tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5269036201555496342024-03-08T04:23:41.185-08:00Captain CornerSports from every CornerUS A MAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837536026892047220noreply@blogger.comBlogger766125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526903620155549634.post-66459428546683895222014-02-08T13:04:00.000-08:002014-02-08T13:08:35.051-08:00Tom, Dick & Harry of cricketing World - BIG 3<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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India, Australia & England has become Tom , Dick and Harry of the cricket world. A sports which always remained controversial due to corruption in the face of spot fixing, fancy fixing and match fixing.Sports where mostly playing nations board like West Indies, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh don't have enough gosh for running its operations smoothly, where Boards price are some pennies, for which they can easily be sold out by Bookies.We can see example of other popular sports like football, tennis & rugby where their is no Capitalist board involve in the decision making process of its International Body of the concern sports.Whereas in Cricket, we are facing DADA-GIRI of two preempt boards Australia - England because of their financial stability.In recent years with the help of its biggest Match fixing market in the world, India has emerged as prominent power of Cricket also defeating its fathers Australia & England & is going to become monarch of Cricket.If money matters lot, then in future boards like UAE & China will also be part of leading ICC.<br />
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We might see G7 or G10 as in United Nations.Before the BIG 3 resolution was passed three boards were united against these 3 Idiots but South Africa who was always remained chokers has proved to be choker again and signed the resolution in favor of 3 Idiots after receiving coddle from India.However Pakistan and <br />
Srilanka remained wall against these churl 3 Idiots propaganda despite of their financial problem by compelling them & its constituent through bluster that they will not allow any TOM, DICK and HARRY to make contest in the gentlemen game.On other hand, boards like Bangladesh & Newzealand were clamouring for money & to coddle them India offered lully Pop (Comely Compact) to them in return they promised to consign their vote to Cricket's 3 IDIOTS.<br />
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US A MAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837536026892047220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526903620155549634.post-63693450326395128802013-03-30T13:23:00.001-07:002013-03-30T13:23:20.728-07:00Aisam-ul-Haq & Julien Rojer have won Miami Doubles Championship<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Pakistani tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq has won Miami Doubles Championship
with his Dutch partner Julien in the United States, SAMAA reports.<br /><br />Aisam-ul-Haq
and his Dutch partner Julien Roger defeated their Polish opponents in
doubles events with straight sets and sealed victory in the Championship
by 6-4 and 6-1.<br /><br />Pakistani tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq has once
again proven that he is an excellent player and can compete and defeat
anyone at any global event.<br /><br />The fans have received this news of
Aisam-ul-Haq’s victory with great pride and joy while hoping of many
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US A MAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837536026892047220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526903620155549634.post-50302448337222999622013-03-28T15:44:00.003-07:002013-03-28T15:44:30.839-07:00Scotland v Pakistan ODI tickets go on sale<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<strong>Tickets for Pakistan’s two ODI games against Scotland on
Friday the 17th and Sunday the 19th of May, have gone on sale and can be
purchased from the website of <a href="http://shop.livesport.co.uk/collections/cricket-tickets">Cricket Scotland’s official ticket partner</a>.</strong><br />
Single adult ticket prices are set at £34, with concessions for young
and old as well as deals for school and club groups. Both games will be
played at <a href="https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Grange+Cricket+Club+Ground&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&ei=6k5TUZabFqK30QWswYDICg&ved=0CAsQ_AUoAg">Grange Cricket Club Ground</a> in Edinburgh, starting at 09:45 GMT, 10:45 local time.<br />
<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ticket prices for each match are as follows :</span></strong><br />
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Under 16s – £27<br />
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3 Adults + 12 Children – £150<br />
4 Adults + 16 Children – £200<br />
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- Free membership to Cricket Scotland for 2013<br />
- Bi-Monthly newsletter direct to your inbox from Cricket Scotland
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messages from the Scottish Players<br />
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- 15% discount off The Cricket Paper delivered to your inbox<br />
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US A MAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837536026892047220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526903620155549634.post-29285852061242969582013-03-21T16:04:00.000-07:002013-03-21T16:09:31.237-07:00Domestic t20 super 8 league is going to start in Lahore<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Lahore (AFP News) Pakistan domestic t20 super 8 cricket series is going to start from 26 March 2013 here in Qaddafi stadium Lahore.<br />
here are details of the league<br />
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US A MAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837536026892047220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526903620155549634.post-17115316738702394552013-01-04T09:56:00.002-08:002013-01-04T10:06:37.085-08:00Nasir Jamshed gone JAIL <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Dehli- Pakistani cricketer Nasir Jamshed arrested in Dehli from a Night Club with Indian model <span class="st"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamannaah" target="_blank">Tamannaah Bhatia</a>.Both of them were found drunk.Dehli Police proclaiming that they both were found totally drunk and doing kissing.</span><br />
<span class="st">On other hand Nasir said that he is totally innocent and proclaimed that he was definitely in club but not drunk.</span><br />
<span class="st">Police said that they are investigating the case and if Nasir will found guilty the 'll charge heavy fine from him according to the law in India and than they 'll release Nasir.</span><br />
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Asif defeated Gary Wilson of Britain 10-8 in a thrilling final. <br />
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US A MAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837536026892047220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526903620155549634.post-32912648901082954152012-09-21T00:39:00.000-07:002012-09-21T00:42:28.580-07:00I am 100% fit & will be in form soon -Afridi<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Karachi-(Routers) Former Pakistani skipper Sahabzada Shahid Khan Afridi stated that he is 100% ft & will pe in form soon in upcoming matches.He refuses the allegations of former cricketer that he is unfit and while in bowling is not giving stress to his back which is showing Afridi has some trouble in his back.He further said that its true he is not in form now a days but people should not forget t-20 world cup 2009 when he caught memorable catch of Styris in Pakistan Vs Newzealand running in opposite direction, after which whole Pakistan team came back in the tournament and World remember "Who won the World cup t20 in 2009".<br />
Some former cricketers who has nothing to do but their work is to criticize every one always in search of points to criticize me.I will give them reply with my performance in the t20 cup.</div>
US A MAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837536026892047220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526903620155549634.post-31526136404443566022012-06-08T13:04:00.000-07:002012-06-08T13:04:57.346-07:00Full advertisement 'Who will win PEPSI" Afridi Vs Misbah<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">I think <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh" target="_blank">Bangladesh</a>
should learn from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a> when we lost match near from the edge.When we lost the final of </span><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">t20 </span><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">World cup
2007</span><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text"> also which is from our arch rival India.Many people got shocked, might be many cried but our team didn't lose their heart and in the result we won </span><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">t20 </span><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">World cup
2009.If anyone has a knowledge about old
matches than he must remember World Cup 1987 when Pakistan lost semi final match from Australia in sub continent just
near from Victory but again world knows better "Who won the cup 1992!!". If
as a Muslim nation Bangladesh believe on Allah than they should trust him for
having a second chance.</span><br />
<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">Bangladesh nation called them "Tigers". They must remember the fact that "<i>Tiger never cry , a Tiger always tore his opponent & always fight rather than cry over split milk</i>".</span><br />
<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">Bangladesh played superb cricket through out the tournament & In my opinion they played well as compare to Pakistan.Bangladesh defeated two finalist teams of World cup 2011.As a brother nation Bangladesh helped Pakistan to snatch the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Asia_Cup" target="_blank">CROWN OF ASIAN CHAMPION</a> from their arch rival India.Because of Bangladesh, We have not given enough pride or chance to "Someone" (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">India</a>) to decorate the crown on KING'S head.Bengali as our younger & Muslim brothers proved the reality of Muslims in Asia.The two best cricket teams in Asia now are Pakistan & Bangladesh.</span><br />
