Pakistan will continue to suggest Dubai and Abu Dhabi as surrogate home venues for the 2011 World Cup and also pursue its legal case against the ICC, who they say, unlawfully stripped Pakistan of its right to host matches in cricket’s premier tournament. ICC officials on Thursday reaffirmed that in light of the Lahore terror [...]
India Crash Out of T20 World Cup
June 14, 2009 Leave a Comment
LONDON: Defending champion India is out of the Twenty20 World Cup after it lost a thrilling Super 8 match to England by three runs at Lord’s on Sunday. Graeme Swann took 2-28 and man-of-the-match Ryan Sidebottom 2-31 as India fell just short of its victory target, ending on 150-5 in response to England’s 153-7. ‘We [...]
Resurgent England Progress With Huge Win
June 7, 2009 Leave a Comment
England certainly like doing things the hard way, but kept their ICC World Twenty20 hopes alive with an impressive 48-run victory against Pakistan at The Oval which was so emphatic that they are through to the Super Eights. With the hosts’ hopes hanging by a thread Kevin Pietersen returned and hit a sparkling 58 off [...]
