Yasir Hameed, who made damning revelations about match fixing involving the Pakistan team, was on Sunday summoned to the country's High Commission in London.
England coach Andy Flower is confident that cricket "will survive" the 'spot-fixing' scandal engulfing the visiting Pakistan team.
Fans in Mohali witnessed a spectacle as Virat Kohli pushed the bar a notch higher and took India across the finish line against Australia, and into the World T20 semi-final on Sunday.
Pakistan's tainted trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir were dropped from the Twenty20 and ODI series against England following their alleged involvement in the spot-fixing scandal.
Pakistan's tainted trio of Test captain Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir will be quizzed by Scotland Yard for the second time on Wednesday but they are not in danger of being arrested, a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official said.
The shocking match-fixing scandal, involving the Pakistan team, turned out to be a money spinner for the bookies with reports suggesting that the fixers may have raked in at least 20 million pounds from Pakistan's matches in England this summer.
'Imran had the misfortune to be in an age when there was a surfeit of mighty all-rounders.' 'Indians would not put him on a par with Kapil Dev or Vinoo Mankad,' points out Uddalok Bhattacharya.
Pakistan cricket plunged into another match-fixing controversy with the former PCB chief Tauqir Zia claiming that six national team players were suspected by the ICC of rigging the Sydney Test early this year.
She is the only female athlete in the Pakistan squad at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, but Tazeem Akhtar Abbasi is definitely not feeling leftout.
Pakistan's 'magnificent turnaround' has impressed Virat Kohli but the India captain says there is nothing that his side needs to be overtly concerned about ahead of the Champions Trophy final against the arch-foes on Sunday.
The last-minute shifting of the India-Pakistan World T20 match to Kolkata may result in Pakistani fans having a tough time in procuring visa for the March 19 encounter.
Pakistan team manager Yawar Saeed has dismissed reports that Shoaib Malik was not considered for the first Test against Australia on disciplinary grounds and said the former captain was dropped from the playing eleven because of his poor form.
Cricket's image has taken a beating due to the match-fixing scandal surrounding the Pakistan team, Australian captain Ricky Ponting said on Sunday as he called on the ICC to act fast and clean up the game.
Former captain Imran Khan does not approve of life bans on the guilty Pakistani players for spot-fixing during the Lord's Test, as it did not influence the outcome of the match. Instead, he says, limited sanctions and huge fines should be imposed on the cricketers for their criminal activities.
Mazhar Majeed, the man at the centre of 'spot-fixing' controversy that has engulfed world cricket, is known to many members of the Pakistan team as a UK-based agent and has spent the past decade building up an image as a successful businessman, a report said.
World XI captain Faf du Plessis on Monday said that their tour of Pakistan is not just about playing a series but way bigger than that where the crazy fans get a dose of top flight international cricket.
The touring Pakistan squad may undergo some big changes during the remaining part of their tour as pressure grows on PCB, national selectors and the team management for the string of defeats in England.
Kolkata Knight Riders began preparations for season four of the Indian Premier League (IPL) by signing lanky Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Irfan on the recommendation of their bowling coach Wasim Akram, it was reported on Tuesday.
Newly appointed Pakistan Test captain Shahid Afridi wants former skipper Younis Khan as his deputy during the upcoming Asia Cup and the 'home' Test series in England.
The Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday clarified that it has not imposed life bans on Muhammad Yousuf and Younus Khan and only barred them from playing for the country in all the formats of the game.
Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed is confident that his team will be able to maintain their superior record in the Champions Trophy against arch-rivals India as they gear up for a showdown on June 4.
Cricket Australia has denied reports that the Sydney Test against Pakistan was fixed, and said that Ricky Ponting-led side pulled off a remarkable victory through its own hard work
Pakistan team manager in England Yawar Saeed has denied having differences with Younis Khan and said it was drummed up by the media and that he has tremendous respect for the former skipper.
Sparking off a new debate, former captain Shahid Afridi has stated that there were some players in the Pakistan team who did not deserve to be in the Test side but were still playing five-day cricket despite not having the ability or commitment for it.
Ten Kashmiri students caught in a row over cheering for Pakistan cricket team have been expelled by a private university in Meerut after they were found guilty of misconduct and damaging property while suspension of 57 other Kashmiri students was revoked.
The Indian pace attack has been talked up of late and to be fair, they have done a decent job in South Africa.
Former Pakistan pace spearhead Shoaib Akhtar has said that current skipper Misbah-ul Haq needs to adopt Imran Khan's frontline approach employed by the captain in 1992 if the 2015 squad wants to win this year's Cricket World Cup.
Controversial pacer Mohammad Asif's impressive comeback against Australia has left the Pakistan team management in a fix over the playing eleven for their semi-final clash against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy on Saturday.
In-form Indian striker Shivendra Singh has been suspended from India's next three World Cup matches for hitting a Pakistani player and a jury would decide his fate by Tuesday after his team appealed against the suspension.
Tainted Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir will resume his international cricket career in New Zealand as immigration officials granted him a visa following a five-year ban and jail time for indulging in spot-fixing during the 2010 tour of England.
Former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq is 'disappointed' at Pakistan not playing India in Test matches but he believes that his country can snatch back the number one ranking from the Indians by doing well against other countries.
Pakistan's former captain Inzamam-ul Haq has tipped Pakistan to successfully defend its title and win the World Twenty20 Cup in the West Indies that starts on Friday. South Africa and India, he said, are the greatest threats to Pakistan's ambitions.
Beneficiary of the ball-biting episode that earned Shahid Afridi a two-match ban, former captain Shoaib Malik will lead Pakistan in Friday's one-off Twenty20 International against Australia in Melbourne.
Younis Khan will return to international cricket after nearly two and a half months as the former Pakistan skipper has been included in the playing eleven for the first One-day International against Australia on Friday.
Shaharyar has written to the BCCI, asking the Indian board to come up with a definite decision on the series within 48 hours, failing which they would decide against playing India The BCCI is awaiting the Indian government's permission for playing against the arch rivals
The Pakistani election on July 25 has a strong Indian flavour and connection, says Vivek Shukla.
Dope-tainted pacer Mohammad Asif and opening batsman Imran Farhat will return to the Pakistan Test side after over two years in the first Test against New Zealand starting on Tuesday in Dunedin.
Pakistan head coach Waqar Younis believes that the World T20 Cup in India represents the last opportunity for captain Shahid Afridi to win a major title.
Former captain Waqar Younis did not enjoy his coaching stint with the Pakistan team and said they were some non-cricketing reasons for the debacle in Australia.
Fast becoming an important member of the Pakistan team, rookie all-rounder Mohammad Aamer still recalls the moment when he got the prized scalp of Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar in a Champions Trophy match in South Africa.
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