MOHALI — Senior India fast-bowler Mohammed Shami on Sunday has been ruled out of the upcoming T20I series against Australia after testing positive for Covid-19, said the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The BCCI further said that pacer Umesh Yadav will replace Shami for the three-match series against Australia, starting from September […]
LAHORE — The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday announced national squads for the seven-match T20I series against England, the tri-series in New Zealand, and the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup Australia, 2022. Chief Selector Muhammad Wasim named the players during a media briefing at PCB’s headquarters at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Addressing […]
LAHORE — Asad Rauf, the former ICC elite panel umpire from Pakistan, has died following a cardiac arrest in Lahore. Rauf was 66 years old. He officiated in 64 Tests (49 as on-field umpire and 15 as TV umpire), 139 ODIs and 28 T20Is. Rauf was one of Pakistan’s most prominent umpires in the mid-2000s, […]
MUMBAI — The All-India Senior Selection Committee met on Monday to pick India’s squads for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia and for the T20I series against Australia and South Africa at home. India squad for ICC T20 World Cup: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, […]
DUBAI — Sri Lanka produced a clinical all-round performance to beat Pakistan by 23 runs in the final to win the Asia Cup 2022 title at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, here on Sunday. This is Sri Lanka’s sixth Asia Cup title. After losing their opening game against Afghanistan, they beat Bangladesh, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan […]
NEW DELHI — The right-arm pace duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel, who missed the 2022 Asia Cup in the UAE due to injuries, are all set to make a return for India’s campaign in the T20 World Cup campaign in October-November. A report in Cricbuzz says both pacers have cleared their fitness test, […]
DUBAI — Pakistan leg-spin all-rounder Shadab Khan insists that winning against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup final and claiming the trophy is the real deal for his team. The final of Asia Cup 2022, to be held at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday, will see Pakistan and Sri Lanka face each other for […]
DUBAI — Pakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq feels that skipper Babar Azam is in good form, but it is his “luck” that is not going in the favour of the right-handed batter. Though Pakistan are in the Asia Cup final and will get to face Sri Lanka in Dubai on Sunday, Azam hasn’t got the […]
MELBOURNE — Australia white-ball skipper Aaron Finch has announced his retirement from One-day International (ODI) cricket, with the third and final match against New Zealand in Cairns on September 11 being his last assignment. The 35-year-old Finch’s retirement from 50-over international cricket means he will not lead the Kangaroos in the 2023 World Cup next […]
DUBAI — Sri Lanka produced a clinical all-round performance to beat Pakistan by five wickets in a Super Four match of the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, here on Friday. Spinners Wanindu Hasaranga (3/21) and Maheesh Theekshana’s (2/21) impressive bowling performance helped Sri Lanka bowl out Pakistan for 121 in 19.1 […]