Lahore, Mar. 21 : Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif's tribulations seem to be far from over as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has asked him to pay 6.6 million rupees for the money spent on him during his detention in Dubai.
According to the Dawn newspaper, the PCB claims that it paid 5.7 million rupees to a Dubai based lawyer to help the disgraced bowler when he was detained by Dubai airport officials on charges of carrying a banned substance.
Guyana (West Indies), Mar. 21 : West Indies cricket team coach John Dyson denied his team an almost certain win here on Friday by miscalculating on regulations that govern shortened matches.
In utterly bizarre circumstances England won the match last night by a run at Guyana's Providence Stadium.
Cape Town (South Africa), Mar. 21: Fans at Cape Town''s Newlands ground have given Bryce McGain a new nickname and it''s not a welcome one - Mick Lewis.
McGain''s fellow Victorian infamously took 0-113 in the one-day international in Johannesburg three years ago when South Africa scored 9-438 to win.
Lewis holds the world record for most runs conceded in a one-day innings and McGain''s Test debut was shaping up like a similar shocker after Friday''s second day of the third Test against South Africa.
Hamilton, Mar. 21: Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has a developed a knack of creating history as he lead India to its first Test match win in New Zealand after 33 years.
Needing 39 runs to break the jinx of not winning a five day game in New Zealand, India reached the target with all ten wickets intact.
London, Mar. 21 : Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan has demonstrated the art of batting off the pitch with a series of paintings created with cricket balls.
The "Artballing" series of paintings involved the batsman hitting paint covered balls at a stencil over a canvas to create a unique set of 60 images.
According to The Sun, each picture involves him recreating all the shots he played in his most notable innings. The balls hitting the canvas recreate images such as the cricketer holding up the Ashes from 2005.
Hamilton (New Zealand), Mar. 20 : New Zealand cricket coach Andy Moles has bemoaned his side''s performance in the first Test against India as a "poor advert" for their skills.
India have totally dominated all but one session of the contest through three days at Seddon Park – when Daniel Vettori and Jesse Ryder scored hundreds on Wednesday''s opening day to resuscitate New Zealand from a parlous 61 for six.
India''s grip tightened today as Sachin Tendulkar''s grafting 160 guided the tourists to a 241-run first innings lead.
Lahore, Mar. 21 : Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif's tribulations seem to be far from over as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has asked him to pay 6.6 million rupees for the money spent on him during his detention in Dubai.
Guyana (West Indies), Mar. 21 : West Indies cricket team coach John Dyson denied his team an almost certain win here on Friday by miscalculating on regulations that govern shortened matches.
Cape Town (South Africa), Mar. 21: Fans at Cape Town''s Newlands ground have given Bryce McGain a new nickname and it''s not a welcome one - Mick Lewis.
Hamilton, Mar. 21: Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has a developed a knack of creating history as he lead India to its first Test match win in New Zealand after 33 years.
London, Mar. 21 : Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan has demonstrated the art of batting off the pitch with a series of paintings created with cricket balls.
Hamilton (New Zealand), Mar. 20 : New Zealand cricket coach Andy Moles has bemoaned his side''s performance in the first Test against India as a "poor advert" for their skills.
