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Pak clarifies confusion over Ajmal's bowling
Pakistan cricket authorities and the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday clarified the confusion over Saeed Ajmal's bowling action, saying the spinner had been cleared within the specified limits.Read full article
Flower confirms KP to open in ODIs
England coach Andy Flower on Tuesday confirmed struggling batsman Kevin Pietersen will open the innings during the four-match one-day series against Pakistan starting next week. Read full article
Flower laments England lay-off
England coach Andy Flower blamed his team's lengthy lay-off as being one of the factors contributing towards the 3-0 test series rout by Pakistan, assuring he will adjust preparations accordingly in the future. Read full article
No one can spot my mystery ball - Ajmal
Saeed Ajmal, who tortured England's batsmen in Pakistan's clean sweep of their three-test series, believes no one has yet been able to pick his mystery "teesra" ball. Read full article
Afridi in Pakistan one-day, T20 squad
Pakistan on Tuesday included allrounders Shahid Afridi and Hammad Azam in its one-day and Twenty20 squads for the rest of this month's series against England in United Arab Emirates. Read full article
Pakistan aim for greater heights
Pakistan's cricket team put its numerous problems behind them through consistent performances as they wiped out the world's best team England 3-0 with Misbah-ul Haq aiming to move on to further heights. Read full article
Bell dropped, Briggs and Butler added
England dropped struggling batsman Ian Bell from their one-day and Twenty20 squads on Tuesday while drafting in Danny Briggs and Jos Buttler for the limited over series against Pakistan. Read full article
Waugh warns Ponting cannot go on forever
Former Australian test captain Steve Waugh has warned that Ricky Ponting cannot go on forever despite his stellar form and selectors must start planning for his eventual departure. Read full article
Eng must learn from humiliation
England captain Andrew Strauss has called on his underperforming batsmen to learn from its struggles on the spin-friendly pitches in the humiliating series loss to Pakistan. Read full article
Eng rankings lead slashed after whitewash
England captain Andrew Strauss said there would be no knee-jerk reaction to the 3-0 series defeat by Pakistan that has seen his team's lead at the top of the test rankings slashed to one point. Read full article
Pakistan a cricket power - Misbah
Winning captain Misbah-ul Haq said his team's 3-0 routing of world No 1 England sends a strong message to the cricketing world – Pakistan is a power and should be ignored no more. Read full article
Singh's cancer is curable - doctor
Yuvraj Singh's cancer is curable and the hard-hitting Indian batsman is likely to be back in training in May, a New Delhi oncologist said on Monday. Read full article
Support pours in for Yuvraj
Thousands of well-wishers including teammates and politicians sent messages of support on Monday to India's World Cup-winning all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, who has been diagnosed with cancer. Read full article
Pakistan seal series whitewash
Pakistan's bowlers sealed an emphatic 71-run win in the third and final test against England in Dubai on Monday; inflicting a 3-0 series whitewash humiliation in the process. Read full article
Hilfenhaus steps in for injured Lee
Australia called up swing bowler Ben Hilfenhaus on Monday to replace injured paceman Brett Lee for the one-day international against Sri Lanka. Read full article
Nicol century sets up NZ win
Opener Rob Nicol plundered 146, the fifth highest one-day international score by a New Zealand batsman as they trounced Zimbabwe by 141 runs in the second one-day international on Monday. Read full article
Yuvraj 'fit in May after cancer treatment'
Yuvraj Singh, the hero of India's victorious World Cup campaign last year, is being treated for lung cancer in the United States, his physiotherapist said on Sunday. Read full article
England fighting to avoid whitewash
England safely negotiated the final hour's play to close the third day of the third test with Pakistan on 36 without loss, chasing 324 to win, after Azhar Ali's ton put the hosts in a dominant position. Read full article
Lee breaks foot, out for 4-6 weeks
Veteran Australia paceman Brett Lee has broken a bone in his right foot and is expected to be sidelined for up to six weeks. Read full article
India capitulate in tri-series opener
A half-century by debutant Matt Wade and some middle-order slogging by the Hussey brothers propelled Australia to a 65-run thrashing of hapless India in the rain-shortened first one-day international on Sunday. Read full article
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