India bat out a draw after Younis special

Runs continued to flow at Faisalabad as Pakistan stretched their lead to 391

Inzamam confident of playing at Karachi

Praises Younis Khan's captaincy

Bereaved Malik leaves camp

Shoaib Malik, the Pakistan allrounder, has gone back to Sialkot following the death of his father on Tuesday night

"It's my best innings in Test cricket" - Dhoni

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has the same swagger which epitomised Kapil Dev

Bring on the green tops

The thrilling contests in the last Ashes series gave cricket a new constituency, attracting even those who cared little for the game. Bore draws, like the one in Lahore and that expected here, will only succeed in alienating even the faithful

Compounding the circumspection

How much value do you give to runs scored in this Test? Four hundreds have been scored already, four more fifties can be added to that

Pathan misses ton as Pakistan march on

Plucky contributions from the lower order helped India gain a slender lead before Pakistan responded in kind, confidently moving to 152 for 1

Dhoni guides India out of danger

Two contrasting centuries, one reeking off supreme confidence, the other off swaggering brilliance, bailed India out of strife on an absorbing day at Faisalabad, after a frenzied 11-over spell had tilted the scales Pakistan's way in a batsman-dominated Te

Exceptions to the ennui

Until the afternoon, nearly halfway through this series, Test cricket had been at its most hateful. In any case, batting practices an unhealthy hold over modern day cricket, but in Lahore and Faisalabad, it has become a deathly choke

Heated exchanges as Test hots up

It's been a series crying out for a genuine combat between bat and ball, rather than the batsmen having it all their way

'At the moment it's looking like a draw' - Woolmer

Bob Woolmer feels it's tough to bowl a side out on this pitch

'It's one of the best innings I have seen' - Dravid

That Mahendra Singh Dhoni shredded a bowling attack is no surprise; that he did so in just his fourth Test against the ferocity of Shoaib Akhtar, with his side skidding into disaster-zone, was what caught Pakistan unaware

Dhoni's no Gilly clone

Over a century ago, Alice James wrote: "The success or failure of a life, as far as posterity goes, seems to lie in the more or less luck of seizing the right moment of escape."

Bowlers' graveyard

The flatbed at Faisalabad ensured a high in-control percentage for batsmen on all five days

Pathan's batting prowess

Irfan Pathan's latest effort at Faisalabad further underscored his burgeoning batting talent

Woolmer content with Pakistan bowlers

Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan coach, expressed satisfaction with the performance of the bowling attack on the second afternoon of the second Test against India

Inzamam doubtful for third Test at Karachi

Inzamam-ul-Haq has ruled himself out from participating any further in the second Test due to back pain

'They told me to treat it like a one-dayer' - RP Singh

RP made it a memorable debut to boot

Horses for courses

Pakistan's bowling remained equally committed and entertaining on a pitch which still sells runs

Damage control

For India, this was always going to be a day for damage control, and despite magnificent innings of contrasting tempos from Shahid Afridi and Inzamam-ul-Haq, they had every reason to be pleased with their efforts

Inzamam and Afridi make India suffer

The Pakistan batsmen made a resounding opening statement, walloping breezy cameos and wrenching away the advantage on an absorbing first day

Dravid and Laxman lead India's reply

India ended the day on a healthy 110 for 1 in response to Pakistan's 588

Third-session fireworks

How Pakistan wrested the initiative in the final session

'The game ran away from us in the last hour' - Dravid

"It's very difficult to drop someone like Sourav," said Dravid at the end of a tough day

Younis unfazed by spinners

Younis Khan attributes his success to tackling spinners with ease

Brave gambit

The fact that Zaheer Khan and RP Singh turned out to be India's best bowlers on the day vindicated the management's brave decision

Playing safe could mean sorry

The omission of Naved-ul-Hasan may backfire

Shoulder injury forced Rana out

Rana Naved-ul-Hasan's surprising omission from the second Test at Faisalabad was the result of a minor shoulder injury

'We wanted pitches with bounce' - Woolmer

The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced remedial measures while stoutly defending itself and the Pakistan team management

Crumbs of comfort

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Faisal Iqbal and Gul included for Karachi Test

Faisal Iqbal, the middle-order batsman, and Umar Gul, the fast bowler, have been included in Pakistan's squad for the third and final Test against India starting at Karachi on Sunday

'Not good for India-Pakistan cricket'

Statistical milestones apart, the first two Tests of this series will probably be forgotten before too long

'I enjoy playing against India'

"I enjoy playing against India," Afridi told the press at Iqbal Stadium. "It has always been good doing battle against India, it brings the best out of me

Dravid and Khan warned against verbal volleys

India captain Rahul Dravid and Pakistan's stand-in captain Younis Khan were summoned by Ranjan Madugalle, the match referee, over the verbal volleys exchanged by the players on the third day of the second Test at Faisalabad

Imran Khan joins pitch debate

Imran Khan outlines Woolmer's immediate priorities

Dhoni's maiden dazzler

Mahendra Singh Dhoni slashed, pulled, hoicked, drove and even defended, and brought up his maiden Test century

Afridi's assault

Shahid Afridi steamrolled the Indian bowlers for the second time in as many Tests

Harbhajan's nightmare, and a deluge of runs

Stats highlights on day 1

Faisalabad pitch presents a curate's egg

Yesterday, Agha Zahid was the most sought-after man in Pakistan

'Every session is very important now' - Dravid

Rahul Dravid gives his views on the opening slot and the pitch at Faisalabad

Malik to miss rest of Test

Pakistan opener Shoaib Malik was today relieved of his duty in the second cricket Test to enable him to be at the bedside of his ailing father