<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text"><br />On other but controversial hand.If we had lost the final from Bangladesh, than some anti Pakistani forces in Bangladesh which never accept Pakistan & who helped India in cutting our left hand in 1971 could be happy because the night when Pakistan became "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Asia_Cup" target="_blank">ASIAN TIGER IN CRICKET</a>" after some hours there were 23 March (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_Day_%28Pakistan%29" target="_blank">PAKISTAN DAY</a>). The day when we presented our resolution in Lahore which I think should be important for Bengali too.Because after which Bangladesh (old East Pakistan) came into existence so than after which some years Bangladesh formed.If we didn't presented resolution than its petty clear that Bangladeshi People could be not sovereign state.If we lost match on Pakistan Day than anti Pakistan forces could said something against creation & importance of Pakistan.</span><br />
<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">I know some Bengali people in Bangladesh who since creation of Bangladesh have not accepted Bangladesh yet and called themselves as Pakistani were very happy yesterday.</span><br />
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<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">In the end I want to say one thing that if Bangladesh was with us than today they can called themselves Asian Champion.But they with their performance has cleared it on INDIA that however he can try his all effort to break our parts from body but he should remember one thing that our each part can break his teeth even with more power.</span><br />
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<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">PAKISTAN ZINDABAD!!</span><br />
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<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text"><i>PROUD TO BE AN ASIAN TIGER ON "PAKISTAN DAY</i>"</span></div>US A MAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837536026892047220noreply@blogger.com1Province Bangladesh, Pakistan23.684994 90.35633119.965131 85.30261999999999 27.404857 95.410042tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526903620155549634.post-86560368982792221672012-03-17T06:45:00.002-07:002012-03-17T06:45:42.086-07:00Sachin century of 100 -A little player of Giant Character<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">My love affair with cricket started in late 80s when<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imran_Khan" target="_blank"> Imran Khan</a> used to be a household name. I bought my first cricket magazine <em>‘<a href="http://www.magpk.com/Pakistani-Magazine.html" target="_blank">Akhbar-e-Watan</a>’</em>
in 1986 because it had Imran Khan on the cover page. In that scenario, a
youngster named Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, took the cricket field and was
tipped as the next big thing by none other than Sunil Gavaskar. I did
not believe him.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">India
toured Pakistan in 1989 for a full tour. The Test series was a dull and
boring affair but a little unknown kid forced every one to take notice
of him. He did not sparkle with the bat at all, either in Tests or in
ODIs. It was his four sixes in one over of Abdul Qadir at Peshawar in a
20-over exhibition match that announced his arrival. I watched that in
amazement. At tender age of 16 years his hitting was unbelievable. His
confidence was incredible.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">Since
<a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/40879.html" target="_blank"> Miandad</a>’s famous <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/unitedarabemirates/content/.../59392.html" target="_blank">Sharjah</a> six, Pakistan had had a psychological edge
over India who were merely pushovers against us. With the arrival of
Tendulkar, that equation gradually changed. I still remember while
playing against India, Pakistan used to have only one concern – Sachin
Tendulkar. Only he was the man, we the cricket fanatics used to be wary
of. His departure from the crease virtually meant Pakistan would win.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">I
became envious of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachin_Tendulkar" target="_blank">Tendulkar</a>’s rise because he posed constant threat
against us. Inside I admired his batting, but in the open I used to find
hundred reasons to believe he was not the best batsman in the world at
that time. Essentially I was right as I believed, and still believe that
there is no match to Viv Richards. Arrival of Brian Lara gave me
immense relief. Lara was the best batsman in the world for me. It was
final. </span></span><a href="http://www.captaincorner.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnails" src="http://www.sportpulse.net/system/files/imagecache/thumbnails/3080_thumb.jpg" style="float: right; margin: 5px;" title="" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">In
the college, we used to conclude our discussions on best batsmen with
the announcement that Brian Charles Lara was the best because of his
flamboyance and unselfishness. We happily ignored Tendulkar’s
contribution towards his team and the burden of expectations on his
shoulders. In reality, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachin_Tendulkar" target="_blank">Tendulkar</a> continued to rise, continued to break
records after records. He was ambitious for personal milestones, not for
his team, we used to slam him.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">Lara
faded away,<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Ponting" target="_blank"> Ponting</a> never reached that summit, <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/45789.html" target="_blank">Kallis</a> lacked charisma,<a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/40570.html" target="_blank"> Inzamam</a> under-achieved and <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/28114.html" target="_blank">Dravid</a> had a lesser impact in ODIs, but
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachin_Tendulkar" target="_blank">Tendulkar</a> carried on in a mind-boggling fashion. Just when every one
thought he had finished, he took a new guard and scripted new
milestones. He made us believe he was untiring like a superman. Nothing
could quench his thirst for runs.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">Whether
he is better than <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/4188.html" target="_blank">Don Bradman</a> or second best after him, I do not know,
but he is a genius and a superstar who gave new meanings to the art of
batting. Many years from now his achievements would look like a fairy
tale and every thing regarding batting would be judged in the light of
the standard Tendulkar has set.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">He
reached 99 international hundreds and took infinity to reach the
ultimate milestone. Voices were raised again that he should retire on 99
not out. Now after scoring his hundredth international hundred, no one
knows what is going on in his mind. Many would ask him to retire on a
high, but his fans especially Indians who follow him </span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">frantically</span></span> <span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">
cannot think about cricket without him. In this dilemma, every thing
rests on the shoulders of the man himself. Let us leave him alone.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif;">Just
imagine how poor the cricketing world would be whenever he calls it
quits. Have you felt shivers down your spine? If yes then you are a
Sachin Tendulkar fan like me.</span></span></div>US A MAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837536026892047220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526903620155549634.post-17815533120573725492012-03-16T10:39:00.000-07:002012-03-16T10:39:47.768-07:00Bangladesh beat India after Sachin's 100th<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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wickets in their Asia Cup encounter on Friday.<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachin_Tendulkar" target="_blank">Tendulkar'</a>s
hundred (114), which came in 147 deliveries, took the Indian score to
289 and it looked a daunting total till a series of blitz by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakib_Al_Hasan" target="_blank">Shakib Al Hasan</a> (49 off 31), Nasir Hossain (54 off 58) and skipper Mushfiqur Rahim
(46 off 25) blew away the Indian challenge. Tamim Iqbal's knock of 70
and his 113-run partnership with Jahurul Islam (53 off 68) for the third
wicket laid a solid foundation for Bangladesh.<br />
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his 64 against Pakistan, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakib_Al_Hasan" target="_blank">Shakib</a> once again shone with the bat, taking
charge of the Bangladesh chase when things were looking difficult for
the hosts. Just like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakib_Al_Hasan" target="_blank">Shakib</a>, Hossain, too, was extremely impressive,
taking the attack to the Indian bowlers from the beginning.<br />
Opening
the innings for Bangladesh, Tamim hit his second consecutive
half-century. Praveen Kumar gave India an early breakthrough, picking up
the wicket of Nazimmudin (5 off 15). But Jahurul, playing his 8th
match, mixed aggression with caution. He got to his maiden fifty, before
being caught at mid-wicket by Rohit Sharma off Ravindra Jadeja.<br />
Hossain
picked up where Jahurul left, clobbering the Indian bowlers from the
outset. The wicket of Tamim although gave India a chance to claw their
way back, an onslaught by Shakib took the game away from them. His
partnership of 68 off just 48 balls with Hossain turned the game in
Bangladesh favour.<br />
Huge blows (3 fours, 3 sixes) by skipper Rahim
towards the end of the innings sealed the victory for the home side.
