan National Cricket Team is an international Cricket team representing Pakistan. It is administrated by the Pakistan Cricket board (PCB). Pakistan is a full member of the International cricket council with Test and one day international status.

Before the independence of Pakistan, cricket was played well before the first Pakistan national team was granted test match playing status. Documentation and archives show that during the 18th century, cricket was played on the western side of India and many successful Indian cricketers played for the english cricket team. It was not until July 28, 1952 that Pakistan started playing test match cricket. Their first match took place in Delhi against india in October of the same year. Their first international tour was to England during 1954. Over the half century, Pakistan has become one of the most challenging and unpredictable teams in the world, the team won the 1992 wordcup and were runners up in the 1999 World Cup. The country has produced several world-class players such as Fazal Mahmood, Hanif Mohammad, Sarfaraz Nawaz, Mushtaq Mohammad, Imran Khan, Javed Miandad, Abdul Qadir, Wasim Akram, Inzamam-ul-Haq,Saeed Anwar, Waqar Younis, Mohammad Yousuf and Shoaib Akhtar.^[3]

As of October 2007, the Pakistani team has played 332 Test matches, winning 31.02%, losing 26.50% and drawing 42.46% of its games.^[4] The team is ranked sixth in the ICC Test Championship and fifth place in the ICC ODI Championship.^[5] On August 28, 2006, Pakistan won its debut Twenty20 International match in England and were runners up in the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in September 2007. They are the current ICC World Twenty20 champions, beating Sri Lanka on 21 June 2009 by eight wickets.

history of Pakistan cricket:

Following the Partition of India in 1947, and the establishment of the separate nation state of Pakistan, cricket in the country developed steadily and Pakistan was given Test Match status at a meeting of the Imperial Cricket Conference at Lord's Cricket Ground on July 28, 1952 following recommendation by India,^[6] which, being the successor state of the British Raj, did not have to go through such a process.

Pakistan’s first Test match was played in Delhi in October 1952 as part of a five Test series which India won 2-1. Pakistan made their first tour of England in 1954 and drew the series 1-1 after a memorable victory at The Oval in which fast bowler Fazal Mahmood took 12 wickets. Pakistan’s first home Test match was in Dacca in January 1955 against India, after which four more Test matches were played in Bahawalpur, Lahore, Peshawar and Karachi (all five matches in the series were drawn, the first such occurrence in test history^[7]).

Pakistan playing against Australia at Lord's.

The team is considered a strong but unpredictable team. Traditionally Pakistani cricket has been filled with players of great talent but limited discipline, making them a team which could play inspirational cricket one day and then perform less than ordinarily another day. Over the years, competitions between India and Pakistan have always been emotionally charged and provide for intriguing contests, as talented teams from both sides of the border elevate their game to new levels to produce high-quality cricket. Pakistani contest with India in the Cricket World Cup have seen packed stadiums and elevated atmospheres no matter where the World Cup has been held.

The 1986 Australasia Cup, played in Sharjah, is remembered as a famous last-ball victory for Pakistan against arch-rivals India, with Javed Miandad emerging as a national hero.^[8] India batted first and set a target of 245 runs, leaving Pakistan with a required run rate of 4.92 runs per over. Javed Miandad came in to bat at number 3, and Pakistan lost wickets at regular intervals. Later recalling the match, Miandad stated that his main focus was to lose with dignity. With 31 runs needed in the last three overs, Miandad hit a string of boundaries while batting with his team's lower order, until four runs were required from the last delivery of the match. Miandad received a leg side full toss from Chetan Sharma, which he hit for six over the midwicket boundary.^[9]^[8]

At the 1992 World Cup Semi Final, having won the toss New Zealand chose to bat first and ended with a total of 262. Pakistan batted conservatively yet lost wickets at regular intervals. With the departure of Imran Khan and Saleem Malik shortly thereafter, Pakistan still required 115 runs at a rate of 7.67 per over with veteran Javed Miandad being the only known batsman remaining at the crease. A young Inzamam-ul-Haq, who had just turned 22 and was not a well-known player at the time, burst onto the international stage with a match-winning 60 off 37 balls. Once Inzamam got out, Pakistan required 36 from 30 balls, which wicketkeeper Moin Khan ended with a towering six over long off, followed by the winning boundary to midwicket. The match is seen as the emergence of Inzamam onto the international stage.^[10]^[11]^[12]

