Miandad appointed batting consultant

The Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to appoint former captain and Director General Pakistan Cricket Board Javed Miandad as batting consultant for the series against New Zealand. According to sources, the offer has not yet been communicated to Mianad who is currently in China. Miandad, who has serves coach of Pakistan team on three occasions, will now serve as batting consultant but not as full time coach. Miandad will be accompanying the team in its tour of New Zealand in the third week of...

Alam sees progress for Pakistan cricket

Manager Intikhab Alam on Thursday expressed confidence that Pakistan cricket was heading in the right direction after drawing the two-Test series against South Africa. Both Tests were drawn and Alam...

South Africa retains second spot in ICC Test ranking despite draws against Pak

Second-ranked South Africa and sixth-placed Pakistan have moved in different directions in the ICC Test Championship table after their two-Test series ended with both games drawn. South Africa had entered the series leading Pakistan by 36 ratings points, but the Proteas' failure to win the series means that it has dropped points. Following drawn Tests in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, South Africa has now slipped from 119 ratings points to 116 ratings points, while Pakistan has gained five ratings...

Sangakkara bolsters S.Lanka in W.Indies cricket Test

Kumar Sangakkara completed an impressive century to help Sri Lanka post 294-5 in their first innings at tea on the second day of the second Test against the West Indies on Wednesday. The skipper hit...

Determined Pakistan tailenders pass follow-on

Determined resistance by the Pakistan tailenders took them to 412 for eight and past the follow-on mark at lunch on the fourth day of the second test against South Africa at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium...

Pakistan's Tanvir makes flying start to test cricket

Pakistan fast bowler Tanvir Ahmed made a flying start to international cricket by reducing South Africa to 114 for three at lunch on the first day of the second test on Saturday. Tanvir, at 31 the...

Zaheer Abbas keen to head Pakistan Cricket Board

Criticising incumbent Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt for his poor administrative policies, former captain Zaheer Abbas has expressed his desire to head the PCB if he was asked to do so. Abbas said when Butt took over as PCB chairman two years back, he personally had high expectations from him but the veteran administrator turned out to be a big "disappointment". "He (Butt) has disappointed in many ways. There are calls for changes and if anyone does approach me to head the board...

ICC's suspension is injustice: Amir

Forced to stay out of cricket for quite some time now because of spot-fixing allegations, tainted Pakistan pacer Muhammad Amir has described the ICC's suspension as a grave "injustice". "Suspending...

Cricketer Zulqarnain Haider, Pakistan's wicketkeeper, flees to London

Cricket was plunged into fresh turmoil today as a leading Pakistan player fled his team's hotel in Dubai and flew to London, claiming he had received death threats after scoring the winning runs in...

Zulqarnain goes missing in Dubai

DUBAI: Pakistani cricket team wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider went missing from hotel room in Dubai, Geo News reported Monday.The wicketkeeper Haider is missing from his hotel room since 6am this morning.Sources...

One of the best cricket catches ever

One of the best cricket catches ever .. Must See Vi...

Pakistan take on Proteas in fourth ODI today

If it is Friday it has to be Pakistan. This is the slogan that Pakistan supporters used to shout during the Sharjah Cricket Stadium international matches. Very often Pakistan had emerged triumphant on a Friday, backed by the vociferous support from their fans. Will history repeat in Dubai Sports City International Cricket Stadium on Friday (today) and help Pakistan level the series against South Africa? The last two matches ended in nail-biting finishes transforming the series into a keenly...

Cricket-Sehwag half century gives India flying start

Virender Sehwag raced to an unbeaten half century to help India get off to a flying start in the first test of the three-match series against New Zealand at the Sardar Patel Stadium on Thursday. After captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni had won the toss and opted to bat, Sehwag reached the interval on 87 from just 84 balls to guide the hosts to 127 for one at lunch, with the loss of opener Gautam Gambhir the only blemish of the morning. At the break, Rahul Dravid (12) had shared in an unbeaten partnership...

Cricket-South Africa hold nerve to clinch tense win

South Africa held their nerve to clinch a thrilling two-run victory over Pakistan in a chaotic and error strewn finish to the third one-day international at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Defending a modest total of just 228 for nine, built almost exclusively around an unbeaten century from opener Hashim Amla, South African seamers Lonwabo Tsotsobe and Juan Theron only just managed to defend 34 runs in the final four overs. Pakistan came up short despite an unbeaten 59...

Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir accuse ICC of 'conspiracy against Pakistan'

Butt and Amir are suspended indefinitely while the ICC mounts its investigation into alleged spot-fixing during the fourth Test against England at Lord’s unearthed by the News of the World. Michael...

Razzaq raises the roof

Abdul Razzaq played one of greatest ODI innings when he dragged Pakistan back from the dead to an incredible one-wicket victory with one ball to spare against a bewildered Proteas here at the Sheikh...