Muttiah Muralitharan loves the Asgiriya stadium, as he proved again, but at least one bowler will walk away from this ground, irrespective of the result, as infatuated by it. No sooner than had Muralitharan sat down to contemplate his 51st five-wicket

Inzamam-ul-Haq, the Pakistan captain, felt that his side failed to capitalise on their opportunities after ending the first day of the Test against Sri Lanka in a strong position. After restricting the home side to a paltry 185 in their first

Shoaib Malik's immense but painstakingly composed maiden Test hundred steered Pakistan to an unlikely but spirited draw on the final day of the first Test against Sri Lanka. Malik was given invaluable support by Faisal Iqbal in a 115-run partnership

Pakistan moved nervously into a position of strength against Sri Lanka on the second day of the first Test in Colombo. Having made the most of helpful conditions to dismiss Sri Lanka for 185 by tea, thanks to spectacular opening bursts from Mohammad

Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, the Pakistan fast bowler, rushed home from Colombo on Sunday to be with his wife who has been hospitalized following complications with her pregnancy. "He was put on the first flight that was available," a Pakistan team official

Shoaib Akhtar, the Pakistan fast bowler, has a realistic chance of making a strong comeback from his stress fracture and knee injuries for the tour of England, starting in late June, according to the trainer of the Pakistan team, Murray