The 1992 Cricket World Cup in Australia & New Zealand marked Pakistan's first World Cup victory. It is remembered for the comeback Pakistan made after losing key players such as Waqar Younis and Saeed Anwar, and being led by an injured captain in Imran Khan. Pakistan lost 4 of their first 5 matches and were nearly eliminated in the first round of the tournament after being bowled out for 74 against England, until the match was declared as a "no result" due to rain. Captain Imran Khan famously told the team to play as "cornered tigers", after which Pakistan won five successive matches, including, most famously, the semi-final against hosts New Zealand and the final against England.^[13]

The 2007 Cricket World Cup was one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history when Pakistan was knocked out of the competition in a shock defeat to Ireland, who were playing in their first competition. Pakistan, needing to win to qualify for the next stage after losing to the West Indies in their opening match, were put into bat by Ireland on a green pitch. They lost wickets regularly and only 4 batsmen crossed double figures. In the end they were bowled out by the resurgent Irish for 132. The Irish went on to win the match, helped by a knock of 72 from Niall O'Brien. This meant that Pakistan had been knocked out during the first round for the second consecutive World Cup.^[14]^[15]^[16] Tragedy struck the team when coach Bob Woolmer died one day later on March 18, 2007 in a hospital in Kingston, Jamaica. Jamaican police spokesman, Karl Angell, reported on March 23, 2007 that, "Mr Woolmer's death was due to asphyxiation as a result of manual strangulation", and that, "Mr Woolmer's death is now being treated by the Jamaica police as a case of murder."^[17] Assistant coach Mushtaq Ahmed acted as temporary coach for the team's final group game of the tournament.^[18] Subsequent to his team's defeat and the death of Woolmer, Inzamam-ul-Haq announced his resignation as captain of the team and his retirement from one-day cricket, stating that he would continue to take part in Test cricket but not as captain.^[19] Shoaib Malik was announced as his successor.^[20] Following his return to the squad, Salman Butt was appointed as vice-captain until December 2007.^[21]

On March 23, 2007, Pakistan players and officials were questioned by Jamaican police and submitted DNA samples along with fingerprints, as part of the routine enquiries in the investigation into Woolmer's murder.^[22] Three days after leaving the West Indies for Pakistan, via London, the Pakistan team were ruled out as suspects. The deputy commissioner of Jamaican police. Mark Shields, the detective in charge of the investigation, announced, "It's fair to say they are now being treated as witnesses." "I have got no evidence to suggest it was anybody in the squad."^[23] A memorial service was held in Sacred Heart Church, Lahore, for Bob Woolmer on April 1, 2007. Among the attendees were Pakistan players and dignitaries, including Inzamam-ul-Haq, who was quoted as saying, "After Woolmer's family, the Pakistan team was the most aggrieved by his death."^[24] After the World Cup ended, serious doubts were raised about the investigation, with increasing speculation that Woolmer died of natural causes. This has now been accepted as fact, and the case has been closed.^[25] Pakistan Qualified for Final Of T20 2009 beating SouthAfrica by 7 runs in 1st semifinal.

On April 20, 2007, a PCB official announced that former Test cricketer Talat Ali would act as interim coach, in addition to his role as team manager, until a new coach had been appointed.^[26] On July 16, 2007, Geoff Lawson, previously head coach of New South Wales, was appointed coach of the Pakistan for two years, becoming the third foreigner to take on the role.^[27] In the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, Pakistan exceeded expectations to reach the final but ended as runners-up, after losing the final to India in a nail-biting finish. On 25 October 2008, Intikhab Alam was named as a national coach of the team by the PCB.

On 21 June 2009 Pakistan won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, beating Sri Lanka in the final by eight wickets. Pakistan had begun the tournament slowly losing two of their first three matches but after dismissing New Zealand for 99 in the Super 8 stage they had a run of four consecutive wins including beating previously unbeaten South Africa, in the semi-final, and Sri Lanka.

