Grant Compton, the trainer at the Pakistan's National Cricket Academy and a key member of the support staff brought by Coach Bob Woolmer, has resigned over differences with the cricket board over his contract. Compton said he was disappointed with the way the Pakistan Cricket Boar

Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer threatened legal action against a leading Pakistani newspaper for accusing him of making racist remarks against paceman Shoaib Akhtar. The daily Dawn, quoting unnamed sources, reported Friday that Woolmer called Akhtar "blacky" during a hea

Pakistan dope-tested most of its World Cup cricket squad with the futures of key fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif hanging in the balance. Thirteen of the 15-man squad plus five reserves were tested after flying back from South Africa, officials said on Friday. Akhtar and Asi

The public spat between Shoaib Akhtar and Bob Woolmer has taken a new twist with a newspaper claiming that the Pakistan coach had used abusive language with racial overtones against the fast bowler during a heated argument in South Africa. Woolmer, however, has strongly denied that he had

South Africa has announced an unchanged 15-man squad for ICC Cricket World Cup, which beat Pakistan 3-1 in the recent one-day series. Hard-hitting batsman Loots Bosman, who showed promise and character during the one-day series against India, has been named in the squad. Announcing t

Riding on the back of his powerful comeback, left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan has jumped ten places to 27th position in the latest LG ICC ODI rankings. Another Indian pacer Munaf Patel leaped eight spots to 39th to record his career best haul of rating points. Zaheer was rewarded for his m

Australia are in danger of losing their top position to a resurgent South Africa in the International Cricket Council (ICC) One-day International (ODI) Championship table following the Proteas' series win over Pakistan. ICC said Thursday that if Australia (120 points) lose their up

Australia's stand-in captain Mike Hussey is determined the world champions will not lose their position at the top of the one-day rankings under his leadership. Australia's shock tri-series finals defeat by England and South Africa's win over Pakistan have put Hussey's side under pres

Just around 25 cricket fans from Pakistan have applied for visas for the cricket world cup with the tournament organisers yet to decide on setting up a satellite visa outlet in Pakistan. "We had anticipated and informed the organisers that we are expecting some 500 people to

Pakistan and India will play a friendly one day cricket match at the Lords on July 12 to raise funds for a charity headed by Prince Charles. "The Lords game is confirmed and it is not only for a good cause but will also provide Pakistani and Indians living in England to watch their

Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has termed the four-match ODI ban imposed on him by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as `harsh`, saying a two-match ban would have sufficed. ``I think it was harsh decision. It could have been a couple of ODIs ban,`` he was quoted as saying by the

The late arrival of the West Indies cricket team kits to Nagpur for the Jan 21 cricket match with India has come under scanner as an International Cricket Council (ICC) team Monday began probing the suspected betting scandal here. A team of the anti-corruption and security wing of the ICC,

Under pressure to perform, Virender Sehwag has been advised to be more careful with his shot selection and concentrate on spending more time in the middle to regain his form. Sehwag, who was dropped for the one day series against the West Indies to sort out his batting problems after his

In the LG ICC player rankings in Test cricket there is no considerable change in the top five for test bowlers. Mohammed Asif makes his entry into the top 10 and equals a Pakistan record for fewest matches to break into the top 10 - that's nine test matches. Asif is now Pakistan's to

Cricket's top officials called for umpires to be stripped of the power to end a match prematurely, as the sport seeks to avoid a repeat of the turmoil sparked by Australian official Darrell Hair last year. In an August Test match in London, Hair accused the Pakistan team of cheating by t

If Australian and New Zealand fans thought they were facing problems in obtaining visas for the World Cup in the West Indies, then they should spare a thought for their Pakistani counterparts. Anyone from Pakistan will have to apply to an embassy in India, a country with which relations are

South Africa closed day two of the second Test with Pakistan still 26 runs behind at 115-3. Pakistan added 130 with their remaining four wickets, skipper Inzamam playing a masterful knock and shielding the tail. Makhaya Ntini notched his 300th Test victim, but Inzamam moved to 9

The Pakistani national bowling coach, Waqar Younis, today resigned in protest against alleged "mistreatment" by the PCB, sources said. The 35-year-old former fast bowler announced his decision hours before he was due to leave with batsman Mohammad Yousuf to join the squad in Sout

Indian Cricket Board President, Sharad Pawar, has received support from the other three Asian Test playing countries to succeed South Africa's Percy Sonn as the chief of the International Cricket Council. "Yes, it has been decided that Mr. Pawar will be the candidate to take over as

India will take on Sri Lanka in the finals of the Women's Asia Cup Cricket tournament today. India has maintained a clean slate as it thrashed Pakistan by a huge 103-run margin in its last league match of the women's Asia Cup cricket tournament at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Tue

West Indies skipper Brian Lara praised his side's seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in the fourth one-day international in Multan. Marlon Samuels showed why he had been selected with his second one-day century as the Windies comfortably overcame their opponents total of 209. La

Third one-day international, Lahore: Pakistan 192/3 (33.4/35 overs) beat West Indies 207-7 (46.3 overs) by seven wickets (D/L method) Pakistan overcame a blackout in Lahore for a seven-wicket win over West Indies to go 2-0 up in the one day series. After Lendl Simmons (70) hit a maiden half

India has slipped to sixth in the LG ICC ODI ranking table following a 4-0 series defeat at the hands of South Africa. The last time India was lower in the LG ICC ODI Championship table was in October 2005 when it languished in seventh position and if the West Indies wins the series ag

The first ODI in a five-match series between Pakistan and the West Indies was washed out without a ball being bowled on Tuesday. Heavy rains continued to bucket down in Rawalpindi forcing umpires Daryl Harper and Aleem Dar to call the match off. Pakistani captain Inzamam Ul Haq is e