Umar Akmal A Real Star.

NewZealand: In the First Test match against Pakistan NZ put a reasonable totle on the board. By repeating the triditions Pakistan batting lineup fell in trouble in the early session of the first inning. At one time Pakistan lose its five wickets just on 85. But the two Akmal brothers played their role to save the test. After the ton of younger brother Kamran lost its mind on tried to go after the NZ Skipper but he lost his wicket. Young Akmal hit the ball allaround the ground and scored a respectd bebut ton. The brothers saved the best for Bond, though. After Kamran hit him for three boundaries in two overs, Umar gave him the real treatment in the next. Three short deliveries, three pulls, left of mid-on, right of mid-on, and through midwicket, and the partnership had crossed 100. Umar had reached 72 off 91 then, and Kamran 47 off 81.

PCB Financial Mismanagement.

Lahore: According to the report, the PCB's annual expenditures have nearly doubled from Rs 571 million in 2004 to Rs 1.8 billion in 2008. The board recorded a surplus budget of just over Rs1 billion in 2004, but by 2008 that had been whittled down, staggeringly, to a deficit of Rs 130 million. How that has happened is clear from the report. Criticism over the way the board has been run has never been mild, but the audit report, conducted on the request of Pakistan's sports ministry, will provide further fuel to the ire of those who say that the board has never been as poorly managed, as it has been this decade. Though not a public document, the report has found its way to several media outlets.

Kolkata Knight Riders Coach.

Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders can achieve something under the coaching of Whatmore. Dav Whatmore will begin his coaching stint with IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders with a two-day camp from November 30 at the Eden Gardens. King Khan will feel proud if KKR perform well in the come season of IPL. According to sources KKR has called in Saurashtra's hard hitting opener Chirag Pathak and all-rounder Balkrishna Jadeja for the camp. Pathak incidentally had attended a KKR trial under former coach John Buchanan last year.

PCB Spent Millions To Get Back Yousuf.

Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board spent around Rs 10 million in its efforts to get senior batsman and current captain Muhammad Yousuf back into the national fold, leaving the 'rebel' Indian Cricket League (ICL). According to the documents made available to the Auditor-General of Pakistan, who carried out an audit of the PCB accounts for the period 2002 and late 2008, a total sum of Rs 9,620,538 was spent on regaining Yousuf for the Pakistan team.

Australia WI First Day.

Brisbane: Australia WI First Test match played equal for the both Teams. Aussies Scored above 300 runs and WI grabed the four important wickets. The Aussies would try to bat once and fly away the victory from black winds. Riding on half centuries by opener Simon Katich (92), skipper Ricky Ponting (55) and in-form batsman Mike Hussey (66), Australia finished the first day of the first Test match against the West Indies on 322 for five off 90 overs here on Tuesday. Earlier the hosts won the toss and elected to bat first against a full fledged West Indies team led by Chris Gayle.

Survey About IPL Cricket Format.

IPL and ICL cricket started by the India are nothing but to earn money and the contracts for the players. With the intorduction of such a cricket the players are more interesting about the earnings not their game and performance. Melbourne: Extremely popular Indian Premier League has failed to impress the Australian fans of the game as in a survey, they have termed the mega BCCI event as the biggest threat to the health of international cricket.
Senior and young cricketers from almost all the major cricket playing nations have expressed a strong desire to earn an IPL contract. No doubt T20 cricket has more thrill, but the real test of class is Test and ODI format.

BCCI Awards For Players.

Mumbai (India): Sachin Tendulkar and Dravid will receive special mementos, while Gautam Gambhir will be rewarded for an exceptional year in international cricket at the annual BCCI Awards Ceremony here on December 6. While Tendulkar will be honoured for completing 20 years in international cricket,
Opener Gambhir, who is continuing his terrific form from last year in the current Test rubber against Sri Lanka, will receive the Polly Umrigar Award and Rs five lakh for being India's best international cricketer of the year. Player like Tendulkar And Dravid deserve such a rewards and appreciation.

Pakistan NZ First Test Match.

Dunedin (New Zealand): Daniel Vettori was unlucky to miss a century after taking his team to a respectable 404 for eight in their first innings before the second day's play was disrupted by rain and bad light in the first Test against Pakistan.
New Zealand resuming on their overnight score of 276 for six, consolidated their position with a superb 164-run seventh wicket partnership by Vettori and Brendon McCullum before both fell in quick succession. McCullum, who scored a sparkling 78 was bowled by Umar Gul after facing 154 balls and smashing 12 fours. Above 400 will be a huge totle for a team like Pakistan. If NZ put their ball in right areas they can make the test interestin under 500 runs, But the weather conditions will play its role.

IPL Extended Deadline For Pakistan.

Karachi: The IPL organisers have extended the deadline for the submission of NOC's to play in the third edition by 10 days for the Pakistani players, PCB Chairman Ejaz Butt said on Tuesday.
Players from all countries were required to submit their NOC's from respective boards and government by November 20. "But I spoke to the IPL commissioner, Lalit Modi and asked him to extend the deadline for our players since our situation was different from other countries,"

Clarke Ready For Aussies Captaincy.

