Team is missing Aamir, says PCB chief

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...

PCB opens Gaddafi Stadium for India clash

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....

Battle of Mohali today

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...

The time has come...

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,...

India-Pakistan excitement at fever pitch

Chaudhry Abdul Jalil (C), popularly known as 'Chacha Cricket', waves after crossing the India-Pakistan border in Wagah on the eve of the India-Pakistan Cricket World Cup semi-final match. MOHALI:...

India batsmen face off with Pakistan bowlers

NEW DELHI - India will bank on the stroke-makers while Pakistan will pin hopes on their bowlers in their World Cup semi-final on Wednesday which has gripped the sub-continent's imagination. Cricket...

Ponting gives up captaincy, but bats on

Ricky Ponting quits as Australia's Test and one-day captain, bowing to pressure after their World Cup exit. SYDNEY: Ricky Ponting quit as Australia’s Test and one-day captain Tuesday,...