Swat operations will replicate T20 victory: Gilani
Islamabad, June 25 (IANS) Saying the Pakistani cricket team had done the nation proud by winning the World Twenty20 tournament, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday expressed confidence the military would achieve similar success in its anti-Taliban operations in Swat and other areas of the northwest.
“The way the cricketers have won the Twenty20 cup, similarly [...]
World T20 triumph revived spirit of nationhood: Pakistani PM
Islamabad, June 25 (IANS) Pakistan’s historic victory in the World Twenty20 tournament had revived the spirit of nationhood in a country that had been suffering from “depression” for the “last few years”, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Thursday.
“Since the last few years there was a lot of depression in our beloved country. We were [...]
Little time to savour T20 win, says Afridi
Shahid Afridi has said the short gap between the two World T20 tournaments has taken the sheen off Pakistan’s win
Foster phlegmatic about England snub
James Foster has promised to stay patient and wait for further opportunities after the disappointment of missing out on a place in England’s training squad
I’d decided to quit if we won – Younis
Younis Khan has said that he had decided even before the World Cup started that he would retire from Twenty20 format if Pakistan won the tournament
World T20 shows Pakistan cannot be written off, says media
Islamabad, June 23 (IANS) Pakistan’s World Twenty20 win was a slap in the face for Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud, who had engineered the murderous attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore in March and against whom the military is now preparing to launch a full-scale offensive, an editorial in a leading English daily [...]
No IPL, No problems – Overcoming the odds to Win!
The unthinkable before the tournament, desirable before the finals and the wow moment after it has had the Pakistani team overcome all odds to win the ICC World T20, after beating Sri Lanka in a rather lop-sided final at Lord’s.
No IPL, no problems!
There had been a lot of talk of how the players [...]
IPL teams hope to field Pakistan players again
IPL franchises hope that players from the victorious Pakistan team will be available to play in the league next year
No Indian player in ICC World Twenty20 men’s team
London, June 22 (IANS) No Indian player found a place in the World Twenty20 men’s team while Rumeli Dhar was the only one from the country to feature in the women’s team, announced by a select group of experts chosen by International Cricket Council (ICC) Monday.
Defending champions India had a forgettable outing in the World [...]
South Africa sort out bowling at death: Arthur
Johannesburg, June 22 (IANS) South Africa may have fallen short of winning the World Twenty20, but coach Mickey Arthur believes they have sorted out the problem of bowling at death. South Africa finally seem to be getting to grips with “death bowling” which has been an ongoing problem in both the 20 overs and 50 [...]
