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Terrorist attack on Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore

Saeed Ajmal vows to regain title of world’s best Test bowler; hopes to punish South Africa

Prolific Pakistani off-spinner Saeed Ajmal on Sunday vowed to regain the title of world's best Test bowler by punishing South Africa in the two-Test series starting from Monday.

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Pakistan court cancels bail plea of suspects in terror attack on Sri Lankan team in 2009

The bail of the prime suspect, involved in the attack on Sri Lankan cricket team here in 2009, has been cancelled by a Pakistani court, overturning a provincial review board's decision to free him.

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Sri Lanka cricket team attack in Pakistan: Custody of prime accused extended

A Pakistani judicial board has extended by a month, the detention of the prime accused in the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore in 2009.

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PCB seeks explanation from BCCI on money default issue

Pakistani cricket authorities have sought an explanation and details from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after media reported that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) owed the BCCI around seven to eight million rupees.

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Pakistan not safe for touring international sides, says Shahryar Khan

Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Shahryar Khan has said that Pakistan is still not safe to host international cricket. In 2009, a bus carrying Sri Lankan cricketers was attacked in Lahore and since then no international team has visited the country.

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PCB welcomes Ireland’s plans to tour Pakistan

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Zaka Ashraf has said they would welcome any move by the Cricket Ireland's decision to send its team to Pakistan for a tour.

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Thilan Samaraweera: Sri Lankan cricket loses a pillar of strength

Sri Lanka’s Thilan Samaraweera isn’t the sort of batsman that cricket fans would travel thousands of miles to watch him bat. But the quiet achiever from Colombo was one of the cornerstones of Sri Lanka’s stellar middle-order for a significant period of time. Time and again when Sri Lanka found themselves in dire straits, Samaraweera would invariably launch a rescue mission with a bat in hand.

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Pakistan cricket still haunted by Lahore attacks

Four years on from the terror attack that plunged Pakistan into sporting isolation, the cricket-mad country looks as far away as ever from hosting international matches.

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Arjuna Ranatunga agrees to help in reviving cricket in Pakistan

Four years since the dreaded terrorist attack on Sri Lankan cricketers in Pakistan, team's former captain Arjuna Ranatunga said that he is willing to help Pakistan in reviving international cricket.

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Pakistan Cricket Board to brief ICC, other boards on security measures

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) would make a presentation to the International Cricket Council (ICC) and its member Boards soon on the measures taken by it since the 2009 attack on the Sri Lankan team in a bid to impress on the other countries that security situation has improved in the country.

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