LONDON : Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been targetted by English county Surrey who are fighting relegation from the first division of the county championship.
Port of Spain:Pakistan's cricketers will address media conferences during the World Cup in their national language Urdu, and not in English, coach Bob Woolmer said.
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Dubai:Dashing India stumper Mahendra Singh Dhoni continued his surge in the ICC ODI Rankings rising one place to third, while Team India held on to it's sixth spot -- a point behind Sri Lanka -- in the latest One-day Championship Table.
Perth:Australia struck back tellingly on the second day of the third Ashes cricket Test against England at the WACA Ground here.
Lahore:While the PCB anti-doping commission took a strict stance against Shoaib Akhtar and slapped the enigmatic pacer a two-year ban, the three-member tribunal went soft on Mohammad Asif and the youngster has to thank his poor command over English for that.
London: Unlike the tour of India where he was ''thrown in at the deep end'' due to regular skipper Michael Vaughan's injury, Andrew Flintoff says he now has the time to plan out things as he prepares to lead the English in their much-anticipated Ashes defense against Australia this November.
London: Former Zimbabwe batsman Mark Vermeulen has been slapped a 10-year ban from English first class and league cricket for throwing a ball at spectators.
London:On the expected lines, the Indian under-19 team batted out the last two sessions for a draw against their English counterparts in the second Test at Taunton.
Lahore:Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer said his side was undaunted at the prospect of playing a revengeful England side in English home conditions this summer.
