ODI series: Afghanistan stun West Indies in opener

IMAGE: Hassan Ali celebrates. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images Pakistan trumped South Africa on Thursday to prove they remain arguably the most unpredictable team in international cricket and former all-rounder Shahid Afridi said it would be a mistake to write them off in the ongoing Champions Trophy. Four days after being steamrolled by arch-rivals India, Sarfraz Khan and his team mates upset South Africa in the rain-hit match to revive their Group B campaign in Birmingham.

Afridi wasn't the only former Pakistan captain who criticized the team after the humiliating loss. Legendary cricketer Imran Khan too lambasted the team and cricket establishment in a series of tweets.

Dubai: Recalling fond memories of his friendship with several Indian cricketers, former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi asserted on Thursday that Gautam Gambhir is an exception as the veteran opener still nurses a grudge following an on-field altercation a few ...

Former Pakistan T20 skipper Shahid Afridi has declined Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Executive Committee chairman Najam Sethi's offer to give him a farewell upon his retirement from international cricket.On Friday, Afridi took to Twitter to thank Sethi for ...

A miraculous bowling performance from young leg-spinner Rashid Khan helped Afghanistan achieve a stunning 63-run win over West Indies in the first ODI of the three-match series here at the Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St. Lucia on 9 ...

The cricket fraternity has come out in unison to praise the Virat Kohli-led Indian team after their resounding nine-wicket win over Bangladesh in the second semi-final of the Champions Trophy to set up another mouth-watering, high-octane clash with Pakistan ...

The win at Edgbaston was not the first time an Indian team had vanquished Pakistan in an ICC competition.Rajneesh Gupta surveys the landscape of India-Pakistan encounters in ICC contests. In the end, it was an anti-climax this time around -- the India-Pakistan match -- the mother of all contests in world cricket. After all the hype built around the Champions Trophy game at Edgbaston on June 4, India proved too strong for their arch-rivals and registered their second biggest win over Pakistan. ...

Birmingham: Saddled by off-field distractions, defending champions India will look to start their 2017 ICC Champions Trophy campaign on a high when they take on arch-rivals Pakistan in a Group B encounter at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground here on Sunday. The ...

‘We had a heated exchange on the field some years ago and it made headlines all over the world. While I have moved on in life as I feel these things are part and parcel of the game, Gautam for some reason can't get over it’ Top 10 infamous tiffs on the cricket field! IMAGE: Pakistan's Shahid Afridi, right, argues with India's Gautam Gambhir during their third one-day international cricket match in Kanpur, on November 11, 2007. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters He shares a ...