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Pakistan seal 2-0 series victory

Needing to take eight wickets in a day, Pakistan's bowlers put in a sustained bowling performance to finally end West Indies' resistance and seal the series 2-0

01-Dec-2006•The Bulletin by S Rajesh

'I just need to bat out the entire day' - Lara

Brian Lara is a sharper man than most and despite the celebratory feel of the day he was fully aware of the grave situation his side find themselves in now

30-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin at Karachi

World Cup will kickstart our cricket - Lara

According to Brian Lara, next year's World Cup will provide a fresh boost to West Indian cricket on and off the field

27-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin in Karachi

Lara anticipates Caribbean cricket turning a corner

Brian Lara and Inzamam-ul-Haq spoke to the media on the eve of the third Test

26-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin in Karachi

Lara diplomatic on Sarwan's chances

Brian Lara has given Ramnaresh Sarwan a vote of confidence ahead of the final Test in Karachi from November 27, but stopped short of saying whether he would be recalled into the playing XI

24-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin in Multan

Sami recalled for final Test

Inzamam-ul-Haq lauded the efforts of Mohammad Yousuf in drawing the second Test in Multan and said the confidence drawn from saving the match will help as they prepare for the final Test

23-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin in Multan

'I am happy that a player as great as Lara hits me around'

Danish Kaneria and Daren Ganga spoke to reporters at the end of the day's play

22-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin at Multan

Lara's at the height of his game

"When a man sees his end he wants to know that there has been some purpose to his life." That line seems almost to define the Brian Lara we are seeing now in Pakistan

22-Nov-2006•Fazeer Mohammed

'It's important that I stay there at the crease' - Lara

The bad news for Pakistan, at the end of a day where the West Indies took matters of the second Test very much into their own hands, was that Brian Lara was still batting, four short of a ninth double hundred

21-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin

Windies ride on Lara's sizzling ton

Brian Lara's masterful 196 not out, which comprised a ballistic 77-ball century in a session, stunned Pakistan at Multan, providing West Indies with a great chance to level the three-match series.

21-Nov-2006•The Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Overcast Multan queers the pitch

If conditions remain similar overnight, a result might not be far away either as Pakistan and West Indies begin the second Test on Sunday

18-Nov-2006•The Preview by Osman Samiuddin

Lara remains upbeat in defeat

Of the 33 hundreds from which Brian Lara must have derived personal pleasure, only eight have allowed him and the West Indies to rejoice collectively

14-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin

Pakistan coast home by nine wickets

Brian Lara's brilliance shone brightly at the Gaddafi Stadium, but as has happened so often in his career, the final outcome was yet another Test defeat for West Indies, as Pakistan eased to a nine-wicket win to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series

14-Nov-2006•The Bulletin by S Rajesh

'It wasn't a fluent knock' - Lara

Something about the statistic that Brian Lara's 48th Test fifty was only his first in Pakistan doesn't sound right

11-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin in Lahore

Gul restricts West Indies to 206

Brian Lara's decision to bat backfired quite badly as West Indies were bundled out for 206 on the opening day at Lahore

11-Nov-2006•The Bulletin by S Rajesh

Lara: 'Spin may be the key'

West Indies are back in Pakistan after nine years and Brian Lara to the ground of his debut for the first time - for a Test - 16 years after he made 44 against an attack comprising Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Abdul Qadir

10-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin

Woolmer admits pressure on Pakistan

Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer has said he is determined to spoil Brian Lara's last tour of Pakistan. Woolmer recalled how Lara had spoiled his side South Africa's chances in the 1996 World Cup by piling up an impressive 111 that helped beat South Africa in t

08-Nov-2006

Lara confident in Pakistan

Brian Lara has said that the absence of the banned Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif will give West Indies the upperhand in their series against Pakistan

07-Nov-2006

'Winning the event means a lot' - Ponting

Ricky Ponting suggested that Nathan Bracken's spell of 3 for 22, when West Indies came out all guns blazing, paved the way to victory

05-Nov-2006•Anand Vasu in Mumbai

'We have a bit of a stage-fright' - Lara

Brian Lara, captain of the West Indies team, admitted that it was a huge disappointment to come so close to defending the Champions Trophy and then stumble at the final hurdle

05-Nov-2006•Anand Vasu in Mumbai

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