World T20, 2nd Semi-Final

India vs West Indies

at Mumbai, Mar 31, 2016

West Indies 196/3 beat India 192/2 by 7 wickets

India Pakistan Cricket News April - May 2007

India vs Pakistan Friendship Cup at Glasgow 2007

Prince Charles invites India and Pakistan to Scotland for ODI match

Prince Charles has invited arch rivals India and Pakistan to play a one-day international charity match in Glasgow on July three to celebrate 60 years of independence from Britain.

Tri-Series in Bangladesh in 2008-09

India to play Tri-Series in Bangladesh in 2008-09

India have agreed to play a tri-series in Bangladesh with Pakistan as the third side in 2008 or 2009.
The matter was discussed at a meeting between the BCCI top brass and their counterparts in the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday night. "We have agreed to play the tri-series in Bangladesh. I think it can be played in 2008 or 2009," BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said on Sunday. "We have to make some adjustments to the ICC calendar. BCB has readily agreed to all the conditions put before them," Shah said.
Shah is part of the high-level BCCI delegation, led by its president Sharad Pawar, which visited the port city at the invitation of the BCB to watch the second Test between the two countries. The BCCI official said India was prepared to host Bangladesh for a full series in the near future. "We are very much willing to call them. We want to help them. That's the reason we have agreed to play the tri-series. Bangladesh is welcome to India," Shah said.
India have undertaken bi-lateral tours thrice to Bangladesh ever since the latter became a Test playing nation. However, Bangladesh are yet to play any ODI or Test match on Indian soil.
Meanwhile, Shah said the BCCI would also take the opinion of the senior cricketers of the Indian team before finalising a new coach for the national squad. On Saturday, Sachin Tendulkar said the board should consider players' views before appointing a new coach.
The seven-member coach selection panel, headed by Pawar and including three former India captains - Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri and Srinivas Venkataraghavan - would meet in Bangalore on June 4 to take the final call. "The decision may not come that day itself. We may need four or five days," Shah said. India have been without a full-time coach since Greg Chappell resigned from the post after India's disastrous performance in the latest edition of the World Cup.
BCCI subsequently appointed Shastri as a stop-gap cricket manager for the team's ongoing tour to Bangladesh. Outgoing Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore has emerged as a hot contender for the job, after he expressed his interest and held preliminary discussions with Shastri on Wednesday. Pawar, however, insisted that he had not spoken to Whatmore during his trip.
Shah said the BCCI officials did not hold any discussions here with the players on the contracts issue, which has been hanging for for quite some time. The board has formed a two-member committee, comprising BCCI's Chief Administrative Officer Ratnakar Shetty and vice president Shashank Manohar to talk to the players on their reservations about certain provisions in the contracts that seek to introduce a performance-oriented payment system. The meeting is slated to be held after the Indian cricketers return home from Bangladesh.

Pakistan Appoints New Cricket Captain

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) appointed young all-rounder Shoaib Malik as the new captain of the national team on Thursday.
The all-rounder is replacing former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq who resigned during the World Cup after the defeat to Ireland and the loss of Coach Bob Woolmer. Malik, 25, has played 18 Tests and 137 one-day internationals for Pakistan. Vice captain Younis Khan refused to the captaincy because he was one of the players the public humiliated upon their arrival back from after being knocked out of the World Cup. But great batsman Mohammad Yousuf showed interest in the job. Many other players were candidates for the post. Great aggressive batsman Shahid Khan Afridi, all rounder Abdul-Razzaq and fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar were also in the running.
Malik has been accused of betting on cricket, especially by former cricketer Sarfaraz Nawaz. In the aftermath of Pakistan's World Cup exit, a serious media fight opened between them. They have both threatened to take each other to court but so far, it has just been a war of words. Cricket fans in Pakistan have different views about Malik's appointment but most are in favor of it. But almost every one who does favor Malik also has a soft spot for great master batsman Muhammad Yousaf.
PCB sources said the board wished to give the team a new start -- that is why the right-handed batsman and useful off-spinner was preferred to more recognized names like Mohammad Yousuf. There is some speculation that Muhammad Yousaf had been ignored because of his overt religious activities. Malik will have to face the pressure of leading many senior players who wanted the position. His first task will be three one-match series against Sri Lanka in May in Abu Dhabi. First introduced in world cricket in 2001, Malik has been playing for Pakistan International Airlines. He has batted in a variety of positions, has made 3,524 runs in 137 ODI matches and has a 33.56 average, including 21 fifties and five centuries. He also taken 104 wickets and made 48 catches.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2007

Pakistan Matches

Pakistan finishes 9th in the CWC 2007 edition

India, Pakistan & the World Cups

India's World Cup Victory in 1983

The 1983 Prudential World Cup in England was a turning point in the history of cricket and for the Indian Subcontinent. The West Indies, India, Australia, and the newcomers Zimbabwe contested the B group, and it got off to a rousing start when India with only one World cup win to this point beat the favourites, the West Indies, by 34 runs. They along with their neighbours, Pakistan, reached the semi-finals for the first time, bringing the spirit of the subcontinent into the world arena for the first time. Though Pakistan lost to West Indies, India beat the then world champions in the final to bring the trophy to Asia for the first time. Binny with 18 (still a record for most wickets in a World Cup tournament), and Madan Lal with 17 wickets were their leading bowlers, and Kapil Dev topped the batting averages. Kapil's Kapil Dev 175* against Zimbabwe still remains one of the most astonishing comebacks in a cricket match. Finals: India won by 43 runs
Score: INDIA 183 all out in 54.4 overs [Srikkanth 38(57 b, 7-4s 1-6); Roberts 3-32] Beat W INDIES 140 all out in 52 overs [IVA Richards 33(42 b, 7-4s); Madan Lal 3-31 Amarnath 3-12]

Pakistan's World Cup Victory in 1992

The 1987 World Cup in India and Pakistan was disastrous for both the countries as they lost in their semifinal matches held in their respective countries. Despite Australia's (the 1987 champions) failure to reach the final of the 1992 Benson & Hedges Cricket Championships, a record World Cup final crowd of more than 85,000 greeted Pakistan and England at the MCG. Before the finals, a supreme effort from Inzamam-ul-Haq (60 off only 37 balls) aginst New Zealand secured Pakistan's place in the 1992 World Cup final. Pakistan's greatest moment in World Cup history came in 1992 with victory in Australia. After a slow start they built as a team over the course of the competition, winning as other more fancied opponents slipped by the wayside. They beat a tired and beleaguered England in the final with ease. Finals: Pakistan won by 22 Runs
Score: PAKISTAN 249 for 6 Wickets in 50 overs [Imran Khan 72(110 b, 5-4s 1-6; Miandad 58(98 b, 4-4s); Derek Pringle 3-22] Beat ENGLAND 227 all out in 49.2 overs [Neil Fairbrother 62(70 b, 3-4s); Wasim Akram 3-49 Mushtaq Ahmed 3-41]