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09/07/2008 04:00 AM
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| Shoaib to join Surrey on Sunday |
Shoaib Akhtar has sorted out his visa formalities and is expected to join county side Surrey on Sunday.
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09/07/2008 04:00 AM
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| Tri-series likely to be called off |
The proposed tri-series in South Africa, also involving Pakistan and potentially Sri Lanka, is likely to be called off.
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09/07/2008 04:00 AM
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| Three internationals in SNGPL squad |
Mohammad Hafeez will lead a 14-member Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) squad in their quest to be the first Pakistan side to win the Mohammad Nissar Trophy since it was first introduced in 2006 as an annual fixture between the first-class champions of Pakistan and India.
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09/07/2008 04:00 AM
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| Talha and Shah star in Pakistan's 113-run win |
After comprehensively beating the Zimbabwe Board XI in the four-day games, the Pakistan Cricket Academy took their winning form to the one-dayers, as Mohammad Talha and Yasir Shah shared seven wickets between them to bowl out Zimbabwe for 124 in Harare.
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09/07/2008 04:00 AM
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| Butcher still hopeful Shoaib will play |
Surrey are still hopeful that Shoaib Akhtar, the Pakistan fast bowler, will be able to play their final two Championship matches of the season. Akhtar arrived in the UK yesterday, but was found to have the wrong type of visa, preventing him from taking the field against Kent at Canterbury.
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09/07/2008 04:00 AM
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| Visa scuppers Shoaib's Surrey plans |
Shoaib Akhtar has had to put his plans to join Surrey on hold after arriving in the UK without the proper visa. He has been forced to head back to Pakistan, but is still hopefully of joining the county once the paperwork is completed.
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09/07/2008 04:00 AM
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| Malik defends his captaincy |
Shoaib Malik has defended his 14-month tenure as Pakistan captain amid speculation that a leadership change could be in the offing after the resignation of Nasim Ashraf as chairman of the PCB.
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09/07/2008 04:00 AM
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| Tri-series plans still in the air |
Negotiations are still underway for a tri-series tournament in South Africa, involving Pakistan and potentially Sri Lanka, as Pakistan continues to find ways to fill a depleted international calendar.
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09/07/2008 04:00 AM
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| Manzoor leads Pakistan Academy to six-wicket win |
Khurram Manzoor played a captain's role with a 127-ball 115 to guide Pakistan Cricket Academy to a series-clinching six-wicket victory over the Zimbabwe Board XI in Harare.
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09/07/2008 04:00 AM
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| 'Afridi has no team ethics' - Laxman |
VVS Laxman, the Deccan Chargers captain, has said that it was a "collective failure" that resulted in the franchise finishing last during the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League in 2007-08 and said he was "really shocked" that team-mate Shahid Afridi criticised his performance in public.
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