The ICC Under-19 World Cup Update Five

Former player, now manager and Indian team boss, Neil Maxwell insists Twenty20 cricket will be the saviour of the game if everyone gets onFormer player, now manager and Indian team

Australia might tour Pakistan twice in 2008

Champions Trophy, Australia will have to visit Pakistan, as the International Cricket Council has confirmed that Pakistan would host the tournament in October this year.

First Match: South Africa v West Indies

17 February 2005Australia defeated New Zealand by 44 runsEden Park, Auckland13 June 2005England defeated Australia by 100 runsRose Bowl, Southampton21 October 2005New Zealand defeated South Africa by 5 wicketsNew Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg9 January 2006Australia defeated South Africa by 95 runsThe Gabba, Brisbane16 February 2006New Zealand tied with West Indies,(New Zealand won bowl off 3-0)Eden Park, Auckland24 February 2006South Africa defeated Australia by 2 runsNew Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg15 June 2006Sri Lanka defeated England by 2 runsRose Bowl, Southampton28 August 2006Pakistan defeated England by 5 wicketsCounty Cricket Ground, Bristol28 November 2006Bangladesh defeated Zimbabwe by 43 runsKhulna Divisional Stadium, Khulna1 December 2006India defeated South Africa by 6 wicketsNew Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg22 December 2006Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand by 18 runs(Duckworth Lewis revised score due to rain)Westpac Stadium, Wellington26 December 2006New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka by 5 wicketsEden Park, Auckland9 January 2007Australia defeated England by 77 runsSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney2 February 2007South Africa defeated Pakistan by 10 wicketsNew Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg28 June 2007West Indies defeated England by 15 runsThe Oval, London29 June 2007England defeated West Indies by 5 wicketsThe Oval, London1 September 2007Bangladesh defeated Kenya by 5 wicketsGymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi2 September 2007Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by 30 runsGymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi4 September 2007Pakistan defeated Kenya by 8 wicketsGymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi

Why I don't like... Two Test Series

There's little that can gladden the hearts of followers of the greatest game than to read of a renaissance in West Indian Test cricket. Alas the Queen's Park Oval appeared to be populated with more dancing girls than cricket fans, but that did not stop Ramneresh Sarwan, supported by Shiv Chanderpaul and others reaching their target of 254 to level the Sri Lankan series 1-1. I looked forward avidly to the showdown next week where the spoils would be decided and (possibly)

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Iftikhar AnjumPakistan
Full name Rao Iftikhar AnjumBorn December 1, 1980, Khanewal, PunjabCurrent age 28 years 43 daysMajor teams Pakistan, Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan, Islamabad Cricket AssociationAlso known as Rao IftikharBatting style Right-hand batBowling style Right-arm medium

Pak-Australia ODI series in April-May

MELBOURNE: Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ijaz Butt met with Cricket Australia officials in Perth to discuss cricket matters.Pakistan and Australia have agreed to play a series of One-day Internationals and Twenty20 matches in April and May this year.Cricket Australia spokesman told that ODIs and Twenty20 matches would be played between the two countries in April and May and an official announcement in this regard would be made by the PCB