Sourav Ganguly is a surprise omission; so is Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu.
Former Pakistani allrounder Abdul Razzaq hit a blistering 67 to enable Hyderabad Heroes beat Mumbai Champs by 25 runs and take fifth position in the Indian Cricket League's Twenty20 tournament in Panchkula on Saturday.
West Indian legend Brian Lara fell for a first ball duck as Hyderabad Heroes defeated Mumbai Champs by 33 runs in the ICL Twenty20 tournament.
Shoaib Malik will lead Pakistan for the first time in a Test match on Monday with a spin friendly pitch expected at the National Stadium for the start of a two-Test series against South Africa.
The Pakistan skipper was also fined 30 per cent of his match fees for excessive appealing on day 5 in the third Test against India.
Andrew Symonds hit an unbeaten century and Michael Kasprowicz took five wickets to give Australia a 10-run win over Pakistan.
Pakistan's cricket team continued to invite scathing criticism a day after being knocked out of the Champions Trophy, the great Sunil Gavaskar saying that it would struggle to beat even a second-string Indian team.
Tanveer gained a lot of prominence due to his controversial comments since becoming a full time expert and cricket analyst on television channels.
India's captain hurt his lower back while fielding in the fifth One-Day International against Pakistan in Lahore on Wednesday.
He injured his lower back when he dived to stop an off-drive by Pakistani captain Inzamam-ul Haq.\n\n
India has retained the same side that levelled the series 2-2. Pakistan has replace Afridi with Taufeeq Umar.
Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria said captain Inzamam-ul-Haq's had helped him a lot during the thrashing by Brian Lara in the second Test.
The selectors also named two newcomers in Rana Namid-ul Hasan and Ifthkar Rao, a tearaway young speedster.
Pakistan were 263 for four at close on the opening day of the first Test against the West Indies.
"The reason why I have refused the captaincy will be revealed afterwards," Younis told reporters in Lahore.
They scored the 28 runs they needed for victory in four overs.
Pakistan's captain says he doesn't know how much longer he'll be playing cricket. 'It all depends on one's performance.'
The Pakistan Cricket Board is shelling out a whopping 700 pounds (Rs 61,000 approx) per hour to a team of lawyers it has hired to plead its case at the ICC hearing.
India moved up a rung to swap places with Pakistan, who lost the last two matches in the series against England.
England could play a World XI if Pakistan pull out of the Twenty20 game in the ongoing dispute over the actions of captain Inzamam-ul-Haq.
The dispute was sparked by selectors announcing a pool of players for this month's series without taking captain Inzamam-ul-Haq or Miandad into confidence.
Pakistan's Younis Khan did not blame Inzamam-ul-Haq for his run out on 173 against England.
Veteran leg spinner Mushtaq Ahmed could be recalled to the injury-hit Pakistan squad in England.
The 24-year-old Indian pace bowler says aggression comes naturally to him.
Pakistan are introducing a player rotation policy to prevent burnout before next year's World Cup in the West Indies
Pakistani cricketer Ayesha Naseem, 18, announces retirement citing religion
He failed to recover from an ankle injury that prevented him from playing in the first two games.
