Cricket News

Younis Khan expressed surprise at his continued exclusion from the Pakistan one-day squad and contends the youngsters who have replaced him have not seized their opportunities

AB de Villiers has called for a show of character from South Africa's Test side as they attempt to protect an away record that has stretched more than seven years

Dale Steyn had to cut short his training session on Monday after feeling tightness in his right hamstring, and will be assessed over the next 24 hours

Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore said that adequate preparations and some key selection changes were the chief reasons for his side's win in the first Test against South Africa.

South Africa's bowlers have to find their rhythm without bowling coach Allan Donald, who has returned home from the tour of the UAE. Donald left the camp on an "extended leave of absence" and team manager Mohammad Moosajee said they are "not sure when he

Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal and seamer Wahab Riaz have been recalled to the ODI squad for the five-match series against South Africa in the UAE

South Africa and Pakistan have five days before the second Test but Hashim Amla's next fixture starts today

South Africa lost a Test for the first time in 15 matches and Graeme Smith said "it should hurt" but added that his side "have the ability to bounce back"

Misbah-ul-Haq has credited his bowlers and top-order batsmen for the special roles they played in defending their proud history of being unbeaten in the UAE since they adopted the emirate as home terrirtory

Pakistan took a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series by beating South Africa inside four days in Abu Dhabi

Asad Shafiq has warned South Africa they could have less than 24 hours left in the Abu Dhabi Test match as he predicted a result in Pakistan's favour by tomorrow.

Nearly everyone in the Pakistan team contributed as South Africa were left facing defeat in Abu Dhabi

Pakistan's new opening pair, Khurram Manzoor and Shan Masood, put on 135 runs and heaped the pressure on South Africa

Hashim Amla made his 20th Test century but couldn't prevent Pakistan from taking the advantage on the first day

Pakistan won't be pushovers on the spin-friendly tracks of the UAE, while South Africa will be out to improve their record in Asia

Misbah-ul-Haq is satisfied that Pakistan have done enough to strengthen their batting ahead of the Test series against South Africa

With a strong record against the top spinner, South Africa haven't been consumed by the Ajmal threat and have focused their attention on the whole of Pakistan bowling

South Africa have been trialling a range of different articles, including ice-vests, neck pieces, discs and bandanas, to battle the UAE heat during the series against Pakistan

Younis Khan and the Pakistani bowlers made most of the two-day practice match against UAE in Abu Dhabi, strolling to a comfortable 127-run win in their only practice match before the first Test against South Africa

Hashim Amla and Dale Steyn have been named in South Africa's T20 squad for the two-match series against Pakistan in the UAE next month