Mahendra Singh Dhoni might have led India to a famous win through a 'bowl out' against arch-rivals Pakistan in the Twenty20 World Cup, but the dashing wicket-keeper would not like to see cricket matches ending in such a fashion. A beaming Dhoni was all praise for his side for snatching a

Rahul Dravid's sudden decision to quit the captaincy today surprised the Indian team members here ahead of their crucial match against Pakistan in the Twenty20 World Cup. Indian team's cricket manager Lalchand Rajput said the team was surprised but its focus was intact for the match against

Nasim Ashraf does not squirm as he dubs Mohammad Yousuf as the backbone of Pakistani batting line-up and the PCB Chairman is optimistic that the run-machine is not yet lost to the lure of Indian Cricket League (ICL). An overtly religious Yousuf's decision to defect to the cash-rich rebel

Rain played spoilsport as India's Group D match against Scotland in the Twenty20 cricket World Cup was called off without a ball being bowled here. The points were divided between the two teams yesterday and both India and Scotland now have one point each in their kitty. Scotland though ha

Traditional rivals India and Pakistan will resume their cricketing hostilities when they square up against each other here tomorrow in a Group D clash of the Twenty20 World Cup at Kingsmead. The two Asian giants could not keep their date in second round clash at the 2007 World Cup in the

Shahid Afridi and Umar Gul wreaked havoc with the ball as Pakistan kicked off their Twenty20 World Cup campaign with a thumping 51-run win against lowly Scotland in a Group D match at Kingsmead here today. Setting the minnows a stiff winning target of 172 runs, Pakistan never had any real

Playing down the absence of fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik said the presence of explosive striker Shahid Afridi would provide his team some psychological advantage in the much-awaited Twenty20 clash against India on Friday. After the disastrous World Cup in the Wes

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is set for a challenge of leading a virtually inexperienced team in the World Twenty20 Championships as India has played just one international match in the shortest version of the game. Dhoni on his debut as a captain, however, can draw inspiration from the one-off ma

Former Pakistan great Javed Miandad has held country's cricket Board responsible for the increasing incidents of indiscipline by players, specially Shoaib Akhtar, who was today recalled from South Africa after he hit Asif with a bat during net practice. "I hold the Board responsible f

A local cricket club has invited the unofficial Indian Cricket League to organise its matches in Pakistan and Kapil Dev, the Chairman of ICL Executive Board, promised to consider the proposal. Arif Abbasi, a former senior official of the Pakistan Cricket Board, who is now Chief Executive o

Pakistan cricket coach Geoff Lawson believes that the battle in the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup was open and no team was favourite to win the trophy in South Africa next month. Lawson also said any team, which wished to win the tournament would have to excel in all departments of the game

Pakistani cricketers today got first taste of working under new coach Geoff Lawson and rugby trainer David Dwyer in the conditioning camp in Lahore ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup. Dwyer, who has worked previously as a trainer with state and club rugby teams in New South Wales and Singapor

New Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson said his enthusiasm has not been dampened by the fact that some senior players have joined the Indian Cricket League. Lawson said he felt happy for players like Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Yousuf, Abdul Razzaq and Imran Farhat who aligned with the ICL. "

Speculation about Imran Farhat's aligning with the Indian Cricket League ended today when the Pakistani opener admitted that he has joined the rebel body. Farhat's announcement came hours after experienced allrounder Abdul Razzaq's quitting international cricket in protest against "the

Miffed with the PCB for dropping him from the Twenty20 World Championship squad, all-rounder Abdul Razzaq has quit international cricket in protest. "I have decided to retire because I am hurt and disappointed at the way the authorities have treated me for the last few weeks," Razz

Upset at being excluded from the Twenty20 World Cup squad, Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf is now "seriously" considering the offer to play in the rebel Indian Cricket League. Yousuf had put on hold an individual endorsement deal with a Pakistani company saying he needed more ti

The Pakistan Cricket Board came down hard on enigmatic fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar today, fining him 300,000 rupees and also docking points from his central contract for leaving the national training camp here without permission. "He left the camp without informing the team manager on Augu

The Pakistan Cricket Board came down hard on enigmatic fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar today, fining him 300,000 rupees and also docking points from his central contract for leaving the national training camp here without permission. "He left the camp without informing the team manager on Augu

Pakistan's new coach Geoff Lawson has rated the team's traditional rivalry with cross-border rivals India as the mother of all cricket battles. The former Australian fast bowler said that to beat India in India is about 10 Ashes series wrapped in one. "The biggest series of the decade

Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Naseem Ashraf has lauded the country's players for showing patriotism by turning down lucrative offers to join a break-away Indian league. "I am pleased to know players' sentiments and they proved they only want to play for Pakistan. The league is only s

A report on the controversial post-mortem by Indian-born pathologist Dr Ere Seshiah in the Bob Woolmer case has been delayed as the commission reviewing the autopsy procedures wants more time to ascertain the facts. The commission, headed by former High Court judge Ian Forte, was supposed

The Pakistan Cricket Board has started conducting dope tests on the probables for the Twenty20 World Cup including fast bowlers, Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif who last year had tested positive for a banned substance. "The tests are nearly completed and we have a doctor and a local repre

Nothing less than a major Test series win or one-day title and a place among the top three in ICC rankings during new coach Geoff Lawson's two-year contract would be acceptable to the Pakistan Cricket Board. PCB Chairman Naseem Ashraf said Lawson would be given certain targets to meet duri

The hectic international schedule and financial issues are preventing organisers of the Indian Cricket League (ICL) from completing the process of signing players for their inaugural competition slated in October, according to a former Pakistan captain. The ex-skipper, who has been approac

Inzamam-ul-Haq has been approached by the organisers of the Indian Cricket League (ICL) to play for one of the participating teams and the former Pakistan captain is considering the proposal. Inzamam, who retired from one-day cricket after the World Cup in March, confirmed today that ICL h

Pakistan Cricket Board has advertised for the post of assistant coach of the national team despite a failed experimentation with this method while searching for the chief coach. The advertisement, placed on websites, has the same condition that interested candidates must be Test cricketers

With Australia and South Africa raising concerns over touring Pakistan in the wake of an escalation in violence, cricket board Chairman Nasim Ashraf said the situation had not reached such levels where international teams cannot play. Pakistan after playing in the Twenty20 World Cup hosts

Former Pakistan captain and coach Javed Miandad today softened his stance on newly appointed Geoff Lawson, saying he had "no ego" hassle in working with the Australian, who wants him to be a part of "coaching crew". Miandad, who had lashed out at the country's Cricket B

Pakistan's newly-appointed coach Geoff Lawson wants Javed Miandad, one of the harshest critics of foreign coaches, to be part of his support staff. "I would like to get Javed on board to be part of the coaching crew, to be part of the system and help out, because he was an outstanding p

Pakistan has expressed its inability to play a Twenty20 match against India to raise funds for their former coach Bob Woolmer's cricket academy in South Africa because of a packed international schedule. Widow of Bob Woolmer, Gill had written to the cricket Board's of Pakistan and Indian t