A career of hits and misses

When he was good he was outstanding, but Shoaib Akhtar missed more than 50% of the Tests and ODIs that Pakistan played in his 13-year career A tally of 178 wickets in 46 Test matches is a good...

We are ready for Aussies: Intikhab

COLOMBO, March 17: Intikhab Alam, manager of Pakistan cricket team, has held out assurances that Pakistan will go all out for victory against Australia in the important clash on Saturday. Speaking at a...

Game of cricket will miss the showman!

COLOMBO:  Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable, so said Plato. He may well have been talking about Shoaib Akhtar. They didn’t call Akhtar the bad boy of Pakistan cricket for...

Bangladesh face uphill task after England win

England's tremendous comeback against West Indies gave them an 18-run victory in their must-win encounter in Chennai. With that victory, they have given themselves every chance of qualifying for the...

Knockout phase confusion

South Africa have advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals with just one forgivable hiccup against England, allowing them to spend the next five days basking in the sort of certainty that has been missing...