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Pakistan pace ace Shoaib Akhtar to quit

Shoaib Akhtar, whose colourful career has been a heady mix of brilliance and controversy, announced his retirement from international cricket.

Pakistan back faltering Kamran

Misbah-ul-Haq on Friday vowed Pakistan would support Kamran Akmal after his horror show against New Zealand, saying he was mentally tough.

India on the verge of last eight

India on the verge of last eight, Kamran faces axe

India virtually wrapped a World Cup quarter-final place on Wednesday as Pakistan’s keeper Kamran Akmal faced being deposed by his own brother.

Hussey the hero as Australia stun Pakistan

Michael Hussey’s rescue mission saw Australia beat Pakistan by three wickets with just a ball to spare to reach the World Twenty20 final on Friday.

Akmal brothers appeal Pakistan cricket sanctions

Pakistan’s cricketing brothers Kamran and Umar Akmal have appealed against fines and probation punishments meted out by the country’s cricket board.

Pakistan sets deadline for banned players’ appeals

Pakistan cricket authorities said on Wednesday that seven players banned following the disastrous tour of Australia have 30 days to appeal.

Pakistan thrash Bangladesh in T20 clash

Misbah-ul Haq led Pakistan’s charge in guiding the home team to a comfortable 102-run win in the one-off Twenty20 international at the National Stadium in Karachi on Sunday. The…

Butt leads Pakistan to series whitewash over Bangladesh

Opener Salman Butt smashed a record-breaking century to help Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 150 runs in the fifth and final day-night international on Saturday for a 5-0 series…

Pakistan march to easy win over Bangladesh

Pakistan marched to an easy seven-wicket win against Bangladesh in the fourth one-day international on Wednesday and stretched their lead to 4-0 in the five-match series.…

Pakistan overwhelm Zim in record match

Mohammad Yousuf’s brilliant century and Shoaib Malik’s all-round contribution helped Pakistan overwhelm Zimbabwe by seven wickets in the fourth one-day match in Faisalabad on…

Pakistan beat Zimbabwe in first ODI

Pakistan established a new record in crushing Zimbabwe by 104 runs in the first one-day international (ODI) in Pakistan on Monday. Pakistan piled up a total of 347-5 and then…

Gutsy Younis saves Pakistan with century

Stand-in captain Younis Khan staved off a spin threat with a responsible century to help Pakistan draw the second Test against India on Tuesday. Younis scored an unbeaten 107…

Misbah, Akmal lead Pakistan fightback

Misbah-ul-Haq and Kamran Akmal scored battling hundreds to steer Pakistan to 358-6 against India on the third day of the second Test on Sunday. In-form Misbah, who struck 108 not…

Laxman, Ganguly take India to huge score

Venkatsai Laxman and Sourav Ganguly hammered robust centuries to take India to a formidable total against Pakistan in the second Test on Saturday. Laxman scored an unbeaten 112…

Pakistan grapple with fitness problems

Pakistan’s hopes of avoiding their first series loss in India in more than two decades suffered a setback following injuries and illness to key players ahead of Friday’s second…