Tag: icc world cup 2015

Pakistan should start building a team for the next World Cup...

ADELAIDE: Pakistan will pin their hopes on the next generation after their World Cup campaign ended with a quarter-final exit to Australia but with departing...

Cricket World Cup: Australia beat Pakistan to reach semi-finals

Australia withstood a pulsating spell of fast bowling from Pakistan's Wahab Riaz to set up a meeting with India in the World Cup semi-finals. Australia's...

Pakistan set 214-run target for Australia to chase

Australia take on Pakistan in the third quarterfinal of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at the Adelaide Oval. The teams have a 4-4...

Shehzad, Umar, Sohaib undergo special training to face Aussie quicks

ADELAIDE: Young batsmen Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal and Sohaib Maqsood underwent on Wednesday a special batting practice session lasting an hour ahead of Pakistan’s...

Pakistan game a ‘World Cup final’, says Clarke

Australia captain Michael Clarke will approach Friday's World Cup quarter-final against Pakistan like a final, saying he expected a "tough challenge" from Misbah-ul-Haq's men...

Favourites don’t always win, says Pakistan captain Misbah

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq fired the first salvo ahead of his team's World Cup quarter-final match in Adelaide on Friday, saying Australia will be favourites...

Responsible Rohit sees off Bangladesh threat

Bangladesh did a pretty good impersonation of Rafael Nadal for the first 30 overs of the quarter-final, defending everything with intensity and precision, but...

Misbah not ready for final farewell

ADELAIDE: Defiant Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq refuses to accept that Friday's World Cup quarter-final against Australia could be his last one-day international. "Obviously this World Cup...

South Africa crush Sri Lanka to reach semi-finals

SYDNEY: South Africa stormed into the World Cup semi-finals Wednesday with a nine-wicket rout of Sri Lanka which brought the curtain down on the...

Yasir Shah in the mix after Irfan loss: Waqar

ADELAIDE: Pakistan coach Waqar Younis described Mohammad Irfan as the team's X-factor but insisted they can still defeat Australia despite the giant seamer being...

Left is just right for Starc fan Wasim

ADELAIDE:  Wasim Akram can’t wait to see six left-arm seamers in action when Australia and Pakistan clash on Friday for a World Cup semi-final spot,...

Pressure on Australia not Pakistan, says Sarfraz

Adelaide: In-form opener Sarfraz Ahmed believes the pressure of expectation will be on Australia when the co-hosts take on Pakistan in a highly-charged World...

Watson wary of danger from ‘incredible’ Pakistan

Adelaide: Australian all-rounder Shane Watson expects Pakistan to come out firing in Friday’s World Cup quarter-final, saying a knock-out situation usually brought out the...

Terrorism, security issues mean no home matches for Pakistan

ADELAIDE: Fast bowler Wahab Riaz played his first limited-overs cricket international in 2008, in a vastly different era for cricket in Pakistan. A terrorist attack...

‘Last resort’ Sarfraz solves Pakistan’s opening problem

It was Pakistan's last roll of the dice that saw them throw Sarfraz Ahmed into the role of opener at the World Cup and...

It’s unfair to compare me with Kohli, says Umar Akmal

ADELAIDE: Pakistan’s young middle-order batsman Umar Akmal reckons it is unfair to compare him with India’s Virat Kohli, noting both bat at different positions. “It...

Zimbabwe interested in sending team to Pakistan: Cheema

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is in negotiations with Zimbabwe after the African side expressed an interest in touring Pakistan later this year. “I...