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Sarfaraz's 46 not out took Pakistan to win Asia Cup
Pakistan cricket team won the final of Asia Cup against Bangladesh on Thursday by two runs at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Dhaka. After a nail-biting performance from both sides, Pakistan managed to bowl out the panicked Bangladeshi players in the last ten overs.
Sarfraz Ahmed, who replaced Wahab Riaz, was the highest scorer for Pakistan who scored glorious unbeaten 46 runs. He also put on a quick partnership of 45 runs with Shahid Afridi to help stabilise the innings.
Younus Khan's Century leads
Pakistan 180 ahead in third Test against England
After a great 45 in first innings by Asad Shafiq, Azhar's 75 and Younus Khan century have given Pakistan a lead of 180 in second innings with eight wickets in hand at the end of day two of the third Test
Pakistan wins series against England. Well done Asad Shafiq
ABU DHABI: Pakistan
recorded a stunning 72-run victory against top-ranked England within four
days of the five-day second Test match here at the Sheikh Zayad Stadium on
Saturday.
Pakistan also took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
This was Pakistan’s seventh Test series win against England.
Pakistan won the first Test in Dubai by ten wickets. The third Test will
also be played in Dubai from February 3.
This is England's first series defeat after being unbeaten in their
previous nine since their loss to the West Indies in early 2009 -- a
sequence which saw them rise to world number one in the Test rankings in
August last year.
Chasing an easy target of 145 runs to win, England were bundled out for a
mere 72, their lowest ever total in a Test innings against Pakista
Rafael Nadal auctions his tennis items for Pakistan flood affectees
Thursday that World number 2 Rafael Nadal would auction some of his tennis items and use the proceeds to provide relief to flood affectees, Pakistani tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi told the media. Aisam said that the auction will be held in Dubai this December.
Pakistan won 56 Gold in Special Olympics
According to the source, Pakistan won the 56 Medals including 17 Gold, 25 Silvers and 14 bronze. In this Special Olympics event participated 7500 athletes from 180 countries all over the world.
Pakistan Squad 82 members in eight different games like, Athletics, Aquatics, Badminton, Basketball, Bocce, Cycling, Football, and Table Tennis.
Ronak Lakhani she was head of the Pakistani Olympics Games Participated Delegation. She said the all Athletes hard work in this event and returned successful.
T20 Ranking
Team Ranking
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | South Africa | 0 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 0 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 0 |
| 4 | Australia | 0 |
| 5 | India | 0 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 0 |
| 7 | England | 0 |
| 8 | New Zealand | 0 |
| 9 | Ireland | 0 |
| 10 | West Indies | 0 |
Batsmen Ranking
| Rank | Player | Team |
| 1 | Pietersen K.P | Eng |
| 2 | Smith G.C | SA |
| 3 | McCullum B.B | NZ |
| 4 | Sangakkara K.C | SL |
| 5 | Jayawardene D.P | SL |
| 6 | Gayle C.H | WI |
| 7 | Yuvraj Singh | Ind |
| 8 | Gambhir G | Ind |
| 9 | Warner D.A | Aus |
| 10 | Dilshan T.M | SL |
Bowlers Ranking
| Rank | Player | Team |
| 1 | Umar Gul | Pak |
| 2 | Mendis B.A.W | SL |
| 3 | Shahid Afridi | Pak |
| 4 | Vettori D.L | NZ |
| 5 | Swann G.P | Eng |
| 6 | Saeed Ajmal | Pak |
| 7 | Morkel M | SA |
| 8 | Steyn D.W | SA |
| 9 | Tait S.W | Aus |
| 10 | Bond S.E | NZ |
PCB trying to get Indian broadcaster to buy televising rights
Ijaz Butt, the PCB Chairman, held a meeting with a leading broadcaster during his recent visit to India regarding the coverage rights of international matches hosted by Pakistan, the Times of India reported. Butt met with Zee TV network officials as they are the majority stakeholders of the Dubai-based Taj Entertainment Network (TEN), which has a contract with the PCB until 2012. The PCB has also already confirmed that its chief operating officer, Subhan Ahmad would be holding talks with BCCI officials over revival of bilateral ties and the dates for next year’s series, which is part of the ICC future tour programme.
Shoaib Malik for Zimbabwe tour
Pakistan have recalled former captain and all-rounder Shoaib Malik to the squad for next month’s tour of Zimbabwe, the PCB said on Sunday. Malik’s inclusion comes after a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) integrity committee cleared him of any wrong doing last week after an investigation into his finances.
Coach Waqar Younis resigns over personal reasons
Pakistan cricket coach Waqar Younis resigned Saturday, citing personal reasons, in the latest setback to hit the troubled team that has been riven by in-fighting and corruption scandals.
The 39-year-old former fast bowler took over as coach in March 2010, but has since faced controversies including the spot-fixing scandal that led to lengthy bans for three cricketers, dissent from players, and differences with former one-day captain Shahid Afridi.
Pakistan squad for Zimbabwe
Pakistan cricket Board on Thursday named a new look young side for
the tour of Zimbabwe banking upon the talent of domestic cricketer
performers by including three uncapped players while recalling opener
Imran Farhat from wilderness. Pak team will tour Zimbabwe from August 28
to play two, T-20 matches, three one day internationals and one test.
Those who got the nod of the selectors through their hard work and
display of talent at domestic level included top-order batsman Ramose
Raja, leg spinner Yasir Shah and seamer Aizaz Cheema. Pakistan Squad:
Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Mohammad Hafeez, Taufeeq Umar, Imran Farhat,
Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal, Rameez Raja, Adnan
Akmal (WK), Saeed Ajmal, Yasir Shah, Sohail Tanvir, Sohail Khan, Junaid
Khan, Aizaz Cheema.
PHF issued ultimatum to players
The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has issued an ultimatum to the
players, asking them to step up their performances or face the music.
Addressing a press conference at the National Hockey Stadium, PHF
Secretary Asif Bajwa said that the federation did not discriminate
between the seniors and juniors, insisting that it was only their
performance that mattered.
“For the federation, senior and junior players are the same. It is only
their performance that matters. We see these players as members of the national team. There is no
concept of juniors and seniors within the squad,” said Bajwa.
“All the players play for Pakistan, and only those who perform
consistently will be retained in the future while the others will no
longer be part of our plans.”
The PHF secretary further said that the federation has achieved its
targets to a certain extent. “The targets have been achieved through the
recent tour to Europe and other training matches.
Best Players 2010
List of best athletes in 2010 and 2011
