All-rounder Shakib-al-Hasan and batsman Mushfiqur Rahim will join the Bangladesh test squad for the two-match series against the visitors Pakistan starting November 26 in Chittagong. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will announce the Test squad today. Shakib-al-Hasan, who was on a family vacation in the US, will return to Bangladesh today. Read more: Pakistan aim for … Read more
Pakistan veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik will not be a part of the squad for the last T20I against Bangladesh due to his son, who is ill, in Dubai. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed in a statement that Malik will not be available for the third T20I. Iftikhar Ahmed will be replacing Malik in the … Read more
MELBOURNE: Tim Paine Sunday said Australian coach Justin Langer wanted him to remain as Test skipper, as he spoke of his “distress” and “embarrassment” over a sexting scandal that cost him his job. The 36-year-old abruptly quit on Friday ahead of the Ashes series against England over a series of lewd text messages with a … Read more
SYDNEY: Pat Cummins shaped up as the frontrunner Saturday to take over from disgraced former Australia Test skipper Tim Paine, with the likes of Mark Taylor, Dennis Lillie, and Steve Waugh all singing his praises. The 28-year-old, who has served as vice-captain in both Test and white-ball formats since 2019, is widely seen as being … Read more
SYDNEY: Tim Paine, who quit Friday as Test skipper, was hailed as Australian cricket’s saviour when he took over the captaincy in 2018 after a ball-tampering scandal left the team’s reputation in tatters. A journeyman wicketkeeper-batsman, Paine was 33 at the time and considering retirement before being unexpectedly appointed to the most scrutinised role in Australian … Read more
The Men in Green will look to continue their T20 World Cup form against Bangladesh as both nations will lock horns in their first match of the three-match T20I series today at Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. The match is set to begin at 01:00 pm PST. Prior to the match, both sides held a … Read more
SYDNEY: Tim Paine abruptly quit as Australian Test cricket captain Friday over an explicit “private text exchange” with a female colleague — a bombshell announcement just weeks before the Ashes series begins against arch-rivals England. “Today, I’m announcing my decision to stand down as the captain of the Australian men’s Test team,” said an emotional Paine, failing … Read more
MELBOURNE: Australia’s Boxing Day Test against arch-rivals England and next year’s Australian Open tennis will be played before a full house, Melbourne authorities said Thursday as they removed more pandemic restrictions. Victoria Premier Dan Andrews said that the state was about to hit 90 per cent vaccination, allowing long-standing restrictions to be swept aside, including … Read more
JAIPUR: Fast bowler Kyle Jamieson will sit out New Zealand’s three T20s against India but rejoin for the Tests, coach Gary Stead said ahead of Wednesday’s first clash in heavily polluted Jaipur. Stead said that in view of the packed tour of T20s followed by two Tests in two and a half weeks — hot on the … Read more
LAHORE: National selectors on Monday announced the Pakistan men’s cricket team for the two Tests against Bangladesh, which will be played in Chittagong (26-30 November) and Dhaka (4-8 December). Opener Imam-ul-Haq, middle-order batter Kamran Ghulam and off-spinner Bilal Asif have been named in the 20-player squad, replacing Haris Rauf, Imran Butt, Shahnawaz Dahani and Yasir … Read more
NEW DELHI: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will sit out this week’s Twenty20 internationals against India to focus on the upcoming Test series, the Black Caps said as they confirmed their squads Tuesday. The talismanic batsman has been in blazing form, hitting 85 off 48 balls in Sunday’s T20 World Cup final defeat to Australia in … Read more
NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma has been named the new captain of India’s T20 side, replacing Virat Kohli, the cricket board said Tuesday after the side were dumped out of the World Cup. The Board of Cricket Control of India tweeted that the 34-year-old opening batsman was “named the T20I Captain for India” as it announced the … Read more
WELLINGTON: New Zealand included five spinners in a 15-man Test squad named Friday to tour India later this month in the Black Caps’ opening series of their World Test Championship defence. The New Zealanders won the inaugural Championship after defeating India in the final at Southampton in June, with the next cycle of matches continuing … Read more
SYDNEY: Australia on Friday postponed its first-ever cricket Test against Afghanistan, after the country’s ruling Taliban regime effectively banned women from playing the sport. Australia’s cricketing authorities said that after consultation with “relevant stakeholders” they decided the men’s Test, to be played in Hobart this month, would not go ahead as planned. After the Taliban ousted Afghanistan’s elected … Read more
