Sunday, January 25, 2009

LATEST ICC NEWS AS ON 25th JAN 2009


Pakistan drops to fifth as Sri Lanka makes presence felt again

Black Caps benefit from Pakistan’s misfortune in Reliance Mobile ICC ODI ChampionshipPakistan has slipped one place in the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Championship table following its 2-1 series defeat at home to Sri Lanka.Although Shoaib Malik’s team won the first ODI of the series in Karachi thanks to a brilliant unbeaten century by Salman Butt, it then proceeded to lose the second and third matches after impressive displays by the visitor.....

In-form Kulasekara up to second in ODI bowling rankings

Sri Lanka pace man claims best rating of career after another fine seriesBangladesh’s Shakib and Mashrafe break into top 10; Shakib knocks Oram off number-one all-rounder spot; Pakistan’s Salman Butt returns to top 20 of Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen Sri Lanka’s Nuwan Kulasekara has raced up the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers to second position with yet another good performance in his side’s successful series in Pakistan.

Uganda, Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong get off to winning starts

Afghanistan’s ICC Cricket World Cup campaign suffers setback as Argentina and Cayman Islands also lose on opening dayUganda was the star performer on the opening day of the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 3 (WCL Div. 3) after a dramatic 14-run win over Afghanistan.But Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Hong Kong also showed they too will be in contention at this tournament with impressive victories over Cayman Islands and Argentina respectively.

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