Indian bowlers went for plenty in death overs, leaking 36 runs off the
last 14 balls.<br />
Earlier, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachin_Tendulkar" target="_blank">Sachin</a> reached the much-awaited 100th
century. A sigh of relief was palpable on the face of the veteran
batsman who kissed the India emblem on his helmet after waving his bat
towards his teammates.<br />
He and Virat Kohli, who came together after
the dismissal of Gautam Gambhir (11), shared 147 runs for the second
wicket before Kohli was bowled by Abdur Razzak for 66. Suresh Raina was
sent ahead of Rohit and the left-handed wasted no time in displaying his
array of attacking strokes. His 51 off 38 balls gave the much-needed
impetus to the Indian innings, which seemed to have lost momentum as
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachin_Tendulkar" target="_blank">Tendulkar</a> neared the milestone. Rohit was run out while stealing a two
at death.<br />
Skipper Dhoni remained unbeaten on 21, along with Jadeja
who contributed with 4. Mashrafe Mortaza, who picked up the wickets of
Raina and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachin_Tendulkar" target="_blank">Tendulkar</a> in consecutive deliveries, was the best bowler for
Bangladesh.<br />
India will play arch rival Pakistan, who have already reached the final, in a must-win game on Sunday.</div>US A MAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837536026892047220noreply@blogger.com0Bangladesh23.684994 90.35633119.965131 85.30261999999999 27.404857 95.410042tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526903620155549634.post-51644309878201945952012-03-16T05:42:00.001-07:002012-03-16T05:42:30.764-07:00At last Sachin made his Century of 100s<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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So the time which were waiting for almost a year came to end.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachin_Tendulkar" target="_blank">Sachin</a> made his century of 100s against Bangladesh in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Asia_Cup" target="_blank">Asia Cup 2012</a>.For this milestone he got failure lot of times in a year, falling in nervous 90 s lots of time.<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachin_Tendulkar" target="_blank">Tendulkar</a> has played 651<a href="http://www.captaincorner.com/" target="_blank"> International matches</a>
and he did his 100 of centuries in his career's 651th International
match.He has played 463 ODI , 188 test matches & 1 t20 match.He
scored his last 100 on 12 March 2012.He also made a record of most no.
of 4s by hitting 2000 4s.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachin_Tendulkar" target="_blank">Sachin Tendulkar</a> scored 49 centuries in ODIs and 51 in test <a href="http://www.captaincorner.com/" target="_blank">matches</a>.Out of his 100 centuries he scored 42 in home.He scored most centuries against <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" target="_blank">AUSTRALIA</a> by scoring 20 centuries.<br />
Against his arch rival <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a> he failed to score 100 many times, most of times he fall into nervous 90s.He has scored just 7 centuries against <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a>, playing 86 matches.<a href="http://www.facebook.com/sahabzada.shahid.afridi" target="_blank">Shahid Khan Afridi</a> said before 2011 World Cup semi final that he will not allow <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachin_Tendulkar" target="_blank">Tendulkar</a> easily to score 100 & he proved his statement and stopped him before 90.<br />
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<span class="hasCaption">1) 119* vs <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/" target="_blank">ENG-Manchester</a>-14 August 1990-Draw-Test<br /> 2) 148* vs <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/" target="_blank">AUS-Sydney</a>-6 January 1992-Draw-Test<br /> 3) 114 vs <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/" target="_blank">AUS-Perth</a>-3 February 1992-Lost-Test<br /> 4) 111 vs <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/" target="_blank">SA-Johannesburg</a>-28 November 1992-Draw-Test<br /> 5) 165 vs <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/" target="_blank">ENG-Chennai</a>-12 February 1993-Won-Test<br /> 6) 104* vs <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/" target="_blank">SL-Colombo</a>-31 July 1993-Won-Test<br /> 7) 142 vs <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/" target="_blank">SL-Lucknow</a>-19 January 1994-Won-Test<br /> <br /> 8) 110 vs <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/" target="_blank">AUS-Colombo-September</a> 9, 1994-Won-ODI<br /> 9) 115 vs <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/" target="_blank">NZ-Vadodara-October</a> 28, 1994-Won-ODI<br /> 10) 105 vs <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/" target="_blank">WI-Jaipur-November</a> 11, 1994-Won-ODI<br /> <br /> 11) 179 vs <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/" target="_blank">WI-Nagpur</a>-2 December 1994-Draw-Test<br /> <br /> 12) 112* vs <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/" target="_blank">SL-Sharjah</a>-April 9, 1995-Won-ODI<br /> 13) 127* vs KEN-Cuttack-February 18, 1996-Won-ODI<br /> 14) 137 vs SL-New Delhi-March 2, 1996-Lost-ODI<br /> 15) 100 vs PAK-Singapore-April 5, 1996-Lost-ODI<br /> 16) 118 vs PAK-Sharjah-April 15, 1996-Won-ODI<br /> <br /> <br /> 17) 122 vs ENG-Birmingham-8 June 1996-Lost-Test<br /> 18) 177 vs ENG-Nottingham-5 July 1996-Draw-Test<br /> <br /> 19) 110# vs SL-Colombo-August 28, 1996-Lost-ODI<br /> 20) 114# vs SA-Mumbai-December 14, 1996-Won-ODI<br /> <br /> 21) 169# vs SA-Cape Town-4 January 1997-Lost-Test<br /> <br /> 21) 104# vs ZIM-Benoni-February 9, 1997-Won-ODI<br /> 23) 117# vs NZ-Bangalore-May 14, 1997-Won-ODI<br /> <br /> <br /> 24) 143# vs SL-Colombo-3 August 1997-Draw-Test<br /> 25) 139# vs SL-Colombo-11 August 1997-Draw-Test<br /> 26) 148# vs SL-Mumbai-4 December 1997-Draw-Test<br /> 27) 155* vs AUS-Chennai-9 March 1998-Test<br /> 28) 177 vs AUS-Bangalore-26 March 1998-Lost-Test<br /> <br /> 29) 100 vs AUS-Kanpur-April 7, 1998-Won-ODI<br /> 30) 143 vs AUS-Sharjah-April 22, 1998-Lost-ODI<br /> 31) 134 vs AUS-Sharjah-April 24, 1998-Won-ODI<br /> 32) 100* vs KEN-Kolkata-May 31, 1998-Won-ODI<br /> 33) 128 vs SL-Colombo-July 7, 1998-Won-ODI<br /> 34) 127* vs ZIM-Bulawayo-September 26, 1998-Won-ODI<br /> 35) 141 vs AUS-Dhaka-October 28, 1998-Won-ODI<br /> 36) 118* vs ZIM-Sharjah-November 8, 1998-Won-ODI<br /> 37) 124* vs ZIM-Sharjah-November 13, 1998-Won-ODI<br /> <br /> 38) 113 vs NZ-Wellington-29 December 1998-Lost-Test<br /> <br /> 39) 136 vs PAK-Chennai-31 January 1999-Lost-Test<br /> 40) 124* vs SL-Colombo-28 February 1999-Draw-Test<br /> <br /> 41) 140* vs KEN-Bristol-May 23, 1999-Won-ODI<br /> 42) 120# vs SL-Colombo-August 29, 1999-Won-ODI<br /> <br /> 43) 126*# vs NZ-Mohali-13 October 1999-Test<br /> 44) 217# vs NZ-Ahmedabad-30 October 1999-Draw-Test<br /> <br /> 45) 186*# vs NZ-Hyderabad-November 8, 1999-Won-ODI<br /> <br /> 46) 116# vs AUS-Melbourne-28 December 1999-Lost-Test<br /> <br /> 47) 122 vs SA-Vadodara-March 17, 2000-Won-ODI<br /> 48) 101 vs SL-Sharjah-October 20, 2000-Lost-ODI<br /> <br /> <br /> 49) 122 vs ZIM-New Delhi-21 November 2000-Won-Test<br /> 50) 201* vs ZIM-Nagpur-26 November 2000-Draw-Test<br /> <br /> 51) 146 vs ZIM-Jodhpur-December 8, 2000-Lost-ODI<br /> <br /> 52) 126 vs AUS-Chennai-20 March 2001-Won-Test<br /> <br /> 53) 139 vs AUS-Indore-March 31, 2001-Won-ODI<br /> 54) 127* vs WI-Harare-July 4, 2001-Won-ODI<br /> 55) 101 vs SA-Johannesburg-October 5, 2001-Lost-ODI<br /> 56) 146 vs KEN-Paarl-October 24, 2001-Won-ODI<br /> <br /> 57) 155 vs SA-Bloemfontein-3 November 2001-Lost-Test<br /> 58) 103 vs ENG-Ahmedabad-13 December 2001-Draw-Test<br /> 59) 176 vs ZIM-Nagpur-24 February 2002-Won-Test<br /> 60) 117 vs WI-Port of Spain-20 April 2002-Won-Test<br /> <br /><span> 61) 105* vs ENG-Chester-le-Street-July</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span> 4, 2002-N/R-ODI<br /> 62) 113 vs SL-Bristol-July 11, 2002-Won-ODI<br /> <br /> 63) 193 vs ENG-Leeds-23 August 2002-Won-Test<br /> 64) 176 vs WI-Kolkata-3 November 2002-Draw-Test<br /> <br /><span> 65) 152 vs NAMI-Pietermaritzburg-Febr</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>uary 23, 2003-Won-ODI<br /> 66) 100 vs AUS-Gwalior-October 26, 2003-Won-ODI<br /> 67) 102 vs NZ-Hyderabad-November 15, 2003-Won-ODI<br /> <br /> 68) 241* vs AUS-Sydney-4 January 2004-Draw-Test<br /> <br /> 69) 141 vs PAK-Rawalpindi-March 16, 2004-Lost-ODI<br /> <br /> 70) 194* vs PAK-Multan-29 March 2004-Won-Test<br /> 71) 248* vs BAN-Dhaka-12 December 2004-Won-Test<br /> <br /> 72) 123 vs PAK-Ahmedabad-April 12, 2005-Lost-ODI<br /> <br /> 73) 109 vs SL-New Delhi-22 December 2005-Won-Test<br /> <br /> 74) 100 vs PAK-Peshawar-February 6, 2006-Lost-ODI<br /> 75) 141* vs WI-Kuala Lumpur-September 14, 2006-Lost-ODI<br /> 76) 100* vs WI-Vadodara-January 31, 2007-Won-ODI<br /> <br /> 77) 101 vs BAN-Chittagong-19 May 2007-Draw-Test<br /> 78) 122* vs BAN-Mirpur-26 May 2007-Won-Test<br /> 79) 154* vs AUS-Sydney-4 January 2008-Lost-Test<br /> 80) 153 vs AUS-Adelaide-25 January 2008-Draw-Test<br /> <br /> 81) 117* vs AUS-Sydney-March 2, 2008-Won-ODI<br /> <br /> 82) 109 vs AUS-Nagpur-6 November 2008-Won-Test<br /> 83) 103* vs ENG-Chennai-15 December 2008-Won-Test<br /> <br /> 84) 163* vs NZ-Christchurch-March 8, 2009-Won-ODI<br /> <br /> 85) 160 vs NZ-Hamilton-20 March 2009-Won-Test<br /> <br /> 86) 138 vs SL-Colombo-September 14, 2009-Won-ODI<br /> 87) 175 vs AUS-Hyderabad-November 5, 2009-Lost-ODI<br /> <br /> 88) 100* vs <a href="http://www.captaincorner.com/" target="_blank">SL-Ahmedabad</a>-20 November 2009-Draw-Test<br /> 89) 105* vs <a href="http://www.captaincorner.com/" target="_blank">BAN-Chittagong</a>-18 January 2010-Won-Test<br /> 90) 143 vs <a href="http://www.captaincorner.com/" target="_blank">BAN-Mirpur</a>-25 January 2010-Won-Test<br /> 91) 100 vs <a href="http://www.captaincorner.com/" target="_blank">SA-Nagpur</a>-9 February 2010-Lost-Test<br /> 92) 106 vs <a href="http://www.captaincorner.com/" target="_blank">SA-Kolkata</a>-15 February 2010-Won-Test<br /> <br /> 93) 200* vs <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/" target="_blank">SA-Gwalior</a>-February 24, 2010-Won-ODI<br /> <br /> 94) 203 vs <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/" target="_blank">SL-Colombo</a>-28 July 2010-Draw-Test<br /> 95) 214 vs <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/" target="_blank">AUS-Bangalore</a>-11 October 2010-Won-Test<br /> 96) 111* vs <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/" target="_blank">SA-Centurion</a>-19 December 2010-Lost-Test<br /> 97) 146 vs <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/" target="_blank">SA-Cape Town</a>-4 January 2011-Draw-Test<br /> <br /> 98) 120 vs <a href="http://www.captaincorner.com/" target="_blank">ENG-Bangalore</a>-February 27, 2011-Tied-ODI<br /> 99) 111 vs <a href="http://www.captaincorner.com/" target="_blank">SA-Nagpur</a>-March 12, 2011-Lost-ODI<br /> <br /> ===========100========<br /> 100* vs <a href="http://www.captaincorner.com/" target="_blank">BAN-Mirpur</a>-16 March,2012- (ODI)<br /> <br /> <br /> *denotes that he remained not out.<br /> #denotes that he was the captain of the Indian team in that match.</span></div>
