Googlies and no-balls:Pak prepares for India

JAVED’S REVERSE SWING:The Pakistan coach has voiced concerns over Wasim Akram’s proximity to the Indian team. His fear: Akram migh...

JAVED’S REVERSE SWING:
The Pakistan coach has voiced concerns over Wasim Akram’s proximity to the Indian team. His fear: Akram might give tips to the Indian batsmen on handling reverse swing. Akram called it childish and distanced himself from the debate by calling himself a true Pakistani

RAMEEZ’S WRONG ’UN:
After defending Akram, PCB CEO calls for a helping hands from former stars. Along with Akram he invites Imran Khan and Aaqib Javed to the pre-series camp.

SHOAIB TALKS SMALL:
The World Cup has taught Shoaib a lesson: Big mouth doesn’t ensure big haul. Under the pressure of performance, the tearaway pacer first revealed that he was ‘‘no angel’’ before issuing a call for help, saying he couldn’t win matches on his own

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BARI DONS THE GLOVES:
After a string of controversies Aamir Sohail was sacked as chief of the national selectors. And, given the importance of the series at hand, the PCB handed over the reins to non-controversial and diplomatic Wasim Bari. The house is, presumably, in order

BACKING INZI: Shoaib’s off-the-cuff captaincy claims prompted the PCB to close the issue. Inzamam-ul-Haq was named captain for 2004, which should take pressure off him.

Bengaluru family feared dead in Kurnool bus fire

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A family of four from Andhra Pradesh, residing in Bengaluru, are suspected to be among the 20 people reported dead in a fire that gutted a Hyderabad-Bengaluru bus near Kurnool in the early hours of Friday.

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