SYDNEY: Australian fast bowler James Pattinson announced his shock retirement from Test cricket on Wednesday, just weeks before arch-rivals England arrive to battle for the Ashes. The 31-year-old right-arm quick, who has notched 81 career Test wickets, has struggled with injury in the lead-up to the highly anticipated series. “I really wanted to give the Ashes a … Read more
LONDON: West Indies will play England in Barbados, Antigua and Grenada next year, officials announced Monday. A tour split between Twenty20 and Test cricket could also see the visitors joined by travelling fans provided they are fully vaccinated against Covid-19. A five-match T20 series will take place at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, from January 22-30. … Read more
Former Zimbabwe captain Andy Flower has been appointed as the team consultant for the upcoming T20 World Cup. He will join the coaching staff which also includes former South African all-rounder Lance Klusener and former Australian pacer Shaun Tait, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced. Flower has represented Zimbabwe in 63 Tests and 213 ODIs … Read more
Former Test cricketer Aqib Javed advises Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to boost the confidence of the current national squad that there will be no changes in the selection. Aqib says that the world will make fun of Pakistan if the squad is changed for the ICC T20 World Cup. He said that Pakistan’s first match … Read more
Inzamam-ul-Haq, the former Pakistan captain and best batsman of all time, is in the hospital after suffering a heart attack. He underwent a successful angioplasty. Inzamam had been complaining about his chest pain for the past three days. Initial testing did not reveal anything threatening, but testing done on Monday revealed that he suffered a … Read more
Virat Kohli will continue his captaincy in all three formats of the game, a top BCCI official said on Tuesday, following reports that the batting great could be replaced as the limited-overs captain. Kohli has been performing well with the bat. This has led to the reports that the changes could be made after the … Read more
Tim Paine, Australia’s Test captain, said on Friday that he believes nations would skip the Twenty20 World Cup next month or play Afghanistan because of the Taliban’s alleged prohibition on women participating in sport. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has yet to make the decisions regarding the government’s stance on women and Afghanistan men’s T20 … Read more
Taliban officials said that women should not be allowed to play cricket as there might be some situations in which they will not be able to cover their faces and body. In response, Cricket Australia has threatened to cancel the Test match against Afghanistan which was scheduled to be played on November 27. In an … Read more
South African fast bowler and country’s highest Test wicket-taker, Dale Steyn, has announced his retirement from all formats of cricket on Tuesday. Steyn ended his 20-year long journey in the world of cricket in which he was said to be the country’s best ever fast bowler. The 38-year old took retirement from test cricket in … Read more
Former Pakistan skipper Azhar Ali has reached England to represent Somerset County Cricket Club after the Test series against West Indies. After reaching England Azhar went into quarantine. He surprised his fans with a live cooking show on Instagram. He went live on a social media platform and cooked daal while responding to his fans’ … Read more
Former Zimbabwe cricketer and renowned coach Andy Flower has declined the offer to coach the Pakistan team. As per sources, former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ehsan Mani was looking to replace current head coach Misbah-ul-Haq, with Flower. Flower is currently the head coach of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Multan Sultans, Caribbean Premier … Read more
Pakistan on Wednesday announced a 19-player test squad for two-match test series against West Indies, which will commence from August 12 at Sabina Park. Pakistan skipper Babar Azam confirmed the playing members during his pre-test press conference. “It has been agreed to release Haris Rauf and Mohammad Nawaz so that they can return to Pakistan … Read more
Pakistan Test squad has gotten the permission to start training in Jamaica ahead of the test series with the West Indies. The Test squad landed in West Indies on Sunday in Guyana. From there they arrived in Jamaica. All squad members underwent 1-day isolation. The COVID results came negative. They will start their training session … Read more
The timings for the upcoming matches in the first edition of the Kashmir Premier League (KPL) 2021 have been changed due to the Test series between Pakistan and West Indies. The first of the two tests will be played from August 12 in Sabina Park, Kingston. The second test will be played at the same … Read more