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Karachi - Routers, Pakistan Vs India Semi final of world cup 2011 was fixed.It was now declared by an Indian Bookie <span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Vicky-Seth">Vicky Seth</a> talking with Times of India.It should be noted that SPORTS WORLD now CAPTAIN CORNER has broken this news as "</span><a href="http://www.captaincorner.com/2011/03/pakistan-vs-india-world-cup-2011-semi_31.html" target="_blank">Pakistan Vs India World Cup 2011 Semi Final was Fixed- Indian Bookies</a>" on 31 March 2011 & also we published predictions before match as "<a href="http://www.captaincorner.com/2011/03/pakistan-vs-india-world-cup-2011-semi_26.html" target="_blank">Pakistan Vs India World Cup 2011 Semi Final -Predictions</a>" on 26 March 2011.All our predictions came true on the day of semi final.Also when we published the report after interviewing an Indian Bookie on Match fixing, some papers criticizes us.But recently a bookie <span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Vicky-Seth">Vicky Seth</a> discloses this in interview with Times of India.</span><br />
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<span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT">Mysterious catches drop by Pakistan's best fielders like Umar Akmal, Younis Khan & Misbah ul Haq who drop 3 catches of Sachin Tendulkar in a crutial match made everyone think on that point.Also Shahid Afridi's anger on Abdul Rehman Malik (Pakistan's Interior Minister) before semi final especially fans watched a rock hearted player like Afridi crying after sawing his team losing the match was also mysterious for all cricket lovers.Umar Akmal who hits a huge 6 by only one hand got out on straight bowl.All these things raised a big question mark on credibility about fairness of match.</span><br />
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<span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT">Also we published prediction about final match as title "</span><a href="http://www.captaincorner.com/2011/04/india-vs-srilanka-final-match-of-icc.html" target="_blank">India Vs Srilanka final match of ICC World Cup 2011-Predictions</a>" on 1 April 2011 after getting some secret information from our sources in India.All our predictions about final too came true and India won the title comfortably.As Afridi who might tried his best to won the semi final is confident that if they beat India in Semi final of world cup they can easily beat Srilanka.<br />
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Karachi -Routers , Indian Captain <a class="l" href="http://www.google.com.pk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cts=1331460759862&ved=0CDkQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.topix.com%2Fforum%2Fworld%2Fpakistan%2FTFGADR592OE0IIV4S&ei=SXpcT6vABtCwhAemzNWoBA&usg=AFQjCNEL6vPIhNbBn-z2l0I9Mod-GyRYGw&sig2=5xZSyTUSz9CgAT0Ahz68YA" target="_blank">Mahendra Singh Dhoni</a>
played a drama of converting to Islam just for second marriage.He even
did marriage according to Islamic ethics but has denied it in front of
BCCI.According to our sources in India , Indian Captain Dhoni got marry
with Hindu girl <a href="http://www.musicking.in/sakshi-rawat-wiki-biography-wikipedia-pictures-photos.html" target="_blank">Sakshi Singh Rawat</a>
& took his name Dilawar Khan (a Muslim name) & his wife Sakshi
also converted into Islam and her Islamic name is Ayesha.The marriage
was took place in Lucknow on 4 July 2010.The price of <a href="http://www.islamhelpline.net/node/6207" target="_blank">HAQ MEHR</a> was set 11 lakh & 11 thousand IND RS.<span class="st"><i>Maulana Qazi Abu Talha</i> Misbahi <i>Faizabadi</i></span>
was the Qazi.Resources said that Dhoni's opponent raises this issue of
converting to Islam & changing of name but Dhoni has denied all
these rumors in front of BCCI.But a magazine "Outlook" which publishes
from New Delhi has recently published image of Dhoni's "Nikal
Nama"(Islamic Marriage Certificate) All things can be confirm through <a href="http://www.google.com/" target="_blank">GOOGLE</a> easily.<br />
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This is Dhoni aka Dilawar Khan marriage certificate published by <a href="http://www.captaincorner.com/" target="_blank">CAPTAIN CORNER.</a><br />
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Karachi-Pakistan Cricket team's new coach <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dav_Whatmore" target="_blank">Dev Whatmore</a> said that he is ready for first challenge of Asia Cup 2012 as a coach of Pakistan team.He further stated that in presence of 2 top teams of World cup 2011, India & Srilanka its not easy game to win the title.Bangladesh has a home advantage & can beat any team in presence of its crowd.He loves to tangle challenges & he is ready to face it.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dav_Whatmore" target="_blank">Dev Whatmore</a> said that the match between two rivals India & Pakistan always interesting for cricket lovers & in subcontinent people seems it as a war but he himself took it as only a match nothing more.On 18 March we have normal match like Srilanka & Bangladesh but we will try our most to win it.Pakistan has played wonderful cricket against English side but he don't believe how Pakistan lost ODI & t20 series.<br />
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In game one team lose & other win , we should not see our past & look forward to it what can we do better in future.We should probe our mistakes in the game & than make our team perfect in line of World Class teams.<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dav_Whatmore" target="_blank">Whatmore</a> said that he has spent few days in Pakistan but he has jelled with Pakistan player very much.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dav_Whatmore" target="_blank"></a></div>US A MAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837536026892047220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526903620155549634.post-26859991823887367072012-03-01T04:16:00.003-08:002012-03-02T02:37:49.771-08:00Funny gossip story of Fast Bowler Muhammad Aamir with his lawyer Sajida Malik<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I have read many forums containing foolish love story rumors of Pakistan Fast bowler Muhammad Aamir with his female lawyer <a href="http://www.captaincorner.com/" target="_blank">British born Pakistani</a> Sajida Malik.Muhammad Aamir has recently came to Pakistan from England after completing his spot fixing <a href="http://www.captaincorner.com/" target="_blank">allegation prison</a> jail abroad.Muhammad Aamir was found in spot fixing against England during Pak- <a href="http://www.captaincorner.com/" target="_blank">England</a> test series during 2010 along with Asif and Salman Butt.Muhammad Aamir accepted his mistake on request of his female lawyer and gone to jail but just for few months.<br />
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Here is article written by famous sports journalist Abdul Majid Bhatti.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If the <a href="http://www.captaincorner.com/" target="_blank">above article</a> is true and Majid Bhatti is not eager to earn cheapest popularity than its a funny story because he has written a romantic scene where heroine drinks a sip of bear and hero than took sip same where she took.I have a question to Mr. Abdul <a href="http://www.captaincorner.com/" target="_blank">Majid Bhatti</a> that what he & all people like Ijaz Butt is looking on her face.And how much closely they guys were looking this single lady that they first watched her sip & than her lipstick mark on glass, than they saw Aamir tooking sip from same point.That story shows how much PCB was serious on probing spot fixing allegations.All journalists & <a href="http://www.captaincorner.com/" target="_blank">PCB officials</a> were only <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Cross-eye to see Miss Sajida Malik.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Majid Bhatti proclaimed that he was the first who broke Spot fixing case first in his article.Now if this story comes true than Majid Bhatti will took lead on making Gossips in sports or might be through his this article Aamir & his lawyer Sajida Malik who never think on that point will come close each other.Otherwise Mr. Bhatti should be ready for a heavy fine on him by <a href="http://www.captaincorner.com/" target="_blank">Sajida Malik</a> because M. Aamir is just a childish thinking guy he will just give some childish smile after this story nothing else. But Sajida with his performance looking very sharp.