pakistan sport news 15-1-2013

Tuesday, 15 January 2013

Shoaib Malik and Muhammad Irfan in ODI Squad 

            

AHMEDABAD: Mindful impressive road performances Shoib Malik and fast bowler Muhammad Irfan in the first T20 against India which led to the first T20 win over archrival Pakistan, both players have been included in the call for one-day , Geo News quoted sources as saying on Saturday.

Flamboyant Shahid Afridi Khan, Asad Ali and Ahmed Shehzad have been sent back to Pakistan after India leveled the series two games T20 in Ahmedabad on Friday.

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Pakistan beat India by four wickets in first ODI 

Chennai: A constant Nasir Jamshed percent and a half-century classic by veteran Younis Khan Pakistan led to a six-wicket thrilling victory against India in the first one-day international here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk on Sunday.

Chasing a modest target of 228, Pakistan were under enormous pressure as they lost the first two wickets for just 21 runs on the board. Both wickets were to young pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

Mohammad Hafeez was shot the ball first episode and then Azhar Ali was caught by Rohit Sharma.

But a 112-run third wicket partnership between Nasir and Jan made the easy target and Pakistan completed victory in 48.1 overs when Shoaib Malik hit Dinda limit.

Khan Younis did 58 of 60 balls. He was captured by Ashwin off Dinda.

Nasir Jamshed completed his second ODI hundred remained unbeaten on 101 while Shoaib Malik was 34 not out.

Previously, Mahinder Singh Dhoni leading from the front rescued his team problems. He made an unbeaten 113 from 125 balls with three sixes and seven fours.

Pakistan captain Misbah After-ul-Haq won the toss and elected to take the field in the game delayed by an hour due to rain in the morning, India had a disastrous start when their top order batsmen could not resist against the fierce bowling by Junaid and Irfan.

First out was the veteran batsman Virender Sehwag to be clean bowled by Junaid in the room again. He made only four and India were 17 for one.

Then his partner Gautam Gambhir was also shot, but this time by Irfan in the same score in more than five years.

Two races later, as most batsman Virat Kohli departed without opening his account. as his stumps uprooted Junaid

Dashing batsman Yuvraj Singh could not stay at the crease and he was also shot by Junaid clean by just two runs and four wickets India lost by only 20 runs.

Later, Rohit Sharma was brilliantly caught at slip by Mohammad Hafeez Junaid third of four people and India reeling at 29-5.

So, Rohit Sharma and Dhoni came to the rescue and see India batted steadily to reach 100 in 30 overs but only runs after Sharma was bowled by spinner Hafeez off 43.

He and Dhoni added 73 runs for the sixth wicket partnership.

Then with Ashwin (31 not out), Dhoni made 125 runs record by a non finish seventh wicket

Junaid claimed four for 43, while Irfan and Hafeez took one wicket each.

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Pakistan's 16-man squad to tour SA announced 

LAHORE: Pakistan announced on Friday a 16-man squad for next month's three tests away series against South Africa.

Pakistan will open the tour with a lateral play Jan. 25 before playing three Tests, Twenty20s 2:05 to 1:00 dayers against South Africa on tour.

An independent team of more limited matches will be announced later.

T: Misbah-ul Haq (captain), Mohammad Hafiz Azhar Ali, Nasir Jamshed, Asad Shafiq, Younis Khan, Mohammad Irfan Sarfraz Ahmed, Umar Gul Junaid Khan, Ehsan Adil, Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, Haris Sohail, Faisal Iqbal, Taufiq Umar.

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Pakistan Cricket Team Announced For South Africa Tour

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PCB adds to confusion over Malik’s eligibility

Monday, 29 October 2012

KARACHI: Pakistan cricket chiefs have made no decision yet on disgraced former captain Salim Malik’s bid to become the national side’s batting coach, an official said Monday.

The 49-year-old Malik last week applied for the post, saying he was under no bar after a Pakistani court lifted his life ban for match fixing in October 2008, though the sport’s governing body has not publicly endorsed the ruling.

Malik was banned from cricket for life in 2000 by a judicial inquiry after Australian players Shane Warne, Tim May and Mark Waugh alleged Malik had offered them money to under-perform during their team’s tour to Pakistan in 1994.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Zaka Ashraf had effectively ruled out Malik’s appointment a few days ago saying: “Only those candidates will be considered who meet our eligibility process.”

But a PCB spokesman confirmed Malik, a dashing middle-order batsman in his day, had applied for the post and that there was no final decision on his appointment yet.

“Malik’s application was received last week and now it is up to the committee to choose the candidate for the job on merit and nothing has been finalised as yet on Malik by the committee or PCB chairman,” PCB spokesman Nadeem Sarwar said.

Pakistan last year formed a coaching committee under former captain and PCB director Intikhab Alam, with legendary batsman Zaheer Abbas, Naushad Ali and former captain turned commentator Ramiz Raja as members.

The panel earlier this year chose former Australian batsman Dav Whatmore as the head coach, Englishman Julian Fountain as fielding coach and former Pakistan paceman Mohammad Akram as bowling coach.

“The committee will also assess the credentials of Malik in a similar way as they assess the credentials of other candidates who have applied for the job and in Malik’s case they will also check whether he is eligible to take a cricket-related job,” the spokesman said.

Announcing his bid for the job on Friday, Malik said he was not put off by the fact he has no coaching badges — a requirement stipulated by the PCB.

Malik has been recently involved in private coaching but his failure to clear the lifting of the ban with the International Cricket Council (ICC) has been a hurdle in him taking a cricket-related job.

PCB had to reverse its decision of appointing Malik batting coach for their academy in Lahore in 2008 after the ICC reportedly objected.

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ICC was prejudiced in my case: Mohammad Asif

LAHORE: Disgraced former Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif said on Monday his appeal against a seven-year ban for spot-fixing will be heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in February.

The 29-year-old was jailed by a British court in November last year after being found guilty of corruption charges over deliberate no-balls during the Lord’s Test against England in August 2010.

Teammates Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir were also jailed in the same case.

All three were freed earlier this year.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) also handed the trio long bans. But Asif, who returned to Pakistan on Sunday, told reporters he had taken his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sports.

“I have come home after one year and missed my family, friends and my country,” said Asif.

“My appeal against the ICC ban will be heard in February next year and I hope that I will get justice.”

Asif, who has been banned twice for drugs offences, accused the ICC of prejudice.

“The ICC was prejudiced in my case and I am going to highlight that during my appeal,” he said. “I can never think of staining my country’s name and I did nothing wrong.

“It was a case of a no-ball and that can happen in a cricket match. My book on this case is also coming shortly in which I will highlight some points which were not highlighted by the media until now.”

Asif came to be regarded as one of Pakistan’s finest new-ball bowlers after making his debut on the Australia tour in 2004.

He took 106 wickets in 23 Tests and 46 wickets in 38 one-day internationals but his career was blighted by controversies.

He and team-mate Shoaib Akhtar failed a drugs test and were banned for one year in 2006, though the ban was later overturned on appeal.

He was again banned for a year after failing a drugs test during the Indian Premier League in 2008, and on his return from the league was detained at Dubai airport after a banned drug was found in his possession.

Asif said he hoped to return to the game after getting his ban lifted.

“I am fit and have played a club-level game in England and once the ban is lifted I am sure I can return to cricket and help my country,” he said.

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