Pakistan have axed senior batsman Younis Khan for next month's One-day series against Australia in the United Arab Emirates as they announced their ODI and Twenty20 squads on Wednesday.
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat in the Twenty20 World Cup first semi-final in Cape Town, South Africa on Saturday.
Kane Williamson's assured unbeaten 70 guided New Zealand to a comfortable four-wicket win over Pakistan in the second One-Day International in Sharjah on Friday to level the series at 1-1.
They could be breathing down each others' necks in their marquee World T20 clash on Saturday, but a few of Indian and Pakistani cricketers, on Thursday, showed great camaraderie.
Pakistan's chief selector Haroon Rasheed has had a pep talk with the national team members and is confident that they can still qualify for the final in the ongoing Asia Cup.
Left-arm pacer Wahab Riaz has withdrawn himself from Pakistan's two-match T20 International series against Sri Lanka owing to a hand injury.
Pakistan will meet Group A toppers England in the first semi-final on Wednesday at the same venue.
Pakistani cricketers congratulated the World Cup-winning former captain for leading his party to power in the country's general elections.
One of the finest fast bowlers in current times, Mohammed Amir would be pitted against the talismanic Virat Kohli in what could turn out to be a battle primarily between India's vaunted batting line-up and against Pakistan's potent bowling attack.
Following his impressive batting show in India's 5-0 series win over Sri Lanka, where he was named the man of the series, Virat Kohli has moved to second place in the ICC ODI Rankings for batsmen.
Tanmay and Aamir are very excited about the film, but disappointed because they haven't met their idol yet.
Pakistan will not discuss India's list of most wanted persons, including Dawood Ibrahim, under the proposed joint institutional mechanism on anti-terrorism, Pakistan High Commissioner to India Aziz Ahmed Khan has said.
Typically, these unsung and largely anonymous backroom boys account for as much as 45-55 per cent of a building cost and bear the burden of reducing energy waste over the life cycle of the structure. And yet, for all the Hafeez Contractors and Charles Correas, you might be hard put to remember the named of any MEP service provider.
The cleric, who is fighting a legal battle against his deportation, said that he does not remember the last conversation he had with his brother.
Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh has questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party's stand on Kashmir, in the backdrop of the recent meeting between journalist Ved Pratap Vaidik and Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed.
Masood, his son Hassan, and a Chelmsford cleric were picked up by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents on November 15.
Sohaib Maqsood and Fawad Alam struck quick-fire fifties and combined in a record 147-run sixth wicket stand as Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by four wickets with one ball remaining in the first one-day international at Hambantota on Saturday.
Pakistan crushed Bangladesh by 328 runs on Saturday to win their final Test with a day to spare.
Umar Akmal has been dropped from the Pakistan Twenty20 squad to face England as he is under investigation for bringing the sport into disrepute in an off-field incident, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) reported on Thursday.
Eight teams have formed some of the best combinations from a pool of 64 top cricketers in the players' draft for T10League -- the limited ten-over format cricket -- that will be played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed another chargesheet against Abdul Karim Telgi, prime accused in the fake stamps racket, and four others for making and selling counterfeit government stamps.
The house arrest is said to be for a month.
Pakistan's new chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq is not happy with the state of pitches being used for a top ongoing domestic one-day tournament and also with the quality of cricket on display in the event.
The JUD has been banned by the United States for its role in terrorist activities and India has criticised the Pakistani government for permitting to let it work in PoK in the aftermath of the October 2005 earthquake there.
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews was vindicated for surprisingly deciding to field after winning the toss when his fast bowlers skittled Pakistan for 165 in the first innings of the second Test in Dubai on Wednesday. Sri Lanka then lost opener Dimuth Karunaratne (32) before reaching 57 for 1 when bad light brought an end to the day's play.
The best they can do, in the event they defeat Australia and line up for the semi-final in Sydney, is summon spinner Saeed Ajmal.
Flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi was, on Tuesday, named Pakistan's new Twenty20 captain until the 2016 World T20, and Misbah ul Haq retained Test and ODI skipper until the 2015 50-over World Cup.
The US has already banned JuD and sought a ban by the UN Security Council committee on terrorism where China reportedly intervened to ask Washington to substantiate its allegations.
Pakistan's long serving captain Misbah-ul-Haq confirmed that he would be retiring from One-day Internationals and T20 cricket after the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Pakistan were set 159 runs to win from 32 overs according to the Duckworth-Lewis calculation.
Pakistan can break World Cup jinx against underperforming India, believes former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas.
The number one ODI status will be on the line when second-placed India and table-toppers South Africa clash in a six-match series, starting in Durban on Thursday.
New Zealand survived Shahid Afridi's late onslaught to beat Pakistan by 17 runs in the second and final Twenty20 match to level the series 1-1.
Pakistan were 21 without loss at lunch, with their team still requiring 213 runs to avoid an innings defeat.
West Indies tumbled to\ndefeat by Pakistan on the fourth day of the first Test.
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