Mohammad Yousuf has been ruled out of the Test series against South Africa after picking up a recurrence of an old groin injury moments before the toss of the first match in Dubai. He requires at least two weeks to recover and will fly home but no replacement has been named.

Graeme Smith led the way in a strong South Africa display with his 22nd Test century to help his team reach a commanding 311 for 3 on the first day in Dubai. He and Alviro Petersen used up a fair degree of luck in their stand of 153 before Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis consolidated in

In his first public appearance since fleeing Dubai midway through a tour and surfacing in London, Zulqarnain Haider reiterated to reporters at an impromptu press conference at Chaudhry's TKC Restaurant in Southall that he fled because of death threats against him and his

The PCB has suspended the stipend contract of runaway wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider, the first official sign of its displeasure with the player since his bizarre departure from the Pakistan team hotel in Dubai ahead of the fifth one-dayer against South Africa. Though board officials

The ICC's investigative arm, the Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) has finally spoken with Zulqarnain Haider, who rushed to the UK having received threats after the fourth one-dayer of the five-match series in UAE. "He just told the ACSU what he told local TV. It is

Wicketkeeper Adnan Akmal, brother of Kamran and Umar, has been added to the Pakistan squad for the two-Test series against South Africa, along with allrounder Mohammad Hafeez. Younis Khan was retained in the side following his performances in the ODI series - he scored two half-centuries

Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider, who has been missing from the team camp in Dubai since Monday morning. Television footage showed him arriving at Heathrow, confirming an earlier PCB statement that they had information he was on his way

Any hopes that Zulqarnain Haider may have of seeking asylum in the United Kingdom would appear to hinge on the nature of the information he is able to divulge into the Pakistan match-fixing scandal, because the extraordinary nature of his case would appear to fall outside