ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi confirmed on Friday that it has not been communicated to PCB whether the Indian cricket team has declined to play the Champions Trophy matches in Pakistan next year as reported by the Indian media. Pakistan, who won the last edition of the Champions Trophy staged in […]
MELBOURNE — Pakistan’s new ODI skipper Mohammad Rizwan on Sunday said the three-match ODI series against Australia, starting Monday, will kick-start their preparations for the Champions Trophy back home next year. Rizwan had replaced Babar Azam as Pakistan’s white-ball skipper, last Sunday. “We are scheduled to play a good number of ODIs before the next […]
ISLAMABAD — Babar Azam could benefit from a break after being dropped from the Pakistan test squad, red-ball captain Shan Masood said as he backed the batter to rediscover his best form. Babar stepped down as skipper in all three formats last year after Pakistan failed to make the knockout stage of the 50-overs World […]
LAHORE — PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the Federal Interior Minister, on Friday assured a brisk visa issuance policy for Indian fans wanting to visit Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy early next year. He made the assurances during a meeting with a group of Sikh pilgrims from the United State. Naqvi said […]
NEW DELHI — Pakistan batter Babar Azam said his team will try to utilise the upcoming ODI series against Australia as crucial preparation for the ICC Champions Trophy to be held in February next year. “We are looking forward to the Champions Trophy because we have 10 to 15 one day matches (to come) and […]
NEW DELHI — Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram is hopeful of India’s arrival in Pakistan for next year’s ICC Champions Trophy and sees it as a great thing for cricket. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has neither denied nor confirmed yet that the Indian team will travel to Pakistan for the […]
ISLAMABAD — After Fakhar Zaman was excluded from white-ball squads and central contact for multiple reasons, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has “softened its stance” after receiving the left-handed batter’s response to a show-cause notice, Geo News reported citing sources. The difficulties of the opening batter are likely to end soon as Fakhar clarified his […]
KARACHI — Responding to the concerns regarding Fakhar Zaman’s exclusion from Pakistan’s white-ball squads and central contact, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi said that the national selection committee has full authority over squad decisions, including players’ inclusions and omissions. During an informal conversation with journalists in Karachi on Tuesday, Naqvi, who also serves […]
LAHORE — Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi Tuesday met with recently appointed white-ball captain Muhammad Rizwan and vice-captain Salman Agha, ahead of their departure for the Australia tour today. The chairman also conveyed good wishes for both Rizwan and Salman, who will be leading the team in the one day internationals (ODIs) and […]
KARACHI — Opener Fakhar Zaman is “upset” after Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) omitted him from the list of centrally contracted players, but is not thinking of retiring from international cricket. Apart from getting dropped from the contract list on Sunday, Zaman, the only Pakistan batter with a double hundred in ODIs, was also not included […]
