Jimmy Kamande, the Kenya captain, has expressed concern over his team's failure to bat out 50 overs in the World Cup thus far

Abdul Razzaq wants to play a bigger role in Pakistan's World Cup campaign

Only with Pakistan could it happen that they lose their two most exciting new fast bowlers, only for them to be replaced by Shoaib Akhtar and Umar Gul

The good form of Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq in the middle order, individually and in partnership, has been one of the significant factors in Pakistan's winning starts in Group A

High-quality batting, real fast bowling, clever legspin, collapses and recoveries plus a few howlers for good measure made for an enthralling encounter

Shahid Afridi wasn't an entirely happy man after orchestrating "a very big win" over Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa, a result likely to have significant repercussions on Group A as the tournament progresses

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the Group A game between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Colombo

Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir have filed appeals against their bans from the game with the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland

If indications from Waqar Younis are anything to go by, Pakistan are unlikely to pick a fourth specialist bowler for Saturday's crunch game against co-hosts Sri Lanka

Recently, when Pakistan haven't known anything about their future on and off the field, they've always known that soon, they'll be playing against Sri Lanka

It is difficult to believe both that, at 36, Misbah-ul-Haq hasn't played a World Cup before and that he is playing this one at all

The comprehensive thumping of Kenya is likely to have pleased the Pakistan team management more than they will let on

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the day of the match between Pakistan and Kenya in Hambantota

How politics influences cricket in the subcontinent, and particularly in Sri Lanka

Shahid Afridi has said that that flexibility in the batting order will be crucial in order to get the maximum out of Pakistan's batsmen

Shahid Afridi has always been an uncertain choice as captain and how Pakistan performs in the World Cup will provide vindication for either his supporters or his detractors

Two of the fresh faces in Pakistan's World Cup squad - Ahmed Shehzad and Junaid Khan - have toured Sri Lanka before and are hoping that will help them make an impact

Pakistan have been, and probably will continue to be, reminded of the spot-fixing crisis for some time still

Waqar Younis didn't have the best time in World Cups as a player, but hopes to correct that during his time as coach

Watching Associates get hammered in World Cups is dispiriting, but there must be a way of ensuring they play against big teams more than once every four years