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Mohammad Sami, the Pakistan fast in doubt for the first Test against England, has asserted that he has no major groin problem

A one-day tournament so soon after the ICC Champions Trophy probably won't excite many, but all three teams will have a point to prove when the Paktel Cup starts in Multan tomorrow, when Pakistan take on Zimbabwe

It was never expected to be a contest, and so it proved in the end, as Pakistan's new improved unit overwhelmed the rookies of Zimbabwe by 144 runs in an echoingly underpopulated Multan stadium in the first match of the Paktel Cup

Pakistan wicketkeeper Moin Khan has been fined 75 per cent of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during his country's first home Test match against India

At the post-match press conference, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Haroon Rashid, the manager, identified what went wrong and how it will be rectified for the next Test

Since 2001, India have won six away Tests in as many countries, and given their dismal record, it can be called a substantial progress

Ashish Nehra has been named as Zaheer Khan's replacement for the remainder of the Test series in Pakistan

Pakistan's wicketkeeper, Moin Khan, has been called before the match referee, Ranjan Madugalle, after a show of dissent on the fourth day of the first Test against Pakistan

Anil Kumble talks to the press as India close in on victory

If you were to view the Multan Cricket Stadium from the air, it would most resemble an upturned flying saucer in the middle of farmland, and the view would give you some idea of just how far it is from the bustle of the old city

If you were to view the Multan Cricket Stadium from the air, it would most resemble an upturned flying saucer in the middle of farmland, and the view would give you some idea of just how far it is from the bustle of the old city

The press conference, the first Inzamam had given since the match began, centered around the problems of Pakistan's bowling, the flatness of the pitch and whether or not the match can be saved

Pakistan v India, 1st Test, Multan

India, riding on the back of Virender Sehwag's 228 not out, posted an imposing total of 356 for 2 on the opening day of the first Test at Multan

Aakash Chopra and Virender Sehwag may not get as much credit as some of their more accomplished teammates, but the role they play at the top of the order is a vital one

Perhaps the finest decision Sourav Ganguly made in his captaincy was to get Virender Sehwag to open the batting for India in Test matches

Sourav Ganguly, the Indian captain, is expected to be fit for the first Test, starting in Multan on March 28

Match winner: Inzamam-ul-Haq reaches his hundred on his way to 138* © AFP The masterclass of Inzamam-ul-Haq, who shepherded Pakistan to a one-wicket win over Bangladesh, received due acknowledgement at Multan, his home town

Dav Whatmore's blood pressure must be shooting through the roof

Trying perhaps to compensate for a batting debacle that lost them the second Test, Bangladesh put up a confident display of batting on the first day of the final Test at Multan