Cricket

London, June 4 (AFP/APP): England’s Ashes preparations were dealt a blow on Sunday as frontline spinner Jack Leach was ruled out of the series due to a lower back stress fracture. The 31-year-old developed the injury as England wrapped up victory in a lone Test […]

LAHORE 03 June (Online): Pakistan captain, Babar Azam, surprised his fans when he shared a picture of himself and his classmates at Harvard Business School. Babar took to social media on Saturday and posted an image that offered a sneak peek into his most recent […]

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 […]