sponsored by

Your Ad Here

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

C r i c H o t L i n e

C r i c H o t L i n e

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI Live Streams Online | Pak vs SL

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 01:30 PM PDT


Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI Live Streams Online. Watch Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 1st ODI, Live Streams played at Pallekele on June 07, 2012.

Live Cricket Streaming: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka (Pak vs SL) 1st ODI Live stream online. Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 2012 will be available live online. Pakistan to play 2 T20, 5 ODI’s and 3 Test against Sri Lanka. All the matches will be telecasted on Ten Cricket / Ten Sports. Cricket Live Streams of Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in the tour of Sri Lanka is given below. Watch Pakistan vs Sri Lanka live streaming 2012.

Match Timings: June 07, 2012 (14:30 local/IST | 09:00 GMT)


Click Here to watch the Live Streams – Link 1


Click Here to watch the Live Streams – Link 2


Click Here to watch the Live Streams – Link 3


Click Here to watch the Live Streams – Link 1


Click Here to watch the Live Streams – Link 2


Click Here to watch the Live Streams – Link 3

Preview: England vs West Indies, 3rd Test, 7-11 June, Birmingham, 2012

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 12:50 PM PDT


A series where plenty of attention has been given to absent West Indies players concludes with the focus on England resting spearhead seamer James Anderson from the third Test at Edgbaston.

In rising to number one in the world Test rankings, England have rested players along the way — Anderson missed the 2010 tour of Bangladesh.

The difference now is that the Lancashire star doesn’t want a break.

But the concern for England is the sheer amount of cricket they have left this season — four Tests (three against South Africa who will be challenging them for top spot in the rankings), 14 one-day internationals and four Twenty20s.

And then comes the defence of their World Twenty20 title in Sri Lanka and a Test tour of India.

England, 2-0 up in the three-match series, do have capable seam bowling reserves in Steven Finn and Graham Onions and both could be in the side on Thursday if the selectors opt to give Anderson’s new-ball partner Stuart Broad a rest as well.

Anderson, in his Sunday newspaper column, made it clear he wanted to play at Edgbaston but England coach Andy Flower insisted now was the right time for him to take a breather.

“We came into this series with one goal, and that was to win the series,” Flower said Tuesday.

“I’m not intending to demean the importance of this Test — but since we won the series already, our priority does now shift to the South Africa series.”

Flower, a former Zimbabwe batsman, likened Anderson’s position to that of a thoroughbred racehorse, saying: “Would you enter your prize horse in every race through the year?

“You wouldn’t — you would target the races you want to win. We’ve won this race already.

“I perfectly understand the reasons why he (Anderson) is disappointed…but it is beneficial to him in the long run.”

West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has no qualms with England’s selection policy.

“If they rest six players and we win, it’s still West Indies vs England and we don’t really care how many people they rest,” he said.

Meanwhile opener Adrian Barath was glad to see the back of Anderson, saying Tuesday: “Any opener would say the same. It was really a challenge facing him.”

But Gibson warned against thinking life was about to get any easier for a top order whose struggles were exemplified by their collapse to 61 for six in the second innings of a nine-wicket second Test defeat at Trent Bridge.

“We haven’t made any substantial runs as a batting side for people to be resting on their laurels,” said Gibson, whose side were without senior batsmen and former captains Chris Gayle and Ramnaresh Sarwan after their respective disputes with the West Indies Cricket Board — although whether they would have changed the course of this series is a debatable point.

“We still have batsmen that have to prove they can play cricket in these conditions.”

Former England bowling coach Gibson added: “Steven Finn has had a very good stint in Test cricket since he’s come on board, Graham Onions made his debut against West Indies in 2009 and got five wickets at Lord’s.”

West Indies, who’ve won just two of their last 32 Tests and haven’t enjoyed a Test win in England for over a decade, suffered a blow when Kemar Roach, their most hostile fast bowler, dropped out of the tour with a shin problem last week.

He has been replaced by Sunil Narine, the ‘mystery’ spinner who could make his Test debut on Thursday after starring for champions Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League.

But even Narine could do with some runs to bowl against.

Kirk Edwards’s nightmare trip continued when he was out for a fourth duck of the tour against Leicestershire last weekend.

