Akmal, not Taylor, Pakistan's demolition man

RINGSIDE VIEW - Kamran Akmal is a one-man demolition team – for his own side. No Pakistan team has suffered such misery for so long at the hands of a wicket-keeper so grossly incompetent (ask...

Birthday boy Taylor thrives on gift let-offs

Kiwis rout Pakistan by 110 runs PALLEKELE: Ross Taylor celebrated his 27th birthday with a career-best unbeaten 131 to help New Zealand beat Pakistan by an emphatic 110-run margin at Pallekele...

Pakistan look like they mean it: Ramiz Raja

Think of the 1992 World Cup Final, and one of the fondest memories is the moment when Ramiz Raja caught Richard Illingworth to raucous applause from Pakistani cricket fans worldwide. Pakistan had won the...

Miandad urges players to improve fielding

LAHORE, March 7: Legendary batsman Javed Miandad has urged Pakistan players to show improvement in their fielding with extra individual efforts as they are going to meet New Zealand in a crucial match of...

Favourites Pakistan must avoid complacency

KARACHI, March 7: Having won all their three World Cup matches with a sizzling bowling attack led by their skipper Shahid Afridi, Pakistan are favourites to win the fourth match against New Zealand on...

Pakistan look set to thump Black Caps

THE REALITY CHECK - The Broader Perspective In the hills of the Sri Lankan hinterland at Pallekele – the venue’s first international –Pakistan today takes on New Zealand. Apart...

Improved Shoaib is a good sign for Pakistan

Until that fateful day in August 2010 when cricket was thrown into turmoil by the News of The World spot-fixing expose, one would have struggled to find a single personality in the game that has inspired so...