Cricket

ISLAMABAD, Mar 19 (APP):Wasim Akram, former Pakistan captain and a legendary pacer, has said that Saudi Arabia could form its proper cricket team as the Kingdom regularly hosted tournaments, adding he wishes to see the game “evolve” in the Gulf nation. Akram made his first-ever […]

ISLAMABAD, March 18 (Online): Pakistan’s veteran Umpire Aleem Dar has stepped down from the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires. He officiated in a record number of international cricket matches during his distinguished career. Aleem’s first international match as an Elite Panel umpire was in 2002 […]

Mumbai, March 17 (AFP/APP): Brief scores from the first innings of the first one-day international between India and Australia Mumbai on Friday: Australia 188 all out, 50 overs (M. Marsh 81, J. Inglis 26; M. Shami 3-17, M. Siraj 3-29) Toss: India […]

LAHORE 17 Mar (Online): Pakistan’s veteran Aleem Dar stepped down on Thursday from the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires after officiating in a record number of international cricket matches during his distinguished career. The 58-year-old stood in 144 Tests and 222 ODIs (both world records) […]

BENGALURU 15 Mar (Online): India will monitor the workload of their players in the build-up to the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia, with some of them set to play key roles with their teams in the Indian Premier League, Captain Rohit Sharma said. […]

Dhaka, March 14 (AFP/APP):Brief scores from the first innings of the third and final Twenty20 international between Bangladesh and England in Dhaka on Tuesday: Bangladesh 158-2, 20 overs (Liton Das 73, Najmul Hossin 47; C. Jordan 1-21, A. Rashid 1-23) v England Toss: Bangladesh Series: […]

LAHORE, Mar 13 (APP):The PCB selection committee of the national men’s team, headed by Chief Selector Haroon Rasheed, has rested captain Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Shaheen Shah Afridi, Fakhar Zaman and Haris Rauf with a view to manage workload and future assignments of the […]

ISLAMABAD 12 Mar (Online): Inter-Provincial Coordination Minister Ehsan Ur Rehman Mazari on Sunday termed politics the only impediment to the restoration of cricket between Pakistan and India. In an exclusive interview on tv channel, the PPP leader said the government was willing to indulge in […]