THE YORKER LENGTH - For a long time after his debut in 1996, Shahid Afridi lived with the reputation of being a fluke player at best — someone who was in the arena more by the stroke of luck...

***At Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Punjab 233 in 68.3 overs (Taufiq Umar 106*, 201 balls, 12 x4s, Usman Salahuddin 53, 69 balls, 7 x4s, Abdul Rauf 3-62, Rizwan Haider 3-63, Zulfiqar Baber 3-33) and 215-4 in 47...

Pakistan's banned pace bowler Mohammad Amir was found guilty of corruption by an International Cricket Council tribunal last month. KARACHI: Pakistan’s banned pace bowler Mohammad Amir has...

Canada's captain Ashish Bagai bats during during the ICC Cricket World Cup match against Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday March 3, 2011. COLOMBO: Canada captain Ashish Bagai praised...

Pakistan's former World Cup-winning captain Imran Khan has said this year's tournament is the most open he has seen. KARACHI: Pakistan’s former World Cup-winning captain Imran Khan has said...

The team has developed a much-needed fighting spirit under Afridi's captaincy: Rashid Latif COLOMBO: The pressure of captaining Pakistan has seen at least six skippers try their hand over the...

COLOMBO: Pakistan great Wasim Akram, the last captain to beat Australia in a World Cup match, says teams need a plan and “fire in the belly” to end the side’s long run of success at...

KARACHI:  Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi is right in saying that the team should top the group to avoid playing its quarterfinal match in India, feels former skipper Wasim Akram. “I agree...

COLOMBO (Agencies) - Captain Shahid Afridi registered his fifth five-wicket haul as Pakistan beat Canada by 46 runs in their World Cup clash at the Premadasa stadium in Colombo on Thursday. Chasing...

Afridi celebrates the wicket of Baidwan with his team mates. COLOMBO: Victorious captain Shahid Afridi said he would address Pakistan’s batting woes in a bid to avoid a repeat performance...