Sports / Cricket

Young players need more support: Wasim 15 Oct 2014 - 07:24 am

KARACHI: Former captain Wasim Akram yesterday blamed a lack of international cricket and the absence of a system for developing young players for...

Clarke returns for Tests as Warner hopeful of recovery 14 Oct 2014 - 04:01 am

Australian captain Michael Clarke celebrating his century against England during the last Ashes series in this December 2013 file photo. Clarke will return...

After series sweep, Afridi fears for World Cup chances 14 Oct 2014 - 03:57 am

ABU DHABI: Stand-in captain Shahid Afridi believes Pakistan’s abysmal performance in their 3-0 rout by Australia will hurt the team’s chances at next...

Wallabies in crisis as Beale text row turns toxic 14 Oct 2014 - 03:56 am

SYDNEY: The maelstrom caused by a row between Kurtley Beale and Wallabies official Di Patston showed no sign of abating yesterday after a...

Australia beat Pakistan by one run for series sweep 13 Oct 2014 - 06:54 am

Pakistani bowler Shahid Afridi (right) bowls during the third one-day international match against Australia in Abu Dhabi yesterday. ABU DHABI: Glenn Maxwell bowled...

Ex-ECB chief slams Pietersen’s bullying claims 13 Oct 2014 - 06:53 am

LONDON: Kevin Pietersen’s controversial allegations of bullying within the England team have been slammed by former England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive...

Misbah can lead or leave, says Pakistan chief 13 Oct 2014 - 06:53 am

ABU DHABI: Beleaguered Misbah-ul Haq won’t be forced to stand down as Pakistan captain but the country’s top cricket official said that potential...

All-round India bounce back with 48-run win over Windies 11 Oct 2014 - 11:44 pm

Indian team’s players celebrate dismissal of a West Indian batsman during the second ODI in New Delhi yesterday. New Delhi: Indian bowlers, led...

Johnson targets Pakistan sweep 11 Oct 2014 - 11:37 pm

ABU DHABI: Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson wants to complete a cleansweep over Pakistan today to recapture the world’s top ranking and provide...

Pietersen book tarnishes England era, says Cook 11 Oct 2014 - 11:36 pm

LONDON: England captain Alastair Cook (pictured) is “hurt” by accusations made in Kevin Pietersen’s controversial autobiography, believing they have “tarnished” the team’s highly...

Strauss laments ‘madness’ of Pietersen book fall-out 10 Oct 2014 - 12:25 am

This August 2010 file photo shows England’s Kevin Pietersen (left) sitting on a bench with then skipper Andrew Strauss at Edgbaston Cricket Ground...

ODI: Pakistan look for confidence boosting win 10 Oct 2014 - 12:23 am

Pakistan bowler Anwar Ali bowls the ball during their first One Day International cricket match against Australia in Sharjah on October 7. DUBAI:...

Samuels powers Windies to win 09 Oct 2014 - 12:04 am

Marlon Samuels of West Indies bats during the 1st One Day International (ODI), against India at the Nehru Stadium, Kochi, India, yesterday. Kochi,...

Ponting backs Pietersen claims 08 Oct 2014 - 11:50 pm

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting (left) is seen with discarded England Test batsman Kevin Pietersen in Sharjah during the IPL season, in this...

Struggling Pakistan lose paceman Junaid 08 Oct 2014 - 11:49 pm

SHARJAH: Under-strength Pakistan received further blow yesterday when frontline paceman Junaid Khan (pictured) was ruled out of the ODI and two-Test series against...

Ton-up Smith, Johnson lead Aussie rout over Pakistan 08 Oct 2014 - 03:59 am

Australia’s Steven Smith reacts after reaching a century in the first ODI against Pakistan in Sharjah yesterday. DUBAI: Steven Smith scored a maiden...

Pietersen claims coach Flower ‘always had it in for me’ 08 Oct 2014 - 03:58 am

England’s Kevin Pietersen chats with coach Andy Flower (left) at a training session during the last year’s Ashes Test series in in Chester-le-Street,...

NZ dark horse for World Cup, says Steyn 08 Oct 2014 - 03:57 am

Cape Town: South Africa paceman Dale Steyn (pictured) rates co-hosts New Zealand as a “dark horse” to win next year’s cricket World Cup,...