Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that the national women’s team will tour Australia next year. Pakistan will play three T20Is and three ODIs in Brisbane, Sydney and Canberra from 16-29 January 2023, the board added. The ODIs will be a part of the ICC Women’s Championship 2022-2025. The first two ODIs will be played … Read more
West Indies ex-skipper Darren Sammy was one of the player who helped revive international cricket in Pakistan. He was awarded Sitara-e-Pakistan for his contributions in this regard. Sammy played his first Pakistan Super League (PSL) match for Peshawar Zalmi as a skipper against Quetta Gladiators in the inaugural edition of the tournament in 2017. Read … Read more
Pakistan is all set to host West Indies for three-match ODI series. According to reports, the series is likely to be shifted to Multan from Rawalpindi due to political issues. The District Administration of Multan has said that it has begun the preparation to host the series in Multan Cricket Stadium. The shifting of the … Read more
Australia’s home international season will begin in late August and the men’s team faces one of their busiest summers as the catch-up of Covid-impacted series continues in the final months of the current future tours programme. In addition to the men’s T20 World Cup, the men’s team will play Zimbabwe (ODIs), New Zealand (ODIs), West … Read more
The PCB has not officially transferred the three-match series to Multan. It is slated to take place at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi from June 8 to 12. Despite the fact that the PCB has begun preparations for hosting the West Indies at the Multan Cricket Stadium after getting verbal orders, insiders say it … Read more
Pakistan’s skipper Babar Azam has been named as Somerset’s best T20 player ahead of the Vitality T20 Blast in a survey organized by the club’s fans. The 28-year-old amassed 218 runs in 2020 while representing Somerset. He averaged 36.33 with a career-best of 114-run knock off 62 balls. Babar was the third fastest batsman to … Read more
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) postponed the second phase of the ongoing conditioning camp at the National High Performance Center (NHPC) Lahore in spite of rising political tensions. The second phase was due to start on May 26 after the conclusion of the first phase today (May 25). 27 cricketers took part in the first … Read more
Babar Azam, the captain of the Pakistan cricket team, has spoken out ahead of the three-match ODI series against the West Indies at home and has set certain goals for the series. Azam stressed the necessity of putting up a solid performance against the visiting squad ahead of a long season while speaking to the … Read more
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the 16-member one-day international squad for the home series against West Indies. All-rounder Shadab Khan has been called back to the squad after recovering from injury. He will resume his duties as vice-captain of the Green Shirts. Top-order batsman Abdullah Shafique and left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz were also called … Read more
Mustafizur Rahman has been requested to participate in all three forms during the West Indies tour in June by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). Mustafizur, who is now playing for the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League (IPL), has yet to respond to the board’s recommendation. The left-arm paceman has only played 14 of … Read more
Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim will miss the upcoming tour to West Indies, according to Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). The right-hand batsman will likely travel to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj as this year’s pilgrimage will be in July. “He informed us before the Sri Lanka series that he wants to perform Hajj this year,” Jalal … Read more
England veteran bowler James Anderson has declared himself fit and in good shape as he tries to reclaim his place in England’s Test squad this summer. Anderson was dropped by England for their tour of the West Indies earlier this year, despite a few brilliant performances during a disappointing Ashes campaign in Australia over the … Read more
Bangladesh fast bowler Taskin Ahmed is expected to miss the two-match Test series against the West Indies due to injury. The 27-year-old fast sustained a shoulder injury in the first Test of the South Africa series, ruling him out of the Port Elizabeth Test and the rest of the series against Sri Lanka. Taskin will … Read more
Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum is now in contention to become England’s new Test head instructor, in line with British media reviews. The Daily Mail said McCullum, a key discern behind New Zealand’s rise in each red and white-ball cricket, had come to be a candidate on lately-appointed England director of cricket Rob Key’s … Read more
Pakistani fast bowler Naseem Shah has been rested for a month in his debut match for Gloucestershire amid injury. During the clash with Northamptonshire, which marked his first match in the County Championship, he bowled 11 overs ahead of suffering from a shoulder injury. The injury made him unavailable for their fixture against Yorkshire last … Read more
Pakistan national women’s cricket team will host Sri Lanka women’s team for three T20Is and three ODIs. Sri Lanka will arrive in Karachi on May 19 where they will have three days of practice sessions leading to the T20I series from May 24-28. The national team will begin their ICC Women’s Championship campaign on June … Read more
The United States of America (USA) cricket team has made history after qualifying for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. This is the first time that the USA has made it to the main stage of the global cricket tournament. As per reports, the 2024 T20I mega event will be co-hosted by the USA along … Read more
England veteran bowler James Anderson still feels that he is up for the challenge to continue playing Test cricket, despite a lack of clarity about what the future holds for him. Anderson was left out of England’s team for the March tour of the West Indies, where they lost 1-0 in the three-match Test series. … Read more
England pacer James Anderson is still perplexed by his contentious absence from the last West Indies tour. English team’s ace bowlers James and Stuart Broad were ruled out of the West IIndies tour after a humiliating defeat in Ashes by 4-0. ECB selection panel led by intern head Andrew Strauss decided to not include the … Read more
Doctors have removed a metal plate from India’s former cricket captain Nari Contractor’s skull, which was implanted 60 years ago after a near-fatal bouncer by West Indies’ Charlie Griffith. Contractor’s international career was cut short after 31 Tests due to a brutal knock on the back of his head while facing the Barbados fast bowler … Read more
The Pakistan-Australia series was a huge success as it attracted cricket fans from all over the country as the Aussies toured for the first time in 24 years. As a huge number of fans made it to the stadiums to witness the matches, it generated a huge profit for Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). PCB chairman … Read more
LONDON: Joe Root should step down as England Test captain following his side’s series loss to the West Indies, former skipper Michael Vaughan told the BBC. Root’s position is under the spotlight after a 1-0 series defeat which came on the back of a woeful 4-0 Ashes thrashing by Australia. That extended England’s poor run … Read more
After the Covid-19 pandemic postponed the matches last year, Rawalpindi is preparing to host three one-day internationals (ODIs) against the West Indies in June. According to a statement released by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday, these one-dayers will be held in conjunction with the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League. The West … Read more
England, under the captaincy of Joe Root, suffered a huge blow after a Test series defeat against West Indies. Root is eager to continue his tenure as a skipper of the English cricket team. However, he may have to step down after huge losses against the West Indies, and against Australia last year. At the … Read more
ST. GEORGE’S: After being put in to bat, England slipped to 46 for three before lunch on the opening day of the third and final Test against the West Indies at the Grenada National Stadium on Thursday. Kyle Mayers instantly justified his selection with the wickets of Zak Crawley and Joe Root. Mayers struck in … Read more
WELLINGTON: Australia captain Meg Lanning smashed an unbeaten 135 to steer the Women’s World Cup favourites to a five-wicket win over South Africa in Wellington on Tuesday. The match brought together the only two undefeated teams at this year’s tournament, with Australia already through to the semi-finals. South Africa had more to play for as … Read more
BRIDGETOWN: England’s batters put the screws on weary West Indies bowlers to reach 482 for six in their first innings at tea on the second day of the second Test at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Thursday, with Ben Stokes completing his 11th Test century. Stokes went to 120 off 128 balls with 11 fours … Read more
West Indies and England on Saturday will face each other in the second Test of a three-match series at Kensington Oval in Barbados, with hopes of a recurrence of the batsman-friendly conditions that resulted in a draw in the first Test in Antigua. Pacers are set for another tough workout over the next five days, … Read more
