DURBAN — White-ball skipper Mohammad Rizwan offered surety about Pakistan not being daunted by South Africa’s impeccable home record before the multi-format series begins in Durban. Pakistan will square off against South Africa in three T20Is, three ODIs and two Tests on strips that are expected to hold bounce, in complete contrast to the Asian […]
NEW DELHI — Amid the ongoing impasse on Pakistan’s hosting of the Champions Trophy 2025, the decision on the next year’s marquee event is likely to be announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday, sources told IANS on Monday. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), which holds the hosting rights for the Champions Trophy, […]
ADELAIDE — Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj was fined 20 per cent of his match fee, while Australian batter Travis Head was also “sanctioned” by the ICC for indulging in a heated exchange of words during the just-concluded day-night Test here. Siraj and Head were held guilty of breaching the world body’s code of conduct following […]
ISLAMABAD — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday praised Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi’s “principled” stance over the hosting of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan. The tournament, scheduled to take place in Pakistan from February 19 to March 9, has become embroiled in a dispute, with the Board of Control for […]
LAHORE — Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has assured PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi of “complete support” on the issue of the hosting of the Champions Trophy next year and said the country should keep its self-respect while dealing with the matter, according to sources. Sharif, who is also the patron-in-chief of the Pakistan Cricket Board […]
KARACHI — Former captain Shahid Afridi has advised the PCB to refrain from sending the national team to India for any cricket event, including ICC tournaments, unless India agrees to send its team to Pakistan. Speaking at the Urdu conference at the Karachi Arts Council, Afridi emphasized the need for the Pakistan Cricket Board to […]
ADELAIDE — Jasprit Bumrah is only human and cannot always shoulder the responsibility of bowling opposition out all by himself, skipper Rohit Sharma said on Sunday, urging others to share the load with the premier fast bowler. India lost to Australia by 10 wickets in the second Test and during the Australian innings, only Bumrah […]
LAHORE — The International Cricket Council (ICC) has deferred its crucial meeting regarding the Champions Trophy 2025, which was set to take place today (Saturday), Geo News reported citing sources. The sources revealed that the meeting was postponed due to the lack of response by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to […]
ADELAIDE — Batting great Sunil Gavaskar has expressed his disappointment with the Indian bowlers’ lack of success with the pink ball on the opening day of the second Test against Australia here, saying they ought to have done better. Australia were comfortably placed at 86 for one at stumps after bowling out India for 180 […]
NEW DELHI — The International Cricket Council has reached a consensus to conduct next year’s Champions Trophy in a hybrid model, allowing India to play its share of matches in Dubai while agreeing “in principle” to a similar arrangement in multi-lateral events till 2027. According to a top ICC source, the decision was more or […]