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Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan cricket champions of the World Twnety20 were thrown a dinner by Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani at PM House Wednesday night. The prime minister also announced ten million rupees for them as an award for making Pakistanis...
Tags: Pakistanis, prime minister, world cup, twenty20 world
The Lahore Township Industries Association has sought the help of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani for stopping the withdrawal of subsidy on electricity, which it says will cause an increase of 17 per cent in power tariff. Chairman Baber Mehmood Chaudhry,...
Tags: Pakistanis, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, Sri Lanka, world twenty20, world cup, Shahid Afridi, ICC World, Intikhab Alam, twenty20 world, prime minister
Afridi said he had struggled with the bat in the past because he did not accord proper respect to bowlers. I thought I could take on any bowler and I showed no respect to them. Thats why I was struggling to get runs, he said in an interview to a private...
Tags: Pakistan, Shahid Afridi, world cup, ICC World, ICC Twenty, t20 world, twenty20 world, afridi told, Younis Khan, world twenty20
Staff Report LAHORE: Thousands of fans who waited for hours at the Allama Iqbal Airport in Lahore on early Tuesday morning to accord a grand welcome to the ICC T20 World Cup victor Pakistan cricket team were left heartbroken when they were deprived of...
Tags: Proud Pakistan, Younis Khan, world cup, Sri Lanka, twenty20 final, London, world twenty20, twenty20 world
Pakistan’s success at the Twenty20 World Cup was a moment of genuine sporting magic for a troubled nation. Now it is vital that cricket chiefs don’t drop the ball as they press on with the fast-food format of the game...Compare that to the last 50-over...
Tags: Pakistan, world cup, twenty20 world
ISLAMABAD: Thousands of fans took to the streets across Pakistan to celebrate their country's eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the Twenty20 World Cup final on Sunday. "The Pakistan team played as a unit and they proved to the world that Pakistan...
Tags: pakistan, twenty20 world cup, cricket, t20 world cup, Pakistani, Sri Lanka, world cup, twenty20 world, Younis Khan, Shahid Afridi
LONDON: Pakistan captain Younus Khan urged the international cricket community to return to the troubled Asian nation after leading his side to victory in the World Twenty20 final against Sri Lanka. Sunday's eight-wicket success at Lord's came just months...
Tags: twenty20 world cup, Pakistani, Sri Lanka, world twenty20, world cup, twenty20 world, twenty20 final, Younis Khan, Shahid Afridi, ICC World
Pakistanis have been celebrating victory over Sri Lanka in Sunday's Twenty20 cricket final in the UK. Thousands of people poured onto the streets dancing and rejoicing as their team secured an eight-wicket win at Lord's cricket ground in London. Local...
Tags: Pakistani, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf UK, world cup, ICC World, Sri Lanka, cricketers team, London, Shahid Afridi, world twenty20, twenty20 world
Shahid Afridi put in a stirring all-round performance as Pakistan toppled tournament favourites South Africa in the first World Twenty20 semi-final. Afridi blitzed 51 off 34 balls and then removed batsmen Herschelle Gibbs and AB de Villiers in his first...
Tags: Pakistan, world cup, South African, twenty20 world, Shahid Afridi, Graeme Smith
Pakistan skipper Younus Khan says his team want to win the World Twenty20 as a tribute to former coach Bob Woolmer. Pakistan play South Africa in the semi-finals on Thursday and Woolmer, who died during the 2007 World Cup, is still a strong influence...
Tags: Pakistan, South African, world cups, world twenty20, twenty20 world, ICC World, Proteas