Pakistan will be hoping to register a strong victory over Bangladesh that would all but secure them a place in the finals of the 2008 Asia Cup. Pakistan has been among the most competitive sides in recent years and based on their strong performance against India last time around, Pakistan are

The stage is set for an epic battle between two of Asian cricket's stalwarts when Pakistan take on Sri Lanka in a Super four encounter of the Asia Cup in Karachi on the 29th of June 2008. Both these sides have had their own worries both on and off the field and with India looking the arch favo

India will be hoping to win their second major international trophy in the past year when they come up against archrivals in the finals of the Kitply Cup this coming Saturday 14th of June 2008 at Dhaka. The Men in blue are in rip-roaring form and expect a full blow battle when these two Asian

One of the most anticipated and eagerly waited battles in World cricket will go through in Bangladesh when India take on Pakistan in the third match of the Kitply cup. Both these teams are already through to the final and the match is geared up to be a fascinating encounter between bat a

Despite Sachin Tendulkar being a doubtful starter and a depleted pace attack, India will try hard to pull off a series win against Pakistan, which just managed to come out of a leadership crisis ahead of the crucial third and final cricket Test beginning here tomorrow. That Tendulkar has h

His penchant for bizarre dismissals notwithstanding, Misbah ul Haq has excelled in both forms of the game and is an ideal candidate to take over as Pakistan's Test captain, believes former captain Rameez Raja. With the Pakistan Cricket Board deciding to review the performance of skipper

India may have been forced to settle for a draw in the second Test against Pakistan but the trio of Wasim Jaffer, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly can take heart from the fact that the Kolkata runfeast has pushed them up in the ICC Players Rankings. Thanks to his double century in the f

India failed to finish the job after pushing Pakistan to the wall as stand-in skipper Younis Khan struck a chanceless century under pressure to salvage a draw on the final day of the second cricket Test here today. Set a winning target of 345, Pakistan were struggling at 78/4 in the post

He gave up vice-captaincy to focus on his batting and now Pakistani opener Salman Butt is hoping to emerge as a star player during his team's cricket series against India starting next week. "I stepped down as vice-captain because I think I still need a lot of time with me before I tak

Shahid Afridi leads the race for the Player of the Tournament award but tomorrow's final of the Twenty20 World Cup gives Yuvraj Singh, lone Indian in hot pursuit, yet another chance to pip the Pakistani to the honour. Afridi has so far polled seven votes to top the table, but there are s

Explosive half centuries by skipper Shoaib Malik and Younis Khan and a splendid bowling performance by Shahid Afridi helped Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 33 runs in their Super Eight match of the Twenty20 cricket World Cup here on Monday. After posting a formidable total of 189 for six wicket

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

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

Senior Pakistan batsman Younis Khan has made himself available for the upcoming one-dayers against India and Scotland in the United Kingdom. The national selectors contacted Younis, who relented after refusing initially, sources close to the batsman said. The selectors, however, will make

Senior Pakistani batsman Younis Khan will not be offered captaincy of the national team ever again in the future, PCB chief Naseem Ashraf said. Ashraf said though Younis would be considered as a player, he won't be offered to lead the Pakistan team ever. "As far as his playing for P

Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan has rubbished allegations of ex-captain Inzamam ul Haq being a dictator during his tenure. Khan, who served as PCB Chairman from December 2003 to last October, was accused by a PCB appointed probe committee of pampering Inzamam and

Stressing on the importance of teamwork, Pakistan Cricket Board today called upon senior players of the team to provide complete support to new captain Shoaib Malik. In a meeting with the Abu Dhabi-bound squad today, PCB chairman Naseem Ashraf said he hoped the players had learnt their lessons

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

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

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

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