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  Rashid Latif set to meet Indian stepbrother
Former Pakistan cricket captain Rashid Latif has responded to his stepbrother's call and is planning a family reunion on the sidelines of the second Test in Lahore.
Rashid's brother Shahid, an Indian, resides in Kolkata and had recently expressed his wish to cross the border to watch the historic series.
Rashid's ancestral home is in a village in Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh, where his brother still spends six months in a year to look after agricultural lands.
www.rediff.com /news/2004/mar/20latif.htm   (407 words)

  
 sport.iafrica.com | today's news Rashid Latif has ban reduced
Former Pakistani captain Rashid Latif on Wednesday had his six-month ban from first class cricket reduced to one month, and said he was hopeful of returning for the triangular one-day series in Australia next month.
Latif met Khan in Karachi last week and appealed against the ban, stating that proper procedure had not been followed in the subsequent inquiry.
Latif said he was hopeful of being picked for the triangular series of one-day games in Australia starting January 8.
sport.iafrica.com /news/400259.htm   (437 words)

  
 Rashid Latif
Rashid Latif: I have made my statements in the court and the case is sub-judice and we need to wait for the decisions.
Rashid Latif: Jehangir Khan, squash as a man I like him and when he started he had not been selected as he was sick, went on his own and won, his background and history is what i admire.
Rashid Latif: yes there was a problem as the boys wanted not to play at first then Dr Ali had meetings with us and was very upset due to various concerns and we agreed and the test was delayed by a day.
hjem.get2net.dk /BillalCricket/rashid.htm   (2915 words)

  
 SABCnews.com - sport/cricket
Latif, whose five-match suspension by the International Cricket Council (ICC) ended when Pakistan completed a 5-0 whitewash of their one-day series against Bangladesh in Karachi on Sunday, has been at odds with the PCB since August.
Latif was then banned for five one-day internationals by Mike Procter, an ICC match referee, after Bangladesh lodged a complaint about a disputed catch during the third day of the third test in Multan on September 5.
Latif captained Pakistan for the 1997-98 tours to South Africa and Zimbabwe before temporarily retiring at his prime, saying he was suffering from burn-out but amid reports he had made match-fixing allegations against team mates.
www.sabcnews.com /sport/cricket/0,2172,66334,00.html   (389 words)

  
 Rashid Latif Cricket Profile : Cricket Section : Muskurahat.com
INTRODUCTION : Rashid Latif`s keen eye and reflexes, and the opportunity to keep wickets in face of the pace and swing of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis, have made him a prolific performer behind the stumps.
Despite Rashid`s temporary "retirement" in mid 1995 due to administrative problems within the Pakistan cricket setup, he has now resumed his development into becoming one of the best wicketkeepers in the world today, and looks set to enter the category of Pakistan`s great Wasim Bari.
Rashid is also a dependable right-handed bat in the lower middle order in both Test and One-day cricket, and has been called many a time to stop Pakistan`s all too familiar batting collapses.
www.muskurahat.com /cricket/rashidlatif.asp   (188 words)

  
 Pakistan Link - Letter & Opinion
Rashid was forced out of the current Test series last week in Zimbabwe with recurrence of an old neck problem.
Rashid, a salient part of Pakistan side since his comeback after a three-year hiatus in April 2001 when he was kept out by his arch rival Moin Khan, vehemently denied that he was injured before the team left for Zimbabwe.
Rashid was on the sidelines during the last World Cup in England three years ago, having played in the unsuccessful campaign in 1996, hosted jointly by Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka.
www.pakistanlink.com /Sports/Nov/22/03.html   (696 words)

  
 Cape Times: Rashid Latif resigns as Pakistan captain
Latif, whose five-match suspension by the ICC ended when Pakistan completed a 5-0 whitewash of their one-day series against Bangladesh in Karachi on Sunday, has been at odds with the PCB since August.
Latif was then banned for five one-day internationals by ICC match referee Mike Procter after Bangladesh lodged a complaint about a disputed catch during the third day of the third test in Multan on September 5.
Latif captained Pakistan for the 1997-98 tours to South Africa and Zimbabwe before temporarily retiring at his prime, saying he was suffering from burn-out but amid reports he had made match-fixing allegations against teammates.
www.capetimes.co.za /index.php?fArticleId=242907   (639 words)

  
 Rashid Latif realises six-year old dream at NSK today
Latif's last representative or first class appearance at the National Stadium was against South Africa in the 1996 World Cup.
Rashid said he was keen to do well against New Zealand and was looking forward to the One-dayers and Test matches.
Rashid who failed in successive innings with the bat in the recent Sharjah Cup said he had gotten over his failures as the tournament was won and it was now a thing of the past.
www.icricketer.com /news/apr21/news7.shtml   (473 words)

  
 :: CricWorld: Fastest LIVE Cricket ::
Rashid Latif leed Pakistan to a 3-0 leed in the test series against Bangladesh.
Haq who made a poor come back in the test series was appointed as the captain for the ODI series in the absence of Rashid Latif.
Latif had retired from international cricket in 1994-95 for some reasons which involved Salim Malik.
www.cricworld.com /latifcap24sep.htm   (143 words)

