Asif displaces Johnson to claim second position in Test bowling rankings
New Delhi, July 19: Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has climbed two places to second position in the ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers despite his side’s defeat in the first Test against Austral
North, Watson Lords performance shows depth of Oz Test attack: Ponting
London, July 19: Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting is of the view that the bowling performance of all-rounders Marcus North and Shane Watson in the recently concluded Lords Test against Pakista
Dean Jones stripped of 'Father of the Year' award
Melbourne, Jul 19: Dean Jones' admission of fathering a child outside his marriage has cost him the Victorian Father of the Year title, which the former Australian cricketer won in 2007.
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Butt did not expect Afridi to retire, but pleads for patience
Leeds (UK), July 19: Pakistan’s new cricket captain Salman Butt has said that he did not expect all-rounder to quit the job, and now that he has taken over, he has appealed to both fans and the PCB to
Yousuf willing to return from retirement for England tour
Karachi, July 19: Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf has announced that he is ready to come out of retirement to bolster Pakistan’s fragile batting lineup on its ongoing tour of England.
Yousuf,
Rain washes out 2nd day's play in India-SL Test
Galle (Sri Lanka), Jul 19: Unrelenting rain played spoilsport as the second day of the first cricket Test between India and Sri Lanka was called off without a single ball being bowled here today.
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No home series for Pakistan anytime soon
Karachi, Jul 17: Pakistan can forget about hosting international cricket at home anytime soon as the ICC does not plan to review the security situation in the country until the end of this year.
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Dhoni expects fireworks from fit-again Sehwag
Galle (Sri Lanka), Jul 17: Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today said fit-again opener Virender Sehwag's form would be crucial as the visitors aim for a Test series triumph in Sri Lanka fo
Pakistan likely to play triangular series in England next summer
London, July 17: With the return of international cricket in the country nowhere in sight, Pakistan is likely to return to England next summer to a triangular one-day tournament involving Sri Lanka an
India seek to break long-standing jinx in Sri Lanka
Galle (Sri Lanka), July 17: India will seek to end a 17-year-long series drought in Sri Lanka when they go into the three-match Test series against the island nation here tomorrow with a depleted bowl