Pakistan recall left-arm pace bowler Wahab Riaz for the three-Test series against England in the United Arab Emirates.
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Pakistan want home series in 2012
The Pakistan Cricket Board is hoping international cricket will return to the country in 2012.
Cricketers lose sentence appeal
Ex-Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt and bowler Mohammad Amir lose appeals against their sentences for a spot-fixing scam.
Pakistan secure series after draw
Pakistan win the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka after the final match in Sharjah finishes in a draw.
ICC says corruption not rampant
Cricket’s anti-corruption chief Sir Ronnie Flanagan insists illegal betting is not endemic in the game, in the wake of three Pakistan players being jailed for spot-fixing.
Pakistan cricketers jailed for bet scam
Former Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt is jailed for 30 months, Mohammad Asif for one year and Mohammad Amir for six months for their parts in the conspiracy to bowl deliberate no-balls in a Test match last year.
Waqar resigns as Pakistan coach
Pakistan coach Waqar Younis announces his resignation from the position, citing personal reasons.
Afridi cleared to play for Hants
Shahid Afridi is free to play for Hampshire in the FL t20 after the Pakistan Cricket Board reinstate his No Objection Certificate.
Hampshire await Afridi clearance
Hampshire are still waiting for confirmation that Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi is free to play for them in the FL t20.
PCB to let Afridi play for Hants
All-rounder Shahid Afridi will finally join Hampshire next week after talks with the Pakistan Cricket Board.
Kent capture Pakistan bowler Riaz
Pakistan bowler Wahab Riaz agrees to sign for Kent, subject to visa clearance.
Younis denies ‘interfering’ claim
Pakistan coach Waqar Younis rejects claims he interfered with former captain Shahid Afridi’s running of the team.
Afridi ‘quits’ as Pakistan player
Shahid Afridi says he will not play international cricket under the current Pakistan Cricket Board.
Pakistan romp to win over Irish
Pakistan clinch an emphatic seven-wicket victory over Ireland in the first of this Bank Holiday weekend’s two one-day internationals at rain-hit Stormont.
Pakistan win to level Test series
Pakistan beat West Indies in the final Test in St Kitts by 196 runs as the series ends 1-1.
Sri Lanka turn down Pakistan tour
Sri Lanka turn down an offer to tour Pakistan because of ongoing security concerns.
Afghan cricketers tour Pakistan
The Afghan cricket team will play the first of three one-day matches in Pakistan on Wednesday, as Sri Lanka turn down an offer to tour.
Pakistan close in on Test victory
West Indies face a mammoth task to save the second Test as Pakistan move closer to levelling the two-match series after day four in St Kitts.
Pakistan in charge in West Indies
Taufeeq Umar closes in on a century as Pakistan build a commanding lead on the third day of the second Test against West Indies in St Kitts.
West Indies v Pakistan latest score
West Indies take on Pakistan defending a 1-0 lead in the Test series
Pakistan bowlers dominate Windies
Pakistan’s spinners rip through the West Indies top order to take control of the second Test in St Kitts.
Rampaul ravages rain-hit Pakistan
West Indies paceman Ravi Rampaul makes Pakistan suffer on the rain-hit first day of the second Test in St Kitts.
Runaway Haider could face action
The Pakistan Cricket Board may take disciplinary action against wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider.
Windies beat Pakistan in Guyana
West Indies captain Darren Sammy takes five of the seven Pakistan wickets needed on day four as his side wrap up a 40-run victory in the first Test in Guyana shortly after lunch.
Spinner Bishoo impresses on debut
Devendra Bishoo claims 4-68 on his Test debut as West Indies open up a 100-run lead over Pakistan on the second day of the first Test in Guyana.
Pakistan run chase in the balance
Asad Shafiq and Misbah-ul-Haq guide Pakistan to 80-3 in pursuit of a winning target of 219 against the West Indies in the first Test in Guyana.
West Indies v Pakistan latest
Latest score from the first Test in Guyana
Ajmal puts Pakistan in ascendancy
Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal takes four wickets to help reduce West Indies to 209-9 at the end of the first day of the first Test in Guyana.
Haider in Pakistan career U-turn
Pakistan wicketkeepr Zulqarnain Haider reverses his decision to retire from international cricket.
Pakistan seek Afridi explanation
Pakistan’s Cricket Board asks Shahid Afridi to explain comments about the “differences within the tour management in West Indies”.
Windies end series with victory
West Indies record a second successive victory but Pakistan win the one-day international series 3-2.
Sussex sign paceman Gul for T20
Sussex sign Pakistan pace bowler Umar Gul for their Friends Life t20 campaign.
West Indies earn consolation win
West Indies break their duck in the one-day series against Pakistan with a one-run win in a rain-affected match in Barbados.
West Indies score consolation win
West Indies break their duck in the one-day series against Pakistan with a one-run win in a rain-affected match in Barbados.
Pakistan wrap up W Indies series
Pakistan survive a few scares to pass West Indies’ modest 171 in Barbados and take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match one-day series.
Shehzad inspires Pakistan victory
Ahmed Shehzad hit a brilliant 102 as Pakistan beat West Indies by seven wickets in the second one-day international in St Lucia.
Haider returns home to Pakistan
Former Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider returns home from London after withdrawing his political asylum claim in Britain.
Pakistan cruise to Windies win
Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Hafeez and Asad Shafiq all hit half centuries as Pakistan ease to an eight-wicket win over West Indies in the opening one-day international in St Lucia.
Bishoo excels in West Indies win
Spinner Devendra Bishoo and opener Lendl Simmons are the West Indies’ stars as they beat Pakistan in a one-off Twenty20 international.
Haider ‘withdraws UK asylum bid’
Former Pakistan cricketer Zulqarnain Haider is set to withdraw his political asylum claim in Britain, according to reports.
Pakistan accepts World Cup invite
Pakistani PM Yousuf Raza Gilani accepts an invitation from his Indian counterpart to attend the Cricket World Cup semi-final between the countries.
India beat Pakistan to make final
Sachin Tendulkar is man of the match as India beat Pakistan by 29 runs in Mohali to reach the Cricket World Cup final.
Dhoni focused on beating Pakistan
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni wants India to ignore the hype surrounding Wednesday’s World Cup encounter with Pakistan and concentrate on securing a place in the final.
Hafeez confident of beating India
Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez believes previous World Cup defeats to India will count for nothing in Wednesday’s semi-final.
Pakistan crush dismal West Indies
Pakistan dismiss the West Indies for 112 and win their World Cup quarter-final in Mirpur by 10 wickets to set up a match with India or Australia in the last four.
Pakistan v West Indies as it happened
Captain Shahid Afridi leads from the front as Pakistan reach the World Cup semi-finals with an emphatic 10-wicket win over West Indies in the first quarter-final in Mirpur.
Live – Pakistan v West Indies
Captain Shahid Afridi takes 4-30 to help Pakistan dismiss West Indies for 112 in 43.3 overs in the first of World Cup quarter-finals in Mirpur.
West Indies trio set for recalls
West Indies are set to recall batsmen Chris Gayle and Shivnarine Chanderpaul and fast bowler Kemar Roach for their World Cup quarter-final against Pakistan, who are likely to be unchanged, in Mirpur on Wednesday.
Shoaib to retire after World Cup
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar will retire from international cricket after the World Cup.
Banned cricketer seeks legal aid
One of the three Pakistan cricketers at the centre of the spot-fixing affair applies for legal aid to fight the charges, BBC Sport understands.