The Indian cricket board is yet to pay the prize money to the inaugural Twenty20 Champions League winners New South Wales (NSW), Cricket NSW chief executive David Gilbert has said.
It has been more than two months since NSW Blues were crowned champions of the inaugural Twenty20 Champions League, but they are yet to receive the [...]
Sydney, Jan 4 (IANS) Pakistan’s Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi is hoping to get an Indian Premier League (IPL) stint this year with either Rajasthan Royals or Kolkata Knight Riders.
Afridi, who played in the first IPL season for Deccan Chargers, said that Royals, who won the inaugural IPL and Shah Rukh Khan’s Knight Riders are his [...]
Adelaide, Jan 4 (ANI): Pakistan’s Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi has endorsed Test skipper Mohammad Yousuf’s call for Younis Khan to be restored to the Test side currently playing Australia in the second match of the series in Sydney.
Afridi said Younis’ experience of South Australian wickets would be invaluable for the [...]
Islamabad, Jan 4 (ANI): Pakistan’s Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi wants to play for Shah Rukh Khan’s Kolkata Knight Riders or Shilpa Shetty’s Rajasthan Royals in the next edition of the Indian Premier League.
“There are a number of franchises that would interest me in [...]
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Twenty-six Pakistani cricketers are among 97 overseas players who have registered for the Jan 19 auction of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Pakistan’s young batting sensation Umar Akmal and talented paceman Mohammad Aamir along with former Indian Cricket League (ICL) recruits Mohammad Sami, Imran Farhat, Saqlain Mushtaq, Azhar Mahmood are some [...]
Sydney, Jan. 2 (ANI): Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting is worried that the possible decline of first class tournament Sheffield Shield competition for the expansion of the domestic Twenty20 tournaments would weaken Australia’s position as a leading cricket nation.
“I’d hate to see the day where we start playing more Twenty20 cricket at the expense of Sheffield [...]
Sydney, Dec 31 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) is planning to turn Big Bash, its premier domestic Twenty20 tournament, into an Indian Premier League (IPL) like extravaganza.
The Big Bash has been a huge success in its opening week and the CA has been buoyed by impressive television ratings and large crowds it has drawn to the [...]
Perth, Dec.31 (ANI): Electrifying Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has rated Australia’s domestic Twenty20 Big Bash higher and tougher than the cash rich Indian Premier League (IPL).
“Compared to IPL and all the other Twenty20 tournaments I think this (Big Bash) tournament is very tough,” Afridi told reporters [...]
Perth, Dec. 30 (ANI): Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi produced a splendid spell of bowling to lift South Australia to a 29 run win over Western Australia in a Big Bash T20 match at the WACA Ground here.
Chasing a target of 197, Western Australia were [...]
London, Dec. 25 (ANI): Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi is wanted by at least three English County teams for next season’s Friends Provident Twenty/20 competition.
A deal is expected to be finalised in the second week of January for the in demand Twenty/20 captain of Pakistan, who was one [...]
Karachi, Dec. 25 (ANI): Swashbuckling Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi is hoping to utilize the KFC Big Bash, Australia’s domestic Twenty20 extravaganza, as warm-up matches to prepare himself for the limited over series against the Aussies.
“The matches I will be playing in the Twenty20 tournament will help me get ready for the one-day series,” Afridi told [...]
Karachi, Dec. 16 (ANI) : Slam-bang Pakistan all rounder Shahid Afridi has said he would consider playing Test matches if the team needed his services in the longer version of the game.
Afridi, who last played a Test match in 2006 against England at Manchester, said that even [...]
Karachi, Dec 9 (IANS) Pakistan’s Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi feels the absence of Pakistani players in the Indian Premier League (IPL) will take some gloss away from the cash-rich spectacle.
‘I think the absence of our cricketers will not be good for cricket or the IPL. We are the world champions and our players would have [...]
Karachi, Dec. 9 (ANI): Swashbuckling Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has said that he is not disappointed to miss the lucrative India Premier League (IPL) for the second consecutive time.
IPL chairman Lalit Modi had ruled out the participation of Pakistani players in IPL’s third edition beginning March 2010 due to an ongoing Visa problem.
Afridi said he [...]
Lahore, Dec.3 (ANI): In order to keep himself fresh and avoid a burn out, flamboyant Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has decided not to play Test cricket until the 2011 World Cup.
Afridi, who has scored 1683 runs in 26 Tests, said he wants to keep himself fit for the 2011 World Cup and the T20 [...]
