At the very heart of Pakistan's invigorating run to a second successive World Twenty20 final has been a player you might think was put on the planet to play Twenty20 cricket. A three-four over bash with the bat, a quick four-over spell hustled through

The South African juggernaut was brought to a screeching halt by Shahid Afridi who, with a little help from his team-mates, dumped the tournament favourites out of the World Twenty20 and secured Pakistan's place in the final. Afridi put in an all-round

Aaqib Javed, the former Pakistan fast bowler and current bowling coach, has hit back at suspicions of foul play in Umar Gul's spectacular spell of reverse swing last week when his five-for demolished a frail New Zealand batting order at The Oval. The

Pakistan police have arrested a man suspected of being involved in the attack on Sri Lankan cricketers in Lahore on March 3 earlier this year. Five cricketers, including Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara, were injured in the attack which killed

The PCB has scrapped an under-19 tour of Bangladesh, scheduled for October, on security grounds. The decision has been conveyed to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), a PCB statement said. In March, the Bangladesh board halted

Wasim Bari, the former Pakistan wicketkeeper, has been appointed the interim chairman of selectors in place of Abdul Qadir, who quit last week. Bari, who played 81 Tests for Pakistan, served two previous terms as chairman of selectors and was the PCB's

Pakistan's captain, Younis Khan, has expressed his exasperation at the allegations of ball-tampering that marred his team's crushing victory over New Zealand at Lord's on Saturday, and has called upon his critics to produce TV evidence of any alleged

The ICC will consider allowing Pakistan to "outsource" its allocation of 2011 World Cup matches to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, according to David Morgan, the ICC chairman. Delegates from the ICC and the four host nations held a four-hour meeting at Lord's on