Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Nasim Ashraf said that his country was safe and secure to host international teams despite the recent clashes between security forces and Islamic militants at the Lal Masjid in Islamabad. Ruling out the possibility of Pakistan being forced to cha

VVS Laxman fell five short of a hundred as India put up a dominating batting display before declaring their first innings at 388 for 7 on the second day of their four-day warm-up game against Sussex here today. Probably in his last tour of the Old Blighty, Laxman seemed set for a classy cent

India, grouped with arch-foes Pakistan and minnows Scotland in Group D, will commence their campaign in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup at Kingsmead in Durban, South Africa, on September 13. India, who did not include their top three players - Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly -

The washout of the one-day international against arch-rivals India in Glasgow had deprived Pakistan of a chance to boost morale and confidence, captain Shoaib Malik has said. "In Pakistan, a match against India is above everything else and the players were also looking forward to it a

India and Pakistan are keen to reschedule the charity cricket match for the Prince Charles Foundation, which was washed out earlier this week at Glasgow. "Both the Boards are keen to have the match as it is for a noble cause," Pakistan team manager Talat Ali said. Pakistan wicket

Former Pakistan skipper Javed Miandad has suggested that Pakistan Cricket Board should utilise money for strengthening the grassroots level cricket rather than wasting it on hiring foreign coaches. "If your base is strong. Things will automatically improve in our cricket set-up. There

The one-off cricket one-dayer between traditional rivals India and Pakistan was today called off without a ball being bowled due to inclement weather. The handful of fans who had turned up at the Clydesdale Ground returned disappointed as the umpires decided to abandon the game after an insp

Rain and wet outfield conditions have delayed the start of the one-off limited overs cricket match between India and Pakistan here today. Umpires will carry out an inspection of the Clyedesdale Cricket Ground at 2 pm local time (6.30 pm IST) as its is still raining here. Toss was scheduled

Heavy showers forecast by the weatherman threatens to affect the one-off limited overs cricket match between India and Pakistan here today. Cricket Scotland Chief Executive Roddy Smith said continuous rains in the region in the last week had left the outfield saturated at the Clyedesdale Cri

India and Pakistan, the traditional rivals who have suffered similar failures and revivals in the recent past, face off once again in an off-shore cricket one-dayer here tomorrow. The two teams would be meeting for the first time since the World Cup two months ago, during which time both ha

Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan's splendid nine-wicket haul against Bangladesh has pushed his tally to 916 points in the ICC Test bowlers rankings, only 16 points away from Sydney Barnes who tops the all-time list. Muralitharan, the only contemporary bowler having more than 900 r

Fans can look forward to a cricketing extravaganza as ESPN STAR Sports prepares to telecast India's tour of England and Australia and the inaugral Twenty20 World Cup. ESPN-STAR will telecast 157 days of cricket from June 2007 to September 2008 which also includes the Asia Cup 2008 and the

Former Pakistan off-spinner Iqbal Sikandar feels political interference is keeping away the country's former cricketers from taking up the job of national coach. Sikandar, training the Asian Cricket Council's players from seven countries at the MRF Pace Foundation here, said politicians of

Currently languishing at the sixth place, thanks to their World Cup flop show, Team India can move upto fourth in the ICC cricket rankings with a clean sweep in the forthcoming ODIs against Ireland, South Africa and Pakistan over the next fortnight. Rahul Dravid's side, which reached Belfa

The illustrious career of former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq might have come to an end as far as the national selectors and cricket board is concerned as he has not been recommended for the new central contracts. Sources in the board confirmed on Thursday that the national selectors had submitted

John Buchanan's right hand man Richard McInnes was likely to take over as Bangladesh's coach, reports said here today. McInnes seemed the favourite to succeed Dav Whatmore, having coached Bangladesh at under-19 and 'A' level between 2003-05. "I know first-hand what it is like over the

The Indian Cricket Board wants to make minor changes in the itineraries of the forthcoming tours by Australia in September-October and the subsequent visit by Pakistan in November-December. The changes have been necessitated following the desire of the Haryana Cricket Association to host t

BCCI President Sharad Pawar, after being elected Chairman of the 2011 World Cup Organising Committee, vowed today to make the event spectator friendly with low priced tickets for the cricket-crazy fans in the sub-continent. Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Naseem Ashraf was named chief conven

Former opener Lisa Keightley today replaced Mark Sorell as the first woman coach of the Australian eves' equad. Cricket Australia said in a statement that Sorell had taken over as the head coach of the South Australia men's team. Lisa has been the coach of the New South Wales Wolf Blass Brea

Yuvraj Singh today brushed aside talks about his disappointment at losing Team India vice-captaincy, saying he was proud to represent the country merely as a player. "My job is to go out and play. If certain responsibility is given to me it's an opportunity and an honour, but at this st

Australian Ricky Ponting today sought to distance himself from a reported international cricketers association's (FICA) threat to boycot the next year's Champions Trophy if the ICC did not change its way of governing the game. FICA had reportedly said that it was not happy with the manner in

Former captain Imran Khan has said that Pakistan Cricket Board should take legal action against West Indian authorities over their handling of Bob Woolmer's death. Imran Khan said the country's reputation has been substantially damaged by the situation and somebody should be made answerable

The ordeal of being treated as "murder suspects" is finally over, but members of Pakistan's ill-fated World Cup squad say it will not be easy forgetting the traumatic experience they had in West Indies after the death of their coach Bob Woolmer. Though, the news that Woolmer was

Legendary former Pakistan captain and coach Javed Miandad marked his 50th birthday today by saying that he fears for the future of the national side. But the master batsman said that despite his experience he had not applied for a fourth stint as coach after the death of Bob Woolmer

A bitter row between the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board and a sitting Senator escalated today when the former was again summoned by a Senate committee and told to respond to some very tough and confidential questions regarding the country's cricket set-up. Although no date has been

Player contracts and Zee Group's proposed Indian Cricket League would be key items on the agenda of the Cricket Board's Working Committee meeting in Delhi tomorrow. Other important issues to be taken up for discussion by Working Committee include the finalisation of itinerary of the upcomi

Paksitan Cricket Board's idea of introducing performance-based central contract has drawn sharp criticism from former captain Inzamam ul Haq, who believes that it is improper to judge experienced players and freshers on the same scale. "The fact is I don't agree with the concept of perfo

Three concurring pathology reports, done with the help of modern forensic science expertise, have confirmed that Bob Woolmer died from natural causes and the Jamaican police would announce it formally next week, a newspaper claimed here today. Exclusive tests on the broken hyoid bone in Wo

After surprisingly failing to remain in contention for team India's coach, former Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore has now responded positively to Pakistan's job offer, PCB sources claimed today. The source said that former Pakistan captain, Wasim Akram had also been consulted on the appoint

The Green Park stadium's long drought of international cricket matches may end soon, courtesy the change of guard in Uttar Pradesh in the political sphere. Ther formation of the Bahujan Samaj Party government in the state under Chief Minister Mayawati has raised hopes of once again hosting h