Former India batter Mohammad Kaif said he was surprised about the way Rohit Sharma was confused about the team selection during the Asia Cup.
Pakistan's World Twenty20 loss to India could spell the end of Shahid Afridi's rein as captain with the country's Cricket Board planning to sack him irrespective of the team's performance in the remainder of the tournament. "There is clear discontent in the Board about Afridi and his performances and captaincy and even if he decides against retiring after the World T20, the board will not retain him as captain any longer and even his days as a player are ending now," a Pakistan Cricket Board source said. "The Board is also privately not happy with the media statements of Afridi and believe it is time to move on," he said. Sources told PTI that PCB Chairman Shaharyar Khan has indicated even the current selection committee could be disbanded after the World T20. "No matter whether Pakistan reaches the semi-finals or even wins the title the selection committee headed by Haroon Rasheed is on its way out," one source confided. He said the inquiry committee formed by the board to probe into the performance of the team in the Asia Cup had already held three meetings and expressed discontent with the performance of the selectors and management.
Former World Cup winning captain, Imran Khan said Pakistan have got a golden opportunity in the Champions Trophy final to avenge its humiliating defeat to India in their first match of the tournament.
Superb pace bowling, immaculate catching and astute captaincy combined to forge a thrilling final-day victory for England, who dismissed Pakistan for 201 to win the third test by 141 runs and go 2-1 up in the series. England refused to be cowed by a 103-run first-innings deficit, building a 343-run lead when they batted again and then destroying the tourists with an immaculate performance in the field that saw six wickets tumble between lunch and tea.
Former India batsman VVS Laxman on Tuesday heaped praise on Mahendra Singh Dhoni, saying the ex-India captain's calling card has always been his composure in tight situations. Laxman shared a photo of Dhoni as part of his initiative of paying tribute to his team-mates, who influenced him immensely during his playing days.
'Kohli is the most complete Indian batsman of my time. Only the greatest of champions has the courage and the intelligence to transport their imagination beyond the mortal plane. Kohli has that. Perhaps only Tiger Pataudi has come close to transcending a similar stratosphere'
Dhoni holds a special place in the hearts of the fans
Younis Khan is known to be unpopular among his teammates because he is temperamental and emotional.
Rajneesh Gupta highlights all the important numbers of the Pakistan team from cricket World Cups.
Outgoing head coach Ravi Shastri and skipper Virat Kohli, who will lead the country for one last time in the shortest format, would aim to finish India's underwhelming T20 World Cup campaign on a positive note with a victory over Namibia in the team's final Super 12 match here on Monday.
"The players and officials could face an angry reception on their return home to Lahore and Karachi but I think they should be prepared for this."
One of cricket's greatest players passed into the ages on Monday. Rediff.com salutes the legend.
Ben Stokes urged the ICC to do 'something different' to popularise Test cricket.
IMAGES of the T20 World Cup match played between India and Pakistan at the MCG on Sunday
Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed is confident that his team will be able to maintain their superior record in the Champions Trophy against arch-rivals India as they gear up for a showdown on June 4.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the 90th annual day of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association in Chennai, the former India cricketer said if the openers provided a strong start there was a better chance of the team winning matches.
'I absolutely love playing on this ground. Right from the nets at the back, as soon as I enter, it makes me feel at home,' Kohli said after the match.
"The reason why I have refused the captaincy will be revealed afterwards," Younis told reporters in Lahore.
Former players slammed Shahid Afridi's 'tactically weak' captaincy, while irate fans smashed TV sets in disgust as Pakistan reacted angrily to the national team's defeat at the hands of arch-rivals India in the ICC World Twenty20.
He is not seeing what perhaps everyone else around him is seeing: An over-commercialised player who is really an under-performing batsman, observes Sandeep Goyal.
Pakistan skipper Misbah ul Haq, who is often blamed for his slow approach to game, showed that he can be an attacking skipper when situation demands. In the crucial game against South Africa, the 40-year-old was seen adopting a carefree approach, which helped the sub-continent nation stun the one of the pre-tournament favourites by 29 runs.
The 33-year-old former India captain, who was last seen in action in England in June-July, is back after a one-month break that saw him skip two white-ball series in the West Indies and Zimbabwe.
Test cricket returned to Pakistan for the first time in ten years with the Sri Lankan team playing two matches in Rawalpindi and Karachi, with the hosts winning the second match to clinch the series 1-0 after the rain-curtailed first game ended in a draw.
Pakistan team's media manager Ehsan Malik said there is no truth in reports that the middle order batsman refused to lead the team for the Bangalore Test, beginning Saturday.
The Indian cricket team defied all odds, expectations and made history on June 25, 1983 by winning its first cricket World Cup crown, defeating the mighty West Indies in the final by 43 runs at Lord's.
The T20 World Cup will be held in the United Arab Emirates and Oman from October 17.
Statistical highlights of the third ODI between India and England in Nottingham.
Former captain Younis Khan said he has no intentions of taking up a coaching assignment with the Pakistan team as he wants to call time on his international career gracefully.
When asked if Pakistan team of the present has lost the formidable look it had in '80s and '90s and even early 2000s, the veteran of 398 ODIs, 99 T20Is and 27 Tests said that eras can't be simply compared.
How did India and Virat Kohli fare in T20Is? Rajneesh Gupta presents all the numbers.
Veteran Pakistani cricketer Saeed Ajmal, who is widely regarded as the world's best off-spinner, has reportedly claimed that he declined an offer to become the captain of the team's national Twenty20 side in order to concentrate on his bowling.
Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf believes Shoaib Malik does not deserve to be the national captain and said his appointment was an injustice.
Ahead of the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League, Jemimah Rodrigues opened up on how the WPL is helping the Indian players deal with the T20 World Cup semifinal loss.
'It's a great space to be while batting out there in the middle with SKY'
Former chairman of selectors Kris Srikkanth likened Sourav Ganguly with West Indies great Clive Lloyd, and described the current BCCI president as a born leader, who inspired the Indian cricket team to dream big on foreign shores.
Virat Kohli, on Thursday, announced that he would be stepping down as a the T20 captain post the World Cup in UAE. Announcing his decision on Twitter, Kohli said that he has taken the decision after consultation with coach Ravi Shastri and Rohit Sharma.
History is also a bit against India when it comes to results at the business end of the ICC events.
Put into bat, India could not really recover after Shaheen Afridi wrecked their top order.
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