LONDON
(TheSportsNext) August 8, 2012: Former South African wicketkeeper-batsman
Mark Boucher, on Wednesday, put an end to all speculations about his possible return
to international cricket after the eye surgery.
MUMBAI
(TheSportsNext) August 8, 2012: Sri Lanka's 26-year-old right arm medium
fast bowler, Shaminda Eranga had no words to express his joy when approached
for his comments on becoming the only player to have achieved the wicket in the
first over of debut matches in all formats of the game.
COLOMBO: The
inaugural version of the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL2012) was dealt a severe
blow on Wednesday when West Indian Twenty20 star batsman Chris Gayle withdrew
his name from the tournament citing a serious groin injury.
By Ubaid Awan
LAHORE (TheSportsNext) August 8, 2012:
Pakistan’s left-arm fast bowler Wahab Riaz will be part of the Ruhana Royals in
the inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League 2012 (SLPL2012) after its coach Waqar
Younis recommended the franchise to acquire the pacer.
BRISBANE (TheSportsNext) August 8, 2012:
Pakistan U19 cricket team returned to winning ways on Wednesday when they
defeated Papua New Guinea U19 in a one-sided 2012 ICC U19 World Cup warm-up
match by eight wickets at Norman Gray Oval in Brisbane.
KANDY, Sri Lanka (TheSportsNext) August 8, 2012: Virat Kohli continued his great
run with the bat while Irfan Pathan cemented his role as an allrounder as India
outplayed Sri Lanka in the only Twenty20 International match by 39 runs at
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday evening.
KARACHI (TheSportsNext) August 8, 2012: The city
of Karachi is likely to host Pakistan’s first-ever National Beach Games
scheduled for February 2013 as Sindh Olympic Association (SOA) has already
started preparing for the event, TheNews reported Wednesday.
VICTORIA, Australia
(TheSportsNext) August 7, 2012: Following the Under 19 matches, I happened
to notice an Australian batsman by the name of Kurtis Patterson.