Galle, Sri Lanka, Nov 23 (AFP/APP):The West Indies avoided the follow-on as they reached 215 for eight at lunch at on the third day of the third Test in Galle, still trailing hosts Sri Lanka by 171 runs. Rahkeem Cornwall was on 33 not out […]
Kolkata, Nov 21 (AFP/APP):India won the toss and opted to bat against World Cup runners-up New Zealand for Sunday’s third Twenty20 international in Kolkata. The hosts have already won the three match series and captain Rohit Sharma announced two changes, with Ravichandran Ashwin and KL […]
Galle, Sri Lanka, Nov 21 (AFP/APP):Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test against West Indies at Galle on Sunday. The hosts opted for five specialist bowlers for their first match in the new ICC World Test Championship cycle, including […]
By Sohail Ali LAHORE, Nov 20 (APP):Buoyed by a comprehensive seven-wicket win over Ireland Women in the warm-up match, Pakistan Women enter the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier with confidence. The national women’s team play the opening match of the nine-team tournament against Bangladesh […]
Lahore-November 20 (Online): Former Pakistan pacer Umar Gul has been appointed the head coach of Galle Gladiators ahead of the second edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL). Moin Khan held the position at the helm for the Gladiators in the preceding season but he […]
England-November 20 (Online): English all-rounder and one of the most demanded player as far as franchise cricket is concerned, Ben Stokes recently followed PSL franchise, Islamabad United, on the popular social media platform, Instagram. This is the only PSL franchise Ben Stokes follows on Instagram […]
Sydney-November 20 (Online): Australia had all the momentum heading into the blockbuster Ashes series against England in less than three weeks — but that suddenly changed when a tearful Tim Paine quit as captain on Friday. Paine s bombshell announcement, prompted by an explicit text […]
Sydney, Nov 20 (AFP/APP):Pat Cummins emerged as the frontrunner Saturday to take over from disgraced former Australia Test skipper Tim Paine, with the likes of Mark Taylor, Dennis Lillie, and Steve Waugh all singing his praises. The 28-year-old, who has served as vice-captain in both […]
Ranchi, India, Nov 19 (AFP/APP):Scoreboard from the second Twenty20 international match between India and New Zealand in Ranchi on Friday: New Zealand M. Guptill c Pant b Chahar 31 D. Mitchell c Yadav b HV Patel 31 M. Chapman c Rahul b AR Patel 21 […]
Johannesburg, Nov 19 (AFP/APP):South African great AB de Villiers retired from all forms of cricket on Friday, saying that the “flame no longer burns so brightly”. The veteran batsman, who stopped playing internationals in 2018, tweeted: “It has been an incredible journey, but I have […]