Former India captain and coach Kapil Dev lambasted umpire Darrell Hair for his handling of the controversial ball-tampering issue.
The state run Pakistan Television reported that Musharraf spoke to Inzamamam, coach Bob Woolmer and the team manager Salim Altaf and congratulated the team.
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.
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq is confident of beating India on Saturday when the teams clash in their first ODI on Indian soil in over five years.
Local mediapersons continue to blame Andy Atkinson for preparing a 'grassless' pitch at Multan despite the burly curator's clarification that it was Inzamam who had asked for the grass to be removed.
SUnil Gavaskar said that Pant has been playing intelligent cricket.
The Pakistan captain said the first Test could have been more interesting had his side not missed many chances.
Kamran Akmal voiced his unhappiness at being kept out of the national team despite good performances in domestic cricket.
Harbhajan Singh has said that except Bhuvneshwar Kumar, other bowlers have not been consistent enough which has been the bane of India in their disappointing tour Down Under.
Asked to comment on India-Pakistan high voltage match, Inzamam-ul-Haq said with a smile: "I'm Afghan coach..."
The banned spinner supports Akhtar's claims and says he will reveal the names of players who discriminated against him.
Pakistan leg spinner Mushtaq Ahmed has been ruled out of the rest of the one-day series against South Africa with a pulled stomach muscle.
The dogs will be brought in to sniff the pitch before the toss, or after it, to ensure that all safety measures are in place before the start the match.
The last-over suspense in the first ODI between India and Pakistan cost an Indian fan his life after he suffered a heart attack.
Following the 3-0 whitewash of Sri Lanka, vice-captain Adam Gilchrist now feels Australia is ready to conquer the final frontier: a series win in India.
Ace leg-spinner Anil Kumble says the forthcoming three-Test series against Pakistan is going to be tough in spite of the absence of the visitors' former captain Inzamam-ul Haq, who recently retired from the game.
Pakistan have appointed South African fitness trainer Murray Stevenson on a three-year contract.
The Pakistani cricket team landed in New Delhi on Monday for its first full-fledged tour of India in six years.
India's vice-captain was all praise for the showing of Dinesh Karthik and Anil Kumble in the second innings of the second Test against Pakistan.
The pace bowler was fined 30 per cent of his match fee by ICC Match Referee Chris Broad.
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Anil Kumble said the hosts would keep the pressure on Pakistan in the third and final Test in Bangalore to bag the series.
One of the most formidable batsmen of his era, Inzamam-ul-Haq has said India are way ahead of other teams in T20s due to their much-improved lower-order batting.
Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar has named the best ever batsman he ever bowled in a chat show 'The Sportsman' with former captain Wasim Akram. Shoaib, one of the fastest bowlers to have ever played the game, says his former teammate and captain Inzamam-ul-Haq played him better than any other batsman he bowled to during his career.
Pakistan's out-of-favour wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal stood by his brother Umar Akmal's side.
Cricketing legends Kapil Dev, Wasim Akram and Sourav Ganguly have heaped praise on Virat Kohli with one comparing India's batting mainstay to tennis great John McEnroe and another saying that his value in the team is more than his teammates.
The presence of Mahendra Singh Dhoni as a leader makes the Indian team a good unit going into World Cup, former Pakistan cricketers Inzamam Ul Haq and Shoaib Akhtar have said.
'When cricketers, coaches, captains, managers, franchise owners focus on the prize, they forget the process.' 'You can't win every game. Getting better is all about making mistakes.'
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