Shahid Afridi Annouces Retirement, Family Sources Denied the News

Shahid Afridi retires after PCB Conflicts

KARACHI – Breaking News: Shahid Afridi announced his retirement from International Cricket today (Monday/May 30).

Former ODI team skipper Shahid Afridi told that he was unable to do with the current Cricket Board; therefore he has decided to retire from International cricket. He further said, “I united the dispersed team and punished for speaking the truth.”

PCB has replaced him as captain after West Indies tour for an alleged conflict with the coach Waqar Younis during the tour.

Afridi's family sources have denied his retirement news and told media that he was worried about the illness of his father and had no intentions to retire up to yesterday.

Reportedly, Afridi's father is seriously sick and is under treatment in United States. He also withdraw himself from Ireland tour due to his father's illness.

PCB Chairman, Ijaz Butt, has termed Afridi’s decision as his personal matter and he don’t want to comment more.

Shahid Afridi has played 325 one-day internationals for Pakistan and made 6695 runs. He has 315 wickets on his credit also.

Sri Lankan Batsman Upul Tharanga in Deep Trouble for Pistive Dope Test during Cricket World Cup

Upul Tharanga to face ICC Inquiry for Dope Test

COLOMBO - According to ‘Sunday Times’ reports; International Cricket Council (ICC) is set to hold an inquiry into Upul Tharanga being tested positive for using a prohibited stuff during the recent World Cup tournament.

Reportedly, Sri Lanka’s opening batsman Upul Tharanga was tested positive for a prohibited substance, Prednisolone, during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. 

The substance in question is normally used for a wide range of inflammatory and auto-immune conditions such as asthma and the 26-year-old has a history of asthma.

Upul Tharanga has stated already that he used a medicine, containing prohibited drug, prescribed by a famous medical consultant who has treated Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir and Ashish Nehra.

Pak-Afghan ODI Series: 3rd ODI Scheduled Today (Sunday/May 29) at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

Pak-Afghan ODI Series: 3rd ODI Scheduled Today (Sunday/May 29) at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

FAISALABAD - Pakistan will take on Afghanistan in the third and last ODI match at Iqbal Stadium today (Sunday/May 29). Pakistan has already an unbeaten lead of 2-0 in 3-match series. Pakistan beat Afghanistan in their second ODI match by 150 runs on Friday (May 27) to secure victory in the 3-match series.

The last ODI at Iqbal Stadium is a day/night fixture and according to a spokesperson of City District Government (CDG); all preparations have been done to hold cricket match in a safe and sound conditions. 

Naseem Sadiq, Faisalabad District Coordination Officer (DCO), has also instructed all the realted departments to take proper measures to make sure foolproof security in and around Iqbal Stadium.

PHOTOS: IPL 2011 Final - - CSK v RCB (Winning Moments)

CHENNAI – IPL 2011 final was played between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Chennai Super Kings retains IPL crown beating Royal Challengers Bangalore by huge 58 runs.

The highest total ever was posted in an IPL final with an innings adorned with as many as 13 sixes and 7 boundaries, and a crushing opening stand of 159, to power the Chennai to an magnificent 205/5. Courtesy to Murali Vijay's quick fire 95 and Mike Hussey's 63, CSK posted a mammoth 205/5 and defended the total successfully by keeping RCB to just 147/8. Vijay was named the Man of the Match.

Here’s a collection of photos showing the celebrations and joy of Chennai Super Kings players after the presentation.

IPL 2011 Final: CSK v RCB (Winning Moments)

IPL 2011 Final: CSK v RCB (Winning Moments)

IPL 2011 Final: CSK v RCB (Winning Moments)

IPL 2011 Final: CSK v RCB (Winning Moments)

IPL (Qalifier/Semifinal 2) May 27 - Live Streaming and Updatets: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

IPL Second Semifinal (May 27): MI v RCB

CHENNAI, May 27 – Second qualifier of Indian Premier League (IPL 2011) will be played today between Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

 The winner will meet Chennai Super Kings in the Final on May 28.

 Match details are as follows:

 Match: Qualifier 2 (Winner of Eliminator v Loser of Qualifier 1)

 Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

Indian Premier League 2011

Fri, May 27 2011, 19:30

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

 For live score updates, CLICK HERE. 

