Shoaib Akhtar has been ruled out of the first one-dayer against West Indies in Abu Dhabi due to a calf injury. "He pulled his left calf muscle during yesterday's training session and will be rested for today's match," Pakistan Cricket Board's media

Lahore Badshahs made their second successive ICL final with a masterful performance against Chennai Superstars in Ahmedabad. Lahore have raised their game as the tournament progressed and are peaking at the right moment. The best-of-three finals could be

Mohammad Asif has asked the PCB to help him resume his international career, after he was banned earlier this year for testing positive for the banned substance nandrolone following the IPL. "Asif has written a letter to the [PCB] chairman and wants

Aamer Sohail, the former Pakistan captain and opener, has been appointed director of the National Cricket Academy (NCA), replacing Mudassar Nazar who left for a coaching post with the ICC last month. The decision was taken by the PCB's governing board

Going into the game, Lahore Badshahs needed to avoid a big loss to stay on in top four, but a power-packed performance not only sealed their place in the semi-finals, but also helped them pip Chennai Superstars to second place. This was Chennai's second

Nasir Jamshed, the Pakistan batsman, will miss the ODI series against the West Indies after all, after he woke up on the morning of Pakistan's departure with high fever. His place as opener in the squad has been taken by Karachi batsman

It was good day for Sind opener Khurram Manzoor. He was called up to Pakistan's squad for the three ODIs in Abu Dhabi as a replacement for Nasir Jamshed, and scored a double-century in Lahore to help his team take the first-innings lead and three points

In Peshawar, North West Frontier Province earned maximum points yet again to build a healthy lead at the top of the table after two games. After NWFP's last-wicket pair ensured a 25-run first-innings lead - they began the day trailing by six, Federal