Cricket News

Kane Williamson will captain New Zealand during their Twenty20 and one-day international matches against Pakistan in the UAE

Mohammad Hafeez has said there should not be a "pick-and-choose" method to identify bowlers with suspect actions. Rather, all bowlers should be made to undergo testing

Misbah-ul-Haq has said it was difficult for Pakistan's batsmen to focus on the game after the resumption of the Sharjah Test

Younis Khan has been recalled to the Pakistan one-day side for the first two matches against New Zealand

Trent Boult ran through the Pakistan top order in a menacing new-ball spell to extinguish any chances of a fightback and helped New Zealand level the series

New Zealand batted Pakistan out of the third and final Test in Sharjah, looting 388 runs on the third day for a lead of 286

The gloom over Phillip Hughes' death overshadowed the Sharjah Test, with players feeling that the match was almost irrelevant

A typically belligerent century from Brendon McCullum broke the monotony of a sombre day and helped wipe off 164 runs after Mark Craig's seven wickets had pulled back Pakistan

A round-up of the Quaid-e-Azam Gold League 2014-15 matches that ended on November 27

The second day's play in Sharjah was suspended following the death of Phillip Hughes. An extra day has been added to the Test which will resume from Friday, the teams decided

Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali has said that his side will target a first-innings score of at least 500 against New Zealand in the Sharjah Test

A round-up of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Gold League matches that ended on November 26, 2014

A round-up of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Silver League quarter-final matches on November 26, 2014

Mohammad Hafeez, back from England after getting his action tested, led Pakistan's strong opening in the Sharjah Test with his seventh Test century

A round-up of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Silver League quarterfinals that ended on November 25, 2014

Most of the focus in the run-up to the third Test between Pakistan and New Zealand has been on Daniel Vettori's inclusion, and the likelihood of the visitors playing a three-pronged spin attack

A second unofficial test at Loughborough University has found Saeed Ajmal's action for his stock delivery, the offspinner, and his faster balls to be legal

Kenya are set to tour Pakistan next month for a series of five one-dayers against Pakistan A at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore

Saeed Ajmal is pleased with the progress he has made with the remedial work on his bowling action, and has said he is targeting the 2015 World Cup for his international comeback

Pakistan batsman Sohaib Maqsood has been ruled out of contention for the limited-overs series against New Zealand due to a wrist fracture he suffered while playing for Pakistan A last month