Pak cricketer dies on pitch after getting hit on chest

All sports activities in the city of Sukkur in Pakistan’s Sindh province were suspended for three days after a promising young cricketer, Zulfiqar Bhatti, died after being hit on the chest by......

Pakistan axe Malik, Razzaq for Sri Lanka series

Pakistan have included uncapped opener Sharjeel Khan in their squad for this month's Twenty20 internationals against Sri Lanka and Afghanistan, but senior players Shoaib Malik and Abdul Razzaq were......

12 cricketers called to rest on the field

Tributes placed next to a photograph of Phil Hughes outside the Adelaide Oval on Friday. Photograph: Morne de Klerk/Getty Images Phil Hughes’s tragic death has sent a shock wave across the......

When death came calling on the cricket field

A Langwarrin club cricket bat rests on stumps, in respect for Phillip Hughes. Photograph: Michael Dodge/Getty Images Tragedy struck Indian cricket on Monday when a 20-year-old player died as a......

Pakistan include suspended spinner Ajmal in World Cup squad

Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal. Photograph: Graham Crouch/Getty Images Pakistan selectors have included suspended off-spinner Saeed Ajmal in a preliminary squad of 30 players for next year's ICC......