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.
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 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.
Pakistan's Younis Khan did not blame Inzamam-ul-Haq for his run out on 173 against England.
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq said the pace spearhead had failed to recover from a strain in his ankle
Indian team Media Manager G S Walia said the team was given an off day as the members had travelled yesterday and were tired.
Chaminda Vaas and Sanath Jayasuriya will be back in the reckoning for the match against West Indies.
The Indian batsman reached the milestone in 359 matches and scored 39 ODI hundreds
Danish Kaneria and Mohammad Sami were dropped for the team for the first three one-day internationals against India.
Veteran leg spinner Mushtaq Ahmed could be recalled to the injury-hit Pakistan squad in England.
The two countries will play three Tests and five ODIs in Pakistan between Jan 14 to Feb 11, 2006.
The Pakistan Cricket Board let off Inzamam-ul-Haq, Shahid Afridi and stand-in skipper Younis Khan with a warning for a dressing-room argument
The Pakistan fast bowler has been diagnosed with a hairline fracture to his ankle and could miss the early part of the four-Test tour.
Sri Lanka's chairman of selectors hit out at team management for not giving youngsters a chance.
Inzamam-ul-Haq has denied that the fast bowler was kept out of the West Indies bound squad because of injury
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
The South-African all-rounder was named the joint ICC player of the year and Test player of the year
The PCB left out fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar from a 16-member squad for the six-match one day series against India.
John Wright said that team was hungrier for a win in Kolkata after failing to give the final push for victory in the Mohali Test.
The Pakistan coach also said that the series is evenly poised after the Mohali fightback.
The Pakistani cricket team landed in New Delhi on Monday for its first full-fledged tour of India in six years.
The Pakistan captain said the speedster would definitely tour India provided he is fit.
He failed to recover from an ankle injury that prevented him from playing in the first two games.
Pakistan were 242 for five when bad light ended play six overs early on day 1 of the first Test.
The Sri Lankan left-hander became the fourth batsmen to score 10,000 runs in one-day international cricket.
Sourav Ganguly is a surprise omission; so is Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu.
The Indian opener made his fourth hundred in seven matches against Pakistan and has also scored 1,236 runs at an average of 112.36 against them.
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test against India.
But Pakistan is after sweet revenge on home soil
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