Tournament history

World Cup	World Twenty20	Champions Trophy	Asia Cup	Australasia Cup	Asian Test Championship	Commonwealth Games
1975: First Round 1979: Semi Finals 1983: Semi Finals 1987: Semi Finals 1992: Champions 1996: Quarter Finals 1999: Runners Up 2003: First round 2007: First round	2007: Runners Up 2009: Champions	1998: Quarter Finals 2000: Semi Finals 2002: First round 2004: Semi Finals 2006: First round	1984: Third Place 1986: Runners Up 1988: Third Place 1990-91: Did not participate 1995: Third Place 1997: Third Place 2000: Champions 2004: Third Place 2008: Third Place	1986: Champions 1990: Champions 1994: Champions	1998-99: Champions 2001-02: Runners Up	1998: First Round

Current Squad

This is a list of all the players who who have played for Pakistan in the last year, and the forms in which they have participated.

Name	Age	Batting style	Bowling style	Domestic team	Forms	S/N
Captain and middle-order batsman
Younus Khan	31	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium, Legbreak	HBL	Test, ODI, T20I¹	75
Vice-captain and middle-order batsman
Misbah-ul-Haq	35	Right-hand bat	Legbreak	SNGPL	Test, ODI, T20I	22
Opening batsmen
Ahmed Shehzad	17	Right-hand bat	Legbreak	HBL	ODI, Twenty20	93
Imran Nazir		Left-hand bat	Right-arm offbreak		Test, ODI, T20I	17
Khalid Latif	23	Right-hand bat	Right-arm offbreak	Karachi Zebras	T20I	35
Khurram Manzoor	23	Right-hand bat	Right-arm offbreak	PIA	Test, ODI	42
Mohammad Hafeez		Right-hand bat	Right-arm offbreak		Test, ODI, T20I	88
Nasir Jamshed	19	Left-hand bat	–	NBP	ODI	53
Salman Butt	24	Left-hand bat	Right-arm offbreak	NBP	Test, ODI, T20I	1
Shahzaib Hasan	19	Right-hand bat	Right-arm offbreak	Karachi Zebras	T20I	94
Shoaib Khan	24	Left-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast		T20I	80
Middle-order batsmen
Bazid Khan		Right-hand bat	Right-arm offbreak		Test, ODI, T20I	50
Faisal Iqbal	27	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium	PIA	Test	15
Mansoor Amjad		Right-hand bat	Legbreak		ODI, T20I	41
Mohammad Yousuf	34	Right-hand bat	Right-arm offbreak		Test, ODI, T20I	13
Naumanullah		Right-hand bat	Right-arm offbreak		ODI, T20I	59
Wicket-keepers
Kamran Akmal	27	Right-hand bat	–	NBP	Test, ODI, T20I	23
Sarfraz Ahmed		Right-hand bat	–		Test, ODI, T20I	54
All-rounders
Abdul Razzaq	29	Right-hand bat	Right-arm Fast-medium		T20I	12
Fawad Alam	23	Left-hand bat	Slow left-arm orthodox	NBP	ODI, T20I	25
Shahid Afridi	29	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium, Legbreak googly	HBL	ODI, T20I	10
Shoaib Malik	27	Right-hand bat	Right-arm offbreak	PIA	Test, ODI, T20I	51
Sohail Tanvir	24	Left-hand bat	Left-arm medium-fast, Slow left-arm orthodox	Rawalpindi	ODI, T20I	8
Fast bowlers
Abdur Rauf	30	Right-hand bat	Right-arm fast-medium	SSGC	Test, ODI, T20I	34
Anwar Ali	21	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast		T20I	48
Iftikhar Anjum	28	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium	ZTBL	ODI	21
Kamran Hussian		Right-hand bat	Left-arm fast-medium		ODI, T20I	56
Mohammad Aamer	17	Left-hand bat	Left-arm fast	NBP	Test, T20I	90
Mohammad Asif	26	Left-hand bat	Right-arm fast-medium	NBP	ODI	26
Mohammad Talha	20	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast	NBP	Test
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan		Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium		Test, ODI, T20I	24
Samiullah Khan Niazi		Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast		ODI, T20I	52
Shoaib Akhtar	33	Right-hand bat	Right-arm fast	Rawalpindi	ODI, T20I	14
Sohail Khan	25	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast	SSGC	Test, ODI, T20I	57
Umar Gul	25	Right-hand bat	Right-arm fast-medium	HBL	Test, ODI, T20I	55
Wahab Riaz		Right-hand bat	Right-arm fast-medium		ODI, T20I	47
Yasir Arafat	27	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium	Kent	Test, ODI, T20I	27
Spin bowlers
Abdul Rehman		Left-hand bat	Slow Left-Arm Orthodox		ODI, T20I	36
Danish Kaneria	28	Right-hand bat	Legbreak	Essex	Test	99
Rizwan Ahmed		Right-hand bat	Right-arm offbreak		ODI	60
Saeed Ajmal	31	Right-hand bat	Right-arm leg break	KRL	Test, ODI, Twenty20	50

¹ Younus Khan has played Twenty20 cricket for Pakistan in the last year but has since considered retiring from the format.