<a href="http://www.captaincorner.com/" target="_blank">She first </a>made fool Aamir & urged him to accept his guilty as she found herself unable to defend his case so he tied to convince Aamir to accept his crime.If someone like Asif or Butt were there in place of Aamir , I can bet they will definitely shoot the lady because if <a href="http://www.captaincorner.com/" target="_blank">someone</a> has paid huge money to his Lawyer than he will definitely wants his lawyer to defend his case whether he is guilty or not.But <a href="http://www.captaincorner.com/" target="_blank">Sajida Malik founds</a> Aamir as foolish child so first she made him fool collection all his earning from cricket than now she caught him in her love as every lady will love henpecked husband. </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div>US A MAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837536026892047220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526903620155549634.post-41158029699077897282012-02-27T02:21:00.000-08:002012-02-27T02:21:11.970-08:00Maria Sharapova pic before Oscar Award Red carpet<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/421640_10150559875697680_65920772679_9515940_1882229250_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/421640_10150559875697680_65920772679_9515940_1882229250_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span class="hasCaption">"Oh the minutes before heading to a red carpet event...as you see it's not as glamorous as it looks. I prefer to cuddle in the blanket until the very last minute. The event? Post Oscar Vanity Fair. I will have to show you a picture of the fancy invitation!" </span></blockquote> <span class="hasCaption"> Maria Sharapova status on her official facebook page.</span></div>US A MAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837536026892047220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526903620155549634.post-49426419589144406672012-02-23T13:51:00.000-08:002012-02-23T13:51:37.224-08:00Funny Indian media "India tv" attacks Dhoni on defeat against Srilanka<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><iframe frameborder="0" height="300" src="http://p.videofy.me/v/408287" width="480"></iframe></div><br />
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India tv is always famous for its funny reports on cricket.Indian media always criticizes their team in funny styles.They even took minor things and present it like a monster in the air.They also give too much hype to their team when it wins trophies like World cup but when Indian cricket team's performance falls, Indian media helps them in falling by hurtle their team from back with full force.US A MAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837536026892047220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526903620155549634.post-44902472895130493172012-02-11T14:14:00.000-08:002012-02-11T14:14:29.737-08:00‘Even Milan said we were the better side’<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/images/feb_12/gun__1328884172_fabregas_milan2008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="195" src="http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/images/feb_12/gun__1328884172_fabregas_milan2008.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
Arsène Wenger has called on his side to deliver a repeat performance of their historic 2-0 win at AC Milan when they face the Italian giants on Wednesday.<br />
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Late goals from Cesc Fabregas and Emmanuel Adebayor secured victory for Arsenal in 2008 as they became the first English club to beat the Rossoneri at the San Siro.<br />
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Wenger remains fiercely proud of that performance and says his current crop also have the quality to secure another famous away European result.<br />
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“I felt it was such a great night because we stayed faithful to our game and played without complexity,” he said. <br />
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“I remember that even Milan said the better team won. So let's keep that in our memory and repeat the same performance.<br />
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“We have had quite a few good performances away in the Champions League over the years, and we are very proud of them. We won in Madrid in 2006, 5-1 at Inter Milan in 2003, and the 2-0 win against AC Milan in 2008. <br />
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“When you look back and remember, you realise that we have won at almost every big stadium in Europe. Yes, we have not won in Barcelona, where we have played a draw, but overall I think we have won everywhere.”<br />
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Original post link http://www.humarinews.com/2012/02/even-milan-said-we-were-better-side.html</div>US A MAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837536026892047220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526903620155549634.post-29085309073573745422012-02-10T09:01:00.000-08:002012-02-10T09:01:02.773-08:00Pakistan vs England: ODI Statistics & Facts between the sides<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div id="news-id-574" style="display: inline;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">As Pakistan sealed a historical 3-0 whitewash of the current No.1 ranked Test side, It was only hours later when England announced there ODI and T20 Squads which means there in business and are no way going to allow Pakistan on this tour to steal the headlines within the desrts of the UAE. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">England have won 38 out of the 68 matches they've played against Pakistan, Losing 28 and 2 ending up as no results. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">2010 was the last time Pakistan and England played an International one day game against each other, It was the 5th game in the five match natewst series at the Rose bowl, Southampton. England took the close fought series 3-2 after winning the game by 121 runs. Eion Morgan scored a magnificent 107* to take his side to 256 but 3 wickets each from Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann had Pakistan dismissed all out for 135 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">18 Months later, Both sides have different captains are ranked 1 place further away from each other and would want to take momentum heading forward especially England as the No.6 ranked side have tours of Sri Lanka and India coming up where the conditions are relatively similar. On the other hand the Pakistan Cricket Board who are deciding on who to appoint as head coach must first think what more to ask for from there current one - Mohsin Khan who was actually appointed as a Interim coach since Waqar younis resigned after the 2011 Zimbabwe tour has helped them too Test ODI and T20 series win over Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Dav whatmore is the man who seems likely to be appointed as head coach but Mohsin also made his claim of a full time job by adding a Test series whitewash victory over the No.1 test side onto his CV. Khan also stated his target is for Pakistan to be No.1 and gradullay in the top 3 for Tests and ODI's so another series win for the Pakistani's could possibly take them from 5th to 4th depnding on the outcome of the on-going tri series between Australia, Sri Lanka and India.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">17 ODI games against the No.1 ranked Test side, Younis Khan has 433 runs at 28.86 with 1 hundred and 3 half centuries and a best of 101. Younis who started of the test series on a low scored a wonderful 127 for his country in there 2nd innings of the 3rd test that set the platform for a Pakistani win. As always he is a vital part of the side and will be a man to look out for.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">225 runs in 5 matches, No half centuries 1 century at a spectacular average of 56.25 against Pakistan he is an upcoming sensation and is one of best One day batsmen at the moment. Had nothing but an absolute horrendous 6 innings where he was terrorized by Pakistan's spinners and averaged 13.66 with 82 runs to his name in the test series. Surprisingly, Eion Morgan leads this side with the most runs against Pakistan. Should be considered extremely lucky if he isn't dropped from the test squad but his elegant strokes with a blend of nous and power makes him a natural ODI finisher and a good finish from England in the series is required and it would be essential of him to perform.