Edwards has managed just 20 runs from eight innings and West Indies may decide there is little to be lost in selecting either Narsingh Deonarine or Assad Fudadin instead. (AFP)

Teams:

England (Probable): Andrew Strauss (c), Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Jonny Bairstow, Matt Prior (wk), Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann, Steven Finn, Graham Onions

West Indies (Probable): Adrian Barath, Kieran Powell, Kirk Edwards, Darren Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Marlon Samuels, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Darren Sammy (c), Kemar Roach, Ravi Rampaul, Sunil Narine

Time: 11:00 local (15:30 IST)

Preview: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Pallekele, 07 June 2012

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 12:25 PM PDT


Sri Lanka will look to improve their recent one-day record against Pakistan when they clash in a five-match series starting in Pallekele on Thursday.

The World Cup runners-up have lost five of their last six one-dayers against Pakistan, four in the United Arab Emirates last November and one in the Asia Cup in Dhaka in March.

The key to Sri Lanka’s success will be a solid batting performance by Mahela Jayawardene’s men against a side that boasts a rich variety in both spin and pace bowling.

The spin trio of Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi and Mohammad Hafeez have proved a handful for most rivals, helping Pakistan win 16 of their last 22 one-dayers.

The pace attack will be spearheaded by Umar Gul, Mohammad Sami and Sohail Tanvir, who was drafted into the one-day squad in place of injured batsman Nasir Jamshed.

Sri Lanka will rely heavily on their trusted trio of Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara and Tillakaratne Dilshan to test the resurgent tourists, led by middle-order batsman Misbah-ul-Haq.

“Pakistan will be a challenge and what makes them competitive is the sort of bowling options available, apart from the specialists,” Jayawardene said ahead of the series.

The rivals shared the preceding Twenty20 series in the southern town of Hambantota as Pakistan bounced back to draw level after Sri Lanka had won the opening match.

Afridi, who scored a brisk half-century and grabbed two wickets in Pakistan’s series-levelling win last Sunday, will once again play a pivotal role in the 50-overs-a-side games.

Misbah, who remains the Test and one-day captain despite being dropped from the Twenty20 team, called for a collective display from his side to tackle the Sri Lankans.

“It’s not about one or two players, the whole team has to contribute, because Sri Lanka are tough opponents anywhere, especially at home,” Misbah said.

Pakistan’s batting has been bolstered with the return of Misbah and veteran Younis Khan, who was also not part of the Twenty20 squad.

The second one-dayer will also be played in Pallekele on Saturday before the action shifts to Colombo for the last three games on June 13, 16 and 18.

The one-dayers will be followed by a three-Test series starting on June 22.

Teams (from):

Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (Capt.), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Sachithra Senanayake, Lasith Malinga, Rangana Herath, Upul Tharanga, Nuwan Pradeep, Dilhara Fernando.

Pakistan: Misbah-ul-Haq (Capt.), Mohammad Hafeez, Younis Khan, Umar Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmed, Shahid Afridi, Umar Gul, Rahat Ali, Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, Mohammad Sami, Asad Shafiq, Aizaz Cheema, Azhar Ali, Imran Farhat, Sohail Tanvir.

Afridi avoiding media on tour of Sri Lanka?

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 04:06 AM PDT


Prone to controversies, Pakistan’s flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi has kept a low profile in the ongoing tour of Sri Lanka leading to speculation that he has been stopped from speaking to media by the team management.

Pakistan cricket circles was abuzz with speculation after ‘Geo News’ reported that the PCB and team management had stopped Afridi from speaking to the media.

Team manager Naved Cheema was quoted as saying that since Afridi had a habit of saying things without thinking about them, it was decided to keep him away from the media to avoid controversies.

But after the issue snowballed into a controversy, Cheema himself denied any such restrictions on Afridi.

“There is no restriction on Afridi to speak to the media. If he has not spoken to the media in Sri Lanka it is because of availability issues,” Cheema said.

He dismissed reports that Afridi had been instructed not to speak to the media.

“As far as the man of the match ceremonies or pre or post match conferences are concerned, the captain has the prerogative of deciding either to go himself before the media or to send some player for these customary interactions with the media,” Cheema said.

Afridi has been one of the most talked-about and reported cricketers in Pakistan after his dispute with the PCB and its former chairman Ijaz Butt.

The controversy broke out after Butt removed Afridi from the captaincy of the national Twenty20 and one-day team in May last year on disciplinary grounds.

The board claimed it had acted on the manager’s report which reported Afridi for walking out of team meetings twice after dispute with former coach Waqar Younis over selection issues.

Afridi retired from international cricket in protest and only made a comeback last year against Sri Lanka in November after Zaka Ashraf replaced Butt as the board chairman.

