Shoaib Malik

It wasn't for nothing that Steve Waugh and his Australians used to believe that the battle is often won early on in a match, whether it is the first session of a Test or the first 15 overs of a one-dayer

Kamran Abbasi assesses what Pakistan have to do to compete with India in the upcoming series

Shoaib Malik is to return to Gloucestershire next season as one of their overseas players

Boeta Dippenaar did his best, fighting off heat and humidity, testing spells from Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Sami, the wiles of Mushtaq Ahmed and Shoaib Malik, and hundreds of insects swarming under the lights of the Gaddafi stadium, but in the end

Three quick wickets from Shoaib Malik, including that of the dangerous Rajin Saleh, allowed Pakistan to smother Bangladesh's gutsy attempt to chase down 243, and emerge victors by 74 runs in the second one-day international at Faisalabad

Dominic Cork put a disappointing first spell behind him to bowl Derbyshire to the brink of a famous comeback, but Gloucestershire's final pair kept their nerve to secure a one-wicket victory and secure their path to the final at Lord's, where they

Pakistan allrounder Shoaib Malik has joined Gloucestershire on a short-term contract as cover for Ian Harvey who is on international duty with Australia

KARACHI, March 6: Discarded Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik helped himself to a blistering unbeaten century as PIA chalked up their fifth straight victory in the NBP One-day Patron's Cup at National Stadium here on Thursday

Press Release: Pakistan Cricket Board

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Yesterday the match, though swept by the rain, forecasted a close finish and the spectators were dismayed to see their expectation washed away

LAHORE, March 27: Pakistani cricketers finally came off with all guns blazing Sunday, to end their victory drought in One-day Internationals

The humiliation that tracked our team reaching the apex, Sri Lanka wrapped up with absolute grace, the test series against Pakistan