Lahore, Nov 30(ANI): With the Pakistan team struggling against New Zealand and a tough tour of Australia coming up, former Pakistan batsman Hasan Raza has said that he is confident of solving team’s batting problems.
Raza has been [...]
Islamabad, Nov.25 (ANI): Young Pakistan middle order batsman Shahzaib Hasan Khan, who was part of the World T20 winning team, credits his satisfactory show in the tournament to Shahid Afridi and Younus Khan.
In an interview with PakPassion.net, Khan said both Afridi and Younus inspired him to do well during the T20 World Cup.
“When I was [...]
Karachi, Nov 24 (IANS) Pakistan’s cricket authorities have sought the government’s permission for players’ participation in the next edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), but sports minister Aftab Jilani fears that it might be too late.
Jilani said in an interview Tuesday that the sports ministry has received a request from the Pakistan Cricket Board [...]
Karachi, Nov 16 (ANI): Pakistan’s Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi believes that his team was right on course in its preparations for a successful title defence in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 in the Caribbean.
After leading Pakistan to a comfortable 2-0 series triumph over New Zealand in Dubai on Friday, Afridi said that the Greenshirts are [...]
Islamabad, Oct.31 (ANI): Former English opening batsman, Geoffrey Boycott, one of the all time greats, has called flamboyant Pakistan all rounder Shahid Afridi the best bowling all rounder in the world playing currently.
Speaking highly of Afridi’s performance and talent, especially in the shorter versions of the game, Boycott termed the right-handed batsman and leg spinner [...]
Lahore, Oct.30 (ANI): Worried by the widespread controversy that emanated following contradictory statements made by cricketers after the team’s defeat in the ICC Champions Trophy, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has re-imposed a media gag on the team.
The PCB has asked the newly appointed team manager for the UAE [...]
Karachi, Oct.29 (ANI): The captain of Pakistan’s T20 squad, Shahid Afridi, has said he is willing to step down from his post if Younis Khan decides to come out of retirement in the bang-bang version of the game.
Afridi said he would be pleased to have Khan, who is the captain of the one-day and [...]
Karachi, Oct.28 (ANI): The ICC Twenty20 World Championship may be six months away, but Pakistan T20 captain Shahid Afridi has already prepared a blueprint to help the team retain the coveted title.
Afridi said he has made extensive plans to defend the crown in the next T20 World Cup, which is scheduled to be held in [...]
Karachi, Oct.28 (ANI): Pakistan cricket captain Younis Khan’s deputy, Shahid Afridi has rebuked reports about him having major differences with the skipper.
Speaking during a special program on a private television channel, Afridi said all such reports regarding him having issues with the captain were baseless and false.
When enquired about his much touted ‘closed door meeting’ [...]
Abu Dhabi, Oct 26(ANI): On the eve of ODI series against New Zealand, Pakistan all rounder Shahid Afridi has denied reports of a rift with captain Younis Khan.
Earlier, it was reported that Afridi, who will captain the team in two Twenty20 internationals against New Zealand next month, was rumoured to have been one of the [...]
Lahore, Oct.24 (ANI) Pakistan cricket captain Younis Khan and his deputy Shahid Afridi have reportedly resolved their differences during a close-door meeting arranged by the officials of a local team which both the players represent.
According to sources privy to the development, the truce meeting between the players was organized by Sports Division Head of Habib [...]
Islamabad, Oct.24 (ANI): Flamboyant Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has made it clear that he has no intention of playing Test cricket until the 2011 World Cup and would be concentrating solely on the shorter versions of the game.
Afridi told PakPassion.net that since the selectors did not consider him good enough for the five-day game, he [...]
Karachi, Oct.23 (ANI): Pakistan middle order batsman Misbah-ul-haq’s career seems to be over, as he has been axed from both the Test and one-day squad for the New Zealand series starting November 3 in the UAE.
He has also been dropped from the T20 team.
Haq’s awful form with the bat in the recent past saw him [...]
Karachi, Oct 22 (IANS) Pakistan Thursday dropped senior batsman Misbah-ul-Haq from their squad for the Test and limited-overs matches against New Zealand.
Misbah, who was promoted as vice-captain in 2007 following impressive knocks in the inaugural World Twenty20 and tour of India, paid the price for his lack of form in the last couple of [...]
Karachi, Oct.22 (ANI) : The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) selection committee is awaiting captain Younis Khan’s inputs before naming the squad for the one-day series against New Zealand which is scheduled to start on November 3 in Abu Dhabi.
Chief selector Iqbal Qasim said the committee has already consulted coach Intikhab Alam and vice-captain Shahid Afridi [...]
