CHENNAI — In a major coup, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has managed to convince Rahul Dravid to take over as head coach of the Indian men’s team. It is understood that despite saying no to the job earlier, the board officials including president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah had […]
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Pakistan to host Asia Cup 2023 in ODI format
DUBAI — The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has decided to allot the 2023 edition of the Asia Cup to Pakistan. The tournament, set to be played in the ODI format, will follow a T20 Asia Cup in Sri Lanka next year. The decisions were taken by an ACC meeting which was held in Dubai on […]
Ramiz Raja invited to watch IPL 2021 final
DUBAI — The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja has been invited to watch the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly. However, Raja won’t be attending the final according to sources. The invitation was extended on the sidelines of the […]
‘Will defeat India in opening World Cup clash’: Babar Azam
ISLAMABAD — Babar Azam, the Pakistani captain has said that his side will defeat arch-rivals India in its opening clash of the T20 World Cup as it is more familiar with the conditions, having played mostly in the UAE for the past three-four years, Press Trust of India reported. Pakistan will take on India at […]
T20 WC: J&K pacer Umran Malik selected as Team India’s net bowler
NEW DELHI — After impressing one and all with his speed, Jammu and Kashmir pacer Umran Malik has now been chosen as Team India’s net bowler for the upcoming T20 World Cup. Malik had recently played for the SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 and he also ended up recording the […]
Sohaib Maqsood ruled out of Pakistan”s World Cup squad, Shoaib Malik named replacement
LAHORE — Pakistan”s Sohaib Maqsood was on Saturday ruled out of the upcoming T20 World Cup owing to a lower back injury and replaced by veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik. Maqsood was ruled out of the tournament after failing an MRI scan on his lower back. Maqsood, who was in the 15-member squad, sustained the injury […]
Umran Malik Bowls the Fastest Delivery of IPL 2021
ABU DHABI — SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) pace sensation Umran Malik clocked 153kph to bowl the fastest delivery of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Malik achieved this feat in the 4th delivery of the 9th over against Devdutt Padikkal. RCB batter got […]
Shoaib Akhtar, Shahid Afridi lash out at New Zealand for abandoning Pakistan tour
ISLAMABAD — Former Pakistan cricketers lashed out at the New Zealand Cricket for abandoning the Pakistan tour at the last minute ahead of the first ODI. Both teams were scheduled to kick start the series with the first ODI match on Friday, but New Zealand cricket decided to abandon the tour due to security concerns. […]
ECB to decide touring Pakistan within 48 hours
KARACHI — England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has released a statement after New Zealand decided to pull out of the Pakistan tour due to a security alert. According to ECB’s spokesperson, they are cooperating with the security team in Pakistan and will decide to tour Pakistan within 48 hours. “We’re aware of New Zealand’s […]
New Zealand pull out of Pakistan tour citing “security alert”
ISLAMABAD — New Zealand on Friday, 17 September stated that they would pull out of their tour of Pakistan due to a “security alert” from their government. New Zealand were set to play three ODIs and five T20Is across Rawalpindi and Lahore as part of their tour of Pakistan. However, after the toss in the […]









