Dubai, Nov.23 (ANI): Following extensive trials, the decision review system (DRS) goes into operation tomorrow with the start of the New Zealand v Pakistan Test series in Dunedin. With the majority of players and match officials in favour of the system, as well as nine out of 10 Full Members voting for it, it will also be used for the Australia v West Indies series, which...

Lahore, Nov. 23 (ANI): Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif is looking at the brighter side of his absence from international cricket for two years, saying that he got time to recover from a crucial elbow injury which could have doomed his cricketing career prematurely. “In fact it was a blessing for me as I was suffering from elbow injury at that time. Had I not rested...

Lahore, Nov. 23 (ANI): Pakistan’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to learn financial management from the Board of Cricket for Control in India. Lashing out as the PCB for several discrepancies and irregularities in its accounts, PAC Chairman Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan told PCB Chairman Ejaj Butt to learn management from the BCCI. “That...

Islamabad, Nov. 23 (ANI): The Pakistan Government has assured the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt that it would not object to Pakistani players participating in the Indian Premier League (IPL) next year. “I have also spoken to the government which has verbally assured me it will not stop our players to go and play in the IPL if they got contracts from...

Islamabad, Nov. 23 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt has said that he would like to see out-of-form Younus Khan as part of the Pakistani squad touring Australia next month. The Pakistani captain had pulled out of the ongoing New Zealand tour earlier this month due to poor form, and the PCB subsequently appointed Mohammad Yousuf as the stand-in skipper...

Islamabad, Nov.22 (ANI): Controversial Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar’s close doctor friend, Tauseef Razaq, said the fast bowler had always consulted him before any medical treatment, but, didn’t heed his advise against going for liposuction surgery. “I was against Shoaib undergoing liposuction surgery, as it was not needed. But he acted against my advice.” The Nation...

Ahmedabad, Nov. 15 (ANI): Ahead of India’s three-match test series against Sri Lanka, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has expressed optimism over the team’’s bowling and batting prowess. “I am not worried too much about the bowling, you can say… that doesn”t mean I am worried about the batting side. I am quite happy with the bowlers. Mishra...

Dubai, Nov 15 (ANI): After failing to replace Australia at the top of the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Championship table earlier this month, India gets a shot at the number-one spot in the longer version of the game when it goes head to head with Sri Lanka in the three-Test series which begins in Ahmedabad on Monday. Only three ratings points separates first-placed South Africa...

Ahmedabad, Nov 15 (ANI): Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara has said that previous record doesn”t matter and his team is ready to face the Indian challenge. Addressing reporters here on Saturday, Sangakkara said that previous record didn”t matter for his side. “What happened before really doesn”t matter to us, it is a new test match and new side...