Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Hayden Worried About Decision to Remove Babar Azam as Captain

Hayden Worried About Decision to Remove Babar Azam as Captain

Ex-Aussie cricketer Hayden notes issues in Pakistan cricket structure, calls for high performance. Hayden disappointed by Babar Azam’s captaincy resignation, praises his track record. Hayden points to player absences and underperformance as key factors in Pakistan’s World Cup woes. Former Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden expressed his dissatisfaction with the leadership setup in Pakistan cricket and … Read more

Matthew Hayden says ‘Statistically Babar Azam is ahead of Virat Kohli’

Matthew Hayden says 'Statistically Babar Azam is ahead of Virat Kohli'

Australian cricket legend Matthew Hayden believes that Babar Azam is currently leading in this closely-watched competition. Kohli has a higher batting average, but Babar has a superior strike rate. Hayden is eagerly anticipating Babar Azam’s resurgence in the upcoming match against Sri Lanka. Australian cricket legend Matthew Hayden has given his opinion on the ongoing … Read more

Pakistan’s chance to ignite and revitalise nation in T20 final: Matthew Hayden

Matthew Hayden

Matthew Hayden, Pakistan’s coach, says the T20 World Cup is a chance for the team to re-energize the nation. The former Australian cricketer believes the T20 World Cup final between Pakistan and England on Sunday will be a duel between bowling and batting “It’s a very emotional campaign,” he said about Pakistan. “When it comes … Read more

Matthew Hayden identifies Pakistan’s World Cup turning point

World Cup

Pakistan qualified for the semi-finals of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Babar Azam’s men will face New Zealand at the SCG on Wednesday. Coach Matthew Hayden believes Mohammad Haris’ batting injection was key to their success. Pakistan’s chances of winning the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup have improved to the point where they only … Read more

Matthew Hayden returns as mentor for Pakistan in T20 world cup

Matthew Hayden

Pakistan ranks 2nd in ICC T20 team ranking. Pakistan to play against India in upcoming T20 world cup. Matthew Hayden will be the Pakistan team mentor for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced Friday. The decision is a continuation of Hayden’s contribution with the national men’s side after … Read more

IPL: After losing his cool with teammate Mohammed Shami, Pandya receives support from Swann and Hayden

Pandya

After Mohammed Shami made a fielding error in the 13th over, Hardik Pandya was visibly enraged at his teammate. On Monday, the Gujarat Titans were defeated by the SunRisers Hyderabad. Hardik Pandya was slammed after Gujarat Titans (GT) suffered their first defeat of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season on Monday. Gujarat lost … Read more

Shoaib Akhtar expresses displeasure on ICC’s decision

Shoaib Akhtar

Pakistan former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, who was in the audience during the ICC T20 World Cup final on Sunday between New Zealand and Australia, believed that it was an unfair decision of the International Cricket Council (ICC) to name Aussie’s David Warner as the Man of the Tournament. Warner scored 289 runs in seven … Read more

Babar Azam smashes Matthew Hayden’s record of most runs in a maiden T20 World Cup

T20 World Cup

Pakistan captain Babar Azam shattered Australia’s Matthew Hayden’s record for most runs scored by a batsman in his maiden ICC T20 World Cup appearance. Babar reached this milestone during the second semi-final against Australia on Thursday. Hayden, who is currently the batting consultant of the national team during the ongoing tournament, had set the record … Read more

Hayden rates Shaheen’s delivery to Rahul as ‘one of the best’

T20 world Cup

Pakistan batting consultant Matthew Hayden has rated Shaheen Shah Afridi’s delivery that dismissed India’s opening batter, KL Rahul, earlier in the ICC T20 World Cup as one of the best he has ever seen. “Pace is most certainly an essential part of Shaheen’s arsenal,” Hayden was quoted saying by ANI. “The ball does not swing … Read more

Australia look to halt Pakistan juggernaut in World Cup semi-final

Pak vs Aus

DUBAI: Australia is looking to their top-order batting led by the explosive David Warner as well as Adam Zampa’s bag of leg-spin tricks to get past a red-hot Pakistan in Thursday’s second semi-final of the Twenty20 World Cup. The Aussies made their first semi-final of the tournament since 2012 with four wins and a better … Read more

Gary Kirsten favourite to become Pakistan’s head coach

Kirsten

Former South Africa batter Gary Kirsten has emerged as the strongest candidate for the position of Pakistan’s head coach. According to reports, Kirsten along side former Australia batter Simon Katich and former England cricketer Peter Moores are also in line for the position. Last month, just before the ICC T20 World Cup, the head coach … Read more

Pakistan-India rivalry is unmatched: Matthew Hayden

Matthew Hayden

Former Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden said that the Pakistan-India rivalry is unmatched and it will be tested between the two sides when they will clash on Sunday at Dubai International Stadium. Hayden is currently the batting consultant for Pakistan during the ICC T20 World Cup. He has been transferring his cricket experience on how to … Read more

T20 World Cup: PCB announces national team’s departure schedule

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Tuesday the national team’s departure schedule for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup. The national team led by Babar Azam will leave for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on October 15 through a chartered flight. According to the details, all the national players participating in the National T20 Cup … Read more

Vernon Philander will reach Lahore in October’s first week

Vernon Philander will reach Lahore in October’s first week

Pakistan’s consultant coach, Vernon Philander will reach Lahore in the first week of October to participate in the National T20 Cup. Vernon Philander will meet and work with the members of the Pakistan cricket team during the second leg of the National T20 Cup, scheduled at Gaddafi stadium from 6th to 13th October. Meanwhile, former … Read more

Mohammad Rizwan thanks Misbah and Waqar for serving Pakistan

Mohammad Rizwan thanks Misbah and Waqar for serving Pakistan

Pakistan cricketer, Mohammad Rizwan expresses gratitude to Misbah-ul-Haq and Waqar Younis for serving the Pakistan cricket team. Misbah and Waqar resigned from their roles last week just after the announcement of the Pakistan T20 World Cup squad. Rizwan wishes prayers for both the coaches as they moved on to the next chapter of their lives. … Read more

Hayden, Philander named as Pakistan’s coaches for T20 World Cup

Vernon Philander, Matthew Hayden, Pakistan Cricket Board, T20 World Cup

Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) new chairman Ramiz Raja named Australia’s batting great Matthew Hayden and South Africa’s Vernon Philander as the batting coach and bowling coach, respectively, for the ICC T20 World Cup campaign. Raja held his first press conference as the PCB boss on Monday at the National High-Performance Centre, Lahore, where he maintained … Read more