Sohail Tanvir

The novelty of Sohail Tanvir's action may be wearing off, but little about his performances since his debut last year suggest the potency of his bowling is going the same way

Nasir Jamshed scored his second successive half-century and Shahid Afridi notched an unbeaten 43 to guide Pakistan past Zimbabwe in the second ODI of the Mobilink Cup in Hyderabad. Pakistan lead the series 2-0 with three to play

Armed with a quirky action, Sohail Tanvir has swung his way from obscurity to the big league in three months. Nagraj Gollapudi spoke to him

It was none the revival of the one dominant theme surrounding this rivalry: Indian batsmen v Pakistani bowlers

A 115-run partnership between Mahendra Singh Dhoni and VVS Laxman after a sudden wicket burst pushed India back into contention

After India's dominant displays in the one-day games and their series win in England, they're clearly favourites for the Tests, but as Pakistan showed the last time they journeyed across the border, these tags count for very little

Pace, not spin, will play a part in the 2nd ODI between India and Pakistan

Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir and Imran Nazir have been recalled to the Pakistan squad for the first three ODIs against South Africa, at Lahore and Faisalabad, starting on October 18

Misbah-ul-Haq's impressive performances in the World Twenty20 have earned him a recall to Pakistan's squad for the first Test against South Africa in Karachi on Monday

A dazzling 117-run partnership between Misbah-ul-Haq and Shoaib Malik, two of Pakistan's batting heroes from earlier in the tournament, inspired a famous six-wicket victory over Australia, a triumph that almost certainly sealed their place in the final fo

Tanvir, 22, who bowls left-arm medium-fast, played only two matches for the Rawalpindi Rams in Pakistan's domestic Twenty20 tournament in the last season. He has scored 84 runs and taken no wickets in the 10 Twenty20 games he has played in the last three

Shoaib Akhtar is to be sent home following an incident in which he is said to have struck fellow fast bowler Mohammad Asif on the thigh with a bat

A round-up of the third day's play of the first-round matches in the Pentangular Cup

A round-up of the second day's play of the first-round matches in the Pentangular Cup

A round-up of the fourth day's play of the fourth round of matches in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2006-07

Round-up of the third day's play of the third round matches of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2006-07

Round-up of the second day's play of the third round matches of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2006-07