Karachi: The showdown is still some days away but Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal is already geared up for the clash against India in the upcoming Champions Trophy, saying the match is as big and as eagerly anticipated as the final.
The India-Pakistan clash is scheduled for June 15 in the event starting June 6. The wily Pakistani spinner insisted that playing a match against India is always fantastic. "The atmosphere, wherever we play, is always electric; and I'm sure the fans lucky enough to be at Edgbaston and all those watching the telecast around the world will not be disappointed by this match. It's like a mini-final within the tournament," he said.
Ajmal pointed out that both sides are very strong and at the end of the day, the team which handles the pressure will be victorious. "We have the psychological advantage having defeated India in their own backyard in the one-day series and I'm confident that we can defeat them in Birmingham," he said in an interview to a Pakistani website.
Asked about the absence of big names from the Indian team, Ajmal said it was pretty normal for the players to come and go. "Big names are replaced by lesser known players who then turn into big names and then they get replaced. The cycle of cricket goes on. No cricketer lasts forever and no cricketer has a God-given right to be picked again and again. If a player is out of form or struggling
11:03 AM, May 26, 2013
Panaji: Director Svaddan Angrre is bringing to the silver screen the story of Ujjwal Nikam, the tenacious, poetry-quoting lawyer who secured the death penalty for Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab for the 26/11 Mumbai attack. He says the Marathi biopic will reveal some unknown facts about the legal eagle. Nikam, from the boondocks of Jalgaon who rose to become one of the most renowned and high-profile public prosecutors in the country,...
12:37 PM, May 12, 2013
Islamabad: Pakistan offspinner Saeed Ajmal has recovered from a suspected hernia scare and lost five kilograms in weight to prepare for next month's Champions Trophy in England. The 35-year-old Ajmal felt pain in his lower abdomen after Pakistan's series against South Africa in March. "I am fine now, but I will go for another checkup when the team goes to England," Ajmal said in the northern town of Abbottabad where...
06:04 PM, May 06, 2013
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday ruled out internationalising Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh's death following the brutal assault in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail even as 215 fishermen and 55 other Indian nationals continue to languish in Pakistani prisons as of January 1, 2013. MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin while addressing a press conference on Thursday in New Delhi said, "India and Pakistan are wedded to bilateralism and...
05:21 PM, May 02, 2013
Amritsar: Indian prisoner in Pakistan Sarabjit Singh continues to be in a coma after being attacked by fellow inmates in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail. His family will be leaving for Pakistan on Sunday even as authorities there have suspended two jail officials. Sarabjit's sister Dalbir Kaur on Saturday had said that the High Commission in Delhi has issued visa to the family and she along with his daughters Poonam, Swapandeep...
09:33 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Mumbai: Abu Jundal, an alleged operative of terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba and a key handler during the 26/11 terror attacks, has approached Bombay High Court seeking that he should not be kept in solitary confinement in the same cell where Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab once stayed. Jundal has been lodged in Arthur Road prison in central Mumbai. His cell was earlier occupied by Kasab, the lone arrested terrorist of 26/11 attacks,...
07:53 PM, Apr 24, 2013
Thiruvananthapuram: Askar, brother of actor Ajmal Ameer of 'Madambi' fame, is set to make his acting debut with the oddly titled 'Holy Shit'. The film will be directed by debutant Johnson. Askar, a businessman, has earlier done short films and also appeared in ad films. 'Holy Shit' is about four youngsters living in Kochi. They come from different backgrounds and go through stress, each for unknown reasons. Later, they find...
11:36 AM, Apr 05, 2013
Ajmal was told by specialists last week that he might require to have surgery to treat the abdomen problem which was related to Hernia. ...
10:51 AM, Apr 02, 2013
Ajmal, 35, said he could have the operation before Pakistan's one-day series against Scotland and Ireland in late May. ...
10:47 PM, Mar 28, 2013
The Tamil flick also has actors like Jagan, Srinath, Devadarshini and Chetan in key roles. ...
02:13 PM, Mar 23, 2013
LeT operative and key 26/11 attacks handler Abu Jundal's plea that he must not be kept in the barrack where hanged terrorist Ajmal Kasab was kept was on Monday rejected by a local court. "The court rejected the application in which we had sought that he should not be kept in Kasab's barrack as Jundal was hallucinating about him," said his lawyer Ejaz Naqvi. ...
08:40 PM, Mar 18, 2013
South Africa entered the series with a focus on finding the right combinations to lift them from a worrisome period in limited-overs cricket and produced a comprehensive performance in Bloemfontein to crush Pakistan by 125 runs. ...
04:01 PM, Mar 14, 2013
Ajmal Ameer plays the lead in the film, which features five debutante heroines. ...
12:27 PM, Mar 13, 2013
The film will also star actors like Archana, MS Bhaskar, Jagan, Srinath in key roles. ...
10:50 PM, Mar 11, 2013
The allrounder has said that South Africa have analyzed Pakistan's strengths and weaknesses and go into the five-ODI series well prepared. ...
01:02 PM, Mar 09, 2013
Kasab was hanged in November last year for his role in the terror attacks, in which 166 people were killed. ...
05:34 PM, Mar 07, 2013
The special MCOCA court on Tuesday directed Arthur Road jail to file a report on the medical condition of key 26/11 handler Abu Jundal on his plea that he was 'hallucinating' about hanged terrorist Ajmal Kasab. ...
02:20 PM, Mar 06, 2013
RGV must have heaved a sigh of relief after getting the initial reactions to the casting of Jaiswal as Kasab. ...
04:17 PM, Mar 02, 2013
Aparnaa is paired opposite Ajmal Ameer and Alice Tantardini in the film, which is directed by Prabhu Raja Cholan. ...
12:02 PM, Mar 01, 2013
The film is a good watch this weekend. You will get to see the old Ram Gopal Varma in many scenes. ...
10:21 AM, Mar 01, 2013
