Misbah
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India's bowling and fielding made the difference: Misbah
Cricket | Jan 06, 2013, 10:49 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 6 : Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq said it was fine bowling and superb fielding by India that prevented his team from making a clean-sweep of the series in the third and final One-Day
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Misbah backs PCB to appoint batting coach
Cricket | Nov 04, 2012, 07:14 PM ISTLahore, Nov 4: Pakistan's Test and one-day captain, Misbah-ul-Haq has backed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)'s decision to appoint a batting coach with the national team.Misbah, 38, said the appointment of a professional batting coach
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Misbah, Hafeez welcome Pak-India series
Cricket | Jul 16, 2012, 10:34 PM ISTLahore, Jul 16: Test and ODI captain, Misbah-ul-Haq welcomed the resumption of cricketing ties between Pakistan and India. “The resumption of the cricket series is welcome news for people and cricketers alike,” Misbah said. Misbah added that
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Misbah dropped from World Twenty20
Cricket | Jul 11, 2012, 06:49 PM ISTIslamabad, Jul 11: The Pakistan Cricket Board has dropped test and one-day captain Misbah-ul-Haq as he wasn't in the preliminary list of 30 players for the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka.Misbah was also not considered
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Captain Misbah back to boost Pakistan in Second test
Cricket | Jun 29, 2012, 04:27 PM ISTColombo, Jun 29: Captain Misbah-ul-Haq will return from suspension to bolster Pakistan's under-pressure batting lineup for the second test against Sri Lanka starting on Saturday.Misbah missed the series opener for a slow over rate offense
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Misbah steps down as Pak Twenty20 captain
Cricket | May 10, 2012, 03:49 PM ISTLahore, May 10: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-haq has stepped down as the skipper of Twenty20 team.Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Zaka Ashraf said at a press conference that Mohammed Hafeez will take over as captain from Misbah.
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Misbah Says Pakistan Is No Longer Unpredictable
Cricket | Mar 24, 2012, 05:51 PM ISTIslamabad, Mar 24: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq says his team has shaken off the tag of being unpredictable after winning the Asia Cup.Over the past 18 months, Pakistan has lost just one limited-overs series -- a
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Kohli's Knock The Best I Have Ever Seen, Says Misbah
Cricket | Mar 19, 2012, 07:46 AM ISTMirpur, Mar 19: “This is the best innings I have ever seen,” is how Pakistan skipper Misbah ul Haq described young Indian batsman Virat Kohli's majestic knock of 183, which helped India chase a mammoth
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This Knock Was Important For Me, Says Pak Skipper Misbah
Cricket | Mar 15, 2012, 09:22 PM ISTMirpur, Mar 15: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq said that his unbeaten knock of 72 against Sri Lanka today has done his confidence a world of good after an indifferent series against England.“This knock was an
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Misbah Says Afghans Need To Play More Test Nations
Cricket | Feb 10, 2012, 10:21 AM ISTSharjah, Feb 10: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq wants fast-improving teams like Afghanistan to play more international matches against test-playing nations to be better able to gauge their progress.Having been awarded one-day international status in 2009, Afghanistan
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Misbah Emerges As Pakistan Perfect Change Manager
Cricket | Feb 08, 2012, 07:56 AM ISTDubai, Feb 8: When Misbah-ul-Haq was appointed test captain while Pakistan cricket was enduring dark days, only the most ardent supporters could have imagined the dramatic transformation that culminated this week in a decisive series
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Misbah Says Return Of Amir Too Early To Predict
Cricket | Feb 02, 2012, 06:54 PM ISTDubai, Feb 2: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq says if fast bowler Mohammad Amir is cleared by the ICC to return to play international cricket then "we will see what happens."The 19-year-old Amir was released from jail
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Misbah Believes Ajmal Gives Pakistan An Edge
Cricket | Jan 24, 2012, 09:50 PM ISTAbu Dhabi, Jan 24: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq believes no matter how sharp England's improvement is in the second test starting on Wednesday his side still has the edge.The edge is offspinner Saeed Ajmal, who took
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Pakistan Face A Tricky Series In Ireland
Cricket | May 28, 2011, 04:53 PM ISTBelfast, Ireland, May 28: Pakistan are set to play a two-match one-day series against Ireland with Misbah-ul-Haq their fifth limited overs captain in three years.Misbah was handed the captaincy last week following the sacking of
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Pak On Verge Of Victory In Second Test
Cricket | May 24, 2011, 04:52 PM ISTBasseterre, May 24: Hundreds from Taufeeq Umar and Misbah-ul-Haq followed by purposeful bowling led by Abdur Rehman had Pakistan on the verge of victory over West Indies in the second Test on Monday.Rehman captured three
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PCB Removes Shahid Afridi As ODI Captain, Misbah Ul Haq Back
Cricket | May 19, 2011, 04:13 PM ISTKarachi, May 19: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has removed Shahid Afridi as one-day captain for the forthcoming series against Ireland.Chairman of the board Ijaz Butt told a media conference in Islamabad that senior batsman
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Sammy, Rampaul Lead Windies To Win Over Pakistan
Cricket | May 16, 2011, 09:59 AM ISTGeorgetown (Guyana), May 16 : Skipper Darren Sammy took five wickets and Ravi Rampaul claimed four as the West Indies defeated Pakistan by 40 runs in the first Test.Chasing 219 for victory, the Pakistanis were
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Pak Fans Blame Misbah For India Loss
Cricket | Mar 31, 2011, 04:12 PM ISTIslamabad, Mar 31: Disappointed Pakistani cricket fans on Wednesday blamed a sluggish Misbah-ul-Haq for defeat in the World Cup semifinal thriller with arch-rivals India. India defeated Pakistan by 29 runs in an action-packed match to
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Indian Focus On Yuvraj As He Reaches Home Ground
Cricket | Mar 28, 2011, 12:16 PM ISTMohali, Mar 27: Yuvraj Singh started the World Cup assured of a place in the playing eleven but unsure of his role and batting position in India's powerful team.By the time he reached his home
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Tendulkar, India Squad Practice At Semi-final Venue
Cricket | Mar 28, 2011, 12:16 PM ISTMohali, Mar 27: India's World Cup squad was greeted by a crowd of about 150 fans as they arrived Sunday for their first training session at the PCA Stadium ahead of Wednesday's much-hyped semifinal against