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Sometimes you think will Pakistan ever be complete without this man, But for now let's just admire his 31 wickets in 22 matches with a best of 5/40 he'll bring plenty of smiles, heart touching feelings and charisma to the field. England struggled with Off spin throughout the test series but they better figure out Shahid Afridi's leg spinners too as he is as always been in the limited overs side and England better watch out for Boom Boom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">James Anderson would want to add on to his 25 wickets in 14 matches against Pakistan, With a best of 4/27 England's spear head of the attack had an ordinary test series too claiming 9 scalps - As always he is one of the main performers with the ball for his team and he's spoken his desire of also returning to the T20 side, If he does have a great One day series it is likely he'll be included in the current T20 World champions squad too. </span></div></div>US A MAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837536026892047220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526903620155549634.post-31168368818153347102012-02-10T08:59:00.001-08:002012-02-10T09:04:25.569-08:00Pakistan's GREENWASH not complete yet<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">The 3-0 mission accomplished in the most significant format</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">was monumentally, pleasantly surprising jubilance which no one could have</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">seriously thought about in terms of a series score-line along those lines, but</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">the job is not completed yet by any stretch of the imagination and there is</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">more dominance to follow and many more victories although they won’t quite be</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">as resounding as the test ones, but ODI cricket is Pakistan’s forte which they</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">take equally as seriously. Generally the ODI format in this part of the world</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">has higher viewership, crowd attendances and genuine excitement. Going by how</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">pessimistic some of the England supporters are about their team’s chances in</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">the one day internationals which start next week over winning even a single one</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">day international let alone draw or win the 4 match series, there is almost</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">every chance for Captain Misbah’s Team Pakistan to whitewash the visitors in</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">ALL formats and end up with a 10-0 score line once the whole tour concludes on</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Monday 27<sup>th</sup> February in Abu Dhabi.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">England have been woeful in sub continental conditions and</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">lost 5-0 in India last year whereas in the World Cup only managed 3 victories</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">in 7 encounters. They are below the men in green on the ICC ODI rankings by</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">some way. Last two ODI series they have played against the men in green away</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">from home have ended in defeats for them. Cook and Broad are inexperienced</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">captains and England is vulnerable to spin on the slow and low wickets.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">For the hosts majority of the overs will be bowled by the</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">slower men who control the flow of runs, take wickets and are consistently</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">reliable performers. It’s a squeezing process to overcome for the batsmen and</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">each of the trio of spinners is different which never allows you to settle as a</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">batter. With anything even over 200 on the board batting first and Pakistan</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">will fancy their chances by turning to their spinners under lights, who get</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">through their overs quickly not allowing batsmen to think on their feet, build</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">pressure with dot deliveries, can come on early with the new ball to surprise</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">the top order and with varieties in repertoire can break partnerships and cause</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">panic in the dressing room at any moment. Lastly, they also have the skill,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">experience and confidence of bowling in the batting power play and can be</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">extremely difficult to get hold of and subsequently trigger collapses courtesy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">of Saeed Ajmal’s mesmerising mysteries.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"> The off spinners Saeed Ajmal and Mohammad Hafeez are ranked at 1 and 2 on the ICC ODI bowling</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">rankings which just shows how impressively they have delivery in ODI colours</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">over the last year whereas the multi talented leg spinner Shahid Afridi was the</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">2<sup>nd</sup> leading ODI wicket taker last year with 45 scalps in 27 outings</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">including 4 5 wicket hauls with his canny flattish sharp drifting leg spinners,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">sliders and top spinners. The talismanic leg spinning all rounder has kept him</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">busy by playing for the Melbourne Renegades down under while the national test</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">team were up against Bangladesh and England and had a decent time of it over</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">there from a personal point of view. How well England can negotiate and tackle</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">these gifted, accurate and unorthodox spinners will be the deciding factor in</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">the brief ODI series. The Men in Green are firm favourites, looking forward to</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">the contests and the tourists will be up against it. We shouldn’t be surprised</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">to see Pakistan win this series 4-0. It will be a challenging ride for Cook’s side and even harder than what they were</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">up against during the test series which they’ll want to put behind them as</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">quick as possible after suffering the humiliation of a clean sweep.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"> The visitors will be taking on their Lions squad for a warm up fixture on Friday who have just</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">beaten the Sri Lankan A team 3-2 in a 5 match unofficial ODI series whereas</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Misbah and company they will be heading to Sharjah for a one day international</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">against Afghanistan on the same day where they will be looking to dominate and</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">perhaps experiment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Only 2 of 8 KP writers had The Asian Side definitely claiming the series in the preview which was published on the 3<sup>rd</sup> of</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">January titled: “England will be put through a tough Pakistan test”and that too</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">by only a 1 match margin with a 1-0 scoreline. 1 of our writers hesitatingly</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">sat on the fence at 1-0 either way, 2 said 1-1 including myself, 2 said 0-0</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">whereas one thought England would bag the series 1-0. Few of us expected</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Pakistan to win the series, compete and draw respectably perhaps yes, but</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">winning it was not what we expected in all honesty. None of us said we would</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">win the series by a 2 match margin, but it turned out to be by a 3 match</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">margin. In the preview I also mentioned that 2 results was pushing it and 3</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">results was close to impossible, but as it stands the Greens have won all 3</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">tests with all 3 tests having results. We expected docile tracks, high scoring</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">draws and uneventful action, but it was nothing but fast paced test cricket with</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">wickets falling in clusters and tests continuously progressing forward towards</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">an outcome with every session and none of the 3 tests went into day 5 believe</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">it or not. 110 wickets fell in 11 days with over 3 wickets falling per session.