Sri Lanka's Thilan Samaraweera (L) and Mahela Jayawardene celebrate their team's win against New Zealand during their ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-final match in Colombo March 29, 2011....

India need to raise their performance against “dangerous” Pakistan in order to win: Kirsten. MOHALI: India need to raise their performance against “dangerous” Pakistan in...

Shahid Afridi gestures prior to a press conference at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium in Mohali on March 29, 2011. MOHALI: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi cracked jokes and tagged...

LAHORE: The rivalry between the two countries might have aroused emotion to the point of becoming war-like, but the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt crossed the border with a calm head...

Screen capture of Gilani waving to the cameras as he arrives in India. ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani arrived in Chandigarh in India on Wednesday to watch the Pakistan-India...

KARACHI : Pakistan team manager Intikhab Alam has rubbished reports that Shoaib Akhtar was not ready for the World Cup semifinal against India because of fitness problems. “Shoaib has been fully...

ISLAMABAD : Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt is extremely pleased with Pakistan’s show in the World Cup but said the team is missing banned paceman Mohammad Aamir. Aamir was...

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will open its Gaddafi Stadium to thousands of fans to watch Wednesday’s high-voltage World Cup semifinal between Pakistan and India on big screens for free....

ISLAMABAD - Cricket fever gripped Pakistan on Tuesday ahead of a World Cup showdown with the historic foe India in Mohali today. The South Asian neighbours, with a shared history of brotherhood...

MOHALI: It’s the biggest match of the World Cup, not because it’s the semi-final, but because archrivals India and Pakistan are playing it. While both teams are under pressure,...