Pakistan Vs England Series In Abu Dhabhi
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Afridi to skip most of Bangladesh Premier League to feature Pak-Eng series
Former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi has said he will skip a major part of the Bangladesh Premier League to play in the limited overs series against England.
"The Bangladesh league clashes with our one-day and T20 series against England and for me national duty has always remained the top priority because Pakistan has given me a lot. I want to play for Pakistan because my team needs me and we want to keep the winning sequence intact," The Daily Times quoted Afridi, as saying.
The League had earlier roped in Afridi at the highest salary of 70,000 dollars.
He said he has not yet taken a decision on his retirement but added that he would retire when he is performing well so that he is remembered by fans.
"I have not as yet made up my mind when to call it quits. But certainly one thing I have decided is that I want to retire when I am performing well so that people remember me positively," he said.
"I think I still have a lot to offer to Pakistan cricket. I will retire when I feel I am at the peak of the career and have also contributed to Pakistan cricket as other legends of Pakistan cricket have done. I want to be remembered like Imran Khan, Javed Miandad or Wasim Akram are remembered today. And my ambition remains to reach a consistent scale of performance as these legends did in their careers," he added.
Afridi had earlier announced his retirement after from international cricket being stripped of the one-day captaincy, but retracted his decision in October.
Newspaper:Mid Day, 27th Jan
Former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi has said he will skip a major part of the Bangladesh Premier League to play in the limited overs series against England.
"The Bangladesh league clashes with our one-day and T20 series against England and for me national duty has always remained the top priority because Pakistan has given me a lot. I want to play for Pakistan because my team needs me and we want to keep the winning sequence intact," The Daily Times quoted Afridi, as saying.
The League had earlier roped in Afridi at the highest salary of 70,000 dollars.
He said he has not yet taken a decision on his retirement but added that he would retire when he is performing well so that he is remembered by fans.
"I have not as yet made up my mind when to call it quits. But certainly one thing I have decided is that I want to retire when I am performing well so that people remember me positively," he said.
"I think I still have a lot to offer to Pakistan cricket. I will retire when I feel I am at the peak of the career and have also contributed to Pakistan cricket as other legends of Pakistan cricket have done. I want to be remembered like Imran Khan, Javed Miandad or Wasim Akram are remembered today. And my ambition remains to reach a consistent scale of performance as these legends did in their careers," he added.
Afridi had earlier announced his retirement after from international cricket being stripped of the one-day captaincy, but retracted his decision in October.
Newspaper:Mid Day, 27th Jan
2nd Test: Ajmal late strikes peg back England
Abu Dhabi: Pakistan offspinner Saeed Ajmal removed Alastair Cook for 94 and took two more late wickets to restrict England to 207-5 and ensure the second Test is poised at stumps on Thursday after the second day.
Cook hit 10 boundaries in batting for nearly five hours and Jonathan Trott scored a gritty 74 with seven boundaries, but England lost 3-9 late in the day to trail by 50 runs after having bowled out Pakistan for 257 earlier in the morning.
Ajmal went wicketless for 24 overs before dismissing Cook, Kevin Pietersen (14) and Eoin Morgan (3) in his last five to finish with 3-67.
Ajmal mesmerized England's batsmen last week in taking 10-97 to inspire Pakistan to a 10-wicket win in the first Test at Dubai.
"Obviously the last half-hour turned it from a very good day to a good day (for England)," Cook said. "In the ideal world, we'd be sitting here 2, 3 down but that's what cricket is. It does go up and down, and credit to the way Pakistan bowled in that last half-hour. They made it really tough."
Cook put on 139 for the second wicket with Trott before he was out leg-before-wicket off Ajmal when he looked set for his 20th Test century.
Trott should have been out lbw on 22 off Ajmal, but Pakistan failed to ask for a television referral when replays showed that the ball would have hit the top of middle and off-stump.
"The bowler and the 'keeper were not sure that it was out and we thought that it hit him high ... definitely later on we thought that we missed a chance," Pakistan fast bowler Umar Gul said.
Becoming frustrated with the stand, Pakistan wasted both their referrals on Trott before and after he'd completed his half-century off 95 balls with six fours.
Both England batsmen were watchful as Pakistan failed to take a wicket in the second session on a pitch that offered assistance to the slow bowlers.
Source:Cricnext
Abu Dhabi: Pakistan offspinner Saeed Ajmal removed Alastair Cook for 94 and took two more late wickets to restrict England to 207-5 and ensure the second Test is poised at stumps on Thursday after the second day.
Cook hit 10 boundaries in batting for nearly five hours and Jonathan Trott scored a gritty 74 with seven boundaries, but England lost 3-9 late in the day to trail by 50 runs after having bowled out Pakistan for 257 earlier in the morning.
Ajmal went wicketless for 24 overs before dismissing Cook, Kevin Pietersen (14) and Eoin Morgan (3) in his last five to finish with 3-67.
Ajmal mesmerized England's batsmen last week in taking 10-97 to inspire Pakistan to a 10-wicket win in the first Test at Dubai.
"Obviously the last half-hour turned it from a very good day to a good day (for England)," Cook said. "In the ideal world, we'd be sitting here 2, 3 down but that's what cricket is. It does go up and down, and credit to the way Pakistan bowled in that last half-hour. They made it really tough."
Cook put on 139 for the second wicket with Trott before he was out leg-before-wicket off Ajmal when he looked set for his 20th Test century.
Trott should have been out lbw on 22 off Ajmal, but Pakistan failed to ask for a television referral when replays showed that the ball would have hit the top of middle and off-stump.
"The bowler and the 'keeper were not sure that it was out and we thought that it hit him high ... definitely later on we thought that we missed a chance," Pakistan fast bowler Umar Gul said.
Becoming frustrated with the stand, Pakistan wasted both their referrals on Trott before and after he'd completed his half-century off 95 balls with six fours.
Both England batsmen were watchful as Pakistan failed to take a wicket in the second session on a pitch that offered assistance to the slow bowlers.
Source:Cricnext
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pak-257 (1st inn.)
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Pak.205/8 lead by 135.
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