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IPL: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Pune Warriors

No happy homecoming for Ganguly
Eden Gardens—The pre-match hype was all about Sourav Ganguly taking on his former team at his nursery - Eden Gardens. He played a part in giving his struggling Pune Warriors a chance to upstage Kolkata Knight Riders, but in a bitter twist, his dismissal was the turning point, allowing the hosts to clinch a seven-run win. In a match that ebbed and flowed, Angelo Mathews halted Knight Riders’ charge with a flurry of sixes, but with support diminishing at the other end, he failed to muscle Warriors to victory.

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Yousuf in trouble with Bangladesh intelligence

Dhaka—Pakistan’s former captain Mohammad Yousuf is in trouble as he is being investigated by the Bangladesh intelligence agencies for allegedly submitting a fake clearance letter to play in the Dhaka league. The Bangladesh Cricket Board has handed over the matter to the intelligence agencies after participating clubs in the Dhaka Premier League which remains suspended refused to resume playing in the event until the Yousuf matter was resolved.

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Australian HC wants revival of cricket in Pak

Islamabad—The Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan has portrayed his desire to see the return of international cricket to Pakistan but did not give any timeframe when would the Kangaroos visit here to play a full series. Talking to journalists during a reception at a local hotel, Tim George said: “I want to see the revival of international cricket in Pakistan but am not sure when the Australian team would come here to play. He said that he is not in a position to say when the team will visit Pakistan, but he personally believes that the Australian team must visit Pakistan. “Its Australian government which would be taking the decision on the Australian team’s visit to Pakistan but in my personal opinion, they should visit here.

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A friend in need is a friend indeed

Bipin Dani From Mumbai

Once the Pakistani pace-bowler Mohammad Asif was at loggerheads with his captain Salman Butt when both were fighting in UK court to clear their names in the spot-fixing scandal. However, in an exclusive chat with us after being freed from the British jail, the 30-year-old Asif talks about his “friendship” with his one-time skipper, Salman Butt and the days they spent together in jail.

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Cricket can bring India, Pakistan closer: Azhar

Chandigarh—Former Pakistan allrounder Azhar Mahmood believes that cricket has no boundaries and the game can play a part in reviving the ties between India and Pakistan. Mahmood, who now has a British passport, said that the game has brought the two nations closer in the past and the same thing can happen again. “When we toured India in 1997, there was a tension between the two nations. But after that tour, tensions eased and the situation improved. The game has no boundary. In the past, it was cricket which brought the two nations together, and I hope it will play the same role in future too,” Mahmood, the only Pakistan player playing in the IPL 5, said.

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