“Pakistan players should be allowed to play in IPL 4”

Nationality of any cricketer should not matter in the Indian Premier League and franchises should be allowed to pick best players from around the globe, feels KKR CEO Joy Bhattacharya, who recently signed an MOU with rookie Pakistan pacer Muhammad Irfan.

ECB asks Pietersen to stay away from Lalit Modi

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has asked Kevin Pietersen to stay away from suspended IPL commissioner Lalit Modi after the two were spotted before the first Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge.

Munaf Patel called up as cover for Ishant

Paceman Munaf Patel will join India’s one-day squad for the tri-series in Sri Lanka as cover for Ishant Sharma, who suffered an ankle injury and missed the first game against New Zealand on Tuesday.

India deserve to be No. 1 in test cricket: Muralitharan

Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara might find the ICC rankings system flawed but the country’s retired spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan feels it is alright and India are a deserving number one in the Test Championships table.

India drops to No. 3 in ODI rankings

Their embarassing defeat against New Zealand by 200 runs in the opening match of the tri-series on Tuesday has pushed India to third position in the latest ODI ICC rankings.

Ijaz Butt has reduced Pakistan to “minnows”

Iqbal Mohammad Ali, a leading Pakistan parliamentarian, has appealed to the country’s president and patron PCB, Asif Ali Zardari, to remove chairman of the cricket board Ijaz Butt, who he felt was responsible for the “continued deterioration of the national side”.

India’s batting line-up looked monstrous in Sri Lanka: Wasim Akram

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram reckons that the trio of Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid gave India’s batting line-up a ‘monstrous’ look in the just-concluded Test series against Sri Lanka.

Murali’s parting shot at Bedi was brilliant timing: Atapattu

Calling retired spin great Muttiah Muralitharan’s outburst against his long-time detractor Bishen Singh Bedi a perfect “parting shot”, former Sri Lanka skipper Marvan Atapattu said that the iconic bowler brilliantly timed his verbal attack on the Indian.

Inzamam responsible for crisis in Pakistan cricket: Aamir Sohail

Former Pakistan Test captain, Aamir Sohail feels the country’s most capped player, Inzamam-ul Haq, is responsible for the dearth of quality batsmen in the national team.

Flintoff ruled out for rest of the season

Talismanic England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff’s future is once again in major doubt after he was ruled out for the remainder of the season after failing to recover from the knee injury that has sidelined him since last year’s Ashes.

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