‘Me and Inzy will be good pair’
new delhi: Former India seamer Manoj Prabhakar, who has been appointed bowling coach of the Afghanistan national side for the upcoming ICC World T20, is hopeful of forming a fruitful coaching partnership with chief coach Inzamam-ul Haq. "For the last five days, I have been working with Afghanistan's U-19 side at the Greater Noida stadium. I am amazed at the level of talent and that's exactly what a coach wants. Some of these guys are at par with players of Ranji teams. With Inzamam (chief coach) alongside me, we will strike a fruitful coaching partnership and help these youngsters," Prabhakar said. Prabhakar also informed that the proposed four-match limited overs series between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe will now take place in Dubai instead of Greater Noida. "I don't know the reasons but the series will now happen in Dubai instead of Greater Noida. I have applied for my visa and as soon as I get it, I will join Inzy and the senior team in Dubai. I am very hopeful that ‘our team' will do well in the upcoming World T20. Afghanistan will surely produce some future stars," said Prabhakar.
Kohli's mobile game topping charts
new delhi: Virat Kohli's digital popularity continues to rise rapidly with his mobile game ‘Virat Cricket Challenge' topping the charts on Google Play. "Yesterday google released the list of most searched sportsperson in 2015 and it was helmed by non-other than our current test team captain Virat Kohli. On Friday his digital popularity is risen into another level with #ViratCricketChallenge, the mobile game on Virat Kohli is topping the charts on Google Play," read a press note from his management company. "The game developed and published by Nazara Games on December 14th is at the top of the charts on the Google Play Store within days of its launch. This is the fastest ever rise of an Indian game on the play store thus showing the popularity of Virat Kohli among fans and gamers," it claimed. "This is also a new dawn for Indian Gaming where things have just started to take off. This is a rare instance of an Indian game topping the charts of Google Play leaving behind popular global games like Candy Crush, Temple Run, Clash of Clans, Subway Surfers etc," the release added.
Amir vows to respect Pak colours
karachi: Paceman Mohammad Amir promised to respect Pakistan's green cap and shirt after being named for a national camp on Friday, the first step toward regaining his place in country's team following a spot-fixing ban. The 23-year-old has shown impressive form in domestic matches as well as in the Bangladesh Premier league since his five-year ban was relaxed in April this year then completey lifted three months ago. On Friday cricket selectors cleared him for fitness training camp, which could pave the way for his inclusion in the national team. Amir was tipped as one of the most talented young fast bowlers when he was jailed in 2011 after admitting bowling no balls the previous summer against England at lord's in exchange for cash. His captain Salman Butt and fellow bowler Mohammad Asif were jailed for similar offences.
Amir said he will do his best to prove he is a changed man. "I promise that I will do my best to respect the prestige of the green cap and Pakistan shirt," he told AFP.