From the field to television, that's what Wasim Akram, former Pakistan cricket captain has done after retiring from the game. After taking the highest number of wickets in ODIs, he is now judging a dance reality show, Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena with former Miss Universe and Bollywood star Sushmita Sen.
Seasoned Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf questioned his continued omission from Pakistan's Twenty20 team after being left off a shortlist for next month's four-nation tournament in Toronto, Canada.
Anil Kumble has rendered a yeoman service to the Indian cricket team but it's time for the seasoned leg-spinner to quit and pass the Test captaincy to Mahendra Singh Dhoni, feels former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram.
A look at the leading wicket-takers in Test cricket after Australian Shane Warne passed the 500 mark against Sri Lanka.
'The art of swing bowling should come back. Learning the knuckle ball and all is fine. If you don't know how to swing the ball, everything is waste.'
Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame before the start of the first Twenty20 International between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai Sports City.
Former England cricketer Ian Pont has considered tainted player Mohammad Amir's technique as a fast swing bowler to be better than the legend Wasim Akram.
The left-arm seamer is aiming to sort out his weaknesses ahead of the Test series against South Africa.
The left-arm seamer is aiming to sort out his weaknesses ahead of the Test series against South Africa.
The former Pakistan captain said the Twenty20 World Cup has sparked interest the the format.
The former Kiwi ace picked Wasim Akram as the greatest bowler and Ian Botham the greatest all-rounder.
Justice Malik Mohammad Qayyum asked how the former Pakistan leg spinner was appointed assistant coach since he was blacklisted after the match-fixing scandal.
Australia pacer Pat Cummins believes that players tend to learn a lot from playing the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Zaheer Khan was roundly booed by Indian supporters at the MCG for the flurry of no-balls but apparently there was a reason to it.
India pacer Irfan Pathan says bowling to the Aussie batsmen is a big challenge, but he is confident of doing well Down Under.
But the former Pakistan captain added that the young visiting team was not a pushover.
Wasim Akram came out in support of Shoaib Akhtar saying that the team would struggle against him in the West Indies.
Wasim Akram has got engaged to a former public relations consultant from Melbourne after proposing to her on his knee.
Harbhajan Singh surpasses Wasim Akram's Test scalps to climb to 9th in list.
ICC president Ehsan Mani said the game's governing would be sending the former Pakistan all-rounder a restraining letter.
The former Pakistan captain slammed cricket's ruling body for questioning the actions of his compatriots Shabbir Ahmed and Shoaib Malik.
Sachin Tendulkar became the most capped one-day player after making his 357th appearance in the fourth ODI against South Africa.
Wasim Akram believes the former India captain may not be able to make a comeback to the Indian team.
I backed Sourav before the Zimbabwe tour but he looked pretty ordinary out there, said the former Pakistan captain
He idolises Mahendra Singh Dhoni as a cricketer and Pakistani wicketkeeper batsman Sarfraz Ahmed on Sunday said he would love to play the role of a finisher like the celebrated Indian skipper. "I follow him a lot. The way he's making a difference with wicket-keeping and batting, I try to learn a lot from him. He's a very good cricketer for India, and I idolise him. Hope I too will be able to finish the match like him," Sarfraz said in an Open Media Session. Having impressed both with the bat and as a wicketkeeper, Sarfraz wants to be an utility player like the star Indian skipper. "It's great to be here. About my batting order, I play according to my team's need, be it up or lower down the order. I've been doing well," said the Pakistani U-19 World Cup winning skipper. However, Sarfraz rued their forgettable outing at Asia Cup but said they've plugged the loopholes and hoped to make an impact in the World Twenty20. "The condition was difficult in Bangladesh. Every team faced the situation in initial six overs. We have sorted this out. The condition will be similar to Pakistan here. Hope we will do well here," he said.
Four persons were arrested for allegedly shouting pro-Islamic State slogans at a rally in Rajasthan's Tonk district, the police said on Sunday.
The 25-year-old Yadav, who now has 99 ODI wickets, ended the match with the figures of 3-52.
He will be looking after the Pakistan senior, A and under-19 teams besides being based at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore.
Reader Tanwir Dadarkar sent us a picture of V V S Laxman.
Arjun Tendulkar, son of Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, has been selected for the Mumbai under-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy team after an all-round show in the Mumbai Cricket Association's Under-16 Payyade Trophy.
He suggested that Tendulkar should show the same aggression as Lara.
The Indian skipper said Akram's tips would be useful because the side has quite a few left-arm fast bowlers.
'We feel his first priority should be given to Pakistan,' said PCB chief executive Ramiz Raja.
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