 England's pace-cum-spin attack delivered the goods to keep Pakistan down to 256-7 on the opening day of the second Test at Abu Dhabi Stadium here on Wednesday.© AFP Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:47:18 GMTFormer Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi has said he will skip a major part of the Bangladesh Premier League to play in the limited overs series against England.© ANI Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:44:43 GMTEngland need a quick solution to their frailties against off-spinner Saeed Ajmal when they face Pakistan in the second Test at the Abu Dhabi Stadium starting on Wednesday.© AFP Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:14:18 GMTPakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairperson Chaudhry Zaka Ashraf has said that the Bangladesh government has allowed the national cricket team to visit Pakistan in April.© ANI Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:08:44 GMTPakistan team manager Naveed Akram Cheema has reacted strongly to reports that players are under surveillance by government officials in the UAE, adding that the team management was unaware of any such development.© ANI Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:54:57 GMTFormer Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq, backing his compatriot Saeed Ajmal's bowling action, has said it is for the International Cricket Council (ICC) and not former England skipper Bob Willis to decide whether the offie's doosra was legal or not.© IANS Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:29:43 GMTEngland need a quick solution to their frailties against off-spinner Saeed Ajmal when they face Pakistan in the second Test at the Abu Dhabi Stadium starting on Wednesday.© AFP Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:59:43 GMTRival captains Misbah-ul Haq and Andrew Strauss expect tough work for bowlers on a batting-friendly pitch at Abu Dhabi Stadium where the second Test starts on Wednesday.© AFP Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:44:43 GMTFormer world number one Tiger Woods on Tuesday admitted his increasing interest in cricket which coincides with the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship here, saying it's similar to baseball which he loves.© AFP Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:58:33 GMTThe first edition of Benazir Bhutto Twenty 20 Women's Cricket Tournament organised by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) kicked off Sunday in the country's eastern city of Lahore.© IANS Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:59:43 GMTPakistan's young wicket-keeper Adnan Akmal on Monday admitted England's destroyer Saeed Ajmal was difficult to judge from behind the wicket and he needed extra workouts to be successful.© AFP Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:59:43 GMTPakistan's fast rising paceman Mohammad Talha was Monday ruled out of the remaining two Tests against England after developing spinal disc problems, team manager said Monday.© AFP Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:43:02 GMTFormer Pakistan captain and legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram said that captaincy should make Virender Sehwag more accountable as India prepare to play for pride in the fourth and the final Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval here Tuesday.© IANS Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:07:08 GMTOut of favour Pakistani wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal has called on the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to launch the Pakistan Premier League (PPL) along similar lines as the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and the Big Bash© ANI Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:59:44 GMTEngland will rely on the same tactics it had used against former Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan to tackle Pakistani spinner Saaed Ajmal in the second Test in the United Arab Emirates.© ANI Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:36:19 GMTThe women's cricket initiative would dispel the negative image of Pakistan, said a minister while inaugurating the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women Cricket Challenge Trophy.© IANS Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:25:33 GMTPakistani cricket commentator Amir Sohail has suggested that Pakistan should not make any changes in the squad for the second Test. © ANI Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:23:38 GMTPakistani cricket commentator Amir Sohail has described off-spinner Saeed Ajmal‘s mindgame of bowling ‘teesra as a masterstroke, which pushed England on the back-foot in the first Test in the United Arab Emirates.© ANI Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:59:44 GMTEngland batsman Jonathan Trott on Saturday refused to be drawn into the ongoing controversy over Pakistani off-spinner Saeed Ajmal's action, saying it was up to the game's governing body and officials to decide.© AFP Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:10:11 GMTAustralian cricket team coach Mickey Arthur has described Englands first test loss to Pakistan in Dubai as being an aberration, and adds that he is optimistic about the team making amends in the second Test.© ANI |