Lahore, Apr. 6 : `Rawalpindi Express' Shoaib Akhtar has been included in Pakistan's squad for the one-day series against Australia in the UAE.

Selection committee chairman Abdul Qadir announced the squad at a press conference here on Monday.

A five match series will be played in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

Wellington (New Zealand), Apr. 6 : On the fourth day of the final Test against India, New Zealand could put together only 167 runs at the loss of four wickets before play was suspended due to bad light.

India was just six wickets away from a historic series triumph over New Zealand after marginalizing Kiwis in the third Test on Monday, after Zaheer Khan (2/50) and Harbhajan Singh (2/36) inflicted early damages.

Lahore, Apr 6 : Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt has rubbished speculation that the one-day international series against Australia in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) could be postponed or cancelled owing to lack of arrangements.

Ijaz insisted that the matches would go ahead as scheduled later this month, the Daily Times reported.

Islamabad, Apr 6 : Troubled fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is set to be included in a 15-man Pakistani squad for the upcoming one-day series against Australia after he passed a fitness test in Lahore.

Chief selector Abdul Qadir expressed satisfaction with Shoaib's fitness, and said team trainer David Dwyer and the Pakistan Cricket Board's medical officer, Dr Sohail Saleem, had also cleared him.

Wellington (New Zealand), Apr. 6: Indian cricketer and former captain Rahul Dravid has broken the world record for the most number of catches in test matches by an outfielder.

When Dravid helped to dismiss the New Zealand batsman, Tim McIntosh, in Wellington, it was his 182nd catch in a test career going back to 1996, reports the BBC.

Dravid''s landmark was reached on the fourth day of India''s third Test match against New Zealand at Wellington.

The previous record holder was Mark Waugh of Australia.

London, Apr. 6: Tennis star Andy Murray has equalled Tim Henman’s career haul of 11 titles.

The British No. 1 crushed Novak Djokovic 6-2 7-5 to win the Sony Ericsson Masters Series crown in Miami.

Murray has matched Henman’s 14-year career total at just 21 — by which age the former British star had not won a single tour title.

The Scot is closing in on Djokovic in the world rankings and could become Britain''s first-ever world No 3 at next week’s Monte Carlo tournament, reports The Sun.