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 starting here from Friday. No team has ever registered a clean sweep in the 58 years of Pakistan-England cricket and Misbah's team has a good chance of creating histor

India were "extremely disappointed", but not embarrassed, by their inept performances against Australia, spinner Ravi Ashwin said on Friday.

Australia held a massive 382-run lead after dismissing India cheaply on Thursday and opting to bat again rather than enforce the follow-on on the third day of the fourth Test in Adelaide.

Ricky Ponting said his exuberant celebration of his 41st Test century in the fourth Test against India on Tuesday was not a sign of any impending retirement.

Pakistani off-spinner Saeed Ajmal Friday rose to world's highest ranking spinner a day after guiding his team to a comprehensive ten wicket win in the first Test against England inside three days. The 34-year-old registered his second ten-wicket haul -- a career best 7-55 in the first innings and 3-42 in the second -- to help Pakistan take a 1-0 l

Sri Lanka shook up the domestic cricket scene Thursday by appointing a new panel to choose future players, following the national team's abysmal performance during their current tour of South Africa. Sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage named a four-member panel of selectors headed by Asantha de Mel, a former national player, and gave them one

Pakistani off-spinner Saeed Ajmal brushed aside suspicions over his bowling action after wrecking England with career-best figures of 7-55 on the opening day of the first Test here on Tuesday.

Rival captains Misbah-ul Haq and Andrew Strauss both believe batsmen will be under pressure to perform as Pakistan take on England in the first Test starting here from Tuesday.

Pakistan and England face each other on Tuesday for the first time since the infamous 2010 spot fixing scandal which ended with three Pakistani players sent to prison.

West Indies skipper Darren Sammy wants his batsmen to fire in a bid to win the series-deciding second and final cricket Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka from Saturday.

Pakistani opener Taufiq Umar on Wednesday notched up a brilliant hundred in the first Test against Sri Lanka, further cementing his place after being in the wilderness for four years.

Shakib Al Hasan bagged four wickets to set up Bangladesh's consolation eight-wicket victory over the West Indies in the third and final one-day international on Tuesday.

England one-day skipper Alastair Cook on Monday dismissed Pakistani paceman Umar Gul's accusation that bowlers Stuart Broad and James Anderson were involved in ball-tampering.

Pakistan have shortlisted five candidates to replace coach Waqar Younis after the deadline expired to apply for one of the toughest jobs in cricket, an official said Thursday.

Pakistan completed a clean sweep of Zimbabwe by winning the second and final Twenty20 international by five runs at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday.

Cricket's governing body the International Cricket Council (ICC) approved a new system of qualifying for the 2015 World Cup here on Monday.

Proud England captain Andrew Strauss took time out to recall one of side's worst days as they enjoyed one of their best after rising to the top of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings.

Zimbabwe celebrated in style after ending their six-year absence from Test cricket with a 130-run victory over Bangladesh here on Monday.

Tim Bresnan shone with both bat and ball as England crushed India by a record-breaking 319 runs here at Trent Bridge on Monday to win the second Test with more than a day to spare.

England seamer James Anderson expects India to be a stronger side when the second Test starts at Trent Bridge here on Friday after bowling the hosts to victory in the series opener.

England captain Andrew Strauss praised his side for an "outstanding performance" after they beat India by 196 runs at Lord's here on Monday in the 2,000th Test ever played.

Bangladesh's new coach Stuart Law says consistency, stability and unity will be key to the country's bid to improve its Test and one-day rankings.

Rahul Dravid has his own very personal reasons for wanting to play in the 2,000th Test match, between England and India, which starts at Lord's here on Thursday.

Sachin Tendulkar is on the brink of yet another record-breaking achievement as he heads into next week's first Test against England at Lord's just one century away from 100 international hundreds.

Alastair Cook continued to answer all those who doubt his limited overs ability with an unbeaten 95 as England thrashed Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the fourth one-day international.

Sri Lanka star Kumar Sangakkara has welcomed the International Cricket Council (ICC) directive requiring all national boards to be elected without political interference.

Sri Lanka's sports ministry said Friday it had dissolved the current administration of the national cricket board, which has been tainted by allegations of financial mismanagement.

