Pakistan is likely to stick with their winning lineup against India. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are expected to lead the batting. There is a chance that Pakistan might consider bringing in Saud Shakeel. Arch-rivals, Pakistan and India, are getting ready for a high-octane Asia Cup match, which is scheduled to take place in Kandy … 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
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
Ramiz Raja, the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), will meet with officials from the Indian cricket board in Dubai for a formal meeting. Raja will meet with authorities at the International Cricket Council (ICC) board meeting, which will have a significant impact on the future schedules of both cricketing nations. The ICC summit … Read more
The 2020 Pakistan Super League (PSL) champions, Karachi Kings, have displayed poor performance during the ongoing tournament, which was unexpected, especially after appointing a new skipper. Babar Azam, last year in T20 World Cup, led the Green Shirts to a historic win over their arch-rivals India, has now been appointed as a new skipper for … Read more
PERTH: Perth was axed Monday as host of the potentially pivotal fifth Ashes Test between Australia and England because of tough Covid rules which require players to spend 14 days in quarantine. A decision on the new venue for the Test, scheduled to start on January 14, is yet to be made with Hobart, Melbourne and … Read more
BRISBANE: England captain Joe Root welcomed reports Monday that Darren Gough is set to become director of cricket at Yorkshire and said he would work with him to help the troubled club. British media said ex-England star Gough was on the verge of leaving behind a successful broadcasting career to spearhead Yorkshire’s recovery from a damaging racism … Read more
BRISBANE: After a build-up overshadowed by controversies and Covid, Australia and England’s hotly-anticipated five-Test Ashes showdown gets underway Wednesday in Brisbane with Joe Root’s men confident of defying recent history to cause an upset. Few series between the old rivals have witnessed such troubled preparations, with the tour threatened early on over Australia’s tough Covid-19 … Read more
BRISBANE: Spinner Nathan Lyon believes his team can sweep the Ashes series, saying England will have doubts about their own chances given their poor record in Australia. The tourists have lost nine of their last 10 Tests in Australia going back more than a decade and haven’t won in Brisbane — where the opening Test … 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
DUBAI: Virat Kohli’s India started the Twenty20 World Cup as favourites but their semi-final hopes are hanging by a thread after two losses, the latest an eight-wicket defeat to New Zealand. AFP Sport looks at where it is all going wrong for India, who suffered a 10-wicket humiliation to arch-rivals Pakistan in their first match. … Read more
DUBAI: Former Pakistan all-rounder Mudassar Nazar insists his country will once again be the kings of Asian cricket despite India’s rise as world-beaters on the back of the riches of the IPL. Pakistan were kings of the sub-continent from the mid-1980s to the 1990s with their on-field brilliance under Imran Khan, who led them to … 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
The most awaited match of the ICC T20 World Cup between two Asian giants and arch-rivals Pakistan and India will be played on October 24. However, Union Minister Giriraj Singh said that the match between the two neighboring countries should be reconsidered as the ties between them is not good. Similarly, India’s Punjab Minister Pargath … Read more
KARACHI: Shahid Afridi, the box office trailblazer of Pakistan white-ball cricket, believes his “unpredictable” nation can summon the spirit of 2009 and win a second T20 World Cup. Afridi was man of the match in a nail-biting seven-run semi-final win over South Africa in the tournament 12 years ago where he made 51. He then starred … Read more
Former veteran cricketer Shahid Afridi praised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after they made changes to the squad, especially the inclusion of former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik On his Twitter handle, Shahid Afridi wrote: “Good to see Shoaib Malik recalled for the T20 World Cup,” Afridi wrote on Twitter. “As a senior and experienced player, … 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
