Cricket

London, June 3 (AFP/APP): England debutant fast bowler Josh Tongue marked his call-up to the Ashes squad with a five-wicket haul as England beat Ireland by 10 wickets in their warm-up match at Lord’s on Saturday. After Tongue’s return of 5-66, it took England just […]

London, June 2 (AFP/APP):Ollie Pope and Ben Duckett compiled record-breaking centuries before debutant Josh Tongue took his first wickets in Test cricket as England continued to dominate their Ashes warm-up against Ireland on Friday’s second day at Lord’s. Pope’s 205, the fastest double hundred in […]

By Sohail Ali LAHORE, Jun 02 (APP):Thirteen spinners and 11 fast bowlers will undergo specialised men’s camps at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) here this month in a bid to develop a deep and strong core ahead of an exciting and challenging season. Fourteen batters […]

LAHORE 01 June (Online): Greg Barclay, the chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) tipped Pakistan cricket to reach “another level” citing “great facilities” and ability to host international cricket. Barclay and ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice are on a two-day tour of Pakistan to […]

LAHORE 01 June (Online): Pakistan will participate in the upcoming World Cup in India only if the country’s cricket board is provided with a guarantee that the hosts of the 50-over showpiece will return the favour by travelling across the border for the ICC Champions […]

ISLAMABAD 31 May (Online): The discussions between the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the ICC Chairman, Greg Barclay, and Chief Executive, Geoff Allardice, concluded on Tuesday after a two-day meeting. During the talks, there were in-depth deliberations on several significant matters. According to the sources, […]

ISLAMABAD 30 May (Online): Cricket’s cash-starved associate member nations fear the proposed new international revenue distribution model, which heavily favours the game’s superpowers, could potentially stall the growth of the game. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has proposed a new revenue-sharing model for the 2024-27 […]

London, May 30 (AFP/APP):Josh Tongue is set to make his England debut after being named Tuesday in the XI to play Ireland in this week’s one-off Test at Lord’s. The 25-year-old Worcestershire quick was initially only called up as cover due to injury concerns over […]

ISLAMABAD, May 29 (Online): Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, Pakistan’s cricketer stars, became the first two cricketers to join Harvard Business School’s executive education programme on the Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports (BEMS). Skipper Babar and wicketkeeper-batter Rizwan will participate in the programme from […]

ISLAMABAD, May 29 (Online): The final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 will be played today (Monday) between the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and the Gujarat Titans (GT) in Ahmedabad after being rescheduled due to rain on Sunday. The Super Kings defeated the Titans […]