Pakistan left-hand batsman Shan Masood has been named captain of the Derbyshire County Cricket Club for the upcoming Vitality Blast. The club took it to Twitter and shared the new development. 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝟐𝟎 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧!@shani_official has been named as Derbyshire Falcons captain for the upcoming @VitalityBlast 🙌 Congratulations, Shan 👏 Read ⤵️ — Derbyshire CCC … Read more
Will Rhodes and Sam Hain both scored unbeaten hundreds of years to safeguard reigning champs Warwickshire from rout against Yorkshire in the LV= Insurance County Championship at Headingley. The Bears started the last day on 57-3 in their subsequent innings, a shortage of 148, however captain Rhodes (111 not out) and Hain (109no) batted directly … Read more
Craig Overton guaranteed his 400th top of the line wicket as Somerset energized against Hampshire at Taunton. Overton guaranteed the scalps of Felix Organ, Ian Holland and James Vince as Hampshire shut on 144-5 in their LV= Insurance County Championship Division One conflict. The England seamer finished the day with 3-21 from 18 overs, with … Read more
Sussex included England pace bowler Ollie Robinson to play in the four-day warm-up game against New Zealand, yet weighty downpour put pay to play on the very beginning, while the guests have affirmed three Covid cases. Robinson was as of late avoided with regard to Brendon McCullum’s most memorable England crew with England Men’s Cricket … Read more
Pakistan’s legendry former pacer Shoaib Akhtar uncovered the preparation strategies that assisted him with speeding up and at last permitted him to break the 160kmph hindrance in ICC WorldCup 2003. In a video, shared on his YouTube channel, Akhtar said: “I use to bowl 157 and 158kmph reliably however some way or another I couldn’t … Read more
Jofra Archer will miss the 2022 English summer season after he suffers from a stress fracture of the lower back. Archer played for England in March last year. He hoped to make a comeback after recovering from an elbow injury for Sussex in the upcoming T20 Blast. He was not able to step on the … Read more
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) received a formal invitation from New Zealand Cricket (NZC) to play the tri-nation series ahead of the T20 World Cup later this year. The PCB is considering accepting the invitation as it will help players gear up for the World Cup, according to a PCB official. NZC put forward the … Read more
Young fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain will be returning to cricket very soon. He was banned from the sport due to his illegal bowling action reported by Cricket Australia during the Big Bash League (BBL). Taking to his official Twitter handle, Hasnain shared a video with the caption, “Inshallah I’ll be back soon in cricket” InshAllah … Read more
Former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt pummeled PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja’s arrangement, guaranteeing he is oblivious to junior cricket. Salman Butt expressed Ramiz Raja’s drives show he is clueless of the elements and necessities of grassroots cricket in Pakistan. “Lately, during school titles, there were players who didn’t have a place with schools. So they … Read more
DUBAI: Pakistani bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has been ranked 10th in the current ICC T20I Player Rankings following a brilliant performance in the one-off T20I in Lahore during the Pakistan-Australia series. Afridi moved up four ranks following his 2/21 against Australia. Australia’s Josh Hazlewood slid to third, while England’s Adil Rashid moved up to second. … Read more
Dayle Steyn played in the era in which fast bowlers ruled. Test matches in the last decade were very different from now. The scores were below 400, batters’ average below 40, and the matches were finished in four days. A number of variables may have contributed to this, including the rising popularity of T20 cricket, … Read more
On Friday, adoring fans wearing Virat Kohli shirts and face paint rushed for a spot inside India’s Mohali Stadium for the superstar cricketer’s 100th Test match. Kohli is one of the best batsmen in the modern game, and he was India’s most successful Test captain until stepping down as skipper in January but remained a … Read more
Lahore: The seventh edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is reaching the end of the first stage where three teams have already qualified for the playoffs and one out of Islamabad United or Quetta Gladiators will complete the last-four lineup. The competition is becoming the first in the post-Covid-19 era that is being completed without … Read more
A full-fledged women’s Indian Premier League (IPL) is expected to begin next year. The Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) said that the tournament will be held “soon”. Women’s IPL will be held alongside men’s IPL with three teams, However, many believe that women should have their own separate tournament with more teams. … Read more
