IPL benefited other teams ahead of World T20: Zaheer
Pakistan’s legendary cricketer Zaheer Abbas believes that Indian Premier League (IPL) benefited teams whose players participated in it, ahead of next month’s World T20 Championship in England. “Definitely teams like Indian, Sri Lanka, South Africa and Australia have benefited from the ongoing IPL tournament. They will be much better prepared for the next month’s World [...]
India-Pak match before T20 World Cup
India and Pakistan will reprise the final of the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup in a practice match at The Oval on June 3. According to details, tickets for the match have already been sold out making it the perfect platform for the launch of the World Cup starting June 5. Via Cricbuzz
Pakistan hires psychologist to boost players
Pakistan’s cricket team has enlisted the help of a motivational psychologist to try to boost player unity and mental strength ahead of key matches, coach Intikhab Alam said Tuesday. Following the lead of teams like Australia, India and Sri Lanka — all of which have employed sports psychologists — Alam said he believed the new [...]
Any team can win T20 World Cup: Imran Khan
Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan does not watch Twenty20 cricket and believes anyone can win the forthcoming ICC T20 World Cup in England. “I don’t watch Twenty20 cricket because it is just Toolah (chance) cricket. It is not about skills or talent. That is why I think any team can win the World Cup,” Imran [...]
Younis backs Akhtar, Afridi for T20 WC
Younis Khan has backed senior players Shoaib Akhtar and Shahid Afridi to fire in next month’s ICC World Twenty20 Championship and said he was satisfied with the duo’s performance in the just-concluded one-day series against Australia. Via CricBuzz
Win a great booster before World Twenty20: Misbah
Pakistan stand-in captain Misbah-ul-Haq reckoned the comprehensive win against Australia in the one-off Twenty20 game at the Dubai Sports City’s Cricket Stadium on Thursday night was a great booster for the team, ahead of the World Twenty20. “It is a great booster for us before the World Cup to win a Twenty20 game against one [...]
Pakistan to blood young players in ICC T20 WC squad
With Pakistan suffering a defeat against Australia in the ongoing one-day series in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the cricket selectors here are now considering blooding young players in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup tournament in England next month. Chief selector Abdul Qadir, who is in Abu Dhabi these days to watch the one-day series made [...]
Kaneria Hoping For T20 World Cup Berth
Leg-spinner Danish Kaneria is hoping his experience with English county side Essex can help him secure a berth in Pakistan’s squad for the upcoming World Twenty20 tournament. Kaneria has been consistently overlooked by Pakistan’s selectors in the shorter versions of the game – he last played a one-day international in March 2007 while he has [...]
PCB breaks ranks with traditional ally India
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has caught both the BCCI and the ICC off guard by naming three ICL players in its list of 30 probables for the ICC World Twenty20 in June
Pakistan picks ICL players for World Twenty20
The PCB has included Abdul Razzaq, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan and Imran Nazir, all three of whom participated in the ICL, in the list of 30 players for the World Twenty20 to be held in England in June
