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KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board Chief Dr Nasim Ashraf on Monday resigned, a few hours after the resignation of President Pervez Musharraf. Musharraf, who was also patron of the PCB, appointed Ashraf as the head of the board on October 6, 2006. Nasim Ashraf, who arrived in Islamabad on Monday after spending two weeks in America, faxed his resignation to the President House. Talking to private TV, Dr Nasim Ashraf said that he would present the details of his resignation on Wednesday at a news con
The West Indies team will be going all out to win all their matches in the upcoming tri-nation series in Canada in convincing fashion, as they get ready for the International Cricket Council’s Champions’ Trophy 08. The Windies assembled in Canada on Saturday, where they will be involved in a four-match one-day tournament with Canada and [...]
DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Mahela Jayawardene cracked a responsible half-century to guide Sri Lanka to a crushing eight-wicket victory over India in the first one-day international here on Monday. The Sri Lankan skipper scored an unbeaten 61 for his 47th half-century to help his team achieve a modest 147-run target with more than 15 overs to spare for a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. The victory was set up by man-of-the-match Ajantha Mendis and Muttiah Muralitharan, who exposed India’s b
I was convinced I was dying - Trescothick August 18th, 2008 Marcus Trescothick has revealed the depths of his illness which forced him to fly home from the last Ashes tour and pushed him into early international retirement. In extracts from his new autobiography, serialised by the News of the World, Trescothick admits he considered self-harming when he was at his lowest moments. Trescothick was first affected on the 2006 tour of India when he flew home early and initially the extent of his p
Pakistan Cricket Board PCB chairman Dr. Nasim Ashraf resigned on Monday just one month before his country hosts the Champions Trophy his decision to step down, announced by the PCB, came an hour after the resignation of President Pervez Musharraf and the Pakistan president directly appoints the PCB chairman. Musharraf appointed Ashraf in 2006 after [...]