If you could name one international cricketer who began 2021 as a success story and ended it as a failure, then most of you probably would come up with one name – Virat Kohli. The now-former India skipper began the year on a high with his team winning Down Under, but was on his way … Read more
Pakistan had a fantastic year in 2021, as their cricket squad triumphed despite all difficulties. Pakistan not only thrived under Babar Azam’s leadership, but the team also evolved into a cohesive entity led by the star himself. With the Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) seventh edition kicking off today, the cricket fever has returned to the … Read more
Rovman Powell’s blistering century helped West indies register a 20-run win against England in the third T20I at Bridgetown on Wednesday. The recalled Powell’s 107 off just 53 balls, as well as his fourth-wicket stand of 122 with Nicholas Pooran (70), helped take the West Indies to an imposing 224-5 after stand-in England captain Moeen … Read more
Karachi Kings was the most expensive franchise when the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) first auctioned teams in 2015 to kick start the Pakistan Super League (PSL). At the start of the tournament, in 2016, the franchise probably had the biggest fan base in the country as it was being named after the biggest city of … Read more
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday revealed the eleven players who were considered for the ICC Men’s T20I Team of the Year and Pakistani skipper Babar Azam was named captain of the team. Some of the rising stars of the national team also made it to the team including wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan and bowling … Read more
Australia’s upcoming summer schedule of limited-overs series will only feature Sri Lanka after New Zealand postponed tour to Australia amid tight border controls and quarantine requirements in NZ, to control the virus outbreak, as the Kiwis return is uncertain. All the travellers visiting New Zealand had to go through a mandatory 10-day quarantine period, and … Read more
For a sport that for decades held on to its traditions like an oak’s roots do in the soil; where innovation meant fast-bowler Bill Lockwood bowling the slower ball, leg spinner Bernard Bosanquet creating the googly, Rohan Kanhai executing his falling hook or Mushtaq Mohammad playing the reverse sweep, the number of changes made over … Read more
ISLAMABAD: An in-match penalty for slow over rates in men’s and women’s Twenty20 Internationals comes into effect this month (January), with the updated playing conditions also providing for an optional drinks interval midway through the innings in bilateral T20 international cricket. The over rate regulations are captured in clause 13.8 of the playing conditions (here), … Read more
NEW DELHI: India’s domestic Ranji Trophy has been postponed after a nationwide surge in coronavirus cases, the country’s cricket board said in a statement. The first-class competition — named for Maharaja Ranjitsinhji, an Indian prince who played for England in the 1890s — was scheduled to start this month. But the long-format tournament and February’s Twenty20 women’s league … Read more
MIAMI: The USA v Ireland one day international cricket series scheduled for this week has been cancelled over Covid-related concerns, USA Cricket said Tuesday. The federation had already cancelled one of the three scheduled matches, but had hoped to play the remaining two on Wednesday and Thursday. “While all players in both current playing squads have returned negative Covid … Read more
COLOMBO: Zimbabwe will tour Sri Lanka next month to play three ODIs in the island’s cricket body announced Tuesday. All three day-night games in the series will be played at the Pallekele Stadium in the central city of Kandy on 16th, 18th, and 21st January, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said. Read More: “Happy birthday to … Read more
LAUDERHILL: The United States were unable to repeat their Twenty20 heroics on Thursday night as Ireland fought back courageously in Florida to draw their series 1-1. Read more: USA cricketers defeat Ireland by 26 runs in T20 contest Monank Patel’s men created history by beating a Test playing nation for the first time on Wednesday … Read more
LAUDERHILL: The United States scored a famous and deserved T20 cricket triumph over Ireland on Wednesday to get the most important series in their history off to the best possible start. A brilliant 65 from Gajanand Singh helped the hosts reach a competitive 188 for 6 in their 20 overs and some disciplined bowling from Saurabh Netravalkar … Read more
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja on Wednesday praised the national team but stressed that ‘more needed to be done’. Flanked by newly appointed CEO Faisal Hasnain in a news conference in Karachi, Ramiz acknowledged that Pakistan was not ranked well in Test cricket. The PCB chairman underscored the need to improve cricket standards … Read more
