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Farhat last played Test cricket in 2010
Pakistan batsman Imran Farhat has pulled out of the national team’s tour of Zimbabwe due to personal reasons and will be replaced by Shan Masood for the two-Test series.
Monthly Archives: August 2013
Nathan Bracken to run during Australia elections
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Bracken is looking to take over Thomson’s seat in Dobell
Former Australia pace bowler Nathan Bracken has announced that he is running for next month’s elections as he looks to dethrone Craig Thomson of his seat in Dobell, which is located north of Sydney.
Mohammad Ashraful hoping for leniency from ICC
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Ashraful is hoping to get a reduced suspension
Disgraced Bangladesh batsman Mohammad Ashraful has called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to show him leniency after admitting to match-fixing during the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
Caribbean Premier League 14th match: Martin Guptill delivers knock-out punch to Barbados
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Guptill smashed four sixes during his entertaining innings
New Zealand opening batsman Martin Guptill played a sublime innings to lead the Guyana Amazon Warriors to a 27-run win over the Barbados Tridents and put them at second on the points table.
Caribbean Premier League 13th match: The Bravo brothers lead Trinidad and Tobago to victory in heart-racing finish
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Bravo led by example with both the bat and ball
Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel captain Dwayne Bravo and his brother, Darren, both excelled with the bat as they led their franchise to a heart-racing one-run win over the Antigua Hawksbills.
Nelson to host maiden ODI
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New Zealand and the West Indies will play an ODI in Nelson on January 4
The New Zealand city of Nelson will host its first ever men’s ODI when the West Indies tour the country in December to January for three Tests, five ODIs and two Twenty20 Internationals.
PCB highly unlikely to renew Dav Whatmore’s contract
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Whatmore may not be around for much longer
It is highly likely that Pakistan will have a new coach heading into the 2014 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 and 2015 ICC World Cup as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) are hesitant to renew current head coach Dav Whatmore’s contract, which expires in March 2014.
Caribbean Premier League 12th match: Andre Russell’s blistering innings downs St Lucia
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Russell single-handedly demolished the St Lucia Zouks
It was raining boundaries and sixes as West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell blazed his way to 47 off 19 balls to lead the Jamaica Tallawahs to a six-wicket win over the St Lucia Zouks.
Caribbean Premier League 11th match: Kevin O’Brien guides Trinidad and Tobago to victory in tense finish
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O’Brien led the Red Steel to their first win in the CPL
Irish eyes were smiling down on the Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel as the Emerald Isles’ Kevin O’Brien smashed a brilliant 70 to lead his side to a tense victory over the Guyana Amazon Warriors.
Shoaib Malik predicts big things for the CPL
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Malik believes the CPL has the potential to be as successful as the Indian Premier League and Big Bash League
Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has announced that he sees big things in store for the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) if the following tournaments are as successful as the inaugural one has been.