Marvan Atapattu's captain's knock of 75 powered Delhi Jets to a five-wicket win over Kolkata Tigers in the third place playoff in the Indian Cricket League Twenty20 Championship in Panchkula (Haryana) on Sunday.
The Pakistan Cricket Board issued a final warning to its players contracted with the Indian Cricket League, saying those who turn out for the rebel league will not be considered for selection to the national team.
As Shoaib Malik feels the heat for his "uninspiring" leadership in the ongoing series against India, he has found support from former Pakistan teammate Imran Farhat who thinks the young captain has it in him to steer the unpredictable side
Pakistan sprang a surprise by resting fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar in the first one-day international against India in Peshawar.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has served a legal notice on test opener Imran Farhat, who last month joined the unofficial Indian Cricket League (ICL).
The 36-year-old split the webbing between his thumb and right index finger and may have dislocated the thumb
Asif snared four for 41 as Sri Lanka were skittled out for a modest 185 and then the left-handed Farhat scored 69 from 90 balls to consolidate his team's advantage.
India, who lead the series 2-1, retained the side which won the third one-dayer in Lahore.
Pakistan's Mohammad Asif took five wickets to lessen the impact of Ashwell Prince's century for South Africa on the third day of the first Test on Saturday.
Pakistan beat the West Indies by seven wickets in the third one-day international to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
Pakistan were 21 without loss at lunch, with their team still requiring 213 runs to avoid an innings defeat.
Pakistan were 263 for four at close on the opening day of the first Test against the West Indies.
West Indies tumbled to\ndefeat by Pakistan on the fourth day of the first Test.
Mohammad Asif took four wickets as England slumped from 54 for 1 to 173 all out after being put in by Pakistan in he fourth Test.
The left-arm paceman joined a select list of 10 Indian bowlers who have taken\n100 or more wickets in One-Day Internationals.\n
Younis Khan and Imran Farhat each scored half-centuries as Pakistan scored a series-clinching eight-wicket victory on the third day of the second Test.
The selectors axed Kamal, the unfit Hameed, uncapped Rifatullah Mohmand and Umar Gul from the preliminary squad.
Pakistan 'A' were on 31 for 1 wicket at close on day 2 after England scored 256 in their second innings of the three-day tour match.
Pakistan have selected two uncapped teenagers in a 15-man squad for the two-Test series against Sri Lanka starting on October 20.
Pakistan beat Kenya in their Group C Champions Trophy match by seven wickets after dismissing them for 94 runs.
Pakistan were 243 for seven in their second innings at tea, a lead of just 139 on the fourth day of the first Test.
Pakistan decided to rest the prolific opener due to a chronic knee injury.
Pakistan beat New Zealand by six wickets to level the five match series 1-1.
The Auckland skipper took five wickets as Pakistan were bowled out for 318 on the first day of their three-day tour match.
Imran Farhat and Yasir Hameed set up a comfortable seven-wicket win over New Zealand in the fourth One-Day International.
They are 24 runs short winning the second Test and posting their first home win over South Africa.
Pakistan defeated New Zealand by 49 runs in the final ODI.
Pakistan retained under-fire skipper Misbah-ul Haq and out-of-form Muhammad Hafeez, but dropped tall left-arm pacer Muhammad Irfan from the 28-man probables' list for the two-Test series against South Africa.
In a bizarre incident, nearly 20 Pakistani cricketers including top names like Saeed Ajmal, Yasir Hameed and Imran Farhat have been left stranded in Uganda over payment dispute with a T20 league orgainser.
Opening batsman Khurram Manzoor, who has not played for Pakistan's Test team for three and a half years, is back in the squad for the tour of Zimbabwe that starts this month.
This provided only the sixth such instance in Test cricket of the first six batsmen getting the past the half-century in an innings and four of them have have come against India.
'If they want us to announce our retirements we will do it, but we can't waste an opportunity to earn good money.'
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