Misbah plans to quit international cricket next year

Pakistan's Middle order batsman Misbah-ul-Haq plans to retire from international cricket at the end of next year if the national selecting committee continue to neglect him. Misbah was dropped for the ongoing tour of England in replacement for youngsters Azhar Ali and Umar Amin. Misbah's central contract with the PCB expires in December. "I know luck is not favouring me these days and with the youngsters making their way into the squad, I was forced to think again," Misbah told the Express Tribune. Misbah made his Pakistan debut in 2001, but he wasn't a regular member of the squad until the ICC World Twenty20 in 2007, where he emerged as a dangerous Twenty20 batsman. A loss of form left no choice for the selectors but to drop him from the squad for the tours of Newzealand and Australia. Now will Misbah get a recall from the PCB for the upcoming tour of England and the tour of Abu Dhabi against South Africa?

Aamer and Asif are best in the world

Salman Butt, the newly appointed Pakistan captain, has praised his new opening bowler pair of Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif as the best opening duo in the world. This bowling pair have certainly impressed everyone around the world and will be a major threat in the upcoming test series against England. Asif and Aamer shared 22 wickets in the 2 test matches against Australia. Aamer has earned respect from former great fast bowlers including Wasim Akram, while Asif has been termendous in controlling the swing even though he has lost pace in recent years. Both Aamer and Asif have enjoyed bowling in the overcast conditions, but are also capable of extracting reverse swing which could play a part against England. "The way Mohammad Aamer, Mohammad Asif and Umar Gul bowled was brilliant," Butt told Cricinfo. One key challenge for the Pakistani seamers is that they should stay fit during the tour of England. Pakistan bowling have always created chances for the Pakistani team to win matches, but the inexperienced Pakistani batting have always let them down. Now we will see if Pakistan's both bowling and especially batting can get to work and bring the Test and the ODI trophy home.

Bowler of the century: Muttiah Muralitharan

Muttiah Muralitharan, often referred to as Murali, has been named the greatest test match bowler by not only srilankan cricket fans, but the whole cricketing world. Murali made his test debut on August 28, 1992 against Australia. Muralitharan is the highest wicket-taker in Test Cricket. Muralitharan became the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket when he overtook the previous record-holder Shane Warne on 3 December 2007. He broke Shane Warne's record for the most wickets even though many long-term bans have been placed against his bowling action by the Australians. Australians placed bans on Murali so he wouldn't be able to break Shane Warne's record. Australians have always tried their best to keep Shane Warne ahead of Muralitharan, but they weren't successful in their plans. Murali's excellence and hard work has helped him break shane warne's record for most test wickets. I believe Muralitharan would have earned 1000 wickets in his test career by this time, if those useless long-term bans wouldn't have been placed by the Australians. Murali ended his test career with 800 wickets, most in test history by any bowler. Murali got his 800th wicket when he dismissed indian tailender Pragyan Ojha in his final test of his career. Muralitharan will always be remembered by everyone around the cricketing world. He will also be missed by many people. I don't think Srilankan cricket team would ever be able to find a bowler like Muraltharan. I don't think any bowler will be able to break Muralitharan's record of most test wickets ever by any bowler. Hats off to the Bowler of the Century Ladies and Gentlemen.

Upsets make the world cup exciting

Upsets has played a major role in the 2010 Fifa World Cup. One of the biggest upsets of the world cup was when Serbia defeated Germany 1-0 on June 18th. France losing to Mexico 2-0 on June 17th and France losing to South Africa 2-1 on June 22nd were pretty big upsets. France and Italy, 2006 world cup's finalists, not advancing to the 2nd round in the 2010 world cup was very shocking. Brazil getting knocked out of the tournament by netherlands in the quarter-final was very upsetting and heartbreaking for the brazilian fans. Germany eliminating Argentina with a 4-0 win broke poor maradona's dreams. So those examples give people an idea of how exciting this world cup has been for people and how upsetting its been for some of the teams. Can we witness another upset in today's match, Germany vs Spain?

Leafs sign John Mitchell

The Toronto Maple Leafs have re-signed forward John Mitchell. Mitchell had six goals and 17 assists in 60 games last season. It was Mitchell's second NHL season and he has recorded 18 goals and 23 points in 136 career games.

Is Afridi the right person?

Is Shahid Afridi the perfect man to take the Pakistani team to the top? Well I think he is the perfect man to take Pakistan to the top, because after Imran Khan, Pakistan have had alot of great captains for example: Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, or Inzamam-ul-Haq, but the aggresiveness Afridi has in his captaincy, the other three captains ive named above didn't really have that kind of aggression as captains. Imran Khan was the captain with that kind of aggression. Shahid Afridi always keeps encouraging the boys on the field. Now I ask the other fans of the Pakistani Cricket team of their thoughts on this matter. Is Shahid Afridi the perfect man to take the Pakistani team to the top?

Dutch going for glory!

The Netherlands turned on the style in the second half and reached its third World Cup final with a 3-2 victory over Uruguay on Tuesday. The Dutch reached their first World Cup final in 32 years. Now they'll wait to see who they'll face in the finals Germany or Spain. Well I think it doesn't matter who they face because they'll be ready to take on either teams. I don't support Netherlands or Germany so I hope Spain defeats Germany in the semi final and defeats the dutch in the final on Sunday to win the cup. But we can't say anything right now, all i can say is "may the best team win".

Pakistan won by 23 runs

Pakistan's great bowling and fielding have led them to a 23 run victory. Great bowling figures by Umar Gul, Mohammad Amir, and Saeed Ajmal and 2 great catches from Shahid Afridi. GREAT JOB BOYS.

Australia require 168 runs to win.

Umar Akmal's 64 off 31 balls has got Pakistan to 167, now Australia need to reach the target of 168.