| Butt wants Afridi to concentrate on cricket | | Former chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board Ijaz Butt has advised Shahid Afridi to concentrate on improving his batting and bowling skills to keep his place in the national side instead of criticizing him publicly. | | Warriors rout Royals | | Aaron Finch (64) struck a half century as Pune Warriors notched up their first win of the season with an easy seven-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals in their Pepsi IPL match on Thursday. | | Shahid Afridi eyes 2015
World Cup | | Veteran all-rounder Shahid Afridi said on Thursday he is targeting the 2015 World Cup after returning to the Pakistan side, but vowed to quit if he became a burden on the team. | | Viru will never play for India again: Boycott | | Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott says Virender Sehwag is unlikely to play for India again and the opener will ‘sadly fade away’ after playing a bit of Indian Premier League. | | CSK’s Vijay, Hussey thrash Punjab by 10-wicket win | | MOHALI - In one of the most dominant wins of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Murali Vijay and Michael Hussey helped Chennai Super Kings (CSK) thrash Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) by 10-wickets here at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium Wednesday. | | Rohit Sharma takes failures in his stride | | MUMBAI - Rohit Sharma is often criticised for not doing justice to his rich talent. The stylish batsman has countered the criticism, saying he doesn’t get bothered by a handful of failures. | | IPL fans battle it out on Twitter | | With nine teams battling it out in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL), ‘Twitter’, one of the most popular social networking sites, has become an off-the-field war zone for IPL fans. | | Pakistan’s tour of Caribbean is on, says WICB | | ST. JOHN’S (Antigua - The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has brushed aside media reports suggesting that Pakistan’s tour of the Caribbean this year is in jeopardy. A WICB statement released Monday says the board remains optimistic that the tour will take place in July as planned and says negotiations are still being held to finalise plans. | | Wisden warns of ‘Ashes overkill’ | | The 150th edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack published on Wednesday warned that the Ashes will be “stretched to their limit” as a result of numerous upcoming series between England and Australia. | |