Notable Pakistani cricketers

[edit] Batsmen

Renowned Pakistani batsmen include Hanif Mohammad, Mushtaq Mohammad, Saeed Ahmed, Majid Khan, Asif Iqbal, Zaheer Abbas, Javed Miandad, Mudassar Nazar, Mohsin Khan, Saleem Malik, Shoaib Mohammad, Ijaz Ahmed, Saeed Anwar, Aamer Sohail, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Imran Khan, Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan.

Batting feats:

Hanif Mohammad scored 337 against the West Indies in 1958, the first triple hundred by an Asian cricketer, and at the time the longest innings by any batsman in terms of time spent at the wicket.
Hanif also held the record for the highest individual first class innings for just over 35 years, 499 runs, until Brian Lara scored 501 for Warwickshire in 1994.
Saeed Anwar holds the record for the highest ODI score, 194, which he scored against the Indian cricket team at Chennai in 1997.
In 2006, Mohammad Yousuf achieved the record for the most Test match runs in a calendar year (1788), the most centuries in a calendar year (nine) and the most centuries in successive tests (six centuries in five successive tests).
Shahid Afridi holds the record for the fastest ODI century, reaching the milestone off just 37 balls and also the third fastest ODI century (45 balls).
Inzamam-ul-Haq and Javed Miandad are the most prolific Pakistani batsmen.

Bowlers

Renowned Pakistani bowlers include Fazal Mahmood, Sarfraz Nawaz, Imran Khan, Intikhab Alam, Iqbal Qasim, Abdul Qadir, Wasim Akram, Aaqib Javed, Waqar Younis, Mushtaq Ahmed, Saqlain Mushtaq and Shoaib Akhtar.

Bowling feats:

Wasim Akram has taken 502 ODI wickets, next only to Muttiah Muralidaran of Sri Lanka who recently broke the record.
Shoaib Akhtar holds the record for the fastest delivery recorded, clocked at 100.2 mph.
Saqlain Mushtaq is credited with inventing the off-spinner's delivery known as the "doosra."
Saqlain also holds the record for being the fastest to reach 100, 150, 200 and 250 wickets in ODI cricket.

[edit] Reverse swing

Main article: Reverse Swing

Reverse swing was first discovered by Sarfraz Nawaz in the 1970s, who then passed it on to another Pakistani bowler, Imran Khan. Khan mastered reverse swing and the evidence of reverse swing by him was seen in 1983 in a Test match against India at Karachi, where he took 5 wickets in 25 balls. Imran Khan subsequently passed this skill on to Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram who are considered to have been the finest exponents of the art.^[30]^[31]^[32]

On Pakistan's 1992 tour of England, England had no answer to the reverse swing, a new phenomenon to them. Pakistan won the series 2-1. The series was controversial one as the Pakistani team were accused of ball tampering, particularly by the English media. However, it was later conceded that the Pakistani bowlers were simply ahead of their time. Following this episode, reverse swing expanded around the cricket world and more bowlers, including those from England, mastered the art.

[edit] Controversies

During the fourth Test against England at the Oval on August 20, 2006, ball tampering accusations were made against the Pakistani team, which resulted in the team forfeiting the match. On the fourth day of the Test, during England's second innings, the ball began to late reverse swing for Umar Gul in particular, resulting in him dismissing Alastair Cook LBW to an inswinging yorker. Four overs later, on examining the ball, umpire Darrell Hair decided there was evidence that the ball had been tampered with. He consulted with the other umpire, Billy Doctrove, and penalised the Pakistani team for interfering with the condition of the ball, awarding five runs to England. Following the playing conditions for that Test, the England batsmen were allowed to choose a replacement ball from a selection of six provided. Although play continued until the end of the afternoon session, the Pakistani team decided in principle, not to reappear at the start of the third session. This decision was made in protest of what they believed to be an unjust and insensitive decision. However Pakistan's claim that the ball had been damaged by being hit to the boundary - and for six - is not entirely credible.The ball in question had not been hit for four during the previous three overs, and was never hit for six. As a result of the Pakistani team's failure to appear at the field, the umpires awarded the test to England, cricket's first and only forfeiture till July 2008 when the cricket's international governing body International Cricket Council (ICC) changed the result of the test from an English win to a draw (it was then restored to an England win in February 2009). The Pakistani team was cleared of any wrongdoing when further proceedings saw captain Inzamam-ul-Haq found not guilty of ball tampering. However, the team's protest led to him being banned for four games on the charge of bringing the game of cricket into disrepute.^[33]^[34]^[35]

