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Saqib Ali, who captained United Arab Emirates in the Asia Cup in Pakistan, feels the team needs to play at least A teams from the top countries in order to improve

Jamie Siddons, the Bangladesh coach, has blamed the poor cricketing facilities and infrastructure in the country for his team's dismal showing in international cricket

Wasim Akram, the former Pakistan captain, has criticised Shoaib Malik for his captaincy and for not bowling his offspin regularly, and called for the inclusion of Mohammad Aamer, the 16-year-old left-arm seamer, into the national team

The ICC is awaiting a report from its security consultants, working with the Pakistan authorities, on the Asia Cup in its bid to assess the situation in the country ahead of the Champions Trophy in September

Sanath Jayasuriya smashed another superb century before Ajantha Mendis, the mystery spinner still classed as a slow-medium bowler, bamboozled a highly rated batting line-up to finish with astonishing figures of 6 for 13

Ajantha Mendis happens to be a major part of Sri Lanka's gameplan, not just with his mystical bowling, but also because he seems to have taken focus off most of the other bowlers

Cricinfo previews the Asia Cup final between India and Sri Lanka

The successful organisation of the Asia Cup will boost Pakistan's chances of hosting the ICC Champions Trophy in September this year, the board chairman Nasim Ashraf said

A clinical performance from Pakistan had them coast to a ten-wicket win in the inconsequential final Super Four match of the Asia Cup

The final league clash in the Asia Cup has, much to the disappointment of the home side, been reduced to a dead rubber. India sealed a spot in the final with by chasing 309 against Sri Lanka ease and shut Pakistan out the tournament

Each of India's batsmen played their part as they reached the final with a convincing six-wicket win over Sri Lanka

Instead of a dress rehearsal for the final, the contest against Sri Lanka becomes India's chance to seal outright a place in the final

Sidharth Monga rewinds the Plays of the day from the match between Pakistan and India in Karachi

Pakistan - courtesy Younis Khan's scintillating hundred - showed plenty of character to make easy work of a target of 309 against India and push their case for a berth in the final on Sunday

Shoaib Malik has pulled out of Pakistan's critical encounter with India in the Asia Cup after failing to recover from dehydration

Cricinfo previews the Asia Cup Super Four clash between Pakistan and India

Geoff Lawson, Pakistan's coach, has apologised to the media a day after the heated press conference

As birthday bashes go, this was pretty special, with Sanath Jayasuriya bludgeoning Bangladesh into submission as Sri Lanka sauntered into the Asia Cup final

Cricinfo previews the Asia Cup Super Four clash between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

Journalists stormed out of Geoff Lawson's press conference as tempers frayed after Pakistan's 64-run loss to Sri Lanka, which pushed the hosts to the brink of elimination