For Live Streaming of the match, click here.

 Probable squads for the both teams are:

 Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad - IPL (Season 4) 2011

 Virat Kohli (retained), Zaheer Khan, Saurabh Tiwary, Cheteshwar Pujara, Abhimanyu Mithun, Mohammed Kaif, T Dilshan, A B De Viliers, Daniel Vettori, Dirk Nannes, Charl Langeveldt, Luke Pomersbach, Johan van der Wath, Rile Rossouw, Nuwan Pradeep and Jonathan Vandlar

Mumbai Indians Squad (IPL Season 4) 2011

Sachin Tendulkar (retained), Harbhajan Singh (retained), Kieron Pollard (retained), Lasith Malinga (retained), Rohit Sharma, Munaf Patel, Andrew Symonds, David Jacobs, James Franklin, Clint McKay, Moises Henriques and Aiden Blizzard

MUMBAI (May 25) - IPL 2011 Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians (Eliminatorr): Mumbai Indians shook off middle-order blues to win their eliminator against Kolkata Knight Riders in the last over, with Harbhajan hitting a six to overtake Kolkata's total of 147. They will meet RCB in the semi-final.

The KKR team tried their best, but the devastating opening partnership had made their task doubly difficult. Mumbai through to the semi-final against Bangalore, while Kolkata are out.

Full Match Highlights: IPL 2011 Semi-Final 2 - MI vs KKR, MATCH72

IPL Playoff (May 25): Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians: Live Streaming and Updates

IPL Playoff (May 25): KKR v Mumbai Indians

MUMBAI, May 25 – Indian Premier League’s playoff stage in underway and Chennai Super Kings are already moved to the final of IPL 2011 beating Royal Challengers Bangalore in a nail-biter yesterday.

Today Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians will fight their heartout to set up final clash against Chennai Super Kings.

Details of the match are given below:

Match # Eliminator (3rd v 4th)

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians

Indian Premier League 2011

Wed, May 25 2011, 19:30

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

For live score updates, CLICK HERE.  

For Live Streaming of the match, click here. 

Probable squads for the both teams are:

Kolkata Knight Riders squad (IPL 2011 - Season 4)

G Gambhir*, S Ladda, L Balaji, R Bhatia, MS Bisla, SP Goswami, BJ Haddin†, Iqbal Abdulla, JH Kallis, B Lee, EJG Morgan, YK Pathan, JL Pattinson, PJ Sangwan, Shami Ahmed, Shakib Al Hasan, LR Shukla, RN ten Doeschate, MK Tiwary, JD Unadkat

Mumbai Indians Squad (IPL Season 4) 2011

Sachin Tendulkar (retained), Harbhajan Singh (retained), Kieron Pollard (retained), Lasith Malinga (retained), Rohit Sharma, Munaf Patel, Andrew Symonds, David Jacobs, James Franklin, Clint McKay, Moises Henriques and Aiden Blizzard

IPL 2011 (Qualifier 1) - RCB v CSK: Full Match Highlights

MUMBAI (May 24) - Chennai beat bangalore in a thriller by 6 wickets. Second last over by Aravind cost 21 runs. Suresh Raina played an extraordinary knock of 73 runs and fully supporte by Albie MorkelAlbie Morkel in the last part of the match.

It was certainly an incredible comeback by Chennai Super Kings to romp home in style by 6 wickets and reach the IPL finals. Raina top scored with 73 while Zaheer KhanZaheer Khan picked up 2 wickets.

Watch all exciting moments of the match HERE.

Pakistan Level the Series Winning Second Test by 196 Runs - - Taufeeq Umar was Named Man of the Match

SAINT KITTS (May 24) - - Pakistan level the two-test series against West Indies by winning the second test by 196 runs here at Warner Park, Basseterre. Toufeeq Umar was named man of the match for his brilliant 135 in second innings.

Pakistan v West Indies - Man of the Match: Taufeeq Umar (135)

Summary of the match:

Pakistan (1^st Innings) - 272/10

            Batting: Azhar Ali (67), Umar Akmal (56), Tanveer Ahmed (57)

            Bowling: Ravi Rampaul (Wickets 3), Devendra Bishoo (Wickets 3)

West Indies (1^st Innings) - 223/10

            Batting: Marlon Samuels (57), Ravi Rampaul (32*)

            Bowling: Muhammad Hafeez (Wickets 3), Saeed Ajmal (Wickets 3)

Pakistan (2^nd Innings) – 377/6 dec.

