The second match of the three-game series, in January 2010, saw Australia recover from posting 127 in their first innings to win by 36 runs, after dismissing Pakistan for 139 second time around. Akmal came in for criticism and his performance was scrutinised after he dropped Mike Hussey three...

"We are very disappointed with the decision. Technology is supposed to eradicate the mistakes and bad decisions but I am afraid today this was not the case. The giant screen clearly showed that the batsman was offering a shot and the ball was also hitting him outside the line. I wonder what...

Enigmatic fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is unlikely to play any further role for Pakistan in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup. Shoaib, 35, announced on Thursday that he will retire after the tournament. The bowler seems to have lost favour with the team management, including skipper Shahid Afridi,...

Muttiah Muralitharan's swansong appearance on home soil could not have been better as he scalped a wicket of his last ball in the ICC CWC semi-final. Muralitharan had Scott Styris LBW off the final ball of his 10th over to finish with two for 42 after earlier dismissing Jesse Ryder for 19...

Batting first, Sharma (56 off 34) and Andrew Symonds (44 off 33) staged a 102-run fifth-wicket stand to fire Mumbai to 172, after four quick wickets had pegged back a solid start by openers Davy Jacobs (32) and birthday-boy Sachin Tendulkar (28). Paceman Malinga, who recently retired from Test...

The ICC said it would be improper if all of India's star cricketers skip the West Indies tour to rest after a hectic schedule. Media reports have said that players like Sachin Tendulkar, skipper M S Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan and Gautam Gambhir may be rested....

Pakistan overcame a blistering spell from Ravi Rampaul and some late panic against the impressive Devendra Bishoo to secure the series against West Indies with a three-wicket victory in Barbados. The hosts had collapsed feebly once again, but Pakistan were jolted by Rampaul's four strikes...

Kings XI Punjab suffered their third successive Indian Premier League loss, going down by 23 runs to Mumbai Indians today. Skipper Sachin Tendulkar and Ambati Rayudu both scored 51 in a 95-run second-wicket partnership to propel Mumbai to 159 for five, but Shaun Marsh kept Punjab in the hunt...

Floodlit Test matches could become a reality within two years if another 12 months of trials in first-class cricket are successful. The ICC Cricket Committee, which held a two-day meeting at Lord's, recommended that the pink ball should be used in Intercontinental Cup matches and domestic...

"We need to try and be more consistent. That's the key word in Twenty20 cricket," Jayawardene said. The Sri Lankan batsman was delighted by the manner in which his team achieved it. "It was an easy win," he said. "The other day we couldn't defend 180 but on...