Mickey Arthur felt Amir would have been one of the best Test fast bowlers in Pakistan’s history had he not lost those five years to the spot-fixing ban. Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur is not surprised by Mohammed Amir’s decision to retire from Tests at the age of 27 as he feels the pacer’s career […]
Senior Indian speedster Mohammed Shami’s US visa got rejected due to his existing police record on charges of domestic violence and adultery, and the BCCI had to step in to his rescue, according to a BCCI source. The Bengal speedster finally got the clearance after BCCI CEO Rahul Johri wrote a letter to the US Embassy, […]
Agencies Mohammad Amir has announced his retirement from Test cricket. The left-arm quick, 27, has however said he will continue playing white-ball cricket for Pakistan. “It has been an honour to represent Pakistan in the pinnacle and traditional format of the game,” Amir said in a statement. “I, however, have decided to move away from […]
Srinagar: Ghani Memorial Statdium in Rajouri Kadal area of the old city here has become first open air sports facility in the Shahr-e-Khas were flood lights have been installed. Advisors to Governor, K Vijay Kumar, Khurshid Ahmad Ganai and K K Sharma visited Rajouri Kadal where the newly installed facility of flood lights was jointly inaugurated by […]
London : Pakistan batsman Shoaib Malik confirmed his retirement from one-day cricket without making a farewell appearance in his side’s victory over Bangladesh. Malik had admitted last year that he intended to quit one-day cricket after the World Cup and he followed through with that plan after Pakistan’s 94-run win at Lord’s. The 37-year-old will […]
Agencies London : Their semifinal chances reduced to just a mathematical possibility, former champions Pakistan will need an improbable win over Bangladesh to have a shot at making the semifinals of the World Cup when the two sides clash here on Friday. Pakistan’s resurgence in the World Cup looked eerily close to the 1992 Cup-winning […]
Agencies Chester-le-Street : Riding high on confidence after registering a thumping win over India, pre-tournament favourites England will look to confirm their semifinal berth in the ongoing World Cup when they take on New Zealand in their last group stage game at Riverside Cricket Ground on Wednesday. If England lose in Chester-le-Street, Pakistan could leapfrog […]
Agencies New Delhi : Former Pakistani cricketer Basit Ali has criticised the Indian batters for their slow batting against England in the World Cup match which they lost by 31 runs in Birmingham on Sunday. Chasing 338, Indian batters started off slowly and could not manage to up the ante as and when required and […]
Manchester: Rohit Sharma produced an elegant hundred before Kuldeep Yadav flummoxed the Pakistani batsmen as India inflicted a humiliating 89-run defeat on their arch-rivals in a much-hyped World Cup match, which eventually turned to be a lop-sided affair. Chasing a stiff 337-run target, Pakistan were already down and out when rain stopped play after 35 […]
New Delhi : With just a day to go for the much-anticipated, high octane World Cup clash between India and Pakistan, cricket fans across the globe are praying that the rain gods stay away from Old Trafford on Sunday. So far, four matches have been abandoned in the ongoing World Cup, including India’s last fixture […]