Sohail Tanvir wants to shed T20 specialist tag Karachi: Pakistan's left-arm pacer, Sohail Tanvir is looking at a full season with English county, Hampshire to shed the tag of being a specialist T20 player.

Tanvir, who will leave later this month to join Hampshire for a full season after getting clearance from the Pakistan Cricket Board, said he wanted to use the opportunity to show everyone he was good at any format of the game.

"The irony is that since I was selected for Pakistan and than in the Indian Premier League first season I performed well in the T20 format and since than this tag has been attached to me that I am only a specialist T20 player," Tanvir said today.

"I don't agree with that because I am in the best form of my life and I want to show everyone that I am equally good in test and one-day cricket as well," the pacer said....more    
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Essex grateful for England captain Alastair Cook
by AFP
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US: South Dakota to allow teachers to carry arms Supporters say this law could help prevent tragedies such as December's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, in which 20 students and 6 teachers died. ...  
09:01 AM, Mar 09, 2013

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08:05 PM, Nov 05, 2012

Sialkot register six-wicket win over Hampshire Haris Sohail's unbeaten 63 off 57 balls were instrumental in Sialkot's six-wicket victory over Hampshire in the qualifying match of the Champions League. ...  
12:53 AM, Oct 12, 2012

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08:18 PM, Oct 11, 2012

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08:26 AM, Oct 06, 2012

CLT20 allows replacements for Titans and Hampshire South Africa's Titans and England's Hampshire were allowed to replace their injured players. ...  
01:04 PM, Sep 28, 2012

Hampshire complete domestic one-day double
by AFP
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12:25 PM, Sep 16, 2012

Pietersen woes continue with golden duck Kevin Pietersen was bowled for a first-ball duck playing for county team Surrey against Hampshire. ...  
11:17 PM, Aug 19, 2012

Sexual assault to stealing, boy goes on crime-spree
by IANS
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02:39 AM, Aug 14, 2012

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09:38 AM, Jul 20, 2012

Hampshire honour Warne with stand
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Shane Warne has had a stand named after him at the headquarters of Hampshire. ...  
08:56 PM, Jun 16, 2012

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by IANS
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by IANS
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