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- Flat pitch and rain ensures draw in 2nd test of Pakistan-Sri Lanka
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- India squad announced for Sri Lanka tour, Tendulkar rested, Sehwag, Zaheer returns
- Why corruption haunts Pakistan cricket?
- Kumar Sangakkara on a record breaking spree, beats Don Bradman
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| Flat pitch and rain ensures draw in 2nd test of Pakistan-Sri Lanka Posted: 04 Jul 2012 06:28 AM PDT
Sangakkara, who was stranded on an unbeaten 199 in the first Test at Galle, was dismissed for 192 after helping Sri Lanka avoid the embarrassment of a follow-on on the fifth and final day. The hosts, who began the day needing 74 more runs to make Pakistan bat again, were all out for 391 in the post-lunch session in reply to Pakistan’s 551-6 declared.
Pakistan, leading by 160 runs on the first innings, made 100-2 in their second knock when skipper Misbah-ul Haq close the innings soon after tea to attempt an unlikely win. Sri Lanka appeared disinterested in chasing the tough victory target of 261 in 37 overs and were 86-2 in 22 overs when the match was called off at the Sinhalese Sports Club. Sri Lanka will head for the third and final Test in Pallekele from Sunday with a 1-0 lead, having won the opening encounter in Galle by 209 runs. The home side, who began the day at 278-5, were steered out of trouble by a 89-run stand for the sixth wicket between Sangakkara and Angelo Mathews (47). But Mathews’ dismissal soon after lunch triggered a middle-order collapse in which Sri Lanka lost their last five wickets for 21 runs. Young left-arm seamer Junaid Khan finished with his second five-wicket haul in Tests and spinner Abdur Rehman claimed four as the Pakistanis extracted more from the slow pitch than their Sri Lankan counterparts. Sangakkara looked set for his ninth double-century when he fell against the run of play after defying Pakistan’s attack for almost nine hours. The left-hander stepped out to loft Rehman and only managed a thick edge to Taufeeq Umar at square-leg. Sangakkara, who hit 15 fours and a six in his 30th Test century, raised a cry of anguish before walking off to warm applause from less than 500 spectators at the ground. Sangakkara is already the highest run-getter against Pakistan, having surpassed Indian great Sunil Gavaskar’s tally of 2,089 runs when he reached 60 on Tuesday. He has nine three-figure knocks against Pakistan with a top score of 230 in Lahore in March, 2002. Junaid had Mathews caught behind and then bowled Nuwan Kulasekara, while Rehman dismissed Prasanna Jayawardene and last man Nuwan Pradeep to terminate the innings. In the brief second innings for both teams, Taufeeq Umar scored an unbeaten 42 for Pakistan and Tharanga Paranavitana made 32 for Sri Lanka. The Test was marred by bad weather, which allowed just 71 of the stipulated 180 overs to be bowled on the second and third days. (AFP)  |
| Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test Post Match Presentation Colombo 2012 Posted: 04 Jul 2012 05:56 AM PDT
Mahela Jayawardene: Rain was expected. Sri Lanka needs a bit of rain. It was a good match, unfortunately did no yield a result. We know what a quality side Pakistan is. We knew they’d come strongly at us. Kumar batted really well, Dilshan has been positive. We need to keep doing hard work. It’s all about team effort, whoever gets in needs to get a big score. We have a quality bunch. We will try to win the game in Pallekele. Misbah: Hafeez got a big score. Umar got a good fifty. It was a better performance and a good sign for us. Junaid was outstanding. Ajmal is in good nick. Bowling the opposition out on this kind of wicket is a great achievement. We are looking forward to Pallekele. Junaid Khan is the Man of the Match  |
| Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Day 5 Highlights 2nd Test Colombo 2012 Posted: 04 Jul 2012 04:30 AM PDT
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| 3rd ODI Live Streams England vs Australia Birmingham 2012 Posted: 04 Jul 2012 04:30 AM PDT
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| India squad announced for Sri Lanka tour, Tendulkar rested, Sehwag, Zaheer returns Posted: 04 Jul 2012 03:15 AM PDT
The national selection panel met on Wednesday to select the team for the limited-overs tour of the island nation. All-rounder Ravinder Jadeja was dropped following poor form, whereas Bengal pacer Ashok Dinda was recalled to the national side. Team for Sri Lanka tour: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, R Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha, Zaheer Khan, Umesh Yadav, Ashok Dinda, R Vinay Kumar, Ajinkya Rahane, Manoj Tiwary, Rahul Sharma.  |
| Why corruption haunts Pakistan cricket? Posted: 04 Jul 2012 03:01 AM PDT
