Pakistan News

Abu Dhabi: New Zealand survived Mohammad Aamir's explosive innings to clinch the series against Pakistan with a narrow seven-run victory in the third one-day international here yesterday.

He'll bounce back: McGrath reckons he would pick a fit Lee for any team he played in.

Younis said the exhaustive and gruelling schedule is leading to many fitness issues for players and also early burnout of many promising careers.

To have survived the tough test of public expectation in India is something, which should be commended.

Umpire Ahsan Raza, who was critically injured during the attacks on the Sri Lankan team on March 3, returned to international cricket in the third one-day between Pakistan and New Zealand Monday.

Third one-day international, Abu Dhabi : New Zealand 211 beat Pakistan 204 by seven runs Vettori got the ball rolling with the wicket of Khalid Latif New Zealand had to weather a remarkable innings from Pakistan tail-ender Mohammad Aamer before clinching the one-day series decider in Abu Dhabi.

England will begin their 2011 World Cup campaign against Holland in Nagpur - three days after the six-week tournament gets under way with Bangladesh hosting India.

AUSTRALIA'S injury-hit fast bowlers have been branded gym junkies who spend too much energy pumping iron and not enough time in the practice nets.

The Sri Lankan cricket team has arrived in Mumbai for their upcoming three-match Test series against India, starting on November 16.

The world media are focusing on scores of deadly terrorist attacks in the last four weeks claiming over 300 innocent lives in Pakistani cities, and tracking the military's counterinsurgency campaign unfolding in South Waziristan.

REINSTATED: West Indies captain Chris Gayle, second from left, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of England skipper Andrew Strauss on the first day of the Second Test at Chester-le-Street in north-east England, last May.

The USA Cricket Association has again stated its desire to stage international matches in the wake of comments from an Indian government official that the US could be an ideal place to stage India against Pakistan games.

New Zealand Cricket expect to name their new national coach by the end of the year which should see the successful candidate in place for the home series against Bangladesh in February.

Former Pakistan captains have questioned the manner in which Umar Akmal was omitted from the second ODI against New Zealand, which Pakistan lost to leave the series tied at 1-1. Akmal's name was a surprising omission from the team sheet at the toss - Shoaib Malik took his place - and Younis Khan's explanation for the change was not entirely clear.

Forced to sit out this year due to PCB's no to their participation, Pakistani cricketers are all set to return to the Indian Premier League next season as the Board has decided to give them the go ahead for competing in the cash-awash Twenty20 tourney.

By Shahid Hashmi ABU DHABI: All-rounder Shahid Afridi, buoyed by a run of good form, said Friday he hoped his new attitude to batting and bowling would help Pakistan to defend its World Twenty20 title and win the World Cup in 2011.

It's not a battle between 50- and 20-over cricket, it's about who's playing. And that should worry the ICC Harsha Bhogle November 6, 2009 Text size: A A Starting today, Harsha Bhogle's column will appear on Cricinfo on Fridays More than halfway through what some thought would be a long series , the one-day international seems to be doing quite ...

Two people who grew up in Bexhill are off to Kenya today on a two-and-a-half-week cricket coaching trip.

Meet and greet rookie NSW paceman Burt Cockley faces the media yesterday at the SCG.

Lahore, Nov.5 : Expressing its reservations over the Pakistan Cricket Board's ad-hoc way of doling out funds, the Sports Ministry has asked the apex cricket authority in the country to review the central contracts awarded to the players.