LAHORE: Head coach and chief selector Misbah ul Haq on Monday announced the names of 20 probable Pakistani players for the upcoming One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 (T20i) series against Sri Lanka. The 20 players will take part in a training camp, which will kick start at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore from Wednesday, September 18, the Pakistan Cricket...
Australia's Steve Smith returned to make 92 after a sickening blow to the neck before England captain Joe Root fell for the first golden duck of his Test career as Pat Cummins took two wickets in two balls on a dramatic fourth day of the second Ashes clash at Lord's. England were 96-4 in their second innings — a lead...
The Sri Lankan cricket team may soon return to Pakistan to play at least one Test match, more than a decade since militants attacked their team bus in Lahore in 2009. Sri Lanka and Pakistan were originally scheduled to play at a neutral venue, but Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) sent a security delegation to visit Pakistan after the Pakistan Cricket...
MUMBAI: The All India Tennis Association will discuss its concerns over next month’s Davis Cup tie between India and Pakistan with security advisers from the International Tennis Federation (ITF) on Monday, AITA General Secretary Hironmoy Chatterjee has said. Security representatives of the governing bodies will speak in a telephone call that will also be attended by India’s Davis Cup captain...
India have asked the International Tennis Federation to shift their upcoming Davis Cup tie from Pakistan to a neutral venue due to escalating political tensions between the two nations. The Indian team are scheduled to tour Pakistan's capital Islamabad for the Asia/Oceania Group 1 tie to be held on September 14 and 15. But relations between the neighbours are badly...
ISLAMABAD: The federal Cabinet on Friday also gave approval for the new constitution of the Pakistan Cricket Board. In the new constitution, the regional system in the sport has been abolished. Due to the measure, now provincial teams will participate in domestic cricket.
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday announced central contracts for the 2019-20 season during which the men’s cricket team will play six World Test Championship Tests, three ODIs and nine T20Is. The list has been reduced to 19 players from 33 but the contracts for the upcoming season are "significantly" higher in financial value. The players who have been...
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday announced it has decided not to renew contracts of head coach Mickey Arthur, bowling coach Azhar Mahmood, batting coach Grant Flower and trainer Grant Luden. The PCB Cricket Committee, which met on Friday, was unanimous in its recommendations for a refurbish of the coaching setup. The recommendations were forwarded and discussed with PCB...
BIRMINGHAM: Steve Smith hit his second century of his comeback Test on Sunday as Australia set England a daunting 398 to win the Ashes opener at Edgbaston. Ashes-holders Australia, bidding to win their first Test series away to England in 18 years, made 487-7 declared in their second innings as they capitalised on the absence from the home side´s attack...
LAHORE: The three main stakeholders of Pakistan cricket — head coach Mickey Arthur, chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq and captain Sarfraz Ahmed — appeared before the Pakistan Cricket Board’s cricket committee here on Friday to express the views on their performance during the last four years. The meeting lasting four hours was chaired by PCB managing director Wasim Khan. It first heard...
LAHORE: A security delegation from the Sri Lankan cricket board will arrive in Pakistan on August 6. The security delegation will visit venues in Karachi and Lahore. The PCB has offered Sri Lanka to play two Test matches in Pakistan. The security delegation will travel to August 8 where they will be briefed about the security situation in the country....
Soon after rumours of pacer Hassan Ali's marriage with Dubai-based Indian girl Shamia Arzoo went viral, the news of spinner Imad Wasim's wedding surfaced on Thursday with London-based Sania Ashfaq. The wedding ceremony will be held on August 26 in Islamabad. The couple met in London as their families are busy in wedding preparations. Imad is currently playing for Nottinghamshire...
England return to 'Fortress Edgbaston' for the first Test against Australia on Thursday looking to round off an already memorable season by completing a World Cup and Ashes double. If the World Cup remains the pinnacle of the 50-over game, for England and Australia there's nothing quite like a renewal of Test cricket's oldest rivalry. But now there's arguably more...
According to media reports, test cricketer Hassan Ali has decided to tie knot with Indian citizen girl-- living in the United Arab Emirates, Shamia Arzoo. According to family sources, the nikkah ceremony will be held on 20th August 2019. Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali is all set to tie the marriage knot with Indian girl Shamia Arzoo in Dubai. Shamia...
MUMBAI: India captain Virat Kohli on Monday quashed reports of a rift with senior batsman Rohit Sharma, calling the rumours ‘baffling’ and ‘ridiculous’ before the team’s departure for a tour of the West Indies. Since India’s exit in the semi-finals of the 50-over World Cup this month, reports of a crack in relations between Kohli and his limited-overs deputy Sharma...
Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has said he is not surprised by fast bowler Mohammad Amir's decision to retire from Test cricket as it was on the cards for a long while. "It was on the cards for a long while. Amir had been speaking to me about it with me for some time now. His Test career was taking...
Fans have voted Pakistan’s 12-run win over India at Chennai in 1999 as the team's greatest game match to date in the country's 432-Test history, according to a press release issued by the Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday. The Test was played from January 28 to 31 with Pakistan coming back from behind to win back-to-back games on the Indian...