© PTI

CA interviewed Waqar Younis for Australian bowling coach job

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 03:00 AM PDT


Cricket Australia (CA) has interviewed former Pakistan captain and coach Waqar Younis as Craig McDermott’s successor for the position of Australian bowling coach.

Waqar, who is based in Sydney since finishing his two-year term as Pakistan coach last year, according to a website, has spoken to CA’s team performance manager Pat Howard about taking on the role that was left vacant by McDermott at the conclusion of the Australian tour of the West Indies.

Known for his mastery over reverse swing, Waqar would help Australian bowlers muster the art, something the team has struggled to make best use of down the years.

Under McDermott, the Aussies learnt the importance of sticking to the basics – bowling full, straight and moving the ball conventionally, and they will look to build on those gains if Waqar is appointed.

Waqar, who has taken 373 wickets in 87 Tests and 416 from 262 ODIs, resigned as Pakistan coach citing personal and health reasons.

© PTI

Adrian Barath welcomes Gayle return in ODI

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 02:30 AM PDT


West Indies opener Adrian Barath has said “it’s great” that Chris Gayle is returning to the one-day squad — even if the recall has come, in part, at his expense. Former captain Gayle has been selected for the three-match one-day series against England later this month after a 14-month dispute with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).

The 32-year-old dynamic opening batsman, with a West Indies record 19 hundreds in 228 ODIs to his name, has not played international cricket since a defeat by Pakistan in the quarter-finals of the World Cup in March last year. A month later, Jamaica left-hander Gayle, one of the world’s most ferocious hitters and a dazzlingly quick run-getter when in form, criticised the WICB and team coach Ottis Gibson after being left out of a squad for a one-day series against Pakistan.

However several meetings between the WICB and Gayle, brokered by senior Caribbean politicians, have ended the stand-off.

Both Barath and Kieran Powell, who have struggled against England in a Test series where the West Indies are 2-0 down heading into the third and final match starting at Edgbaston here on Thursday, have been left out of the one-day squad. But, sportingly, Barath said on Tuesday: “We always welcome players into the set-up. He’s been in the set-up for years and everyone has respect for Chris.

“It’s great to have him back and he’ll lend experience to our players,” added the 22-year-old Trinidad batsman, who in 14 one-dayers has scored one hundred. We’re looking forward to having him in the set-up and everyone will learn from him.”

“Having Chris in our team (makes it) a really solid team. The depth in our batting – with Kieron Pollard, Darren Sammy, the Bravos (Dwayne and Darren), Marlon Samuels, Andre Russell – once we get going in the powerplay it would be difficult to say how could we not chase a big score or set one. So once we get it right, we have a good ODI team and we’re working on getting there in Tests, also.”

The one-day series starts at Southampton on June 16 before further matches at The Oval on June 19 and Headingley on June 22 are followed by a stand-alone Twenty20 international at Trent Bridge on June 24.

Zaka Ashraf expects resumption of Indo-Pak cricketing ties in 2012

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 02:14 AM PDT


Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Zaka Ashraf expects to revive cricketing ties with India this year and is even willing to play against the arch-rivals at a neutral venue. Ashraf said that he had a “fruitful” meeting with officials from the Board of Control for Cricket in India last week when he watched the Indian Premier League final at Chennai.

“I think our cricketing relations will be revived very soon and people will hear the good news,” Ashraf said. Cricketing ties between Pakistan and India were suspended in 2008 after the terror attacks in Mumbai in which 166 people were killed, straining political relations between the countries.

Ashraf said that he won’t mind sending the Pakistan team to India or to a neutral venue. Formalities of the bilateral series will be finalized during the ICC Annual Conference in Kuala Lumpur later this month.

“Nothing has been finalized as yet because India will come up with a proposal at Kuala Lumpur, but what I felt was that the series will be held this year,” Ashraf said.

BCCI President Narainswamy Srinivasan also met Ashraf in New Delhi and promised him he will talk with other BCCI officials before finalizing an agreement with the PCB. “He told me ‘just give us a little time, we will talk more on this in Kuala Lumpur after I talk with other BCCI officials,’” Ashraf said.

Last week the BCCI said that it will invite Pakistan’s domestic Twenty20 champions Sialkot Stallions to this year’s Champions League which might also open doors for Pakistan cricketers to compete in next year’s IPL.
Posted by MohammaD IsmaiL at 1:12 PM

0 comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)