Funny-man Afridi tags India as favourites

Shahid Afridi gestures prior to a press conference at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium in Mohali on March 29, 2011. MOHALI: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi cracked jokes and tagged...

Ijaz Butt keeping cool

LAHORE: The rivalry between the two countries might have aroused emotion to the point of becoming war-like, but the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt crossed the border with a calm head...

Shoaib is ready for semifinal: Intikhab

KARACHI : Pakistan team manager Intikhab Alam has rubbished reports that Shoaib Akhtar was not ready for the World Cup semifinal against India because of fitness problems. “Shoaib has been fully...

Team is missing Aamir, says PCB chief

ISLAMABAD : Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt is extremely pleased with Pakistan’s show in the World Cup but said the team is missing banned paceman Mohammad Aamir. Aamir was...

PCB opens Gaddafi Stadium for India clash

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will open its Gaddafi Stadium to thousands of fans to watch Wednesday’s high-voltage World Cup semifinal between Pakistan and India on big screens for free....

Battle of Mohali today

ISLAMABAD - Cricket fever gripped Pakistan on Tuesday ahead of a World Cup showdown with the historic foe India in Mohali today. The South Asian neighbours, with a shared history of brotherhood...

The time has come...

MOHALI: It’s the biggest match of the World Cup, not because it’s the semi-final, but because archrivals India and Pakistan are playing it. While both teams are under pressure,...

India-Pakistan excitement at fever pitch

Chaudhry Abdul Jalil (C), popularly known as 'Chacha Cricket', waves after crossing the India-Pakistan border in Wagah on the eve of the India-Pakistan Cricket World Cup semi-final match. MOHALI:...