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">There were several reasons for this –</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">a) Highquality bowling, both teams bowled exceptionally and it was refreshing to see</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">some top class spin bowling in particular from both of the sides because as</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Nasser mentioned we had seen some ordinary, average, mediocre spinners for some</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">time in world cricket, but here we had talented finger spinners from both sides</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">and a mystery bowler from Pakistan in the form of Ajmal who injected fear in</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">batsmen and posed some serious questions</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">b) DRS and batsmen being paranoid as a result of getting struck on the pad with a</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">record number of LBWs falling for a 3 match series in this tour</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">c) Out of form batsmen who were short of runs and confidence</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">d) England’s batsmen struggling to adapt to the slow paced nature of scoring rates in this</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">part of the world and lacking patience and application to play long old</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">fashioned dogged test match innings</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">e) Ajmal’spre series talk really playing in theminds of England’s batters</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">f) England’s preparation not being up to scratch while Pakistan were playing the Sri Lankans</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">and Bangladeshis as I incidentally said in my preview for why they had a slight</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">advantage over England coming into this series</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">g) England Not being able to lift themselves after losing 5 wickets in the opening session</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">of the series of their top 5 batsmen without 60 on the board at the lunch</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">interval with Ajmal bagging 3 wickets in his first 10 deliveries he sent down.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Starting a series well is so often so important for what goes to happen at the</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">end of it all</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">h) Underestimating the Pakistan team after the spot fixing scandal and how far they had come under</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Misbah ul Haq and talking of underestimating they also did so for the Pakistani</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">bowler Rehman and Gul whereas they were taken a bit by suprirse by Hafeez who</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">got 5 left handers dismissed at just 16 as all the talk was surrounding Saeed</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Ajmal</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small; text-decoration: underline;">Combined Series 11</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">1) Mohammad Hafeez</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">2) Alastair Cook</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">3) Azhar Ali</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">4) Younis Khan</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">5) Misbah ul Haq (C)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">6) Asad Shafiq</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">7) Matt Prior (WK)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">8) Stuart Broad</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">9) Abdur Rehman</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">10) Saeed Ajmal</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">11) James Anderson</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small; text-decoration: underline;">Pakistan’s ODI Squad</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small; text-decoration: underline;">Batsmen</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Misbah ul Haq (C)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"> Younis Khan</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"> Azhar Ali</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Asad Shafiq</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"> Imran Farhat</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"> Shoaib Malik (added on the request of Misbah ul Haq)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small; text-decoration: underline;">Wicket Keepers</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Umar Akmal</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Adnan Akmal</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small; text-decoration: underline;">All Rounders</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Mohammad Hafeez</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"> Shahid Afridi</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Hammad Azam</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small; text-decoration: underline;">Fast Bowlers</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Umar Gul</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"> Wahab Riaz</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Aizaz Cheema</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"> Junaid Khan</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small; text-decoration: underline;">Specialist Spinners</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Saeed Ajmal</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"> Abdur Rehman</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Sessions WON</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Pak 21</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Eng 12</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">1st test: 6-3 Pak</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">2nd test: 6-6 </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">3rd test: 9-3 Pak</span></b><br />
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<img alt="Pakistan's cricket captain Misbah-ul Haq gestures as he holds the trophy after victory in the third and final Test match between Pakistan and England - AFP" class="imagecache imagecache-article_vertical" height="406" src="http://www.deccanchronicle.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_vertical/article-images/924049-01-02.jpg.crop_display.jpg" title="Pakistan's cricket captain Misbah-ul Haq gestures as he holds the trophy after victory in the third and final Test match between Pakistan and England - AFP" width="300" /><br />
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<div class="img-sty"><i>Pakistan's cricket captain Misbah-ul Haq gestures as he holds </i><br />
<i>the trophy after victory in the third and final Test match between Pakistan and </i><br />
<i>England - AFP</i></div></div>US A MAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837536026892047220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526903620155549634.post-16549972613902903332012-02-10T08:57:00.000-08:002012-02-10T09:05:37.140-08:00Pakistan team road to glory for no.1 side<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<br />
<div><img alt="" height="269" src="http://www.thenewstribe.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Pakistan-Cricket-Dubai-Test.jpg" style="float: right;" width="350" /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Pakistan’s love affair with the Arabian venues continued when they yet again </span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">returned </span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">victorious </span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">on their new hunting ground:The Ring of Fire. When Pakistan took the field on 4</span><sup style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">th</sup><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"> day at </span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">the DSC, there was skepticism amid an air of positivism that has engulfed </span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">this Pakistan outfit.</span></div><div><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Helped by some inauspicious shot selection by England’s batsmen but with conditions not as conducive as expected, the bowlers put in a Herculean effort for Pakistan to make history.</span></div><div><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Pakistan’s first series whitewash against England is not just a whitewash. What it meant to a nation stricken by innumerable problems was evident when people took it to the streets, dancing in mirth, exchanging sweets, overwhelmed by the fact that their heroes had beaten an adversary ranked much higher than them, not to mention the No.1 Test side in the world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">The momentous victory has come at, hopefully, an end of a turbulent period for Pakistan cricket. A torment that started in 2010 ended in the most incredible of manner for </span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Pakistan, who have now stretched their unbeaten series run to six.</span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">The most perplexing </span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">aspect of their upward curve has been their consistency, a rarity in preceding Pakistan outfits.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">With this lustrous performance, not only have they exceeded the most optimistic of predictions but have re-enchanted many erstwhile fans. Though, how much this victory serves in bringing cricket back to Pakistan remains to be seen. With the Bangladesh series just around the corner, Pakistan can well afford to dream of a seventh consecutive series without facing a defeat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Since the team’s inception, it has been classified as unpredictable. Misbah’s men, however, seem to have altered that impression with a string of persistent performances.The spellbinding sight of Pakistani bowlers banging it in short, turning it miles, bamboozling the batsmen with doosras, reversing the ball mercurially, the batsmen grinding in for runs, show glimpses of the past, a past which was erratic yet better in many ways than the horrors of 2010.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">They say the night is darkest just before the dawn. Misbah and Co. have proved that an obdurate draw against South Africa wasn’t a false dawn. It has only gotten brighter since then for Pakistan cricket. Moreover, they’ve clung to their title of being the ‘cornered tigers’ of world cricket. Every time an adversity has hit them, they’ve come out roaring.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">For people unfamiliar with Pakistan cricket’s peculiar history, this whole scenario is nothing short of madness. Success of this Pakistan team surely supports the notion that Pakistan is back into international cricket as a force to reckon with. They might rise to fall again and fall to rise again but this victory will go down in history as one of cricket’s most epic battles for honor.</span></div></div>US A MAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837536026892047220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526903620155549634.post-74506831037031000232012-02-10T08:56:00.000-08:002012-02-10T08:56:07.224-08:00Fabio Capello Quits amid Terry saga<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span>Fabio Capello has reacted strongly after FA stripped Terry off captaincy as proceedings against him continue for racially abusing Anton Ferdinand.</span><br />
