Cricket

LONDON – September 22 (ONLINE) Former England captain and cricket commentator Nasser Hussain has suggested splitting the opening pairing of Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam to accommodate Shan Masood. Having watched Shan closely during his time in the County Championship with Derbyshire, Nasser Hussain stated […]

NEW DELHI – September 22 (ONLINE) Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) Chairman Sourav Ganguly said Tuesday he expects the women’s Indian Premier League (IPL) to begin in 2023, Indian media reported. “The BCCI is currently working on the much-awaited Women’s IPL. We are […]

NEW DELHI – September 21 (ONLINE) India’s legendary Sunil Gavaskar feels senior pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s poor show at the death overs is a “real concern” for India, going into next month’s T20 World Cup. Bhuvneshwar has leaked quite a lot of runs at the death […]

COLOMBO – September 21 (ONLINE) Sri Lanka’s batting legend Mahela Jayawardena recently came out in support of Pakistan skipper Babar Azam as the latter currently suffers bad batting form. Babar, who received a lot of flak from both fans and cricket experts for his dismal […]

LAHORE – September 21 (ONLINE) Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ramiz Raja on Wednesday urged the fans and supporters to back the all-format captain Babar Azam. “This team played Asia Cup final, beat India so they should be given some time. Bad performance […]

Mohali, India, Sept 20 (AFP/APP): Matthew Wade steered Australia to a four wicket victory over India after a blistering knock by Cameron Green in the opening game of the three match Twenty20 series in Mohali on Tuesday. Wade’s unbeaten 45 off 21 helped the visitors […]

LAHORE 15 Sep (Online): Pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi will start bowling in the first week of October in London after recovering from his knee injury before flying in to Australia to join the Pakistan squad for the T20 World Cup later that month. Shaheen […]

KARACHI 15 Sep (Online): England’s cricket squad touched down in Karachi on Thursday on their first tour of Pakistan in 17 years. England last played in Pakistan in 2005 and were due to visit last year until pulling out at short notice after New Zealand […]

ISLAMABAD 15 Sep (Online): The International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Thursday that tickets for the highly anticipated match between Pakistan and India in the group stage of the upcoming T20 World Cup had sold out. In a press release, the ICC said tickets for […]

SYDNEY 14 Sep (Online): David Warner says he still considers leadership roles a privilege and is ready to talk to Cricket Australia about ending the ban imposed on him for his part in the Newlands ball-tampering incident. The 35-year-old was banned from the elite game […]