  
 Rashid Latif banned for five matches-www.cricketfundas.com
Pakistan captain Rashid Latif was banned on Sunday for five one-day internationals after match referee Mike Procter upheld a complaint about an unfair catch.
Latif is the second player after Australian Darren Lehmann to be given a five-match ban under the ICC code of conduct.
Latif himself was involved in another disciplinary hearing at this year's World Cup when Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist accused him of making a racist remark in a group game at The Wanderers.
www.geocities.com /bvswagath/latifban.htm   (378 words)

  
 The Hindu : Latif claims 1996 Lord's Test was fixed
Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has said the 1996 Lord's Test between England and Pakistan was fixed and that he had been offered a huge amount to get out cheaply in that match, according to a report in the Sunday Telegraph on Sunday.
Rashid said that a bookmaker had called him in his hotel room after the first day's play and offered him a sum of œ15,000 if he got out cheaply but he rejected the offer straighaway.
Latif, who went on to play 22 Tests, was made captain on the grounds of his undisputed integrity.
www.hinduonnet.com /2000/07/10/stories/0710028j.htm   (289 words)

  
 Latif resigns Pakistan captaincy
Latif, who was suspended for the recent five-match ODI series with Bangladesh as a result of his interpretation of the law which governs how a catch may fairly be taken in the 3rd Test with Bangladesh in Multan, refused to comment on his decision.
After Latif's five-match ban was imposed Tauqir Zia, the chairman of the PCB, subsequently demanded that he showed more maturity.
Latif originally retired from international cricket after Pakistan's 1994-95 tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe, but made a surprise return to lead the team in 1997-98, and inherited the captaincy for the second time after the 2003 World Cup following the sacking of Waqar Younis.
www.channel4.com /sport/cricket/news/nr_6006.html   (270 words)

  
 Latif cleared of racial slur - theage.com.au
Pakistan wicketkeeper Rashid Latif was cleared by the International Cricket Council yesterday of a charge that he made a racist comment towards Australia's Adam Gilchrist during a World Cup match on Tuesday.
Latif was relieved to have been cleared of the charge.
Latif, 34, blew the whistle on the match-fixing scandal in 1995 when he walked out of Pakistan's tour of southern Africa, accusing captain Salim Malik of hobnobbing with bookmakers.
www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/02/12/1044927663107.html   (484 words)

  
 Rashid Latif - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rashid Latif (Urdu: راشد لطیف) (born October 14, 1968 in Karachi) is a Pakistani cricketer.
Latif remained out of the national squad until 2001 when after a string of poor performances, the Pakistani team replaced Moin Khan (who was the captain) with Rashid Latif.
Rashid Latif met his brother during a game against India and notes that his brother was supporting India.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rashid_Latif   (598 words)

  
 Rashid Latif Cricket Academy :: Cricket education for the next generation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Rashid Latif Cricket Academy :: Cricket education for the next generation
Former Test skipper Rashid Latif on Saturday urged former cricketers to offer their services selflessly to improve the state of Pakistan cricket following the latest debacle in India.
Former Pakistan captain, and chairman of the RLCA Rashid Latif introduces a new section for the youngsters.
www.rlca.com.pk   (293 words)

  
 Pak--report
Rashid Latif confirmed that Saleem Pervez, the former opening batsman of National Bank was a bookie and was seen freely mixing with the players in their hotel rooms.
Rashid Latif also confirmed that he had an altercation with Salim Malik during the South African tour as Malik was putting the other team i.e.
Rashid accepted that he knew tapping phones was an offence, but he said, he did it all to reveal the truth to the public.
members.rediff.com /IndianCricket/pakreport.htm   (18106 words)

  
 Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Rashid Latif
Neat as he was as a wicketkeeper and as a batsman (he was selected for his Test debut on the strength of his batting), Rashid Latif earned more fame for his controversial acts than for his cricketing deeds.
Latif acts as mediator in Pakistan dispute (Aug 19, 2005)
Danish Kaneria (R) and Rashid Latif (L) successfuly appeal for an LBW
content-usa.cricinfo.com /pakistan/content/player/42423.html   (479 words)

  
 Rashid Latif’s new lease of life -DAWN - Sport; June 8, 2003
MANCHESTER, June 7: Skipper Rashid Latif survived one of the heaviest culls in Pakistan’s cricketing history in wake of a shambolic World Cup performance.
Rashid was a key figure in exposing the match-fixing scandals of the 1990s.
Rashid, having missed World Cup win in 1992 and also the 1999 edition, was pumped up for the tournament earlier this year.
www.dawn.com /2003/06/08/spt13.htm   (518 words)

