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  Maharashtra Dy CM Ajit Pawar supports Sena protest against Pak players

  Politics | January 16, 2013 10:05 IST

  Mumbai, Jan 15: Coming out in support of Shiv Sena's protest against Pakistani players in the upcoming Hockey India League, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar Monday said the beheading of a soldier by Pakistani

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  T20 affected technique of Pak players, says Akhtar

  Cricket | June 23, 2012 21:39 IST

  Lahore, Jun 23: Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar believes Twenty20 cricket has caused immense damage to Pakistani cricketers affecting their techniques and also posing fitness issues for players."I think T20 cricket has not been good

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  Thackeray Objects To Pak Players' 'Namaaz' At Mohali stadium

  Cricket | March 30, 2011 17:57 IST

  Mumbai, March 30: After attacking Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for inviting his Pakistani counterpart to the Cricket World Cup semi-final match between India and Pakistan, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray has now objected to the

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  Pak Players Hope To Put Spotfixing Stain Behind Them

  Cricket | February 11, 2011 12:32 IST

  Iislamabad, Feb 11 :   When it comes to tumultuous preparations for the World Cup, Pakistan is in a league of its own.Only last week, key players Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were each

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  ICC Bans Three Pak Players In Spotfixing Case

  Cricket | February 05, 2011 22:43 IST

  Doha, Feb 5 :  Former captain Salman Butt was banned for ten years, while fast bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif were banned for  five years and seven years respectively  on Saturday after they were

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  Six Pak Players Suspected Of Rigging Sydney Test: Ex-PCB Chief

  Cricket | October 25, 2010 11:03 IST

  Karachi, Oct 25 (PTI) Pakistan cricket plunged into another match-fixing controversy with the former PCB chief Tauqir Zia claiming that six national team players were suspected by the ICC of rigging the Sydney Test early

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  Four Pak Players May Be Suspended

  Cricket | August 30, 2010 23:29 IST

  London/Mumbai :  Top officials of ICC and PCB are understood to be considering suspending four Pakistan players including Captain Salman Butt from the rest of the England tour in the wake of the match fixing

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  Afridi Questions Test Cricket Ability Of Pak Players

  Cricket | July 22, 2010 9:36 IST

  Karachi: Sparking off a new debate, former captain Shahid Afridi has stated that they were some players in the Pakistan team who did not deserve to be in the Test side but were still playing

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  SRK Feels Pak Players Should Have Been Picked Up For IPL-3

  Cricket | January 24, 2010 23:01 IST

  As a perceived snub to Pakistani players by the Indian Premier League spark a spat between the neighbouring countries, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, an IPL franchisee himself, believes they should have been picked. "I

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  Pak Players To Avoid IPL In Future, Outrage Continues

  Cricket | January 21, 2010 21:28 IST

  Hurt Pakistani cricketers have decided to avoid the IPL till Indo-Pak ties normalise even as the auction snub continued to evoke angry reactions from the sports fraternity with some former players calling for a boycott