The dream is over

MOHALI: The dream is over. The infuriating wait for the titanic India-Pakistan clash ended in anti-climax for the fans in green as India shattered Pakistan’s hopes for a 2011 World Cup final...

Our resolve undefeated

Afridi and his boys at least won the nation an opportunity to taste unity. Team Pakistan has did marvelous by silencing all the nay-sayers who had been predicting the close of Pakistan cricket for good....

Indians, Pakistanis bond during tense clash

MOHALI: Tens of thousands of Indians and a handful of Pakistanis packed the stadium for their cricket World Cup clash on Wednesday in a friendly atmosphere that belied diplomatic tensions between the...

Sri Lanka outclass Kiwis to reach final

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....

'Pakistan are dangerous'

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...

Funny-man Afridi tags India as favourites

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...

Ijaz Butt keeping cool

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...

Shoaib is ready for semifinal: Intikhab

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...