England battle after losing early wickets

London : Four days after being demolished for 82, Sri Lanka showed commendable spirit on the opening morning at Lords, with three early wickets, having put England into bat. The home side reached lunch at 75 for 3.
In Cardiff, it had taken Sri Lanka 96.3 overs to get three wickets, but here they had them [...]

Shoaib Akhtar caught on camera tampering with the ball

There seems no respite for the Pakistan cricket team, as after facing spot-fixing allegations, temperamental fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has now landed the scandal-hit side in the middle of a ball-tampering controversy.

Spot-fixing: Scotland Yard hands over evidence to prosecutors

The Scotland Yard on Friday submitted an initial file of evidence on the spot-fixing scandal to Crown Prosecution Service and left it to the prosecutors whether to frame charges on Pakistani cricketers alleged to have been involved in it. However, the investigation by the Scotland Yard will continue.

Fresh suspicion over Pakistan-Australia Test match

Pakistan sure is going through a rough patch right now; with the country’s economy in shambles, the floods having left thousands devastated and now, their cricket team being labeled cheats and fixers. And if that wasn’t enough, the Pakistani cricket team has come under fresh suspicion for their January Test defeat to Australia, after pictures of an agent, who is at the centre of a ’spot-fixing’ scandal, along with the players were uncovered.

England players don’t want to play tainted Pak trio

The England team have called for the three Pakistan players — Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir — accused of match-fixing, to be dropped from the ODI and T20 series to avoid the remaining tour between the two teams from becoming a “sideshow” to the murky spot-fixing scandal that has rocked world cricket.

Match Fixing: ICC may suspend 4 Pak players

The match-fixing scandal that has rocked Pakistan cricket grew in proportion on Monday, with reports emerging of more games being rigged, prompting a shocked cricketing fraternity to demand life bans on guilty players.

ECB asks Pietersen to stay away from Lalit Modi

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has asked Kevin Pietersen to stay away from suspended IPL commissioner Lalit Modi after the two were spotted before the first Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge.

Imran Khan fears fast bowlers “could go the way of dinosaurs”

Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Imran Khan fears that fast bowlers “could go the way of the dinosaurs” if the international calendar retains its current congested schedule.

Afridi to retire from test cricket after Australia series

Newly appointed skipper of Pakistan test team, Shahid Afridi, made a shock announcement on Friday after his team’s 150-run loss to Australia in the first test saying that he would retire from test cricket after the second and final test at Headingley because he is “just not good enough for test cricket”.

Butt, Azhar lead Pakistan fight in huge chase

Pakistan fought hard to reach 114-1 against Australia at stumps on day three of the first Test at Lord’s on Thursday, chasing 440 to win, a world record run chase.

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