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Article: Rashid Latif letter post-Sharjah 2003

Article: Taha Noor on Pak in Sharjah Cup

Over the last eight years, anyone who has followed Pakistan's cricket team has seen selectors run around in circles

The classy elegance of Yousuf Youhana and the true grit of Taufeeq Umar combined to lead Pakistan to a facile eight-wicket victory in the Sharjah Cup

Only 19 days after the World Cup ended, and already there's another tournament final to be played, as Pakistan take on Zimbabwe to decide the winners of the Cherry Blossom Cup in Sharjah

I must admit that it is not easy to concentrate on cricket, much less enjoy it while a brutal war rages in Iraq

After Shoaib Malik savaged the bowlers with a 58-ball 76, Pakistan defended 286 with ridiculous ease, bundling Kenya out for exactly half the total they had made earlier

In the best match of the tournament so far, Zimbabwe won a battle of nerves to beat Sri Lanka by four wickets and claim a place in the final of the Sharjah Cup

An emotional Sri Lanka skipper Sanath Jayasuriya couldn't hide his disappointment as Sri Lanka lost their last game under his leadership and were knocked out of the Sharjah Cup

Article: John Ward on SL v Zim, Sharjah 2003

Pakistan got off to an emphatic start in the Cherry Blossom Sharjah Cup 2003, and the young brigade certainly had a huge part to play in the magnificent performance

Sri Lanka skipper Sanath Jayasuriya has confirmed that the ongoing four-nation Sharjah Cup will be his last tournament as captain

Sri Lanka skipper Sanath Jayasuriya praised his side after they exacted sweet revenge on the Kenyans for their shock defeat in the World Cup with an emphatic 129-run win on Sunday

Another beautifully-paced century from Kumar Sangakkara - his second in succession, making him the 35th batsman to achieve the feat - inspired Sri Lanka to an emphatic 129-run victory over Kenya at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium

The last time these two sides met, Zimbabwe were humiliated by seven wickets, allowing Kenya a passage to the World Cup semi-final

Article: John Ward on the Kenya v Zimbabwe match at Sharjah, Apr 5, 2003

Sri Lanka's star fast bowler Chaminda Vaas has been forced out of the ongoing Sharjah Cup quadrangular with an injured right ankle

For Zimbabwe in the first post-Andy Flower era, the big match is Kenya

Reaction: Pak v Sri Lanka, Cherry Blossom Cup in Sharjah

Pakistan's batsmen had put in a scratchy display in the Sharjah Cup opener, but today they got their act together, chasing down a target of 224 to register their second win in consecutive days