Naseem Shah said he has no desire. To develop into an all-round player. like some of his country’s greats of the past. Naseem Shah communicated with the media here and answered an inquiry in regards to his arrangements about turning. Into an all-rounder following his shocking rush against Afghanistan in the strained Super Four conflict … Read more
West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin on Monday reported. Retirement from worldwide cricket with prompt impact. After Barbados’ nine-wicket misfortune against Australia in the CWG 2022. Deandra Dottin posted an extensive proclamation on Twitter, reporting her retirement from international cricket. Taking to Twitter, Dottin stated: “Kindly acknowledge this letter as my proper retirement from the senior … Read more
Shakib Al Hasan made his Test captaincy debut 13 years ago. West Indies coach Phil Simmons confirms fast bowler Kemar Roach for Test series against Bangladesh. West Indies hoping to build on spirit of trouncing England in Grenada two months ago. All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan leads an unsettled Bangladesh side into the first Test against … Read more
MS Dhoni’s first of 538 matches for India was when Dwaine Pretorius was 15. Pretorius had never played in the IPL before this year. He has taken 23 wickets at an average of 19.47 and a strike rate of 15.00 in T20Is. MS Dhoni’s first of 538 matches for India was when Dwaine Pretorius was … Read more
Indian tennis star Sania Mirza wants her husband Shoaib Malik, Pakistani veteran all-rounder, to play for a few more years because of his fitness. Malik recently turned 40, and it appears that he has no plans to stop doing what he loves. Sania claimed in an exclusive interview with Cricket Pakistan that Malik has a … Read more
Jason Roy led the Quetta Gladiators to a 7-wicket win over Lahore Qalandars on Monday at the National Stadium, Karachi. Roy played a destructive innings where he scored 116 runs of just 57 balls in which he smashed 19 boundaries – including 11 fours and 8 sixes. The Gladiators batter not only trended on social … Read more
Quetta Gladiators veteran all-rounder Shahid Afridi has tested negative for the Covid-19 and has joined the team, according to the franchise. Today, Afridi had a rapid antigen test (RAT) at the team’s hotel, which came out negative. The Gladiators’ main player will now play in their encounter against Islamabad United on February 3. Afridi tested … Read more
Jason Holder leads the West Indies to an epic 17 runs victory against England in the fifth and the final T20I of the five-match series at the Kensington Oval on Sunday. The Caribbeans won the series 3-2. England needed 20 runs to reach a target of 180 when all-rounder Holder began to bowl the final … Read more
India cricket team head coach Rahul Dravid said that the ODI series against South Africa was an “eye-opener.” However, he expects that the team would improve ahead of the next year’s World Cup. “We’ve not played a lot of one-day cricket since the last World Cup,” said Dravid after South Africa completed a 3-0 series win in … 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
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad United head coach Azhar Mahmood won’t be looking at individual performances but would see who gives best for the team. The former all-rounder said he was looking forward to a successful Pakistan Super League (PSL) 7 with Islamabad United and feels team skipper Shadab Khan was a big believer in using new innovative … Read more
BRISBANE: Captain Joe Root expects all-rounder Ben Stokes to play a major part in the Ashes but warned Monday that England must manage his bowling workload on his hotly anticipated return. The 30-year-old Stokes took an indefinite break from all cricket in July to prioritise his mental well-being and rest a fractured finger. There was doubt whether … Read more
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s struggling cricket team are battling injuries ahead of the formidable challenge of hosting Pakistan for a two-Test series beginning on Friday in Chittagong. Star players Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal are sidelined, added to a lack of confidence in the camp after losing eight straight Twenty20 internationals, meaning Pakistan will start as overwhelming favourites. … Read more
SHARJAH: Veteran Pakistan batsman Shoaib Malik on Sunday admitted a Twenty20 World Cup semi-final against a formidable Australia will give him “butterflies”. Pakistan completed the Super 12 stage with five wins in as many games with a clinical 72-run win over qualifiers Scotland in Sharjah. Shoaib smashed a quickfire 18-ball 54 not out — the fastest half century … 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
ABU DHABI: Australia captain Aaron Finch has played down the effects of evening dew in day/night games at the Twenty20 World Cup, insisting that control of the powerplay was fundamental to success in the abbreviated form of cricket. After a disjointed build-up to the tournament which runs until November 14, the Australians kick off their campaign … Read more
DUBAI: Virat Kohli will be looking for a fairytale ending to his leadership of India’s Twenty20 team as he chases an elusive first major title at the World Cup. The 32-year-old Kohli will step down as T20 skipper after the 16-nation tournament in the United Arab Emirates and Oman that starts on Sunday. The prolific run-scorer has … 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
Pakistan all-rounder Muhammad Hafeez, who is part of the squad of Central Punjab, has been pulled out of the National T20 Cup that is ongoing in Rawalpindi, according to sources. The right-handed batsman has been forced to withdraw from ongoing matches in Rawalpindi as a result of food poisoning, sources said, and he has left … Read more
New Zealand cricket great Chris Cairns Monday said he was “facing possibly the greatest challenge” of his life after being left paralysed following a stroke during a heart operation. The 51-year-old, one of the world’s top all-rounders in the early 2000s, underwent life-saving surgery last month when a tear developed in the lining of a … Read more
RAWALPINDI: Fast bowler Hassan Ali on Tuesday said he was confident that Pakistan would play well capable of winning the upcoming T20 World Cup. “The players who have been picked up for the T20 World Cup by the selection committee have either performed in the past or in recent times. I’ve the strong belief that … Read more
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) may include Saqlain Mushtaq in the coaches’ panel for the upcoming ICC t20 World Cup along with two foreign coaches. Newly elected PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja in the press conference yesterday announced that two foreign coaches will be hired for the national team for the upcoming T20 World Cup. He … Read more
Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan says that a match against India is always intense for both sides. While talking to the media during the white-ball training camp, Shadad said that the national team is excited and all geared up to play against their arch-rival India in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup. “Cricket fans wait for … Read more
All-rounder Rashid Khan appealed for peace in Afghanistan. He asked the world leaders not to leave his country in “chaos” amid increasing violence. “Dear World Leaders! My country is in chaos, thousands of innocent people, including children and women, get martyred every day, houses and properties being destructed. Those families displaced. Don’t leave us in … Read more
Star All-rounder Shoaib Malik slammed at Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after an embarrassing defeat from Zimbabwe in the second T20I at Harare Sports Club. The green shirts on Friday had restricted Zimbabwe to a low total of 118 runs. However, the whole batting line-up collapsed like a house of cards managing only 99 runs on … Read more
England’s star all-rounder Moeen Ali tested positive for covid-19 upon his arrival at the Hambantota airport in Sri Lanka, England Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed that Moeen Ali has tested positive for COVID-19. ECB said in an official statement that, “Following PCR tests administered on arrival at the airport in Hambantota on Sunday 3rd January, The … Read more
Pakistan’s star All-rounder Mohammad Hafeez becomes the leading runs scorer in T20 internationals this year with 415 runs, despite a break in cricket due to the pandemic. Today Hafeez has scored 41 runs against New Zealand in the 3rd T20 to help guide Pakistan to victory over New Zealand. His knock included 3 sixes and … Read more
Ex-skipper and star player of Pakistan cricket team, Shahid Afridi paid a visit to his ancestral village with his family. He shared about his visit on social media, adding that it was always better to “connect with your roots”. The all-rounder tweeted about meeting his family, people of the village and checking up on the … Read more