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<span><img alt="" height="338" src="http://www.premierleague.com/content/dam/premierleague/site-content/News/2011-12/news/capello-resigns.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.thumbnail.490.338.margin.png" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="490" /></span><br />
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<span>The Football Association, in my opinion was within its rights and principally correct to remove the controversial captain as grave allegations overshadowed him. But on the other hand, Capello's reaction is also apprendible as a man of such authority was apparently not consulted when such a critical decision was being made about his team.</span><br />
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<span>So lets take a look on reactions by a few English players followed by unreserved remarks by me:<br />
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<strong><img alt="" height="126" src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/58395000/jpg/_58395478_58395477.jpg" style="float: left;" width="224" />Wayne Rooney</strong>: </span><br />
<div class="quote">Gutted Capello has quit. Good guy and top coach. Got to be English to replace him. Harry Redknapp for me.</div><br />
<em><strong>My Comment</strong></em>: Spot on Wayne. This guy never fails to speak up and says what he feels is right.<br />
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<strong>Rio Ferdinand</strong>: <div class="quote">So Capello resigns....what now....</div><br />
<em><strong>My Comment</strong></em>: Rio might see this as an opportunity to cement a permanent place in the team once again. But I doubt that he will be able to do this keeping in view his lingering back problem, new blood deserve a chance and should be allowed to play. Rio should be taken to the Euros as a sub. (This is coming from a United Fan)<br />
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<strong>Jack Wilshere</strong>: <div class="quote">People have their own judgement on Capello but <span class="text_exposed_show">for a young player who was given the chance to play for my country at such a young age he has shown great belief and trust in me so I can only thank him.</span></div><span class="text_exposed_show"><br />
<em><strong>My Comment</strong></em>: Wilshere is rightly thankful to Capello as he gave him the chance to show his mettle on the top level.<br />
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<strong>Kyle Walker</strong>: <div class="quote">Gutted to see Fabio Capello go, he put a lot of trust in me and gave me my first cap. just want to say a big thanks really.</div><br />
<em><strong>My Comment</strong></em>: Walker is rightly thankful to Capello as he gave him the chance to show his mettle on the top level.<br />
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<strong>Glen Johnson</strong>: <div class="quote">Sad news to see Capello step down. Good man and a Good manager.</div><br />
<em><strong>My Comment</strong></em>: Capello might be a good man Johnson, but his departure may endanger your position. I think Micah Richard deserves a chance for his consistent performances and should be used against attacking teams.<br />
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<strong>Michael Owen</strong>: <div class="quote">Don't know if was just me but it never felt right in the first place knowing the England manager was heading off after the Euros regardless.</div><br />
<em><strong>My Comment</strong></em>: Dont be silly Owen, I know you will welcome the next manager by saying that he is the best for this job. But you still dont deserve a chance in the England team again, so start looking for a pundti's vacancy in a sports channel as you are well past your prime.<br />
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Quotes Courtesy: BBC</span></div>US A MAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837536026892047220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526903620155549634.post-72286076115436095362012-02-08T14:02:00.000-08:002012-02-08T14:02:04.823-08:00UConn Basketball Proposes Self-Sanctions To Avoid NCAA Tourney Ban<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="node-image-wrapper"> <div class="node-image"> <img alt="Jim Calhoun" class="imagecache imagecache-post-image imagecache-default imagecache-post-image_default" height="307" src="http://www.ology.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/post-image/image_25.jpg" title="" width="375" /> </div><div class="node-image-caption"> UConn is sweating now that the NCAA is taking this whole "academics" thing seriously. </div><div class="node-image-source"> [ <a href="http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.114127%21/img/httpImage/image.jpg">Image Source</a> ] </div></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">The NCAA recently adopted a new set of scrict rules that impose severe punishments on sport programs that underperform academically. Under the rules, the UConn basketball team would be ineligible for the NCAA tournament the next two seasons.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Last fall, Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun brushed off the potentially disastrous punishments for his program, expressing confidence that the NCAA would bend the rules to accomodate him. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Now it appears that UConn is legitimately afraid that the Huskies will not be allowed to participate in postseason play next season.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">In a <a href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=ap-uconn-apr" target="_blank">document obtained by the<em> Associated Press</em></a> via the Freedom of Information Act, the school sent a proposal to the NCAA, offering to make a number of self-imposed sanctions if the NCAA grants UConn a waiver allowing them to compete in the postseason.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>Explanation Of New NCAA Academic Rules And Punishments</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">UConn has proposed that the program reduce the number of regular season games in plays next season, eliminate exhibition games, forfeit revenue from the Big East Tournament and restrict Calhoun's off-campus recruiting efforts in next fall's contact period.</span><br />
<span style="color: #111111; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">“Collectively, the university’s proposal will clearly send the message that the institution fully accepts the responsibility for past failings,” the waiver request reads. “It will result in the economic equivalent of a postseason ban without harming the very students the NCAA is trying to protect.”</span></span> <br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">As Connecticut and Calhoun have pointed out in the past, the NCAA's new rules punish teams retroactively, since the academic data the NCAA uses dates back four years. UConn has argued that it is unfair that they should be punished under new rules that they've not been given time to adjust to.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">But UConn's pleading may fall on deaf ears, just as the NCAA's pleadings about academic improvement for years fell on deaf ears at UConn. Finally, the NCAA has put teeth into its insistence on academic achievement, and the bureaucratically indifferent organization may be looking for a chance to make an example of someone here.</span></span></span></div></div>US A MAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837536026892047220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526903620155549634.post-16161607141665634162012-02-08T13:59:00.000-08:002012-02-08T13:59:51.613-08:00Maria Sharapova breezes into Paris Open quarter-finals<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.humarinews.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WhhTRCzOOp0/Tb74lbYjhrI/AAAAAAAAAHY/Po4h_CHWbZ0/s320/221777_10150230101846388_22253026387_8427736_7756579_n.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><br />
<span class="articleLocation">PARIS</span> Feb 8 (Reuters) - Top seed Maria Sharapova eased into the third round of the Paris Open with a 6-3 6-1 dismissal of South African Chenelle Scheepers on Wednesday.<span id="midArticle_byline"></span><br />
<span id="midArticle_0"></span> The former world number one from Russia dropped serve twice early in the opening set but an upset was never on the cards at the Pierre de Coubertin hall.<br />
<span id="midArticle_1"></span> After being held 3-3 in the first set, she won nine of the 10 remaining games, taking victory after 68 minutes when Scheepers netted a routine shot.<br />
<span id="midArticle_2"></span> "I struggled a little bit at the beginning because the surface is quicker than at the Australian Open or the Fed Cup," Australian Open finalist Sharapova, who will next face either Romanian Monica Niculescu or German ninth seed Angelique Kerber, told reporters.<br />
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