Pakistan beat India by 5 wickets in ICCWT20 warm-up

By Fathima Zanaida

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (TheSportsNext) September 17, 2012: A classy match-winning unbeaten knock by Karman Akmal helped Pakistan defeat India by five wickets in their warm-up match on Monday ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 2012 at R Premadasa Stadium.

Zaka Ashraf terms India-Pakistan series as 'ice-breaker'

By Tasawwar Abbas

LAHORE: Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Zaka Ashraf said Tuesday that the resumption of Pakistan-India cricketing ties is an “ice-breaker”.

Talking to reporters in Lahore, Zaka Ashraf revealed that President Board for Cricket Control in India (BCCI), N Srinivasan has confirmed him about the three-match One Day International and two-match Twenty20 International series in phone call.

Pak-India cricket series: Sania Mirza to support Team India

By Bipin Dani

MUMBAI (TheSportsNext) July 18, 2012: Sania Mirza will support the Team India when the bilateral series between the two nations will resume in December this year, her father Irfan Mirza told TheSportsNext on Tuesday.