http://www.cricketain.com Online destination for Cricket Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:35:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Islamabad: Former Pakistan skipper, Mohammad Yousuf, is contemplating retirement from international cricket after he Pakistan Cricket Board announced on Wednesday that Yousuf, along with Younis Khan, have been "indefinitely" suspended from the team. Yousuf's close friends said that he was 'distraught' and almost speechless when he came to know about the ... http://www.cricketain.com/teams/pakistan-teams/after-ban-yousuf-contemplating-retirement-from-international-cricket/ Dhaka: In a shocking move, Bangladesh's young middle order batsman, Raqibul Hasan, has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket ahead of Bangladesh's home test series against England, a Bangladesh Cricket Board official said on Wednesday. Hasan, just 22, hit an unbeaten century and a half century in the three-day ... http://www.cricketain.com/teams/bangladesh-teams/bangladeshs-raqibul-hasan-announces-retirement-at-22/ Mumbai: The schedule of two Indian Premier League (IPL) matches has been changed due to the Corporation Council elections in Bangalore. The March 27 match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Daredevils, slated for 8 pm, has been advanced to March 25 at 4 pm. The Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata ... http://www.cricketain.com/ipl/2010-ipl/schedule-for-two-ipl-matches-changed/ Kingstown: Darren Sammy picked up career-best figures of 4-26 leading West Indies to a comprehensive 141-run win over Zimbabwe in the third ODI as the home team took a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. Chasing 246 for victory from their allocation of 50 overs, Zimbabwe were dismissed for 104 in ... http://www.cricketain.com/series/west-indies-vs-zimbabwe/sammy-chanderpaul-give-west-indies-2-1-lead/ Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) president, Ijaz Butt, has done a complete U-turn on the ban imposed on former captains Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf, saying that there is no ban imposed on these players but they have been suspended for an indefinite period of time. Pakistan's cricket authorities on Wednesday ... http://www.cricketain.com/teams/pakistan-teams/pcb-takes-a-u-turn-withdraws-ban-on-younis-yousuf/ Karachi: In an unprecedented move, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the most stringent punishments for its national players, banning and fining as many as seven senior players on the recommendation of the inquiry committee formed to look into Pakistan's disastrous tour of Australia. The PCB effectively put life bans ... http://www.cricketain.com/teams/pakistan-teams/yousuf-younis-pakistan-careers-over/ Karachi: In an unprecedented move, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the most stringent punishments for its national players, banning some senior players and imposing heavy fines on the others, on the recommendation of the inquiry committee formed to look into Pakistan's disastrous tour of Australia. The biggest and most ... http://www.cricketain.com/cricket-news/younis-yousuf-get-life-ban-malik-and-rana-naved-banned-for-one-year/ Melbourne: Australian vice-captain, Michael Clarke, who returned home from New Zealand before the third one-day international, citing "personal reasons", has been included in the 14-member squad for the first test of the two-match series but Cricket Australia is still not certain of his participation in the first game. Clarke left the ... http://www.cricketain.com/series/new-zealand-vs-australia/clarke-not-certain-for-test-series-against-new-zealand/ Mumbai: India's batting maestro, Sachin Tendulkar, has been named the most influential individual in Indian sports in the annual Sports Illustrated Power list. Sachin is No. 1 in the top 50 list, followed closely by IPL Chairman Lalit Modi at second spot and liquor baron Dr Vijay Mallya at third. Union ... http://www.cricketain.com/teams/india-teams/sachin-named-the-most-influential-sportsperson-in-india/ Mumbai: After having a very ordinary first couple of seasons in the Indian Premier League, Kolkata Knight Riders are banking on the change in attitude this season brought about by the new captain and an all-new coaching staff. "We have made many changes and one of those is the change in ... http://www.cricketain.com/ipl/2010-ipl/kkr-will-take-the-field-with-an-all-new-attitude-this-year-srk/