India open to sending cricket team to Pakistan

NEW DELHI: At a time when most countries are shying away from playing in Pakistan, India says it is open to sending its cricket team there. Foreign secretary Nirupama Rao said as cricket can become an...

T 20 and ODI Squads for West Indies Tour 2011

Lahore April 6, 2010: Pakistan Cricket Board announces the squads for the T20 and ODI series, for the Tour of The West Indies. Chairman National Selection Committee forwarded the names which were approved...

I was quoted out of context: Afridi

LAHORE - After creating a furore by stating that Indians are not “large-hearted,” Pakistan’s ODI cricket captain Shahid Afridi did a volte-face, claiming that he was misunderstood...

Malinga calls time on World Cup

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga said on Sunday that his World Cup career is over. "I hope to be of service to my team as long as I can, but I won't be able to play in the next World...

Afridi, Tendulkar in ICC's World Cup XI

MUMBAI - Pakistan captain Shahid Khan Afridi and India’s Sachin Tendulkar along with Sri Lanka’s star bowler Muttiah Muralitharan have been named in the International Cricket Council's...

Cricket unites sub-continent

NEW DELHI - The fireworks that exploded after India's scintillating World Cup triumph over Sri Lanka in the final were not the only ones that eventually added sparkle to cricket's showpiece event....

Afridi for result-oriented West Indies tour

KARACHI : Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Afridi said on Sunday that upcoming visit of Pakistan to West Indies would be a result-oriented. “Our team is in good spirit and morale is high,”...