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Pakistan wins "International team of the year" award at the CEAT Cricket Awards 2011-12.  Award was received by Pakistan former Captain Wasim Akram. Former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas was selected for the lifetime award. Pakistan former captain and legendary player Inzamam-ul-Haq also got the award for the best One Day International Batsman while Indian former player Sunil Gavaskar got the best Test batsman, Kapil Dev honored with best Test bowler and Wasim AKram got the award of the Best ODI bowler. India Vice-captain Virat Kohli was selected for the “International Cricketer of the Year” award. Pakistan's former explosive opener Saeed Anwar got the best audience choice awards for the 2011-12 season. Pakistan former captain and king of swing said that it was great honor for me.

  Pakistan beat World Champion India by 85 runs with two over remaining in an exciting game at Eden Gardens ground Kolkata Today. Pakistan complete its 2 nd Victory against India in the 3-match ODI series and took a 2-0 lead. After 2004 Pakistan won an ODI series against India in their home ground. From Indian side Indian Captain Mahinder Singh Dhoni was the top scorer of Indian batting line and he scored 54 runs not out but could not stop green shirts historical victory in Eden Gardens Kolkata. While chasing the target of 251 Indian batting line up completely decline against Pakistan bowlers. Pakistan top ranked spinner Saeed Ajmal and attacking fast bowler Junaid Khan claimed three wickets while Umar Gul picked up wickets of Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh. Junaid Khan bowled fantastic opening spell of 7-1-18-2, taking out Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli. After losing toss Pakistan opener Nasir Jamshed and Mohammad Hafeez setup a big opening stand of 141 runs in 23.5 overs...

Pakistan former Captain Younus Khan has expressed hope that Pakistan young pacer Junaid Khan would go on to the success like legendary pacer Wasim Akram. He also said that it is a very good sign for Pakistan team and Junaid as well if he continues his impressive performance like 1 st ODI against India. Pakistan Pacer Junaid Khan took four wickets and pull back Indian top-order batsmen’s   in First One Day International against India at Chennai. Younus said that: “I am very hopeful for consistent performance of Junaid.”   Express tribune quoted as saying. Indian Batsman Virat   Kohli   is now available for the Second One Day International against Pakistan at the Eden Gardens Kolkata. Virat Kohli suffered a foot injury during First ODI against Pakistan at Chennai. After the team’s net practice Indian Wicket Keeper captain M.S. Dhoni said that Virat Kohli is available for the 2 nd ODI. Second One Day International will be played between Pakistan and Indi...

Legendary Fast bowler and former Captain of Pakistan Wasim Akram hailed Bangladesh decision to tour Pakistan and he said that it was very important step for the reviving of International Cricket in the country. On Monday Bangladesh Cricket Board has agreed to tour Pakistan to revive International Cricket in Pakistan, which has been suspended after militant attacks on the Srilankan team bus in Lahore in March 2009. Spokesman of Bangladesh Cricket Board Jalal Yunus to to AFP in Dhata that Pakistan had requested a one-day international and a Twenty20 match and it will be played in Lahore on the start of January. “It’s a welcome decision and I hope that the tour takes place as agreed because Pakistan badly needs international cricket and one series will convince other countries to tour,” AFP quoated as saying. o Wasim Akram said that there is a time that Pakistan needs international cricket  and he also said that the peoples of Pakistan are very peacefull and they love Cricket...

England win a series by 2-1 against India after the fourth and final drawn test in Nagpur on Monday. England got victory in India after 28 years. The last time England crushed India in 1984-85, under the captaincy of David Gower. Jonathan Trott made unbeaten 143 runs and he was dismissed by Ashwin today. After loosing first test in Ahmadabad England made come back in the 2nd test in Mumbai and also win the 3rd test in Kolkata. James Anderson was nominated for  man of the match while the English Captain and opening batsman Alastair Cook’s was nominated for man of the Series. Indian captain MS Dhoni said that England deserved victory and he was very disappointed from Indian bowlers and he said that our bowlers did not do the work. This is also the first time in last 8 years that India have lost a Test series at their home ground. Last time In 2004-5 Australia beat India 2-1 and win their Test Series against India in their home ground.

Pakistan young batsman Haris Sohail has twisted his left ankle training camp of Pakistan Cricket team in Lahore, just before of the tour of India but injury is not serious and expected that he will be back in action against India. Remember that Haris Sohail was selected for the Pakistan One Day International squad and he is yet to make debut in International Cricket. After an MRI scan it was reported that the injury of Pakistan younger batsman Haris Sohail was not serious. Haris Sohail will be available for ODI series against India because the doctors given advised six days rest. ODI series between Pakistan and India starts from December 30 in Chennai after two Twenty20 games. In June this year Pakistan young batsman Haris Sohail had been selected in Pakistan Twenty20 squad for Srilanka but he did not make his place in the playing XI. Haris Sohail was selected because of excellent performance in domestic tournaments and he scored unbeated fifty  for his team Sialkot Stall...