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Pakistan v England – England's series report card

Andrew Strauss (150 runs at 25.0) Set the tone on the very first morning of the series with tentative footwork and an almost desperate shot to get out with 20 overs not yet bowled. He looked like a man coming back after a long lay-off and [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Pakistan cricket genuinely on top

WHETHER it was historic, fairy-tale or stunning, these would just be phraseologies. Statisticians might still rank England as number one, but let it be said in all fairness and honesty here that Monday’s 3-0 whitewash in Dubai sent [...]

Posted On : Feb, 07 2012 | Comments : 0

Pakistan look for a whitewash over England

Captain Misbah-ul Haq believes routing world number one England 3-0 will be a big achievement but stressed his team will not take that extra pressure into the third and final Test in Dubai on Friday. No team has ever registered a clean sw [...]

Posted On : Feb, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

Pakistan bowlers puncture England

bowling has reinvented itself, crushing all best known batboys without compromises. Australia crushed India, while South Africa thrashed Sri Lanka and Pakistan just shattered all hopes of both England’s team and Indian sport strateg [...]

Posted On : Jan, 25 2012 | Comments : 0

Cricket: Pakistan lead England by 96 runs

Pakistan openers Mohammad Hafeez and Taufeeq Umar hit contrasting half-centuries to steer their team to a 96-run lead over England with three wickets in hand by stumps Wednesday on the second day of the first test. Led by Hafeez' [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

Akhtar worried about Pakistan’s batting

Former pacer Shoaib Akhtar has expressed fears over Pakistan’s batting strength in their impending Test series against England in the UAE. “I believe that Pakistan is the best one-day side in the world. But when it comes to Te [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Cricket Betting: Tim Bresnan ruled out of tour against Pakis...

Tim Bresnan was ruled out of England’s Test series in the United Arab Emirates against Pakistan, and cricket betting fans wonder what kind of impact this could have on the game. Cricket betting fans were concerned when they learned [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2012 | Comments : 0

England series Pakistan’s toughest: Misbah

Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul Haq has said his side will focus on playing good cricket rather than just entertaining the crowd, ahead of the upcoming series against England in the United Arab Emirates. “The most important thing is to w [...]

Posted On : Jan, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

Pakistan Cricket Star Imran Khan’s Rally Shows His Growing P...

Pakistan cricket legend and opposition politician Imran Khan drew as many as 150,000 people to a rally in Karachi yesterday, demonstrating his growing appeal amid anger over power blackouts and a troubled alliance with the U.S. After 1 [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket: Pakistan look to wrap up Bangladesh series

The tourists toyed with Bangladesh in the opening Test, racing to an innings and 184-run victory with more than a day to spare in Chittagong on Monday. Misbah-ul-Haq’s side won after dismissing Bangladesh for a paltry 135 in the fir [...]

Posted On : Dec, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Bowlers lead Pakistan to crushing win

Mushfiqur Rahim said before the match that it was time for Bangladesh to stop aiming for "respectable losses" and show they can compete against the best. By the interval, their spinners had laid the groundwork for a confidence-b [...]

Posted On : Dec, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Pakistan crushes Bangladesh in T20

Misbah-ul-Haq's men, buoyant after a successful series against Sri Lanka in the United Arab Emirates, where they won in all three formats of the game, proved their mettle once again at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Dhaka. The tour [...]

Posted On : Nov, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket: Pakistan hold nerves to beat Sri Lanka

Pakistani bowlers held their nerves to stop a threatening Sri Lankan team to win the third day-night international by 21 runs on Friday to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. Umar Gul (3-48) bowled well in the final overs to make su [...]

Posted On : Nov, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Pakistan cricketer's claim he only fixed in one match reject...

DISGRACED Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Amir's claim that he was only involved in fixing one match has today been rejected by a judge. Fast bowler Amir, 19, pleaded guilty to plotting to bowl deliberate no-balls in the Lord's Test a [...]