Pakistan’s Test Cricket Round up 2010 - England
Veteran Test player Mohammad Yousuf left for England on Thursday morning to join his teammates for the remaining series. Yousuf, who announced his retirement from the test cricket as a protest against indefinite ban, was called back to the team on Sunday, soon after Pakistan’s shameful performance against England in the opening game of 4-match Test series. England thwarted the inexperienced Pakistan batting line with a massive margin of 354 runs.
Yousuf’s four-day delayed departure was due to the visa clearance from the British High Commission (BHC). Yousuf had visiting visa of UK but that did not allow him to play the international cricket. PCB had requested the BHC to issue a sports visa for Mohammad Yousuf, which he received on Wednesday, 4th August.
Pakistan’s captain Salman Butt has quashed the talks that captain’s pressure is affecting his performance with the bat. Butt said that he does not feel captaining the team has anything to do with his scores, and he is in the same spirit as he was during the tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, where Salman ended as the top scorer. Salman Butt’s Test batting has been remarkable in the past few Test matches, as he has complied 424 runs from the last five Tests with a single century and three and half-centuries.
Butt blamed Pakistani spin bowlers for the humiliating defeat at Trent Bridge. He said that the spin department of Pakistan – featuring Danish Kaneria – failed to extract spin from the wicket. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Salman-c88163 was all praises for the middle and lower-order of England for their remarkable performances in both innings.
"Eoin Morgan and Paul Collingwood in the first innings, and Matt Prior in the second, turned tables on us. Sadly, Danish failed to contribute when the pace bowlers got tired," said the 25-year-old Pakistani skipper.
He also denied the rumours that he is not happy on Mohammad Yousuf’s inclusion in the team. He said that he greatly admires Yousuf as a senior batsman, and he hasn’t spoken against the veteran.
The Pakistani Cricket Board is planning to appoint a batting coach for the national team. Chairman PCB, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ijaz-Butt-c64128 revealed on Wednesday that the board was considering the probability of hiring a batting consultant to help the inexperienced lot adjust into international cricket. The chairman said that he would discuss the matter with the governing board on his return to Pakistan, by the end of this week.
The issue of hiring a batting coach is all headlines after Pakistan’s 354-run defeat against England at Trent Bridge last week. Pakistan’s former captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aaqib-Javed-c41431 and Ijaz Ahmed. Both Waqar and Aaqib are bowlers while Ijaz is a fielding consultant.
Pakistan’s former Test captain for the tour of England, Shahid Khan Afridi has denied captaining the league for the remaining cricket series against England. The flamboyant player revealed that he will be leaving for London during the third Test against England to finalise the squad for upcoming ODI and T20 series. Afridi who is busy in fund-raising activities for the flood victims of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 said that playing for the country and doing his best, has always been his main target.
Essex is seeking PCB’s assurance that the leg spinner Danish Kaneria would be playing for the semi-final game of Friends Provident T20 on 14th August. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Essex-c783 wants the leg-spinner available for the semi-final.
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