The tainted Pakistan trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were on Friday charged with conspiracy to obtain and accept corrupt payments and to cheat by the UK prosecution service in the spot-fixing scandal that rocked world cricket in 2010.

Feb. 3: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram on Thursday backed Shahid Afridi to lead the side in the World Cup and hit out at the Cricket Board for delaying the appointment.

Akram said Pakistan had t

Feb. 3: A maiden century by teenage opener Ahmed Shehzad inspired Pakistan to a 41-run win over New Zealand Thursday to wrap up the six-match one-day series with a game to spare.

The 19-year-old crac

Feb. 3: The last couple of months have been heady for Virat Kohli. Last year around this time he was considered nothing more than a fringe player who would be drafted into the India team only when one

Feb. 2: Australia conjured up their biggest ever successful run chase to beat England by two wickets in a thrilling sixth one-day international at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday.

After a Jona

Feb. 2: India’s off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Wednesday warned the opponents in the upcoming World Cup that Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag would take the game away if they see the first 15 over

Feb. 2: India have been reluctant to use the Umpire Decision Review System since their disastrous tour of Sri Lanka two years ago. By the end of that tour, the Anil Kumble-led side had got only one r

Feb. 2: World Cup-winning skipper Kapil Dev feels all-rounder Yusuf Pathan’s role in the lower-middle order could swing the Indian team’s fortunes in the mega-event.

“Pathan can turn the game around

Feb. 2: Matthew Hayden is among a select few who does not know what it is to return empty-handed from a World Cup campaign. In 2003 and 2007 Hayden was the bulwark on which Australia scripted their su

Feb. 3: It was a day when application and approach prevailed over hot-blooded aggression. Badrinath’s boys proved they were mentally stronger and could apply themselves better. On the whole it was an