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Karachi, May 31: Flamboyant Pakistan all rounder Shahid Afridi has announced to quit international cricket in protest of his removal from the captaincy of the national one-day team and said he will not consider to return till the present board under the chairmanship of Ijaz Butt is in place. "The people have given me lot of respect and love and I don't want to waste that working with this board who don't know how to respect players," an angry Afridi said. In a scathing attack on the Pakistan cricket Board, Afridi, 31, described the current set of administrators as "disgraceful people". Afridi, who announced to quit international cricket to protest the board's decision of removing him as the captain of the one-day team, told Geo News channel that nothing is greater to him than his self-respect. The experienced all rounder said till the present board under the chairmanship of Butt is in place, he will not play international cricket. "I want to make...

If the word 'passion' had a face to it, it would be Sudhir Kumar Gautam's. He is 30, lives in Muzzafarpur in Bihar and without doubt, is the biggest fan of Indian cricket and Sachin Tendulkar. Sudhir Kumar Gautam is a minor celebrity at the World Cup matches. Photo: Rahul Fernandes It's not difficult to spot him at a cricket ground. His dressing style and paraphernalia is almost trademark-worthy. Before every international match he spends three hours painting his face and torso in saffron, white and green. The shades may vary sometimes, but you'll always find two words and an iconic number marked boldly – Tendulkar, India and 10. Sudhir has a favourite barber near every stadium in the country. The day before a match he gets a haircut in the shape of the India map and carries the tricolour and a conch. The cameras almost always pan towards him when they have to capture a magic moment and he has become a bit of a mascot for Indian cricket. For a country that is pe...

Ross Taylor hurt Pakistan with an explosive hundred after they let him off twice  © AFP Enlarge Related Links Features :  Good Ross, bad Ross Analysis :  How Taylor destroyed Pakistan News :  Vettori hurts right knee during New Zealand win Matches:  New Zealand v Pakistan at Pallekele Series/Tournaments:  ICC Cricket World Cup Teams:  New Zealand  |  Pakistan The fans who travelled through the hills to watch the first one-day international in Pallekele witnessed a Pakistan team in shambles: they saw a glut of extras, three dropped catches, the worst possible display of end-over bowling and a batting implosion from a shell-shocked team. They also saw a struggling New Zealand side take advantage of their opponent's extraordinary failings, slowly at first, before Ross Taylor launched an assault so brutal that Pakistan were gutted and rendered defenseless by the end of the innings. Stronger opponents would have made Pakistan regret their ...

Cricket is a great game as it provides a great deal of entertainment to lovers of the game. In case the cricketers fail to amuse you with their game, they can always resort to their Bollywood dream to entertain movie lovers. What we are talking about here is the concept of cricketers turning into actors. Given below is a list of those cricketers who have turned into actors as a follow-up to their successful/unsuccessful cricketing careers. Salil Ankola Following his not-so-successful run on the cricket field, Salil Ankola made his appearance in movies like 'Kurukshetra', 'Pitaah' and 'Chura Liya Hai Tumne'. He couldn't taste much success in Bollywood and later turned to the small screen with significant roles in various shows like 'Karam Apna Apna' Vinod Kambli Vinod Kambli shared a great rapport with Sachin Tendulkar and followed him into the Indian cricket team. He cricket journey was successful but short-lived with two double centuries and two ce...

Andrew Strauss led from the front with a brilliant captain's innings  © AFP Enlarge Related Links Analysis :  India exposed in flawed thriller Analysis :  Strauss and Bresnan make it special for England Players/Officials:  Tim Bresnan  |  Stuart Broad  |  Virender Sehwag |  Andrew Strauss  |  Sachin Tendulkar  |  Michael Yardy Matches:  India v England at Bangalore Series/Tournaments:  ICC Cricket World Cup Teams:  England  |  India On an evening that simply beggared belief, England tied with India in an incredible finale in Bangalore.  Andrew Strauss  was England's inspiration, producing an extraordinary 158 from 145 balls, the highest score by an English batsman in World Cup history, as England threatened the unthinkable, and set off in full pursuit of India's seemingly unobtainable total of 338 - a score that had been made possible by a brilliant 120 from  Sachin Tendulkar...

Misbah-ul-Haq steered Pakistan through the middle overs and surged at the end  © AFP Enlarge Related Links Analysis :  Afridi's record, and the advantage of batting first Analysis :  Familiar rivals line up in big contest News :  Pakistan mull three specialist bowlers News :  Sri Lanka wary of "dangerous" Pakistan Matches:  Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (RPS) Series/Tournaments:  ICC Cricket World Cup Teams:  Pakistan  |  Sri Lanka Anyone out there who still thinks Pakistan are not dangerous contenders for the World Cup? With tremendous poise and skill in the middle overs, Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan propelled Pakistan, who were on a tricky 105 for 2 in the 21st over, to a strong 277, before Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Akthar produced bits of magic to derail the chase. Chamara Silva threatened to pull off a thrilling heist with a flurry of boundaries, and Nuwan Kulasekara made one heroic last-ditch effort to reduce the equation ...