Alastair Cook, England's new one-day captain, has responded to being dubbed a "plodder" by ex-England skipper Michael Atherton by saying "it takes one to know one".

Sri Lanka star Kumar Sangakkara called on his side to find "new ways of winning Tests" after his century in the drawn finale against England failed to prevent a 1-0 series loss.

West Indies cricket board directors are meeting here on Friday to determine whether Chris Gayle will feature in their Test series against India starting next week.

Pakistan cricket and former captain Shahid Afridi appeared on course Tuesday for an out-of-court settlement after the suspended all-rounder met the board\'s chairman.

The Pakistan Cricket Board Thursday summoned former Pakistani skipper Shahid Afridi to appear before a disciplinary committee next week for breaching its code of conduct, it said in a statement.

Huge-hitting Shahid Afridi makes such a noise on the field that they call him "Boom Boom", but the crowd-pleaser is leaving the game quietly after clashing with Pakistan's cricket hierarchy.

The future of Test and one-day cricket, as well as the controversial decision review system (DRS), will be among the subjects up for discussion when the International Cricket Council (ICC) cricket committee gathers at Lord's for a two-day meeting starting here on Tuesday.

Batting legend Zaheer Abbas said Tuesday that a new stadium should be built straddling the India-Pakistan border as a way of reviving cricket relations between the arch rivals.

Michael Hussey scored his first one-day century in four years to help Australia complete a 3-0 clean sweep against Bangladesh with a 66-run win in the third and final match on Wednesday.

A funny thing happened to me in downtown New York late last year. I was visiting The Big Apple as the coach of four Australian Aboriginal marathon runners from the Red Desert of Northern Australia and I was in America for the first time.

British Prime Minister David Cameron urged Pakistan and India to look beyond cricket diplomacy and embrace their common interests, during a visit to Islamabad on Tuesday.

India and Sri Lanka – two super power of World Cricket have set a date for clash of the Titans to work out who to reign the world cricket for the next four years. The venue is Mumbai. The day and time is 2nd April at 1430 Hrs Indian standard time.

Muttiah Muralitharan took a wicket with his final ball in international cricket on home soil to put Sri Lanka in sight of the World Cup final on Tuesday.

Pakistan–India Cricket match anywhere of the world is looked upon as mother of any cricket tournament. World Cricket arena warms up with the prospect of fascinating contest. Batlle of nerves takes over.

Yuvraj Singh was India's hero yet again as the hosts ended Australia's 12-year reign as World Cup champions with a five-wicket quarter-final victory on Thursday.

South Africa will start as firm favourites to win Friday's World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand -- provided they can overcome their trademark knock-out blues.

Winless Netherlands clash with Bangladesh in the World Cup on Monday determined to stop the co-hosts from making the quarter-finals, captain Peter Borren has said.

Bangladesh will need to beat England by default, and beat Netherlands (or South Africa), and then hope for other results go in their way. However, they can win all 3 matches and go through without any problems, but that might not be as easy as we speak

With 3 of its 6 group matches already gone in ICC World Cup 2011 Bangladesh aiming to qualify for the quarter finals could only manage a hard earned win against Ireland. India and West Indies inflicted smashing defeat. Two of the three remaining matches are against very strong South Africa and England where Bangladesh will definitely start as under

Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi on Wednesday urged his team to learn the lessons of the 110-run defeat against New Zealand. The Black Caps rode on a brilliant unbeaten 131 by Ross Taylor to post a challenging 302-7 before Tim Southee removed the top order with a burst of three early wickets to bowl Pakistan out for 192.

Emotional cricket fans went berserk on Twitter and Facebook, venting their frustration against fumbling wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal and demanding he be dropped from the team.

An irresistible Caribbean Tsunami accompanied by strong Roach Winds, Benn tricks and Gayle tornado devastated Tigers in their own den. Hopeless Bangladesh got utterly disgraced and totally humiliated. Bangladesh got through drubbing at the hands of resurging Caribbean.

Graeme Swann wants to silence the passionate home crowd when England face World Cup co-hosts India in Bangalore on Sunday.