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Thursday, July 28, 2011
PARNELL ACCEPT ISLAM
South African fast bowler Wayne Parnell converts to IslamJOHANNESBURG: South African fast bowler Wayne Parnell has converted to Islam after a period of personal study and reflection and will celebrate his 22nd birthday on Friday as a Muslim.
"While I have not yet decided on an Islamic name I have considered the name Waleed which means Newborn Son, but for now my name remains Wayne Dillon Parnell. I will continue to respect the team's endorsement of alcoholic beverages. I am playing cricket in Sussex and this is my immediate focus," said Port Elizabeth-born Parnell.
Proteas team manager Mohamed Moosajee, himself a Muslim, said Parnell's Muslim teammates Hashim Amla and Imran Tahir had not influenced his decision to convert from Christianity.........(J.C)
ALLAH AKBAR
20 players to get central contracts
The meeting of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) central committee was held here at PCB’s headquarters on Wednesday in which the names of 20 players were forwarded to PCB Chief Ijaz Butt.
According to sources, former captain Shoaib Malik, M Yousuf, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Abdul Razzaq Ahmad Shahzad and Danish Kaneria were excluded from the contract list. Misbahul Haq, M Hafeez, Taufeeq Umar, Asad Shafique, Younus Khan, Saeed Ajmal, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Tanveer, Hammad Azam, Tanvir Ahmad, Sohial Khan and Adbur Rehman were included in the contract list, the sources said.
Meanwhile, the national selection committee meeting was also held at the PCB headquarters and was failed to finalize the team. The selection committee meeting will also be held today (Thursday) and it is expected that the team will be announced.
Intikhab rubbishes allegations of "ball tampering" by Abbasi
Abbasi refuted Intikhab's claim and instead accused him of accusing Basit Ali of match fixing. A former test player said the allegations being made by Abbasi were unfortunate as it was only spoiling the image of Pakistan cricket. "I don't understand what is the purpose of saying all this now. Even if the ball was being tampered with by the players with the knowledge of their coach what purpose is it serving now. Times have now changed," the player who declined to be named said. Intikhab served in various positions during the time Abbasi was in the board and was one of his most trusted men. After the 1996 World Cup, when allegations surfaced that Wasim Akram had deliberately missed the World Cup quarter final against India at Bangalore by faking an injury, Abbasi and Intikhab combined to get the team doctor Dan Kiesel to issue a medical certificate and statement confirming Wasim's injury in the tournament.
The 31-year old former Pakistani Captain, known to the cricketing world as “Boom Boom” for his aggressive stroke-play, is a quality all-rounder. A ballistic batsman and class spin bowler, it’s guaranteed Afridi will bring yet another dimension of experience and versatility to the strongly diverse Renegades line up.
The explosive right-hand batsman, Afridi boasts 1326 runs to his name with a strike rate of 157.66.
Since age 16, when he made the fastest international century at the time, he has dazzled the cricket world with feats like smashing 32 runs in a single over and it's no surprise he holds the title for the most ODI sixes in history with a total of 289. Remarkably he now considers himself a better bowler, and has the most international wickets in T20 cricket at 53.
In 2009/10 Afridi was recruited by South Australia for T20, where he played alongside Renegade recruit Shaun Tait in a stand-out season.
Growing up in a large family comprising nine siblings, amidst the chaos of a noisy household, it was those backyard games of cricket that honed his skills and developed his passion for the game.
The friendly and jovial character, like most Pakistani cricketers, looks up to Imran Khan as his role model.
The father of two also loves to get his dose of Bollywood movies claiming he is a big fan of on screen legend Sharukh Khan.
"A world T20 champion. Leg spinning genius, will try to hit the roof, if not out of the stadium"
Razzaq, whose electric batting and pace bowling give him world-class all-rounder status, will be another welcome addition to the impressive Renegades squad.
The 31-year old who hails from Lahore, has taken 89 wickets at an average of 17.92 and an economy rate of 7.40, combining pace and accuracy with a natural reverse swing.
In his 82 T20 matches Razzaq has also compiled 1540 runs at an average of 28.51 with a strike rate of 143.79 and a top score of 109.
Instinctively competitive, both Razzaq and close friend Shahid Afridi work tremendously hard to perfect their skills.
Family-oriented Razzaq is happily married with two young children and enjoys getting into his Xbox FIFA games in his spare time.
Having just been introduced to golf, there’s no doubt he’ll hit the course with the Renegades boys while in Melbourne.
"Can open the bowling or be the finisher. Striking ability makes him the ultimate all-rounder. "
Simon Helmot, Melbourne Renegades Head Coacling or be the finisher. Striking ability makes him the ultimate all-rounder. "
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