As pleas of leniency towards 18-year old pace sensation Mohammad Amir grew, British newspaper The Daily Mail reported that Amir “will be told he could avoid a life ban if he gives evidence against his team-mates” in the ongoing inquiry into the spot-fixing charges against [...]

Pacer S Sreesanth has recovered from his knee injury suffered during India’s tour of Sri Lanka in July and will play for Kerala team in the Moin-ud-Dowla cricket tournament to the held in Hyderabad from September 14.

The Champions League Twenty20, starting here on Friday, will give cricket fans around the world an opportunity to shift their focus on the game from the murky spot-fixing scandal involving Pakistani players, feel international cricketers.

Former International Cricket Council President Ehsan Mani on Tuesday lashed out at Pakistan Cricket Board for taking a “stubborn” stance when the ’spot-fixing’ allegations first came out and said it should have promptly suspended the tainted players.

Pakistan’s former foreign coach, Richard Pybus has criticised the ICC’s anti corruption unit over its inability to act against match-fixers and blamed it for the spot-fixing scandal in England that led to the suspension of three Pakistani players.

For millions of dirt-poor Pakistani boys, a professional cricket career is an escape route into a world of glamour, celebrity and untold riches.

Pakistan one-day captain Shahid Afridi admitted he had a job on his hands to raise the morale of his scandal-hit side after they were bowled out for just 89 by England in a thumping Twenty20 loss.

(Reuters) – Scoreboard in the second and final Twenty20 international between England and Pakistan in Cardiff on Tuesday.

LONDON (Reuters) – England beat Pakistan by six wickets in the second Twenty20 international in Cardiff on Tuesday to win the series 2-0.