Pakistan news

Gaddafi Stadium celebrates its 50th year

Nov 21, 2009: Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium - named after Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi in 1974 - celebrated 50 years as an international venue on Saturday

South Africa v England, 2nd ODI, Centurion

Kallis ruled out of one-day series

Nov 21, 2009: Jacques Kallis has been ruled out of the one-day series against England with a fractured rib

Ranji Trophy 2009-10

Faulty covers, Pujara power, and Bengal's problems

Nov 21, 2009: Cricinfo picks out the highlights of the third round of the Ranji Trophy 2009-10

Sri Lanka in India 2009-10

Dilshan suffers broken nose

Nov 21, 2009: Tillakaratne Dilshan fractured his nose upon colliding with one of his team-mates while playing football after the first Test against India in Ahmedabad

Indian Premier League 2010

No invitation from IPL yet - Wasim Bari

Nov 21, 2009: Pakistan's return to the IPL remains on hold with the PCB confirming it has not received any letters of invitation from the tournament organisers

West Indies in Australia 2009-10

Woes pile up for West Indies

Nov 21, 2009: Every time it appears impossible for things to get any worse for West Indies cricket, they do

Pakistan in New Zealand 2009-10

Peter Fulton 'surprised' at Test call-up

Nov 21, 2009: New Zealand batsman "surprised" to be included in the 13-member squad for the first two Tests against Pakistan

Pakistan in New Zealand 2009-10

Misbah's future to be decided after first Test

Nov 21, 2009: The future of Misbah-ul-Haq as a Test batsman will be decided after the first Test in New Zealand

Queensland v West Indians, tour match, Brisbane, 4th day

Gayle's Test hopes dim

Nov 21, 2009: The West Indies captain has until Monday to decide whether he will return for Thursday's first Test against Australia

Twenty20 exhibition

Rusty Warne back on show

Nov 21, 2009: Shane Warne's greatest fear on his return to the Australian Twenty20 scene is embarrassing himself

England in South Africa 2009-10

Strauss firm on Twenty20 decision

Nov 21, 2009: England captain has reiterated his intent of not getting involved in Twenty20 cricket

Queensland v West Indians, tour match, Brisbane, 4th day

West Indians survive through Sarwan, Chanderpaul

Nov 21, 2009: The West Indians ended a difficult tour game on a high when they fought to secure a draw with a committed batting display against Queensland

Good on Dravid and Mahela, pity about the pitch

Nov 21, 2009: People come hoping to see a result, which is why flat pitches aren't doing Test cricket's cause any good

England Performance Programme

Chris Nash suffers broken thumb

Nov 20, 2009: Chris Nash, the Sussex batsman, has been forced to return home from the England performance squad in South Africa after fracturing his thumb during training

County news

Root signs for Yorkshire

Nov 20, 2009: Joe Root, the 18-year-old Sheffield-born opening batsman, has secured his future with Yorkshire.

Bangladesh Under-19 v Zimbabwe Under-19, 5th Youth ODI, Bogra

Bangladesh complete clean sweep

Nov 20, 2009: Zimbabwe proved no match to Bangladesh in Bogra, losing by 121 runs and conceding the series 0-5

India v Sri Lanka, 1st Test

Dead pitches killing Tests in India

Nov 20, 2009: Why mouth platitudes about the sanctity of Test cricket when matches are played on pitches designed to drag the game off to the post-mortem table?

Ranji Trophy Plate League, 3rd round, 4th day

Assam survive in thrilling draw

Nov 20, 2009: A round-up of the fourth day's play of the third-round matches of the Ranji Trophy Plate League 2009-10

India v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Ahmedabad, 5th day

Sri Lanka count positives in bruising draw

Nov 20, 2009: The performance of the fast bowlers, neither of whom are first-choice picks, will hearten Sri Lanka

India v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Ahmedabad, 5th day

Is Murali losing his touch?

Nov 20, 2009: Muttiah Muralitharan has been Sri Lanka's go-to man for several years now, but over the last three years his numbers have declined quite dramatically