March 4th, 2015 | by
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Mohamed Tauqir, the UAE captain, won the toss and inserted Pakistan in Napier. UAE named the same XI that was thrashed by India, and the decision to bowl first on a pitch that is usually full of runs might be interpreted as a...
February 21st, 2015 | by
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Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has said that his “players are to blame” for the team’s humiliating defeat against West Indies in Christchurch which has now forced them to sit tight at the bottom of Pool B....
February 20th, 2015 | by
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What is a par score in this World Cup? Ask most players and they’ll say something around 300. Since arriving down under in late January, Pakistan have played three ODIs and have been dismissed for 210, 250 and 224. In golf...
February 16th, 2015 | by
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It is a run that started nearly 23 years ago, in Sydney in March 1992, when India beat Pakistan in the first World Cup meeting between the two neighbors. There have been five more such encounters since, and India wrapped up their...
February 15th, 2015 | by
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So Pakistan have lost to India in a World Cup once more. This is not a new experience. History shows that it need not be a terminal one either, for in 1992 the tournament was won after just such a defeat, and in 1999 the...
February 14th, 2015 | by
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Misbah-ul-Haq has counselled his young team they have nothing to fear about the opening World Cup game against India, reasoning that Pakistan’s record of five defeats in as many Cup matches against their great rival means...
February 11th, 2015 | by
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England chose to bat first in the World Cup warm-up match against Pakistan at the SCG. James Anderson and Stuart Broad returned for England, while Alex Hales and Gary Ballance, who was playing for the first time since September...
February 8th, 2015 | by
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Misbah-ul-Haq Captain Age: 40 years 256 days Playing role: Middle-order batsman Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak Ahmed Shehzad Age: 23 years 77 days Playing role: Opening batsman Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling:...