Topic: FIFA World Cup

Pakistan overlook Younus for England T20s, ODIs

Selectors Tuesday ignored former Pakistani captain Younus Khan for the limited over matches series against England despite lifting a ban this year on him playing for his country. Mohsin Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board's selection committee, said Younus's name had ...
Selectors Tuesday ignored former Pakistani captain Younus Khan for the limited over matches series against England despite lifting a ban this year on him playing for his country. Mohsin Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board's selection committee, said Younus's name had ...

Bangladesh to name new bowling, fielding coaches

Former South Africa all-rounder Lance Klusener and British ex-baseball player Julien Fountain are set to be appointed Bangladesh's bowling and fielding coaches, its cricket board said Wednesday. The appointments will be finalised within a week as South Asia's cricket minnows seek to ...

World Cup venue to be named after Muralitharan

A new cricket stadium being built for next year's World Cup will be named after the world's most successful bowler Muttiah Muralitharan, a report said on Friday. The 22,000-capacity stadium, being constructed in Pallekele in Muralitharan's home district of Kandy, is due ...

Afridi wants to lead Pakistan to World Cup glory

Former Pakistan Test captain Shahid Afridi vowed to return to England on Sunday, saying the limited over series starting next month will be the launch pad for his ambitions to win the 2011 World Cup. The 30-year-old announced he would retire from ...

England cricket coach has faith in Kieswetter

Andy Flower still believes Craig Kieswetter can be England's answer to Adam Gilchrist despite his recent run of low scores in one-day internationals. Australia great Gilchrist, who retired from international cricket two years ago, was both a dashing opener in the one-day ...

Muralitharan to retire from Tests this month

Sri Lanka's world bowling record holder Muttiah Muralitharan will retire from Test cricket later this month, but may play one-day matches until the World Cup, officials said on Tuesday. "Muttiah Muralitharan has decided to retire from Test cricket after the first Test ...

Cricketers may be England's 'golden generation'

England's footballers may have failed to live up to their "golden generation" tag but their much less heralded cricket counterparts may be closer to justifying the label. While Fabio Capello's men were getting knocked out of the World Cup with a crushing ...

Strauss targets Australia whitewash

Andrew Strauss challenged England to whitewash Australia after they won by just one wicket here at Old Trafford to go an unbeatable 3-0 up in their five-match one-day international series. Victory meant Ashes-holders England, who defeated Australia in last month's World Twenty20 ...

Strauss accepts fans' focus may be on football

England cricket captain Andrew Strauss admits the eyes of the nation may be turned to the football World Cup in South Africa when his side play Australia in the third one-day international in Manchester on Sunday. Victory at Lancashire's Old Trafford ground ...
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