INDIA vs PAKISTAN - The History Continues...

ICC T20 World Cup 2012 Schedule

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India vs Pakistan - Fingers crossed

It’s always special when the two rivals India and Pakistan meet in the battle field…I mean the cricket playground. There is no match bigger than India vs Pakistan in the cricket history especially in the world cup history as Pakistan is yet to win a match against India in any format of world cup since its launch on 1975. So India is holding this record for the past 36 years and will try hard not to lose it this time. They consider it as a dignity and a matter of esteem and at the same time Pakistan, who are said to be aggressive shockers, will come very strong to beat India this time. Obviously both the teams are very strong as of now in both batting and bowling but the fielding department looks sloppy in both the sides. We can also say it as fight between two average fielding sides but will show strong commitment in the game. I am damn sure millions of people would be watching the match irrespective of their works and the pressure is getting mounted on both the teams. Prime ministers of both the countries are set to watch the match live including lot of bollywood stars and great people all over the world. So it’s going to be mohali day and this is going to be do or die match as the one who wins this semi final match will ride to the finals and other team can enjoy the final from their home. Let’s wait for the action on Mohali on 30^th March, 2011 at 2.30PM. 

Pakistan's Baseball Team @ Asian Games

Pakistan's baseball team is very serious in its preparation for the forthcoming 16th Asian Games starting on November 12 in Guangzhou, China. This event lasts for 6 days till November 17 and Pakistan is very keen to win in this event. There are on their way with a training camp at the Pakistan Sports Complex (PSC) with all prospective players from the national tournaments attending. The final team will be selected on the performance basis in the training camp. As of now, the Squad includes Mohammad Imtaiz, Sarfraz Ahmed, Ehsan Ullah, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Farooq, Zafar Iqbal, Mohammad Aseef, Zaheer Ahmed, Usman Azam, Salim Hyder, Dura Hussain, Musadaq Hanif, Hafiz Usman, Umair Bhatti, Mohammad Zubair, Irshad Ali, Tusif ahmed and Sumair Zawal.

 

Akthar again in controversy

Rawalpindi Express, Shoaib Akthar appears to be heading for another confrontation with the cricket authorities after threatening to take legal action against the national team management. Shoaib, a centrally contracted player with the Pakistan Cricket Board, who turns 34 next month, has taken 178 wickets in 46 Tests and 223 wickets in 144 ODIs and eight wickets in seven T20 internationals has appeared on a television talk show in which he has apparently made statements that are likely to upset authorities once again.

The publicity ads of the show claim Shoaib as saying he reserves the right to take legal action against the team management (apparently for dropping him from the T20 World Cup team and raising question about his fitness).He goes on to claim that there is a conspiracy to malign him and that he can still play for a few years for Pakistan.No stranger to controversies, Shoaib was withdrawn from the T20 World Cup squad in late May after a PCB medical panel found him to be suffering from a skin infection that needed treatment for 12 days. His ouster from the team also led to chief selector Abdul Qadir's resignation who alleged team coach Intikhab Alam and manager Yawar Saeed were behind the move to drop Shoaib and they didn't consult the selectors on this.

Under the terms of the central contract, players are not supposed to make controversial statements in the media but by the look of it, Shoaib seems to have done it once again on the television show. Waqar Younis said “Shoaib can still play for a couple of years for Pakistan and if that is possible then it is good for Pakistan cricket,.There is no doubt he is fast and is a very intelligent bowler.”