Cricket

KARACHI, (Reuters) – The family of Pakistan  wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider have told police they have received threatening calls after the player said he would expose  people involved in corruption in Pakistan cricket.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – All-rounder Shakib al Hasan has  been retained as Bangladesh captain for next month’s one-day  international series against Zimbabwe, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said yesterday.

ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Centuries by AB de Villiers and Jacques Kallis put South Africa back on track after Pakistan’s pace bowlers had ripped through their opening batsmen on the first day of the second test yesterday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Chris Gayle’s monumental second Test triple-hundred has landed him a top-10 place in the World Test batting rankings, surprisingly, for the first time.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Gus Logie will become the new Jamaica coach on December 1.

NAGPUR, India, (Reuters) – New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori’s decision to bat first misfired yesterday when the Indian bowlers ripped through the top order to wrest control in the deciding third test match.

GALLE, Sri Lanka, CMC – Torrential rains wrecked the third day of the opening Test between Sri Lanka and West Indies, allowing just 30.5 overs and ruining the makings of an intriguing contest here yesterday.

-Coach Wayne Dover Despite losing to Trinidad and Tobago’s Soca Warriors in the second stage in the twin island republic recently Guyana’s Golden Jaguars hopes  are  still alive  of  winning the coveted 2010 Digicel Caribbean Football Cup.

When he chaired the West Indies selection panel a dozen or so years ago, Wes Hall spoke of the “mental discomfiture” that comes with the post.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Rookie West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach says he is looking forward to the challenge of bowling on the wickets in Sri Lanka, especially after having brushed up his skill during the recent training camp at 3Ws Oval.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies A snatched a thrilling super-over victory over Pakistan A late Friday night, as they launched their two-match Twenty20 series in dramatic style at the Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Crowd favourite Carl Hooper scored a one-ball “duck” but opener Stuart Williams lashed an unbeaten 86 to fire West Indies Masters to a four-wicket win over England, with a ball to spare on the opening night of the CLOBI Cup Twenty20 Championship here Friday.

AHMEDABAD, India, (Reuters) – Jesse Ryder and debutant  Kane Williamson defied India with a fifth-wicket partnership of  194 to take New Zealand past the follow-on mark on the third day  of the first test yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – With the tough tour of Sri Lanka looming, West Indies resumed training with a full-day workout here yesterday, just 24 hours after the country was battered by powerful Tropical Storm Tomas.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board president Azim Bassarath has written the Barbados Cricket Association to offer the TTCB’s condolences on the death of Prime Minister David Thompson.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Pakistan players Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir had their provisional suspensions over allegations of spot-fixing upheld by the International Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday.

ABU DHABI, (Reuters) – Abdul Razzaq gave Pakistan  welcome on-field respite with a stunning century to set up a dramatic one-wicket victory over South Africa in the second one-day international yesterday.

-says Ramnarine PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies Players Association (WIPA) chief, Dinanath Ramnarine has defended out-of-favour West Indies batsman Lendl Simmons against claims he arbitrarily failed to attend a scheduled meeting with chairman of selectors Clyde Butts.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados coach Emmerson Trotman says he believes fast bowler Tino Best and batsman Ryan Hinds still have a role to play in West Indies cricket.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies have assembled here for a preparation camp ahead of the tour of Sri Lanka and are expected to launch their training in earnest today.