Source: Sify
Pakistan cricket coach Geoff Lawson said Tuesday that his team is eagerly awaiting the home series against India, scheduled to get underway early next January.
Starved of international cricket, Pakistan will be playing their first Test in almost 13 months when they host India for a three-match Test series. Pakistan’s last Test was also against […]

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Source: AP
Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar Saturday moved to dispel any suggestion he was running away from dope tests ahead of the Champions Trophy, saying he will be the first to give a sample.
Pakistan will conduct dope tests on its 30-man preliminary Champions Trophy squad on Sunday to avoid any further embarrassment following paceman Mohammad Asif’s […]

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Source: Gulf Times
KOLKATA: Kamran Akmal and Misbah-ul-Haq cracked impressive centuries under pressure to sustain Pakistan’s hopes of avoiding the follow-on in the second Test against India here yesterday.
Akmal scored a solid 119 for his fifth hundred and Misbah 108 not out for his maiden ton, as Pakistan recovered from 150-5 to post 358-6 in their […]

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Source:  AFP
KOLKATA, India (AFP) — Stand-in captain Younis Khan staved off a spin threat with a responsible century to help Pakistan draw the second Test against India here on Tuesday.
Younis scored an unbeaten 107 under pressure as Pakistan recovered from 78-4 to finish at 214-4 in their second innings chasing a stiff 345-run target off […]

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Source: Rediff News
Misbah-ul Haq’s solid resistance enabled Pakistan avoid the follow-on on Day 4 of the second Test against India at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday.
The right-hand batsman was unbeaten on 140 as Pakistan, replying to India’s first innings of 616 for 5 declared, amassed 418 for 6 at lunch on the penultimate […]

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Source: Rediff News

India captain Anil Kumble on Thursday sounded a firm warning to Pakistan, saying his team is keen to wrap the three-Test series in Kolkata itself.

“I would love to go 2-0 up after this Test and seal the series here. At home, I think, we have not won against Pakistan and this is an […]

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Source: Reuters

By N.Ananthanarayanan

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India romped to a six-wicket win over Pakistan in the first test on Monday, taking the lead in the three-match series.

The hosts, chasing a target of 203, coasted to the win with six wickets in hand after needing just an additional 32 runs for victory on the fifth day.

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