Waqar to get treatment in Australia

Waqar Younis will have to undergo a treatment programmed in Australia for around five months to treat his health problems which enforced him to step down as Pakistan coach. Sources close to the former Test captain said that Waqar's choice to resign as coach and end his tenure after the Pakistan team's tour to Zimbabwe was exclusively because of his health issue. "He is facing some liver problem and specialists in his now adopted hometown, Sydney,...

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West Indies name inexperienced squad

West Indies have named an inexpert squad for their two Twenty20 internationals in England next month. With the two matches at The Oval set to clash with the Champions League Twenty20, the Windies selectors have chosen to fail to notice Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Lendl Simmons, Adrian Barath, Darren Bravo and Ravi Rampaul. Star batsman Chris Gayle has also been lost as he remains out of favour following a spat with the West Indies Cricket Board...

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Flower listening carefully on remaining No. 1

Andy Flower on Tuesday allowed a brief moment of approval at a job wonderfully done by England - before they move on to the powerful challenge of staying on top of the world. England took the last seven India wickets for only 21 runs at The Oval, to complete a 4-0 power Test series loss with an innings victory. After the general elation had died down - and a sell-out swarm made their way home - Flower and Andrew Strauss' team held their own low-key...

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India can be able to number two in ODIs

Going by the present form, it looks highly improbable but if India strike England by a 4-1 margin or better in the upcoming one-day series, they can scale to second spot from third in the ICC ranking chart. World champions India (117) are placed third behind Sri Lanka (119) in the list, head by Australia (130) Australia's 3-2 series win has limited Sri Lanka to earn only one rating point which, in turn, has given India a chance to get back the...

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Akram: Nothing cool concerning Dhoni

Former Pakistan skipper establish the Indian captain distant and his batting form a big fret against England. Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s demean was hardly exciting during the Test series against England. The four-nil defeat next to England has done no good to Dhoni’s standing as a captain and former Pakistan skipper Akram is just not pleased at the way Dhoni handled belongings during the Test series that completed at The Oval on Monday. In a limited...

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