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Dubai-based Taj entertainment network (Ten Sports) has bagged the television rights of Pakistan cricket for the next five years for a whopping USD 145.5 million. The Pakistan Cricket Board announced today that Ten sports had been given the television rights as they submitted the highest bid for the series to be played in Pakistan for next five years, starting with the scheduled tour by India from first week of January. But the PCB chief operating officer, Saleem Altaf made it clear that if Pakistan was forced to shift its home series to offshore or neutral venues then terms would have to be revised with the broadcaster. "There is no doubt we are not in an exactly ideal situation and we are doing our best to convince India to play in Pakistan but we have to be prepared for everything," Altaf told PTI. Four other broadcasters had also bid for the rights but sources said after a stringent bidding process monitored by former ICC President, Ehsan Mani and legal and financia...

Dont forget Ganguly was one of the best players of spin bowling.Warne is good but look at his record against India..Dat will be a joke.

Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam feels controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar still has a lot to offer and could play a crucial role when they take on arch-rival India early next year. "He can play a very important role against India and we will be relying on him to deliver the goods with experience and pace. I don't think he is finished. If nursed properly and he takes care of himself, Shoaib can do more for Pakistan than he has done in recent times," Intikhab, who guided the team to a clean sweep in ODI series against West Indies in Abu Dhabi recently, said on Sunday. "Shoaib is certainly not finished as an international player as yet and he still has a few years to give to Pakistan cricket," he added. The former Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Lt Gen (retd) Tauqir Zia recently advised the PCB to tell the fast bowler to go home and retire as he was finished as an international cricketer. Intikhab, a former international cricketer, said that Shoaib ...