It was another jolt with the country still reeling from the devastating 2010 spot-fixing scandal at Lords, which ended in lengthy bans and jail terms for then Test captain Salman Butt, and pacemen Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer. Corruption is rife in Pakistan. Businessmen consider it a necessary evil and last month the prime minister lost his job after being convicted of contempt for refusing to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
In a country with an ineffective government, disastrous power cuts, Taliban violence, Al-Qaeda strongholds and an economy at risk of defaulting, cricket is the most popular if not the only form of entertainment. “Corruption cases against our politicians are common, but the corruption of 19-year-old Aamer was hard to swallow,” said Tauseef Khan, head of mass communication at the Federal Urdu University in Karachi. “It reflects the lack of role models and unabated corruption in our society.” For those talented enough, cricket offers an escape from the hardship of low-income and poverty-stricken homes such as those where Aamer grew up just outside the capital Islamabad. The commercialisation of the game in the late 1970s enabled cricketers to earn tens of thousands of dollars a year, but also gave rise to corruption. “The majority of cricketers in Pakistan come from poor families and when they see so much money floating around, sadly temptation gets the better of them,” said former captain Mushtaq Mohammad. Many also blame the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for being unable to stop the rot after life bans on Salim Malik and Ata-ur Rehman, and fines for Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Inzamam-ul Haq, Saeed Anwar and Mushtaq Ahmed in 2000. Commentator and former captain Ramiz Raja, who played with all these stars, blamed the lack of structure. “I don’t think the system moulds players into an ambassadorial role for the game,” Raja told AFP. “It’s a mix of so many factors: lack of education which could help to weigh good and bad options, social breakdown as we increasingly see villains ruling the roost, lack of sound upbringing and lack of role models, especially in cricket.” Cricketers are lionised to such an extent that fans refuse to believe their idols are ever capable of crime and corruption, further emboldening offenders. So there was little surprise when Butt was warmly welcomed home last month — in contrast to the apathy felt over former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s conviction for contempt last April. “The power of denial is a safety rope that breaks a fall. There have been examples in which cricket crime has gone unpunished because of such an approach,” said Raja. “Hard core evidence is difficult to get and the crooked know how to drown out the sane voices by playing on the emotions of the nation’s simplicity and giving it a conspiracy spin,” he added. He even believes that the fiercely loyal family culture in Pakistan, where parents are ready to fight even for children at fault, is also to blame. “Of course, parenting plays a key role in making kids into noble citizens of the society.” The 2010 scandal put Pakistan cricket at a crossroads. There were even calls for Pakistan to be thrown out of the World Cup the following year. Since then, the PCB has sought to implement strict measures to purge the game of fixers and malpractice. But if the daily newspaper headlines about corruption in the corridors of power are anything to go by, it seems unlikely that the country’s future breed of cricketers will avert the pitfalls of temptation.  |
| Kumar Sangakkara on a record breaking spree, beats Don Bradman Posted: 04 Jul 2012 02:34 AM PDT
Sangakkara scored his 30th career Test century and ninth against Pakistan in the rain-hit Test match on Tuesday and was involved in a 200-run partnership with opener Tillakaratne Dilshan, reports Xinhua. During his innings, the former Sri Lankan captain went on to score the most number of career Test runs against Pakistan, beating the 2,089 runs scored by Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar. Sangakkara’s ninth Test century against Pakistan was also the most number of Test centuries scored by any international cricketer against Pakistan.
Scoring his 30th Test hundred Sangakkara also joined an elite list of cricketers who haves cored 30 or more Test centuries. Sangakkara went ahead of Australian legend Sir Don Bradman who scored 29 Test hundreds and is the second Sri Lankan on the list after captain Mahela Jayawardena who has 31 Test hundreds. Indian master batsman Sachin Tendulkar heads the list with 51 Test hundreds. Sangakkara led Sri Lanka in the last cricket World Cup last year but his team lost the final to India. He resigned from the captaincy following the loss but continued to remain in the Sri Lankan team. Cricket became a hugely popular game in Sri Lanka after the island nation won the cricket World Cup in 1996.  |
| Australia vs England 3rd ODI Live Streams | Aus vs Eng | 04 July 2012 Posted: 04 Jul 2012 01:58 AM PDT
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| England vs Australia Highlights 3rd ODI Birmingham 2012 Posted: 04 Jul 2012 01:43 AM PDT
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