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Thursday, June 15, 2006

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Shahid Afridi withdraws retirement from Test cricket
Shahid Afridi has withdrawn his temporary retirement from Test cricket.
According to an official of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Chairman Shaharyar Khan persuaded him to withdraw his retirement from Test cricket. A PCB press release said that Afridi will now be available for selection for both Test and One-day cricket.
Welcoming the decision, Chairman PCB stated that he had made a request to Afridi to review his decision in the national interest and had assured him that the PCB would be sensitive to the pressures that had led to his earlier decision. "Afridi agreed to respond to the PCB Chairman's call and dedicated himself to the success of the team," he added.
Afridi announced retirement from Test cricket citing workload but sources close to the player said there were other reasons to his decision.
The speculation of his resentment further took height when he flew over to Ireland to league cricket and had his family problem not occurred he would have been playing there.
All-rounder was due to meet up with the Irish team after completing his commitments with Pakistan against India in the two-match tournament in Abu Dhabi last week.
Chief coach Bob Woolmer as reports suggested tried to convince Afridi during Abu Dhabi matches against India to take back his retirement decision but the Pathan did not agree. Now when the PCB chief, an official said, made the player realise the contractual obligations he reverted his decision.
28 April 2006

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Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Cricket Diplomacy!!

Musharraf is expected to witness a series of cricket matches between arch-rivals, Pakistan and India, to be held from Tuesday in the UAE emirate of Dubai, officials in Pakistan have said.
The president had received a special invitation to attend the matches on Tuesday and Wednesday, being organized to help quake victims of Pakistan 18 April 2006.

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Monday, April 17, 2006

AFRIDI SUPRISES EVERY1 ............................

Shahid Afridi has ruled himself out of Pakistan's Test squad to face England this summer to concentrate on one-day cricket until after the World Cup Afridi insists it is the strain of the hectic cricketing schedule which was the sole reason behind his decision. "It's all good that we earn good money but there is just too much cricket," he said. "The international schedules are completely packed and there is hardly any time off." The all-rounder will sit out nine Test matches in all to aid his preparation for the World Cup.

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Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Ireland name strong squad for C&G Trophy

The Pakistani internationals, Shahid Afridi and Saqlain Mushtaq, will make their debuts for Ireland in Dublin at the end of the month, after being named in a 12-man squad for the C&G Trophy match against Hampshire at Clontarf on April 23.

David Langford-Smith from the Phoenix club in Dublin also features in the squad, and is in line to win his first cap, following his impressive bowling display in the non-capped friendly match against Loughborough UCCE on Saturday.

Also included is Dominick Joyce, the brother of the Middlesex batsman, Ed, and Eion Morgan, who starred in the recent Under-19 World Cup. Clontarf's Trent Johnston will captain the side.

Hampshire are the current holders of the title. They are expected to include Shane Warne and Kevin Pietersen in their ranks, for a match that will be televised live on Sky Sports.

Ireland's selectors have also named a 14-man squad for the EurAsia Series challenge in Abu Dhabi, which runs from April 22 until May 5. The tournament features the A teams of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Holland and Ireland, with the full UAE side completing the line-up.

The Ireland A team contains seven players who have played for the senior side, including the former captain, Jason Molins. Paul Mooney was ruled out of contention due to injury, while Ralph Coetzee and Greg Thompson weren't available. The side will be led by 21-year-old William Porterfield.

C&G Trophy squad Trent Johnston (Clontarf, capt), Shahid Afridi (Pakistan), Andre Botha (North County), Jeremy Bray (Eglinton), Peter Gillespie (Strabane), Dominick Joyce (Merrion), David Langford-Smith (Phoenix), Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), Kyle McCallan (Waringstown), Adrian McCoubrey (Saffron Walden), Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan), Andrew White (Northamptonshire).

EurAsia Series squad William Porterfield (Rush, capt), Conor Armstrong (North County), Trevor Britton (Bready), Kenneth Carroll (Railway Union), Martinus Fourie (Phoenix), Mark Hutchinson (Bangor), Gary Kidd (Waringstown), Jason Molins (Phoenix), John Mooney (North County), Kevin O'Brien (Railway Union and MCC Young Cricketers), Boyd Rankin (Bready and Derbyshire), David Simpson (Lisburn), Roger Whelan (Railway Union

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