DUBAI — Australia thrashed New Zealand by 8 wickets to clinch their maiden T20 world cup in Dubai on Sunday. Glenn Maxwell scored the winning runs for the Aussies. Mitchell Marsh won the man of the match whereas David Warner was declared the Man of the Tournament. Chasing the target of 173 Australia lost skipper […]
NEW DELHI — Former India batter VVS Laxman will be the next head of the National Cricket Academy (NCA), a senior BCCI official confirmed on Sunday. Laxman will take over from his former batting colleague Rahul Dravid, who was recently appointed as chief coach of the Indian team following the end of Ravi Shastri’s tenure. […]
KARACHI — Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali has apologised for his forgettable outing against Australia in the T20 World Cup semifinal, saying he is more disappointed than anyone else and pledged to come back stronger from this bad phase of career. In the 19th over of the match, Ali dropped Matthew Wade off Shaheen Shah […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir all-rounder, Abid Mushtaq, was Friday called by Mumbai Indians for trials ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) auction. He will leave for Mumbai this afternoon and attend the trials tomorrow. “He was called yesterday for trials. He will leave today and participate in trials tomorrow,” a source close […]
NEW DELHI — Former Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram is backing Australia to beat New Zealand in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2021 final in Dubai as he feels that Aaron Finch’s team has a slight edge over their trans-Tasman rivals. Both Australia and New Zealand registered similar wins in their respective semifinals against […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan allrounder Hasan Ali, whose costly mistake on-field allowed Matthew Wade to secure Australia’s thrilling victory in the T20 World Cup semi-final on Thursday, has been facing severe criticism on social media ever since that fateful evening. Having conceded 44 runs in four wicketless overs, Ali had more disappointment to face in the […]
ABU DHABI — The Indian doctor, who treated Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan in the ICU, is astonished at the quick recovery made by the seriously ailing but gritty wicketkeeper-batsman, to be match-fit for the ICC T20 World Cup semis against Australia. “Mujhe khelna hain. Team ke saath rehna hain” (I want to play. I want to […]
DUBAI — Pakistan have hailed wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan as a “warrior” after revealing he was in hospital with a severe chest infection before taking the field to score a brave half-century in defeat to Australia at the T20 World Cup. Rizwan top-scored for Pakistan with 67 from 52 balls in Thursday’s semi-final in Dubai to […]
DUBAI — Australian legend and current batting consultant of Pakistan cricket team Matthew Hayden has opened up about Babar Azam and his comparisons drawn with the Indian batter Virat Kohli. Hayden shared his thoughts during a virtual press conference on Wednesday. “Babar and his personality is, as you see is what you get,” Hayden said. […]
ABU DHABI — Pakistan captain Babar Azam has backed the statement of outgoing India head coach Ravi Shastri that playing regularly in bio-bubbles has not been easy for the players. Ahead of India’s final T20 World Cup against Namibia, Shastri had said that his players were mentally and physically exhausted after six months of bubble […]