Melbourne: A fit-again Michael Clarke, who recently returned to the Australian team as vice-captain, wants to lead the side in future but only if incumbent Ricky Ponting decides to walk away on his own. Clarke, who missed the Champions Trophy earlier this year and Australia's seven-match ODI tour to India due to a back injury, returned to the 12 member Aussie squad for the first Test against West Indies in Brisbane starting November 26. The 28-year-old right-hander said at the moment he was happy to captain Australia in the Twenty20 format and would be more than delighted to get the job once Ponting calls it a day.

Umpire Referrals System

Karachi: ICC umpire of the year Aleem Dar has backed the use of the controversial umpire decision review system in Test cricket.
"I know some umpires don't agree with this system but I think it will help reduce the chances of mistakes made on the field," Pakistan's Dar told reporters at a function held in his honour in Karachi.
The Indian cricket board has refused to enforce the referral's system in its ongoing Test series with Sri Lanka while South Africa have also turned it down for their home series against England. I think, the referrals system must be there to resolve the issues on the field. Umpiring is tough to make the decisions with in no time.

Warne, Clarke T20 Tie.

Australian spin legend Shane Warne and Michael Clarke are all for a Twenty20 showdown.

Warne will captain the Australian Cricketers' Association All-Star XI, while Clarke, who has recovered from a nagging back problem, will play his first Twenty20 match since being appointed the national T20 captain by leading a KFC-sponsored Australian squad.

"For what promises to be a fantastic opening to the Australian international season, the National Selection Panel has picked a very exciting team to take on the Johnnie Walker ACA All Stars in the game on Sunday," Cricket Australia NSP Chairman Andrew Hilditch said in a statement.

No invitation from IPL

Lahore Pakistan: Pakistani Govt has lifted the Ban and allow the players to play IPL for the next season. But some issues are still there. Pakistan's return to the IPL remains on hold with the national board (PCB) confirming it has not received any letters of invitation from the tournament organisers to its players to initiate the visa process. The deadline set by the IPL for receiving No Objection Certificates (NOCs) and visa paperwork was November 20, but a day after that PCB COO Wasim Bari has said he received no intimation about a step forward.

Pakistan's players were absent from the second IPL, held earlier this year in South Africa, after their government did not allow them to travel to India - where the tournament was originally to be held - for security reasons.

Ahmadabad Pitch Played In Draw.

In the first test between India and SL, Sri Lanka gave themselves a minimum of 135 overs and an ample cushion of runs to try and register their first Test win in India, but the Ahmedabad pitch got deader and deader with every passing minute. Gautam Gambhir got into long-innings mode, reminiscent of his match-saving effort in Napier earlier this year.

Sri Lanka seemed a little unsettled by a charmed innings from Virender Sehwag who survived his own ambitious mindset to score an aggressive half-century. The Sri Lankan fast bowlers failed to replicate the swing they got in the first innings.

The First Test belong to Batsman and the pitch also. There was no such turn on the pitch for the bowler to get rid. For the result oriented Test match the pitch must have the balance for both the bwoler and the Batsman.

IPL Is Becoming A World Format

Melbourne (Australia): Different Cricket Format are creating the competition with one and other for their survival. 50-over cricket would be the best way to measure all cricketing nations, but Twenty20 is the best format for ensuring the growth of the game.
"I can see the day where IPL (Indian Premier League) becomes a world format,
However, he also said that Test cricket is destined to become a clique of four or five of the strongest nations, forcing the International Cricket Council (ICC) to rely on one-day cricket as the major global competition. ICC have to take the measures for the survival of all the Cricket format because each format has its own charm.

Mohammad Azharuddin Still Facing Life Ban.

New Delhi: The Congress is trying to revoke the life ban on former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin.
A Congress MP from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh, Azharuddin is serving a life ban from the BCCI for his involvement in the match-fixing scandal that rocked Indian cricket in 2000. Life Ban should not be the part of game like Cricket. Punishment and fine must be there for such deeds. But such a bans cause a lot of difficultes for the stars.

Tenduldar Achieved Another Milestone.

Ahmedabad: Tenduldar is flying like a rocket in Field of Cricket, and well ahead of any other competitor. Sachin Tendulkar crossed yet another milestone on Friday by becoming the first batsman to score 30,000 runs in international cricket. Subcontinent and especially India are lucky to have such a supper star. 
He ended his 160th Test here sitting on 12877 runs, with 43 hundreds and 53 half centuries at an average of 54.79.

West Indies Are Ready To Face Aussies.

Brisbane: West Indies cricket Team is going to face Aussies and they are ready for this event. The first Test begins at the Gabba from November 26.
Speaking to media persons on the second day of a four-day clash against an under strength Queensland side, after the hosts posted an impressive 384 for the loss of four wickets, The Age quoted Roach, as saying: "It was the first day for most of the guys, to run it out, so come the first Test the guys will be on, we'll be ready."
The Windies bowlers suffered the same misery as their batsmen endured a day earlier, but the visitors vowed to give Australia a fight.

England Tour To South Africa.

1st ODI: South Africa v England at Johannesburg 
Nov 20 (14:30 local, 12:30 GMT) 
2nd ODI: South Africa v England at Centurion 
Nov 22 (10:00 local, 08:00 GMT) 
3rd ODI: South Africa v England at Cape Town 
Nov 27 (14:30 local, 12:30 GMT) 
4th ODI: South Africa v England at Port Elizabeth 
Nov 29 (10:00 local, 08:00 GMT) 
5th ODI: South Africa v England at Durban 
Dec 4 (14:30 local, 12:30 GMT)