Cricket News

Shaharyar Khan, the PCB's chairman, has set up a medical inquiry committee to investigate into the injury controversy involving Shoaib Akhtar, and has also hinted at stern action against players disrupting the team morale

Shaharyar Khan hints at stern action

Three non-white players are set to join the group of 15 white cricketers who have been sacked by the Zimbabwe Cricket Union, after speaking out about sacking of the captain Heath Streak, and the political interference that is undermining the national

Non-white trio set to join Zimbabwe rebels

A large majority of New Zealand first-class cricketers have labelled playing and practice facilities in their country as substandard

Players say facilities are not up to scratch

The ongoing trauma in Zimbabwean cricket looked certain to be heading to the courts after the board and the rebel players began legal action against each other yesterday

Streak and his rebels head for court

Brian Lara has called for his team-mates to buck up their ideas ahead of West Indies' series against Bangladesh, and not let his world-record 400 not out paper over the cracks in the side after their 3-1 series defeat to England

Lara tells his team-mates to sharpen up

Was this the most hyped series of all time

All the chatter

Shoaib Akhtar is facing possible disciplinary action after reports alleged he may have feigned an injury to avoid bowling on the third day of the Rawalpindi Test, because of differences with Inzamam-ul-Haq

Shoaib likely to face disciplinary action

17-Apr-2004•Osman Samiuddin

Imran's snub and the misery of dropped catches

This is the last Paper Round of of the current series between India and Pakistan

A record crowd of 18,221 for the Standard Bank PRO20 Series saw the Dolphins record a thrilling six-wicket win against the Lions as Lance Klusener and Shaun Pollock provided the late-over heroics

Klusener stars as Dolphins scrape home

Waqar Younis will soon be appointed as the bowling coach of Pakistan's National Cricket Academy, which is based in Lahore

Waqar to be appointed bowling coach of PCB academy

Andrew Symonds is in danger of being axed from the Australian Test squad for the forthcoming tour of Zimbabwe, according to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald

Symonds likely to miss out on Zimbabwe tour

Ronnie Irani will miss Essex's season opener against Yorkshire next week as he continues to recover from knee surgery

Irani to miss season opener

It was billed as the contest between India's batsmen and Pakistan's pace attack

A one-sided contest

17-Apr-2004•S Rajesh

Hampshire require 95 runs with 8 wickets left

Hampshire appear to be in with a very good chance of winning their opening Frizzell Championship Division Two match of the season, but still have a job to do

17-Apr-2004•Vic Isaacs

Scholars to be put through their paces

The Australian board's latest intake of scholarship holders will get to work on their tough training program at Brisbane on Monday, where the nation's best young cricketers will be put through their paces in preparation for the rigours of first-class

Frizzell County Championship scorecards

Hampshire edge out Durham in thriller

The ongoing crisis in Zimbabwe will have no impact on Australia's proposed tour to that country in May this year

Australia to go ahead with Zimbabwe tour

Rahul Dravid's monumental 270 in the third Test against Pakistan at Rawalpindi, and India's victory in the match, has propelled him to a career-high second spot in the PwC ratings

Dravid climbs to second spot