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Pak players hope PM discussed
cricket on visit to India
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Lahore, May 29: Some of Pakistan’s
top players, including Shahid Afridiand Shoaib Akhtar, have expressed
hope that the issue of bilateral cricket
ties with India was discussed by Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif, on
his flying visit to the country.
Former Pakistan quick Akhtar
pointed out that cricket had always
played a big role in bringing the
people of the two countries closer.
“I am happy that our prime minister is in India and I hope cricket ties
are discussed in these big meetings,”
Akhtar told PTI. “Because it is necessary to have bilateral cricket ties
between the two countries.
“It is particularly important for
Pakistan, as whenever Pakistan and
India play against each other these
matches bring financial rewards for
both boards and the PCB in particular needs a financial boost.”
Akhtar said that he would also like
to see the issue of Pakistan players in
the IPL being resolved soon. “If things
continue the way they are, I have a
feeling by end of this year the Indians
will take a decision on allowing our
players in the IPL,” he said.
Allrounder Afridi also wanted to
see more India-Pakistan series’ in
future. “I hope with our prime minister also going to India, the Indian
board responds positively and we
see bilateral matches soon,” he said.
Former Pakistan captain Younis
Khan also backed the restoration of
bilateral cricket ties. “Our prime minister himself has played cricket and is
a keen student and follower of cricket,
so I am sure this subject would have
been discussed by him in these meetings,” Younis said in Lahore.
Brian Lara, Umar Gul to feature
in Lord’s bicentenary game
to be added to the MCC and
Rest of the World sides respectively. Tendulkar will captain
an MCC XI that also includes
another retired India batting
star in Rahul Dravid, Pakistan’s off-spin wizard Saeed
Ajmal and former Australia
Test fast bowler Brett Lee.
Meanwhile, Shane Warne,
arguably cricket’s greatest leg-
Late Kanwal Koul Tourney
Al-Ghazali, Kupwara-XI
win matches
Srinagar, May 29: In the
ongoing Late Kanwal Koul
cricket tournament two
matches were played at
Sheri-Kashmir Cricket stadium here on Thursday.
In the first match, AlGhazali defeated PCC
Pattan by five runs.
Batting first Al-Ghazali
scored 148 runs. Umer
with 47 was the highest
scorer for them while as
Ayaz took three wickets.
In reply PCC Pattan were
bundled out for 144 runs
in 23 overs. Sartaj with 46
was highest scorer for them
Budgam Premier League
Kings XI, Ompora
emerge winners
Srinagar, May 29: Kings XI and
Ompora emerged winners in
their respective matches of the
Budgam Premier League T20
held at Sports Board Sheikpora
on Thursday. In the first match,
Kings-XI defeated Nagam CC by
five wickets. Batting first nagam
CC scored 136 for 10 wickets
in 20 overs. In reply Kings-XI
achieved the required target
at the loss of five wickets. In
the second match, Ompora CC
defeated Panzan CC by seven
wickets. Batting first Panzan
were bundled out for 105 runs
in 17.5 overs. In reply, Ompora
achieved the required target at
the loss of three wickets.
while as Mudasir took two
wickets for Al-Ghazali.
In the second match,
Kupwara-XI defeated
Baramullah-XI by two
wickets. Batting first,
Baramullah-XI were
bundled out for 95 runs in
17 overs. Altaf with 29 was
the highest scorer for them
while as Nayeem took five
wickets for Kupwara-XI.
In reply, Kupwara
achieved the required
target at the loss of eight
wickets. M Iqbal with 25
runs was highest scorer
fir them. GKNN
spinner, will captain a Rest
of the World XI that includes
his former Hampshire teammate Kevin Pietersen, now
in England ‘exile’, as well as
Sri Lanka’s record-breaking
off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan and Pakistan’s fiery allrounder Shahid Afridi.
SQUADS– MCC: Sachin
Tendulkar (India, captain),
KKR’s Umesh Yadav attributes
recent success to Akram
Kolkata, May 29: Kolkata
Knight Riders pacer Umesh
Yadav has been in the middle
of a brilliant run in the Indian
Premier League 2014 and
credited legendary Pakistan
pacer and current KKR bowling coach Wasim Akram for
an incredible turn of fortune.
