Cricket News-in-Brief - January 4, 2012 – Part 3
Zaka Ashraf, chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), aims to launch a Twenty20 League in Pakistan
in order to entertain the local fans, who have been deprived of watching competitive cricket on home soil.
However, the PCB chief added that his foremost priority was to hire a coach for the national side and also bring back international cricket to the country.
Former Sri Lankan coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 cricket team, but there is no final agreement yet signed between both parties.
Once the head coach is finalised, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747, team which is likely to visit Pakistan for a bilateral series in 2012.
South Africa’s opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Petersen-c1028 claims that hard work paid off for him,
as he scored a century in his comeback game against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 at Newlands, Cape Town on Tuesday, January 3, 2012.
The stylish batsman was left out of the side for the series against Australia, but earned a recall for the competition against Sri Lanka. He had to wait for his chance until the third Test of the series, but grabbed it with both hands when the selectors
drafted him in the playing eleven.
Petersen batted superbly on the first day of the Test, scoring 109 runs before being dismissed. This was his second Test century and probably the most important innings of his career so far.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377 was delighted to break the shackles, as he finally scored his Test century in almost two years.
The veteran player was under immense pressure, as he had not played a big innings since January, 2010. Critics claimed that his career was over, but Ponting scored back to back half-centuries against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in the first Test to secure his place in the side.
However, this was not satisfying for the stylish batsman, who wanted to prove his critics wrong by reaching three figures. He loves to bat at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) and finally got his 40th Test century at his most favourite venue.
Ponting said that he had been working extremely hard over the past couple of years and will look to continue the same form in the coming time.
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