Shoaib Malik's family has challenged M A Siddiqui -- who claimed the cricketer had married his daughter Ayesha before dumping her -- to sue the former Pakistan captain in court. The Hyderabad-based Siddique had claimed that his daughter is the legal first wife of Malik and he wanted Shoaib to divorce her before marrying Indian tennis star Sania Mirza.
The Pakistan captain denied allegations that Shoaib Akhtar was avoiding being called again for his action
The ICC has warned Greg Chappell to refrain from making any comments on the bowling action of Shoaib Akhtar
The Indian coach was reported by an Indian television channel as saying that there is "something seriously different" about Shoaib's action.
'It will depend on how he comes through the next 10 to 15 days,' coach Bob Woolmer said.
The sports channel used a Hindi phrase that annoyed the temperamental fast bowler.
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq said the pace spearhead had failed to recover from a strain in his ankle
Legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar said no bowler with suspect action is ever cleared for good and open to scrutiny at any time.
England on Monday named four specialist spinners, including the uncapped duo of Tom Hartley and Shoaib Bashir, in the 16-member squad for next month's five-Test series in India.
Images from Day 2 of the fourth Test between India and England in Rajkot on Saturday, February 24.
Shoaib Akhtar's agent conveyed the bowler's intention to continue to concentrate on his cricket
Chasing 192 for a victory that would fetch them an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series, India cruised to 40 for no loss at stumps on day three.
Shoaib Akhtar is sporting special, customised shoes for the current series -- a pair of which costs a little more than half a lakh of rupees!
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar said he had played in the one-day series with England against doctors' advice.
Pakistan beat England by seven wickets in the second ODI.
The Pakistan fast bowler refused to follow PCB's directive to play in a first-class match to prove his fitness for the Indian tour.
Batsman Faisal Iqbal and pace bowler Umar Gul were included in the 16-man squad for the final Test against India, starting on Sunday.
Images from Day 2 of the second Test between England and the West Indies, at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Friday.
The Pakistan fast bowler was fined $500 for breach of contract during the recent tour of Australia.
The Pakistan captain said the speedster would definitely tour India provided he is fit.
Former captain Wasim Akram led Pakistan's cricket community in lambasting the team for "going down without a fight" against arch-rivals India.
Shoaib Akhtar said he hopes MS Dhoni gets a resounding farewell despite his resolute silence on what the future holds. Dhoni, who has not played a competitive game since the World Cup semifinal in July, was preparing to make a much-anticipated comeback with the IPL, which is now unlikely to take place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A family member of the temperamental Pakistan fast bowler said Shoaib is upset at being blamed for the series loss to India.
After being sidelined from Pakistan's tour of West Indies, the fast bowler will have a stint with the English County.
Ahead of the fifth and final Test at Dharamsala, England's head coach, Brendon McCullum, opined that it would be "slightly mad" if the spin duo of Tom Hartley and Shoaib Bashir didn't get the opportunities to play in the County Championship.
Wicketkeeper Moin Khan was also included in the team but speedster Umar Gul was left out.
Pakistan's selectors decided to leave out the ace paceman and Shabbir Ahmed because they are not fully fit.
The Madhya Pradesh government on Thursday suspended six Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel including a station in-charge in connection with the beating of a woman and her grandson in Katni district.
Inzamam has been suffering from a long-term back problem while Shoaib injured his shoulder and ankle in the crushing first Test defeat in Perth.
The Pakistani all-rounder had surgery on his heels in order to be available for home series against India
Shoaib Akhtar's chances of being named in Pakistan's preliminary squad for the Champions Trophy have receded after his lawyer said he would not pay a hefty fine in time to be considered for selection. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) postponed the announcement of its preliminary squad until Tuesday and sent a notice to paceman Shoaib asking him to pay the seven million rupees ($247,600) fine imposed on him by an appeals tribunal in June.
The Pakistan fast bowler however dismissed claims that he pulled out of the high-profile series for fear of failure.
The Pakistani won the final of the Northern Open squash Championship on Tuesday.
Uncapped pace bowler Akash Deep has emerged as the frontrunner to partner Mohammed Siraj in the fourth Test against England after he was seen sweating it out during optional training in Ranchi on Thursday.
Captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and coach Javed Miandad were apparently upset over the latest illness to their strike bowler.
Sania Mirza and her Pakistani cricketer husband Shoaib Malik seem to have finally got the time to celebrate their respective recent victories.
The 'Rawalpindi Express' shot down the allegation that he deserted the team and pointed to the scrapping of his lucrative contract with English county Durham.
