Calls have been growing for spilt captaincy in the Indian team since Rohit led Mumbai Indians to a fifth title in the IPL.
Former Pakistan players tore into captain Babar Azam and other players for their poor performance in World Cup 2023.
For the 'Bazball' inspired England, the win in Hyderabad has become a distant memory and a repeat of 2021 looks likely when India bounced back to win the four-Test series 3-1.
The Lahore high court lifted an 18-month ban on Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar for indiscipline. However, it did not remove the seven million rupees ($101,000) fine imposed by the Pakistan Cricket Board appellate tribunal last month.
Controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar's international career virtually came to an end after an appellate tribunal, on Wednesday, upheld the five-year ban imposed on him. It, however, allowed him to play in the cash-rich Indian Premier League.
The Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday announced a five-year ban on temperamental fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar for repeated violations of discipline.
Clearly not convinced by Shoaib Malik's leadership abilities, former captain Wasim Akram feels the present Pakistan skipper is weak and has failed to back his players.
The Shaukat Khanum Hospital blamed Shoaib's brother, who said he released the report to the media to prove his brother is "completely committed" to the Pakistan team.
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar and wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal were some of the first players to be taken for random dope testing ahead of the World Cup.
Each of India's top five batters, including debutant Devdutt Padikkal, managed 50-plus scores to power the hosts to a commanding 473-8 for a lead of 255.
Banned fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is believed to have diluted his claim of being offered money to underperform. It is learnt that he told the ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit, which was in Lahore to investigate his claims, that the offers were made to him in 1998-99, before the ACSU was formed.
India will need to be ruthless and tactful in equal measure while dealing with an unpredictable England when the third chapter of a riveting Test series begins in Rajkot on Thursday.
As cricket lovers keenly await the India-Pakistan World Cup semi-final clash, Pakistan's former captain Shoaib Malik on Tuesday said the game should be taken in the right spirit and not as if it is a battlefield.
Pakistan's controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar says he is ready to face charges of indiscipline brought against him by the Cricket Board and will appear before the disciplinary committee on April 1.
The Pakistan pace ace, who is playing for Durham, said he still has pain in his side muscles due to the rib cage stress.
The Pakistan fast bowler said he was happy he found the rhythm that was lacking until now in the series.
India will secure a series victory with a win against England in the third Test beginning in Ranchi on Friday but they must do so without their pace spearhead against a touring side looking to uphold their aggressive style of play.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has dropped fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Sami from the list of players who will get new central contracts this month. Board chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf announced on Friday that the two pacers and opener Imran Nazir had not been given an annual central contract because of fitness and performance issues.
With Stokes and Brendon McCullum at the helm, Ahmed cuts a relaxed figure.
Bairstow is the only English batter yet to play a significant knock in the Test series against India.
The players face a ban of one to two years under WADA regulations.
Moeen Ali said Chennai Super Kings will always have an edge over their opponents because of the unpredictable strategies of their captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Kuldeep Yadav wrecked England's top order and fellow spinner Ravichandran Ashwin polished off the tail to bundle out England in just over two sessions.
Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik says losing the Test and one-day series to South Africa was disappointing but his team will not let the debacle occupy their minds when they take on arch-rivals India next week.
PCB left out fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Shabbir Ahmed from the squad for the Test series in South Africa.
The two Pakistan players, who tested positive for performance-enhancing steroids, gave up their right to call for testing of 'B' samples while appearing before a drugs inquiry tribunal.
Hurt India eye sweeping changes in approach against England's 'Bazball' in second Test
Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik's played a match for Hargopal CC on June 5, at the Modern School ground on Barakhamba Road, and scored 26 runs.
Stokes, who is still recovering from a knee surgery, hasn't bowled since the second Ashes Test in June last year.
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 11 is all set to premiere on November 11, and the shooting has started.
Veteran English seamer James Anderson says his team might be compelled to open with two spinners in the upcoming five-Test series against India as it looks for ways to counter the traditionally spin-friendly conditions in the host country.
Pakistan's ex-cricket captain Shoaib Malik says he is proud his Indian wife Sania Mirza has become the world's top-ranked doubles tennis player, adding it is honour for both countries.
With a moving farewell speech, Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar announced on Thursday that he will retire from international cricket after the World Cup.
Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik might well be seen romancing actress Sayali Bhagat on screen after the all-rounder revealed that he is seriously contemplating acting in a Bollywood film starring the former Miss India.
Pakistan's former fast bowler, Shoaib Akhtar has cautioned against inviting any foreign teams to Pakistan in the prevailing security situation in the country. Speaking two days after the terrorist attack on the police training centre in Quetta in which 62 police cadets and two armymen were killed and around 170 injured, Akhtar said that the security situation in the country was not good. "Until there is a complete normalcy as far as security situation is concerned we shouldn't take the risk of inviting any foreign team to Pakistan," he said on Geo News channel.
Uncapped young spinner Tom Hartley feels England have taken a 'bit of a punt' by picking him for the Test tour of India.
'The hardest place to play in the world is India.'
'One day I want to bowl the fastest ball in the world.'