Yadav was not considered
for the tours of Bangladesh
and England, but his consistency for the Knight Riders
would not have gone unnoticed by the selectors, who
picked the core of the Indian
ODI side for Bangladesh after
several players delivered
telling performances in the
ongoing T20 extravaganza.
“I have learnt a lot from him
(Akram). Cricket is also a mind
game, and at the same time, it
is important to remain calm in
order to tackle different situations. Among other things, I
have also learnt from him how
to remain calm and how to
plan for batsmen. “He doesn’t
Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan),
Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West
Indies), Rahul Dravid (India),
Aaron Finch (Australia),
Umar Gul (Pakistan), Brian
Lara (West Indies), Brett
Lee (Australia), Chris Read
(England, wicket-keeper),
Shaun Tait (Australia), Daniel
Vettori (New Zealand).
REST OF THE WORLD:
Shane Warne (Australia, captain), Shahid Afridi (Pakistan), Tino Best (West Indies),
Paul Collingwood (England),
Adam Gilchrist (Australia,
wicket-keeper), Tamim Iqbal
(Bangladesh), Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka), Kevin
Pietersen (England), Virender Sehwag (India), Peter
Siddle (Australia), Yuvraj
Singh (India).
NOTE:
Best’s availability subject
to international and club
commitments.
Iqbal Sports condole demise
Srinagar, May 29: Iqbal
Sports football club has
condoled the demise of
Sheikh Bashir Ahmad,
brother of its Coach, and
Father of JK bank foot-
baller Shiekh Rizwan.
Club held its condolence
meeting today during which
members prayed for peace
to the departed soul, a handout issued here said.
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Pune, May 29: India No. 1
shuttler Saina Nehwal will skip
Japan Open Super Series to
be held in Tokyo from June 9.
Instead, she will give herself
time to recover after an intense
Uber Cup assignment.
“Hopefully, I will carry the
Uber Cup performance further.
Super Series (title) will come. I
believe that. It is not far off with
the way I am playing,” said the
captain of Indian team that
won India’s first ever Uber Cup
bronze. AGENCIES
Srinagar, May 29: Under
its Civic Action Programme,
Kulgam Police distributed
sports kits among students
of Government Middle
School Pancahgam Kund in
south Kashmir’s Qazigund
area. As per a press handout
issued here, sport items
including one Volleyball
along with net, one football
along with kneecaps, 13
carom boards along with
points, a pair of badminton
and shuttle cock/net were
donated to Government
Middle school Pancahgam
Kund, Qazigund.
The sports items were distributed by officer in-charge
Police Post Kund to the
students in order to provide
better sports facilities in
the school and develop good
relation with the youngsters,
the handout said.
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Manchester, May 29: West
Indies batting legend Brian
Lara has been added to the
star-studded list of players
who will take part in the MCC
v Rest of the World Lord’s
Bicentenary match scheduled
to be staged on July 5, it was
announced on Wednesday.
The 45-year-old Lara, a
veteran of 131 Tests and 299
ODIs, will play alongside
fellow all-time batting great
Sachin Tendulkar for MCC,
with Australia’s Aaron Finch,
currently the world’s leading
Twenty20 batsman, also in the
hosts line-up. Australia paceman Peter Siddle, a thorn in
England’s side during the
Ashes, will join Nottinghamshire team-mate and former
Test wicket-keeper Chris
Read in the MCC side.
Pakistan’s fast bowler
Umar Gul and West Indies’
Tino Best are the final names
Police distributes
Sports kits in
Qazigund
get into the technique or try
to change your action. He says,
‘If you try to do that, then it
will be difficult for you. So it
is better to maintain what you
already have.’” Yadav, who 10
wickets from 11 matches this
season, told IPLT20.com.
Yadav has easily been the
most lethal pacer for KKR,
who also boast of South African Morne Morkel in their
ranks. The 26-year-old Vidharba speedster, who played the
last of his nine Tests matches
in November 2012 and has not
appeared in the ODI side since
December last year, appeared
happy to have got his rhythm
back under Akram’s watchful
eyes. His spell of 3/13 created
havoc in the match against the
Kings XI Punjab on Wednesday at the Eden Gardens, as
KKR successfully defended
163. The figures were Yadav’s
best for the Knight Riders and
earned him his fourth Man-ofthe-Match award in the IPL.