Players.bio is a large online platform sharing the best live coverage of your favourite sports: Football, Golf, Rugby, Cricket, F1, Boxing, NFL, NBA, plus the latest sports news, transfers & scores. Exclusive interviews, fresh photos and videos, breaking news. Stay tuned to know everything you wish about your favorite stars 24/7. Check our daily updates and make sure you don't miss anything about celebrities' lives.
Australia are looking forward to a much-improved pitch for the second Test in Pakistan after the lifeless track that led to a bore draw in the opener in Rawalpindi was ruled as “below average”.
The Australian team is looking forward to a much-improved pitch for the second Test in Pakistan after the lifeless track that led to a «bore draw» in the opener in Rawalpindi was ruled as «below average».
Match referee Ranjan Madugalle has handed out a below-average rating for the Pindi Cricket Stadium pitch that was used for the first Test between Pakistan and Australia.
The Pindi Cricket Stadium pitch for the first test between Pakistan and Australia has been rated "below average" by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and given one demerit point after the first test ended in a draw.
David Warner is hoping to race home from the Test series in Pakistan to pay tribute to Shane Warne at the spin bowling great's memorial service in Melbourne. Warne died from a suspected heart attack last Friday at the age of 52 while on holiday on the Thailand island of Koh Samui. He will be buried at a private family funeral and a state memorial service will be held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on the evening of March 30.
Australia opener David Warner said he hopes for an improved pitch for the second Test in Karachi after the visitors could claim only four Pakistan wickets in the series-opening draw on Rawalpindi's docile wicket. “I just want a game where you can actually create 20 chances,” Warner said on Thursday. “It's something that's going to be exciting and entertaining for the crowd.” Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja has acknowledged that drawn games are not a good advertisement for Test cricket and Pindi Cricket Stadium's wicket was described by Australia batter and vice captain Steve Smith as a “dead wicket.”
Australia opening batsman David Warner is hoping to race home from the test series in Pakistan to pay tribute to Shane Warne at the spin bowling great's memorial service in Melbourne.
PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja on Wednesday defended the use of a flat track for the first Test, saying they did not want play into Australia's hands by preparing a track that would assist pace and bounce. The series-opener ended in a high scoring dull draw on Tuesday. The Rawalpindi track, where Just 14 wickets fall in five days with 1,187 runs scored by both teams, drew criticism from some former players, critics and fans alike.