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He who loved the game

Bob Woolmer died in desperately sad circumstances, but it's his innocence and integrity that he will be remembered for

18-Mar-2011•Ivo Tennant

Diamonds, Mother Teresa and Tarzan

A collection of quotes from Shoaib Akhtar and by others about him over his colourful career

17-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Six of Shoaib Akhtar's best

ESPNcricinfo presents six of Shoaib Akhtar's best bowling performances

17-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Slave to rhythm' Gul tunes in to top form

Umar Gul is the most unassuming bowling spearhead Pakistan have had for years, possibly ever, so much so that it is easy to not think of him as the leader of the attack at all

14-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Pallekele

Pakistan's left-arm spinner bogey

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the World Cup, Group A match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe in Pallekele

14-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Pallekele

The Powerplay conundrum stumps Pakistan

The batting Powerplay seems to have been more advantageous to the bowlers in the World Cup, and though Pakistan's numbers in it read well, they are quite inflexible in deciding when to take it

13-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Pallekele

Pakistan in a bind over Kamran

Problems with the bat could prompt Pakistan to retain Kamran Akmal despite his wicketkeeping woes

10-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Pallekele

Good Ross, bad Ross

There are two sides to Ross Taylor: the side that attempts too many strokes early, and the one that can be absolutely devastating. In Pallekele, both sides cohabited the same innings

08-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale

How Taylor destroyed Pakistan

The key numbers from a stunning debut game for Pallekele, which became the 178th venue to host an O

08-Mar-2011•S Rajesh

Calamity Kamran seems undroppable

How to approach this politely? Ian Chappell was pretty polite. "If his batting was as good as Don Bradman's," he said on air, "he couldn't score enough runs to make up for what he costs them with his keeping."

08-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Pallekele

Happy birthday Rose Taylor

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from Pakistan's encounter with New Zealand

08-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin and Brydon Coverdale in Pallekele

Pakistan's unpredictability sets up even contest

Pakistan have been utterly dominant in World Cup clashes against New Zealand, but their fickle form in recent times raises the prospect of a close contest

07-Mar-2011•Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan

Pakistan's defensive tactics almost cost them

Taking the batting Powerplay with tailenders at the wicket; plans to bowl maidens when defending 184; five outside the circle when an Associate nation is eight down - surely Pakistan are being too cautious

03-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin at the Premadasa Stadium

A Leverock moment, and an off day for umpires

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the match between Pakistan and Canada

03-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Colombo

Pakistan finally focus on fielding

During this World Cup, watching Pakistan practice fielding drills has been the best, possibly most revealing, part of watching them

02-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Colombo

The battle of Centurion: India vs Pakistan

The match was anticipated like no other, and when it finally arrived, it was a cracker

01-Mar-2011•Amrit Mathur

A match of perfect twists and turns

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

26-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Colombo

Afridi's record, and the advantage of batting first

There were a few records set in the match, and it was the toss that played a huge role in the result

26-Feb-2011•Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan

Kamran Akmal sees red and old legs make hay

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

26-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Colombo

Familiar rivals line up in big contest

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

25-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Colombo

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