            Batting: Taufeeq Umar (135), Misbah-ul-Haq (102*), Azhar Ali (53)

            Bowling: Devendra Bishoo (Wickets 2), Darren Sammy (Wicket 1)

West Indies (2^nd Innings) - 230/10

            Batting: Darren Bravo (50), Darren Sammy (41), Brendan Nash (30)

            Bowling: Abrur Rehan (Wickets 4), saeed Ajmal (Wickets 3)

IPL 2011 (Qualifier 1) - - Live Streaming and Updates: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings

Wankhede Stadium to host first IPL qualifier between RCB and CSK

MUMBAI, May 24 – Indian Premier League’s play-off are going to start today with the first qualifier between Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

See the play-off amtches schedule HERE.

Details of the play-off match, to be played today, are given below:

Match # Qualifier 1 (1st v 2nd)

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings

Indian Premier League 2011

Tue, May 24 2011, 19:30

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

For live score updates, CLICK HERE.  

For live Streaming of the match, click here. 

Probable squads for the both teams are:

Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad - IPL (Season 4) 2011

 Virat Kohli (retained), Zaheer Khan, Saurabh Tiwary, Cheteshwar Pujara, Abhimanyu Mithun, Mohammed Kaif, T Dilshan, A B De Viliers, Daniel Vettori, Dirk Nannes, Charl Langeveldt, Luke Pomersbach, Johan van der Wath, Rile Rossouw, Nuwan Pradeep and Jonathan Vandlar

Chennai Super Kings Squad (IPL 2011 - Season 4)

 M S Dhoni (retained), Suresh Raina (retained), Murali Vijay (retained), Albie Morkel (retained), Wriddhiman Saha, R Ashwin, S Badrinath, Joginder sharma, Sudeep Tyagi, Michael Hussey, Dwayne Bravo, Doug Bollinger, scott Styris, Ben Hilfenhaus, Nuwan Kulasekara, Suraj Randiv, George Bailey and Francois Du Plessis

IPL Play-offs Starting Today - - Schedule of Matches on Tuesday (May 24)

IPL Play-off (May 24) - First Qualifieron Tuesday

MUMBAI, May 24 – Indian Premier League’s play-off are going to start today with the first qualifier between Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

Details of the play-off match, to be played today, are given below:

Match # Qualifier 1 (1st v 2nd)

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings

Indian Premier League 2011

Tue, May 24 2011, 19:30

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

IPL Match # 69 - - Full Match Highglights: RCB v CSK

Bangalore, May 22 - - In the first match of the day Royal Challengers Bangalore thrashed Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets with 2 overs to spare.

Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and invited visitors to bat first, which later on proved a good decision when top three bowlers of RCB dominated the game with very first ball of the game. Zaheer Khan, Sreenath Aravind and Daniel Vettori picked up two wickets each to restrict Chennai Super Kings on just 128/8 in 20 overs.

Later on, it was all Chris Gayle’s game, especially after Virat Kolhi (31) fell on 80, who smashed unbeaten 75 off just 50 balls and lead Bangalore to top of the points table with this very latest victory. Gayle was named as man of the match for his match winning innings.

See the play-off matches schedule HERE.

Watch full match highlights HERE.

IPL 2011 (May 22): Play-off Matches Schedule and Final Points Table after Round Matches

IPL 2011 (May 22): Final Points Table after Round Matches

Kolkata, May 22 - - In the first match of the day Royal Challengers Bangalore thrashed Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets with 2 overs to spare; while in the second match James Franklin’s magical innings led Mumbai Indians to an unbelievable victory by 5 wickets over Kolkata Knight riders.

RCB gets on top of the points table after today’s victory. The final points table and team positions are presented here above.

The same oppositions will take on each other on May 24 and May 25 respectively in the play-offs.

Details of the play-off matches are given below:

Match # Qualifier 1 (1st v 2nd)

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings

Indian Premier League 2011

Tue, May 24 2011, 19:30

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Match # Eliminator (3rd v 4th)

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians

Indian Premier League 2011

Wed, May 25 2011, 19:30

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Royal Challengers Bangalore Crushed Chennai Super Kings by 8 Wickets to Get on Top in Points Table (IPL Points Table May 22)

RCB gets on top by beating CSK by 8 wickets

Bangalore, May 22 - - Royal Challengers Bangalore thrashed Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets with 2 overs to spare.

Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and invited visitors to bat first, which later on proved a good decision when top three bowlers of RCB dominated the game with very first ball of the game. Zaheer Khan, Sreenath Aravind and Daniel Vettori picked up two wickets each to restrict Chennai Super Kings on just 128/8 in 20 overs.

Later on, it was all Chris Gayle’s game, especially after Virat Kolhi (31) fell on 80, who smashed unbeaten 75 off just 50 balls and lead Bangalore to top of the points table with this very latest victory. Gayle was named as man of the match for his match winning innings.

RCB will take on the second team on the points table which will be decided after the match being played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians.

IPL 2011 (May 22): Latest Team Positions and Updated Points Table

MUMBAI - - After today’s (Sunday/May 22) last two matches of IPL 2011, only top four positions will be shuffled to set the respective semi-final clashes. Top four teams will meet each other on the last day of IPL league matches day, as Royal Challengers Bangalore to take on Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders will meet Mumbai Indians.

Other six teams are already eliminated from the tournament. Latest Points table showing updates team positions is given here.

IPL 2011 (May 22): Latest Team Positions and Updated Points Table

Clash of Titans: KKR v Mumbai Indians (May 22) - - IPL Live Streaming and Score Updates

Clash of Titans: KKR v Mumbai Indians (May 22)

KOLKATA, May 22 - - Sunday (May 22) is the last day of league matches and two matches of Indian Premier League (IPL 2011) are scheduled today (Sunday/May 22) between Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians.

Details of the second match are given below:

Match # 70

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians

Indian Premier League 2011

Sun, May 22 2011, 19:30

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

For live score updates, CLICK HERE.  

For live Streaming of the match, click here. 

Probable squads for the both teams are:

Kolkata Knight Riders squad (IPL 2011 - Season 4)

G Gambhir*, S Ladda, L Balaji, R Bhatia, MS Bisla, SP Goswami, BJ Haddin†, Iqbal Abdulla, JH Kallis, B Lee, EJG Morgan, YK Pathan, JL Pattinson, PJ Sangwan, Shami Ahmed, Shakib Al Hasan, LR Shukla, RN ten Doeschate, MK Tiwary, JD Unadkat

Mumbai Indians Squad (IPL Season 4) 2011

Sachin Tendulkar (retained), Harbhajan Singh (retained), Kieron Pollard (retained), Lasith Malinga (retained), Rohit Sharma, Munaf Patel, Andrew Symonds, David Jacobs, James Franklin, Clint McKay, Moises Henriques and Aiden Blizzard

IPL 2011 (May 22) - Live Streaming and Score Updates: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings

IPL 2011 (May 22) - RCB v CSK

Bangalore, May 22 - - Sunday (May 22) is the last day of league matches and two matches of Indian Premier League (IPL 2011) are scheduled today (Sunday/May 22) between Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians.

Details of the first match are given below:

Match # 69

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings

Indian Premier League 2011

Sun, May 22 2011, 15:30

M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

For live score updates, CLICK HERE.  

For live Streaming of the match, click here. 

Probable squads for the both teams are:

Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad - IPL (Season 4) 2011

 Virat Kohli (retained), Zaheer Khan, Saurabh Tiwary, Cheteshwar Pujara, Abhimanyu Mithun, Mohammed Kaif, T Dilshan, A B De Viliers, Daniel Vettori, Dirk Nannes, Charl Langeveldt, Luke Pomersbach, Johan van der Wath, Rile Rossouw, Nuwan Pradeep and Jonathan Vandlar

Chennai Super Kings Squad (IPL 2011 - Season 4)

 M S Dhoni (retained), Suresh Raina (retained), Murali Vijay (retained), Albie Morkel (retained), Wriddhiman Saha, R Ashwin, S Badrinath, Joginder sharma, Sudeep Tyagi, Michael Hussey, Dwayne Bravo, Doug Bollinger, scott Styris, Ben Hilfenhaus, Nuwan Kulasekara, Suraj Randiv, George Bailey and Francois Du Plessis

Thrilling IPL Sunday (May 22) - - Matches Schedule for Today

Sunday/May 22 - IPL Matches Schedule

Bangalore/Kolkata, May 22 - - Sunday (May 22) is the last day of league matches and two matches of Indian Premier League (IPL 2011) are scheduled today (Sunday/May 22) between Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians.

