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Amir can be selected after ban: PCB chief

Pakistan cricket chief Zaka Ashraf yesterday said paceman Mohammad Amir can be considered for national selection after he has served the five year ban handed to him in a 2010 spot-fixing case.

The 19-year-old is serving a six-month jail term in England over a spot-fixing scandal. The case was related to charges of deliberate no-balls during the Lord's Test against England in 2010.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ashraf said all three players had stained the image of the country.

"PCB cannot side with anyone who has done wrong and because of them the name of the country was stained," Ashraf said at a press club function in Karachi.

"Whenever Amir is cleared by the ICC and serves his punishment, we think he needs intense counselling and then we will take guidance from the ICC about him on whether there was any hitch on his playing," added Ashraf.
Newspaper:Mid Day, 11th Jan 12

 

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Dilshan quits as Sri Lanka captain

Dashing batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan on Monday resigned as Sri Lanka cricket captain in all three formats of the game, following his side's dismal performance in South Africa where they lost both the Test and ODI series.
Veteran batsman Mahela Jayawardene is likely to be named the new
captain but Sri Lanka Cricket is yet to make any formal announcement.

The 35-year-old Dilshan has sent in his resignation from South Africa, where Sri Lanka concluded their disastrous tour on Sunday. Sri Lanka lost the three-match Test series 1-2 and five-match ODI series 2-3.

"Dilshan has resigned as captain in all three formats of the game," SLC said in a statement.

"Members of the executive committee take this opportunity to thank Dilshan for his commitment and dedication during his tenure as the national captain," the Board said.

"We also wish him well as he continues to represent Sri Lanka as a national player."

Dilshan's resignation did not come as a surprise as under him Sri Lanka lost away series to England, Pakistan and South Africa while also failing to win against Australia at home.

He took over captaincy from Kumar Sangakkara after Sri Lanka's six-wicket defeat against India in the World Cup final in April last year.
Newspaper:Hindustan Times, 25th Jan

 

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Akram slams British press for questioning Ajmal's action

Pace-bowling legend Wasim Akram is exasperated with the way British press has been harping about the bowling action of Pakistan's off-spinner Saeed Ajmal and termed as "stale" the pressure tactics of the home media.

Ajmal took a 10-wicket haul in the Pakistan's impressive
10-wicket win over world number one Test team England in the Dubai Test.

"Instead of praising him (Saeed Ajmal) for he is someone special, instead of admitting their team didn't do well and Pakistan played better cricket, they are after him," said Akram who's commentating on the final Test between India and Australia here

"It's not funny anymore, it's boring, stale and old."

Former England players raised a question-mark about Ajmal's bowling action after the stunning defeat and the British media hasn't stopped carping on it since then.

"Whenever they lose, they talk negative. It's the English batsmen who played bad shots, sweeping across the line to off-spinner. It's no rocket science that you can't play across the line. But probably they don't know. It's the job of umpires and ICC—not British media.

"The permissible limit is 15 degrees and he's been tested and tried for bowling well below it. He's been around for 7-8 years. Why suddenly pick on him?" said an agitated Akram.

"I have been reading for the last 3-4 days in British media. We all know what goes through media usually goes through players. Ajmal doesn't turn the ball. He's just quicker. On a placid track, where there was no swing, no spin, no reverse swing, just lust green outfield, he got them playing across the line."
Newspaper:Hindustan Times, 26th Jan

 

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Cook praises Pakistan bowlers after fightback

Abu Dhabi: Opener Alastair Cook praised Pakistan's fightback, which saw them grab four wickets in the last 30 minutes in the second Test here on Thursday, but still believes England have not thrown away the advantage.

England were comfortably sitting on 166-1 with Cook (94) and Jonathan Trott (74) closing in on Pakistan's first-innings total of 257, but lost four wickets in the last session of the second day.

Off-spinner Saeed Ajmal, who took a career best 7-55 during his team's 10-wicket win in the first Test in Dubai last week, claimed the wickets of Cook, Kevin Pietersen (14) and Eoin Morgan (three) to leave England at 207-5. England still trail Pakistan's first-innings score of 257 by 50 runs.

The visitors will be aiming to build a decent lead on a pitch which has helped the spinners and on which batting last will be difficult against the likes of Ajmal.

"I wouldn't say it's (advantage) thrown away. We're only 50 behind and we've got (Ian) Bell and (Matt) Prior, who both are excellent players, at the crease now, and our lower-order did well in Dubai," said Cook.

The 27-year-old left-hander missed out on his 20th Test century, trapped leg-before by Ajmal, who had figures of 3-67.
Source:Cricnext

 

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Dernbach yearns for successful start

Abu Dhabi: Fast bowler Jade Dernbach looked for a successful start to the one-day series against Pakistan after anchoring England's comfortable win over Lions in a practice match on Friday.

The 25-year-old Surrey paceman took 3-21 to wreck England Lions for a paltry 96 before England achieved a revised target – set to give them some practice ahead of four-one-day match series against Pakistan – of 230 on three wickets.

Jonathan Trott made 75 not out and captain Alastair Cook finished with 68. England face Pakistan in the first one-day in Abu Dhabi on Monday.

Dernbach, summoned to enforce England's one-day squad during the World Cup 2011 but made his debut only in June last year, hoped his form continues.

"I hope it can continue," said Dernbach. "It was a nice way to start, to set the tone - and that's a job we need to do in this series to be successful."

Besides Dernbach, Steven Finn also took three wickets on Friday. Dernbach said getting early wickets is the key.

"The aim in any one-day cricket is to take early wickets. You're giving yourself the best possible opportunity of slowing down the scoring rate. If we can keep doing that on a game-to-game basis, we'll be all right," said Dernbach.
Source:cricnext

 

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Fletcher to act as peacemaker: sources

In another twist to the differnce of opinion between the players of Team India, sources on Thursday told CNN-IBN that BCCI wants coach Duncan Fletcher to resolve the rift within the team. Fletcher and media manager GS Walia have been asked to speak to the senior players and put an end to the issue.

The confrontation started after India's defeat against Sri Lanka in the triangular series in Australia on Tuesday when Indian stand-in captain Virender Sehwag gave a different reason than MS Dhoni for the rotation policy adopted by the Indian management.

According to the reports, Fletcher will speak to skipper MS Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir, and will try to mediate and settle the differences. Senior players are also likely to adddress the media conference on Friday to clear the air.

At a press conference after the loss, Dhoni explained why he was going ahead with the controversial rotation policy. Among many things he said one was that India can't go into a match with the trio of Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir as they are slow on the field and concede a lot of runs.

In another press conference on the same day, Sehwag, who captained India while Dhoni served the one-match ban on account of slow over-rate in the previous match against Australia, launched his retort against Dhoni's remarks. "I did not know what he (Dhoni) said and what's going on in media. He told us he wanted to give chance to youngsters who had come here and play the next World Cup. That's what he told us."

Ever since the beginning of the triangular series, there has been a huge debate over the adoption of the rotation policy. Sehwag, who had to sit out of a couple of games, is a not a big fan of the policy, and that is supposed to be the bone of contention between the captain and vice captain.
Source:Cricnext

 

[Kamlesh Barjati]

Today in cricket history !

March 5, 1963: Eddo Brandes, Zimbabwe pace bowler isborn

 

[Pugazhbalaji]

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[Gssran]

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