  
 Latif Rashid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rashid previously served as a spokesperson for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan in the United Kingdom.
Rashid is a Kurd, born in 1944 in Sulaymaniyah (Iraq) and is an active member of the PUK under the leadership of Mr.
In 1992 Dr. Rashid was elected Vice President and Executive Member at the Iraqi National Congress (INC), and in 1998 elected to the six member of the INC Leadership.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abdul-Latif_Rashid   (409 words)

  
 Now Rashid Latif absolves Saeed Anwar too
I cannot give that,'' Latif is reported to have replied to a query about the ``hot tape that you have which implicates Saeed Anwar, (Salim) Malik and a whole lot of players''.
Latif has sent a fax on almost similar lines to Mohammad Azharuddin giving him and other Indian players like Ajay Jadeja and Venkatapathy Raju a clean chit, stating that he never made any allegations against them to the Outlook magazine.
Latif, who was the vice-captain of the Pakistan team for the 1995 tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe captained by Malik, is quoted at length about Malik's alleged collusion with bookies in match-fixing.
www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19970728/20950173.html   (534 words)

  
 Rashid Latif critical of foreign coaches in Asia
Rashid Latif critical of foreign coaches in Asia
Karachi: Ex-Pakistan captain Rashid Latif launched a scathing attack today on foreign coaches working with Asian teams after his former side, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh all flopped in the Champions Trophy.
Latif said all the foreign coaches apart from Whatmore, who lifted the fortunes of Sri Lanka when he was in charge of that nation, had failed to live up to expectations.
thatscricket.oneindia.in /news/2006/11/01/0111rashid-slams-coaches.html   (262 words)

  
 PakPassion - Pakistan Cricket Forum - Exclusive Interview: Rashid Latif   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Rashid Latif has kindly agreed to answer questions posed to him by PakPassion.Net members about his career and Pakistani cricket.
Rashid bhai, your brilliant catch as a substitute at Lords in 1992 started it all for us fans, followed by that 50 on debut in the final test.
Mohammed Wasim, Ali Naqvi, Zahid Fazal, Basit Ali, Salman Butt, Farhan Adil, Khaled Latif and Yasir Ali.
www.pakpassion.net /ppforum/showthread.php?t=11918   (2396 words)

  
 Rashid Latif in trouble again - Sify.com
Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif is in trouble with the country's cricket authorities again and could face a year's ban.
Latif has been in trouble with cricket authorities before.
He was left out of the Pakistan team for three years from 1998 after his role in exposing the match-fixing scandal in the country.
sify.com /sports/cricket/fullstory.php?id=13316008   (303 words)

  
 The Hindu : Latif banned for five one-day matches
Pakistani captain Rashid Latif has been banned for five one-day internationals by the International Cricket Council (ICC) match referee Mike Procter for unfair play during the third and final cricket Test against Bangladesh in Multan.
``As captain a lot of responsibility falls on Rashid Latif and he committed a serious offence by claiming that (unfair) catch which constitutes unfair play and a level-three offence of ICC code of conduct (offensive and penalties).
Latif caught Bangladeshi batsman Alok Kapali off pacer Yasir Ali on the third day (Friday) of the third Test against Bangladesh in Multan but television replays showed he dropped the ball while tumbling on the ground.
www.hindu.com /2003/09/08/stories/2003090802422100.htm   (260 words)

  
 SI.com - Cricket - Latif retained as Pakistan cricket captain - Wednesday July 16, 2003 12:22 PM
Posted: Wednesday July 16, 2003 12:22 PM ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- The Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday gave a vote of confidence to its stand-in captain, wicket-keeper Rashid Latif, confirming he will remain in the post for a coming series that Pakistan is hosting.
"As long as Rashid is doing fine, he will remain captain," the Pakistan cricket board's chairman, Tauqir Zia, told reporters in Lahore, the capital of Punjab province.
Latif, 34, was given an unusually short one-year contract when he was appointed captain last March.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /cricket/news/2003/07/16/latif_pakistan_ap   (370 words)

  
 Racial slur puts Pakistan’s Rashid Latif in a spot : Cricket News : IndiaExpress.Com
Pakistan wicket-keeper Rashid Latif has landed himself in trouble for his reported racial slur on his Australian counterpart Adam Gilchrist.
At one point Latif turned around to Gilchrist and allegedly shouted an obscene racial remark, sources said on Wednesday.
Latif's abuse of Gilchrist came a few hours after Pakistani captain Waqar Younis was ordered out of the attack for sending down a vicious beamer at Australia’s century-maker Andrew Symonds.
www.indiaexpress.com /news/sports/cricket/20030212-3.html   (289 words)

  
 Rashid Latif resigns as Pakistan captain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Rashid Latif on Wednesday resigned as captain of Pakistan's cricket team.
The 34-year-old Latif, who ended a five-match ban on the weekend, decided to step down a day after being warned by the Pakistan Cricket Board to act more responsibly if he wanted retain the position.
He was banned for five ODIs by International Cricket Council match referee Mike Procter after Bangladesh lodged a complaint about a disputed catch during the third day of the third Test in Multan on September 5.
www.rediff.com /cricket/2003/sep/24latif1.htm   (157 words)

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