Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has given advertisement for a new national coach, a post lying vacant since Bob Woolmer's murder on March 18. The PCB said in a statement that the advertisement had been forwarded to the ICC, cricket boards and other International Cricket websites. &quo

Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar turns 34 today. Sachin has rarely celebrated his birthdays lavishly over the years, preferring to spend time with his family - his wife, their son and daughter as well as other members. The batting great has always kept his birthday programmes

Pakistan will be without senior batsman Younis Khan in their one-day cricket series against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi next month, the Chairman of selectors Salahuddin Ahmed said today. Salahuddin said that Younis had informed them from England where he has gone to play for Yorkshire that he

Former Pakistan cricket captain and bowling legend Wasim Akram will train fast bowlers for the national team. The channel sources added that Akram, Pakistan's leading wicket-taker who retired four years ago, will supervise a special two-week camp in the eastern city of Lahore from mid-M

Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer died in hospital on Sunday soon after being found unconscious in his hotel room. Woolmer, 58, is a former England test batsman and coach of South Africa. A Pakistan team spokesman told reporters that Woolmer had died within an hour of being taken to

Internal bickerings and disagreement on several issues in the Pakistan team management have demotivated players taking part in the World Cup, according to sources in their camp. They said that already there have been a couple of incidents which highlight there is friction in the squad and cap

Pakistan has protested against the International Cricket Council's instructions to its players to speak in English at the post-match presentation ceremonies during the World Cup.The Pakistan team's media manager, Pervez Mir said that the ICC had not stopped the players from speaking in Urdu at

Pakistan captain Inzamam ul Haq has said the team in the World Cup was severly missing allrounders Shahid Afridi and Abdul Razzaq, who were experienced to release pressure on the top order batsmen in one day matches. Inzamam said the absence of Razzaq and Afridi had put pressure on him, Moh

Sri Lanka will take on debutante Bermuda in their opening World Cup Group B clash of on Friday. The 1996 winners have served a warning after deciding to field both their strike bowlers, off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan and left-arm paceman Chaminda Vaas. Vaas, 33, would be buoyant

The International Cricket Council has asked the Pakistan team management to avoid holding press conferences in the Urdu language as it consumes a lot of time.A source in the Pakistan team based in Kingston disclosed that media manager Pervez Mir and manager Talat Ali had been told to hold thei

The West Indian opener Chris Gayle's bad run with the bat continued even in the opening match of the World Cup against Pakistan at Sabina Park here on Tuesday. He was caught behind the wickets off Umar Gul on a paltry 2. Gayle's lean patch is a big worry for the West Indies team as he is

West Indies looked determined to defy the "Curse of the Host" with their young guns firing on all cylinders during the side's comprehensive 54-run win against former champions Pakistan in the cricket World Cup opener. Brian Lara's team of talented under-achievers did not carry a

The West Indies team lifted the mood in the Caribbean when they registered a 54-run win over Pakistan in the first World Cup match here. All rounder Dwayne Smith dominated with bat and ball to ensure the World Cup hosts opened the competition with a victory. West Indies made 241 for nine and

The West Indies rediscovered their winning form in time to register a comprehensive 54-run victory over former champions Pakistan in the cricket World Cup opening one-dayer here on Tuesday.The hosts, coming off a series loss in India and an uninspiring performance in the warm-up games, produce

Two time World champions West Indies will today take on 1992 champions Pakistan in the opening match of the ninth ICC Cricket World Cup. The Windies face pressure as no host country has ever won the title since the World Cup was launched in 1975 in England. Brian Lara and his men woul

Younis Khan overcame a difficult pitch with an attractive half-century as Pakistan whipped South Africa by seven wickets in the final ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up match here on Friday. The top-order batsman smashed 79 to help his team surpass South Africa's modest total of 199 with more than

The dispute between the Pakistan Cricket Board and the England and Wales Cricket Board over the payment of compensation amount for the forfeited Oval Test last year is still unresolved and will be discussed at a meeting in London later this month. A well-placed source said that contrary to

Bringing shock for Stephen Fleming's New Zealand squad, minnows Bangladesh registered victory, shattering the joy of the kiwi's last month's series win over Australia. Fleming struggled to explain an upset two-wicket loss to Bangladesh in a World Cup warm-up match yesterday, while Austra

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Nasim Ashraf today strongly dismissed suggestions that pacers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif were pulled out of the World Cup after they failed a secret dope test in London. The announcement came just hours after the International Cricket Counci

Team India will be guarded by elite National Security Guard commandos in West Indies during the World Cup Cricket because security arrangements in the Carribean Islands were considered not up to the mark. The government took a decision in this regard after West Indian officials conveyed t

Pakistan pacers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif were today ruled out of the World Cup in Caribbean due to injuries. The team's media manager, Pervez Mir told reporters that both the fast bowlers had not been able to recover from injuries despite getting treatment in London. "They

Pakistan's World Cup prospects suffered a jolt with all-rounder Abdul Razzaq likely to be ruled out for the mega cricket event due to injury in his left knee. Razzaq was hurt on his left knee and possibly fractured it during the nets in Lahore today, a Pakistan Cricket Board offici

The Meerut district administration has expressed its apprehensions over hosting the third and final ODI between the veteran cricket teams of India and Pakistan. Former Indian Test cricketer and Board of Veteran Cricket in India (BVCI) president Chetan Chauhan held parleys with senior

Rahul Dravid and his men may have their concerns with injuries and form, but Pakistani legend Abdul Qadir believes India are "favourites" while Australia will fail to reach the semi-final of the World Cup in the Caribbean. The former leg-spinner said India had more strengths than we

Coach Bob Woolmer today made itclear that injured fast bowlers like Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif would have to prove their fitness to retaintheir places in Pakistan`s World Cup cricket squad. Woolmer not to take risk with injured players Karachi, Feb 22: Coach Bob Woolmer today made i

West Indies great Garfield Sobers said on Wednesday he was confident Australia would bounce back from their recent string of losses and make a strong title defence at next month’s World Cup in the Caribbean. The world champions were whitewashed 3-0 in the one-day series against hosts

In early February, Zimbabwe broke a 13-match losing sequence by beating Bangladesh, leaving their record going into the World Cup standing at 15 defeats in 16 matches. All of those defeats were against Kenya, Bangladesh and South Africa's second string and included a 5-0 whitewash in Ban

Kenya, World Cup semi-finalists in 2003, believe they are ready to return to the world stage after their success in the ICC world cricket league tournament they hosted in January and February. Cricket standards in the country had fallen to the lowest level following three years of interna

Matthew Hayden overcame a foot injury to post the highest individual score by an Australian in one day internationals in the third and final Chappell Hadlee Trophy match against New Zealand in Hamilton on Tuesday. With Australia trailing 2-0 in the series, the opener smacked an unbeaten 1

Darrell Hair, who was offered a job by England and Wales Cricket Board, has rejected to be on their reserve umpires list for coming season. The Australian, who was one of the best umpires on the international cricket council elite panel, was banned in November following forfeiture of a