The ongoing Asia Cup in Pakistan has generated a lot of interest and fan following amongst the millions of cricket fanatics all over the Indian subcontinent and for that matter, the entire world. The tournament will indeed decide the reigning cricketing champion of Asia and with six team

Pakistan will be aiming to continue their record breaking eleven match winning streak when they come up against Bangladesh in the first one dayer of the Kitply three nations cricket tournament that also involves regional cricket heavyweights India. Pakistan are on a hot run of form and it will

Shoaib Akhtar may have been cleared to play in the Indian Premier League but former players say the maverick pacer will find it tough to make an impact in the twenty20 league as months of absence from the cricket field has robbed him of match fitness. The beleaguered pacer, whose five-year

Pakistan will look to complete a 5-0 rout over Zimbabwe when the fifth one dayer gets underway in Sheikhupura in three days time. Pakistan have taken a 4-0 lead in a horribly one sided Mobilink cup and will be looking to finish the demotion over a hapless Zimbabwe outfit in the fifth one

Pakistan will look to move one step closer to complete the rout against Zimbabwe in the fourth one dayer to be played in Faisalabad in three days time. The home side have an unassailable 3-0 lead and will not like to throw away the initiative to a rather toothless Zimbabwe cricket team w

Pakistan look to wrap up the five match Pakistan Zimbabwe one day series when they host t their African cricketing rivals in three days time at Multan. Pakistan have already put one hand on this series winning the first two matches comfortably and would be hoping to wrap up the series qu

Pakistan look to further their lead in the five matches Pakistan Zimbabwe one day series when they square up against their African cricketing rivals in three days time at Hyderabad. Hyderabad was initially chosen to be the venue for the first one dayer but was later designated to hold th

Pakistan face up against a depleted Zimbabwe in the first of the rearranged five matches Pakistan Zimbabwe one day series to be held at Karachi this coming Monday. This match was initially scheduled to be played in Hyderabad but the PCB later moved to Karachi keeping the recent political

South Africa and West Indies get ready to go head on in the first one dayer of the MTN South African West Indies cricket series after an enthralling three match one day series which ended in a 2-1 triumph for South Africa. South Africa and West Indies have both done well in their recent

South Africa and West Indies get ready to go head on in the upcoming one day series after an enthralling three match one day series which ended in a 2-1 triumph for South Africa. South Africa and West Indies have both done well in their recent one day matches and with the confidence of t

The Zimbabwe cricket team will be finally making their tour to Pakistan despite all the security concerns owing to the turmoil state of Pakistani politics at the moment Pakistan has plunged into another political turmoil after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto and most International si

Unperturbed at being identified by Indian skipper Anil Kumble as a weak link in the Australian team, spinner Brad Hogg is confident of his success in the Test series. Hogg hopes Melbourne's drop-in pitch will help earn him a Test recall after a four-year absence. The condition of the

Rattled by the shocking loss to Zimbabwe in the Twenty20 World Cup, Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has urged his teammates to respect the shortest form of cricket or risk being embarrassed again. The four-time ODI world champions were handed a stunning five-wicket defeat by the minnows i

The ICC Cricket Committee has expressed deep concern at the crammed international calendar, saying "the addition of many ODIs" to the Future Tour Programme was bound to have a "severe impact" on the standard of the game and the players' fitness. "The committee expr

Cricket South Africa (CSA) said it's ready to be the "neutral host" in case Australia and Zimbabwe agree to go ahead with their controversial one day series. The three-match ODI series runs the risk of being scrapped altogether after the Australian government banned its cricketer

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who defied cramps to fashion an Indian victory in the first of the three-match one day cricket series against Bangladesh, today termed his unbeaten 91 as one of the most memorable innings of his career. Dhoni fought a cramped right hamstring to take his team home with a

A staunch critic of the Robert Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said his government would take whatever legitimate action it takes to scrap the national cricket team's tour of the trouble-torn African nation. Howard said the government was exploring legal wa

Even as the Australian government stepped up pressure on Cricket Australia to boycott its tour of Zimbabwe in September, captain Ricky Ponting said every player should be allowed to make an independent decision on the issue. "There are some issues there and every individual player will

Cricket skipper of Kenya, Steve Tikolo, will be vice-captain to the South African captain Graeme Smith in the Africa team for the second Afro-Asian cricket tournament to be held in India in June. According to the sources, Tikolo was one of four Kenyans in the squad that also feature pla

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

Experienced Zimbabwe will take on minnows Ireland today. The Irish cricket team is playing for their first ever World Cup in Sabina Park, Jamaica. According to Sahara Samay, Ireland, like Bermuda in Group B, are playing in the World Cup for the first time, but they are confident to beat Zi

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

Vice-captain Adam Gilchrist will be available for Australia's entire World Cup campaign following the birth of his third child, Archie, on Saturday. He missed the recent Chappell Hadlee Trophy series defeat to New Zealand, to be with his wife, Melinda. But he is now expected to arrive befor

Australia's injury problems appear to be easing with fast bowler Brett Lee the only player still in serious doubt for the World Cup. Five of the 15 players in Australia's World Cup squad are struggling with injuries but only Lee is considered to be in danger of missing the tournament.

Pace bowler Glenn McGrath thinks Australia have time to turn around their form slump before beginning their World Cup defence next month in the Caribbean. The world champions suffered a 3-0 whitewash against New Zealand, the rout completed by a one-wicket win for the Kiwis in Hamilton

Former West Indies Test star Michael Holding believes the World Cup will be devalued by the number of non-Test playing nations taking part. The fast bowling legend insists that only the top-ranked Associate country in the world should be allowed to take part. When the 2007 World Cup gets un

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

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

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

Friday Kasteni is the one surprise name in the 15-man Zimbabwe squad for the World Cup. The 18-year-old left-hander has limited experience, but impressed during the Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka last year, and has been preferred to 23-year-old Hamilton Masakadza. The latter has been