Oneday Games

Lahore:Pakistani selectors chose forgotten paceman Shahid Nazir to replace injured Shoaib Akhtar in their 16-man squad for next month~~s Test series in England. ...

Dubai:Teams may be allowed to appeal against umpires~~ decisions to the third umpire during One-day games under a proposal to be discussed by a committee of the International Cricket Council this weekend. ...

Lahore:Pakistan have dropped fast bowler Mohammad Sami from the 17-man One-day squad for their Sri Lanka tour starting next week, chief selector Wasim Bari said. ...

Lahore (Pakistan): World Cup matches will go ahead next year in Zimbabwe without any problems, a Zimbabwean official of the International Cricket Council said on Monday. ...

Karachi: Former Pakistan pacer Ata-ur-Rehman on Sunday said he had launched a court challenge against a life ban imposed on him after a match-fixing inquiry two years ago. ...

Karachi: Pakistan and World Champions Australia will play a series of three One-day Internationals in the Indoor Stadium in Melbourne in June, Pakistan captain Waqar Younis said on Tuesday. ...

Johannesburg: Former South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje has said if match- fixing in the game is to be permanently eliminated, "irrelevant" One-day games should be done away with. ...

Johannesburg: Several national and international records have already tumbled during Sri Lanka~~s current tour of South Africa and in the New Zealand tour preceding it, and two more could be bettered by South Africa before the series ends. ...

Durban: Top South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes says it was a wise decision to concentrate on One-day games only and not participate in Test matches. ...