Details of the matches are given below:

Match # 69

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings

Indian Premier League 2011

Sun, May 22 2011, 15:30

M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Match # 70

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians

Indian Premier League 2011

Sun, May 22 2011, 19:30

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

IPL 2011 (May 21) - Latest Points Table and Updated Team Positions

MUMBAI (May 21) - One match of Indian Premier League (IPL 2011) was played yesterday (Friday/May 20) between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

Rajasthan Royals crushed Mumbai Indians by 10 wickets.

Shane WatsonShane Watson smashed unbeaten 89 runs off 47 balls after performing brilliantly with the ball grabbing 3/19 to demolish Mumbai Indians. Rajasthan Royals cruised into victory by 10 wickets with 6.5 overs to spare, easily over-hauling Mumbai's 133/5.

Mumbai Indian are now on the edge on elimination from the tournament after their recent lost to Rajasthan Royals.

Top four places on the points table are unchanged with CSK leading the table followed by RCB, KKR and Mumbai Indians.

Detailed points table and updated teams' positions are presented below:

Latest Points Table and Updated Team Positions as on May 21

Live Streaming and Updates: Match # 68 Delhi Daredevils v Pune warriors (May 21)

Live: Delhi Daredevils v Pune warriors (May 21)

NEW DELHI, May 21 - - Two matches of Indian Premier League (IPL 2011) are scheduled today (Saturday/May 21) between Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers Delhi Daredevils vs Pune Warriors.

Details of the second match are given below:

Match # 68

Delhi Daredevils vs Pune Warriors

Indian Premier League 2011

Sat, May 21 2011, 19:30

Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

For live score updates, CLICK HERE.  

For live Streaming of the match, click here. 

Probable squads for the both teams are:

Delhi Daredevils squad (IPL 2011 - Season 4)

V Sehwag*, VR Aaron, AB Agarkar, TR Birt, R Bist, U Chand, A Chandila, AB Dinda, AJ Finch, R Frylinck, JR Hopes, CA Ingram, AB McDonald, M Morkel, S Nadeem, Y Nagar, PT Naik, NV Ojha†, IK Pathan, RV Pawar, AM Salvi, S Sriram, RE van der Merwe, Y Venugopal Rao, Vikas Mishra, MS Wade, DA Warner, TP Yadav, U Yadav, Vivek Yadav

Sahara Pune Warriors (IPL 2011 - Season 4)

                

 Yuvraj Singh, Robin Uthappa, Ashish Nehra, Murali Kartik, Graeme Smith, Tim Paine, Agelo Mathews, Nathan McCullum, Callum Ferguson, Wayne Parnell, Mitchell Marsh, Jerome Taylor, Alfonson Thomas and Jesse Ryder.

Live Streaming and Updates: Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers (May 21)

Live: Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers (May 21)

NEW DELHI, May 21 - - Two matches of Indian Premier League (IPL 2011) are scheduled today (Saturday/May 21) between Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers Delhi Daredevils vs Pune Warriors.

Details of the first match are given below:

Match # 67

Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers

Indian Premier League 2011

Sat, May 21 2011, 15:30

Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

For live score updates, CLICK HERE.  

For live Streaming of the match, click here. 

Probable squads for the both teams are:

King XI Punjab Squad (IPL 2011 - Season 4)

Dinesh Karthik, Abhishek Nayar, Praveen Kumar, Piyush Chawla, Adam Gilchrist, Shaun Marsh, David Hussey, Stuart Broad, Ryan Harris, Dimitri Mascarenhas and Nathan Rimmington.

Deccan Chargers Squad – IPL (Season 4) 2011

Shikhar Dhawan, Ishant sharma, Pragyan Ojha, Amit Mishra, Manpreet Gony, Kevin Pietersen, Cameron White, Kumar Sangakkara, JP Duminy, Dale Steyn, Daniel Christian, Chris Lynn, Juan Theron and Michael Lumb