RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: The Pakistan Cricket Board will agree with whatever decision the Indian Premier League takes after bowler Mohammad Asif’s “B” sample test reportedly also came out positive.
“Since he played in an Indian domestic (cricket) event and was also tested there, it’s not us who are going to launch an inquiry into this case,” PCB’s chief operating officer Shafqat Naghmi told The Associated Press.”Whatever decision the IPL officials take, we will accept it,” Naghmi said.The right arm paceman tested positive ….

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Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming is hoping to get some cricket under his belt with Wellington before returning for a second stint with Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League.
The 35-year-old batsman has been spending time with his family and setting up a new business since retiring from the international scene earlier this year and admitted getting his focus back on cricket would be a battle ahead of next year’s April 10 start date for the Twenty20 tournament.”I ….

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Big TV, the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Amabni Group’s soon-to-be-launched direct-to-home venture, has bagged the official DTH partnership for the Indian Premier League, the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s Twenty20 cricket tournament, for a bid of $31.16 million (about Rs 137 crore) for the next four years.
According to industry sources, Big TV outbid the only other contender, Airtel Digital TV, the Bharti group’s DTH service. Airtel Digital TV, which is also expected to be launched soon, had put ….

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