Immediately following the ball tampering controversy was the news that its front-line pace bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif had both tested positive for Nandrolone, a banned anabolic steroid. Though both denied any substance abuse, on November 1, 2006 both Akhtar and Asif were banned for a period of 2 years and 1 year respectively. However, both bowlers were successful in their appeals with the earlier bans being revoked. The World Anti-Doping Agency made an appeal in the Court of Arbitration for Sport over the revoking of this ban.^[36] However, the Court of Arbitration for Sport later dropped the case, ruling it had no jurisdiction to challenge the decision made by PCB.^[37]^[38]

Fan following

Abdul Jalil, aka Chacha cricket, (photo) has been following the team since 1969. He himself has a number of his own followers.^[39

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ICC Champions Trophy Probable Squad for all teams

2009-07-22T22:42:00.000-07:00

ICC Champions Trophy Probable Squad for all teams

The current Champions trophy will be played between eight teams and each team is divided into two groups. India, Pakistan, Australia and West Indies are in Group A while South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and England are in group B. Each team will play with one another in their corresponding groups and the top two teams from each group will advance into the semi finals.

The following are the two groups:
Group A: Australia, India, Pakistan, West Indies
Group B: South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, England

List of Probable for India, Sri Lanka, England and Australia

India Probable: MS Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Abhishek Nayar, Ishant Sharma, Zaheer Khan, RP Singh, Praveen Kumar, Harbhajan Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Ravindra Jadeja, Dinesh Karthik, Munaf Patel, R Ashwin, M Vijay, Amit Mishra, Ajinkya Rahane, Dhawal Kulkarni, S Badrinath, Ashish Nehra, Virat Kohli, Bhuvneshwar Kumar Singh, Wriddhiman Saha, Pankaj Singh.

South Africa Probable: Graeme Smith (Captain), Johan Botha, Yusuf Abdulla, Hashim Amla, Mark Boucher (WK), AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Charl Langeveldt , Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Makhaya Ntini, Justin Ontong, Wayne Parnell, Robbie Peterson, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Roelof van der Merwe, Vaughn van Jaarsveld.

Pakistan Probable: Younis Khan (Captain), Imran Nazir, Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal (WK), Shahid Afridi, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Aamer, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Abdul Razzaq, Umar Akmal, Fawad Alam, Rao Iftikhar Anjum, Salman Butt, Khalid Latif, Azhar Ali, Umar Amin, Sheharyar Ghani, Yasir Arafat, Sarfraz Ahmed, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Talha, Sohail Tanvir, Wahab Riaz, Abdul Rehman, Mohammad Hafeez.

Australia Probable: Not announced yet

New Zealand Probable: Not announced yet

England Probable: Not announced yet

South Africa Probable: Not announced yet

West Indies Probable: Not announced yet

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BOOM BOOM PAKISTAN

2009-06-23T00:52:00.000-07:00

HI,

Again Pakistan proved that we can smash evry team in world,,,,,, we marked the day. -----------zinda bad PAKISTAN-------zinada bad ----PAKISTANI team.

Pakistan deservingly win the WC after the heartbreak two years back against India. It was left to the boom boom man Afridi who once again came out trumps with a magnificent all-round display. You can imagine the joy it would have brought back home in the strife torn country. Everyone would be going mad with joy and delirium forgetting their troubles for a couple of hours atleast. It was a fitting end to a fabulous tournament on a sun drenched day at Lord's, Pakistan are the Lord's of T20 Cricket at the Mecca of Cricket.

Here we are recaling those movments and you with us,do give your patriotic feelings and give new comments to your team.boom boom PAKISTAN team says"s "we are PAKISTAN"

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