Cricket

LONDON – May 20 (ONLINE) New Zealand Cricket on Friday said that there have been three COVID-19 cases in their camp in Brighton ahead of their three-match Test series against England. “Three of the BLACKCAPS touring party are in isolation after testing positive for Covid-19 […]

London, May 18 (AFP/APP): England on Thursday recalled James Anderson and Stuart Broad, their two most successful Test wicket-takers of all time, for the opening two fixtures of a three-match series against New Zealand. The pair were controversially left out of the squad from the […]

JOHANNESBURG – May 17 (ONLINE) South Africa have recalled all rounder Wayne Parnell fast bowler Anrich Nortje, along with batsman Tristan Stubbs, for the five-match tour of India starting on June 9. According to a foreign news agency, Nortje, 28, was forced out of South […]

MELBOURNE – May 16 (ONLINE) A day after the tragic demise of former Australia cricketer Andrew Symonds, local Australian media on Monday, 16 May reported that a man tried to revive the two-time World Cup winner in Queensland. The all-rounder, aged 46, succumbed to his […]

ISLAMABAD – May 16 (ONLINE) Star Pakistani cricketers on Sunday paid tribute to former Australia legend Andrew Symonds, as he breathed his last amidst a deadly car accident. ““Symonds was a man for the fast lane… can’t forget his 143 against us at Joburg in […]

Sydney, May 15 (AFP/APP): Andrew Symonds, who has died aged 46, was widely considered one of the most skilled all-rounders Australian cricket has seen, routinely thumping runs and taking wickets. Affectionately nicknamed “Roy”, he was also a rebel. AFP Sport looks at some of his […]

NEW DELHI – May 14 (ONLINE) Indian pacer Muhammad Shami has said young pacer Umran Malik will take a little more time to become mature as a bowler. Malik, a young right-arm pacer from Jammu and Kashmir, was the most exciting fast bowling prospects in […]

ISLAMABAD – May 13 (ONLINE) Former Pakistan pacer Shoib Akhtar has said that the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) team Chennai Super Kings (CSK) failed to qualify this season for the play-offs amidst their ‘non-serious’ management. Defending champions Chennai Super Kings have had a season to […]

COLOMBO 12 May (Online): The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) selection committee named a 15-member squad for the Pakistan tour, while also naming an additional five players on standby, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on its website on Wednesday. The two sides will first play […]

LONDON 12 May (Online): Pakistan wicket-keeper/batter Mohammad Rizwan wishes on Thursday to have focus and concentration levels of his County team-mate Cheteshwar Pujara as he looks to improve as a red-ball cricketer. Pujara has made a strong case for a Test comeback with two hundreds […]