4. Dot. 4. 4. Four balls is all it took for Zak Crawley in the second innings to power England to a win in the one-off Test against Ireland at Lord’s. What seemed like an obvious conclusion more than 24 hours back eventually stretched more than expected courtesy a record 163-run stand between Mark Adair […]
Former Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne has earned a recall to the 50-over squad for the upcoming series against Afghanistan at home. Karunaratne, who led Sri Lanka in the previous ODI World Cup in 2019, hasn’t played the format in over two years, with his most recent appearance coming in March 2021. His inclusion now […]
Despite losing out on bringing Faf du Plessis back to the CSK fold, the four-time champions have been shrewd enough to find another potent opening partner for Ruturaj Gaikwad this season. On a day that he and Devon Conway took their tally of fifty-run partnerships past that of Gaikwad and Du Plessis, the Indian opener reckoned he […]
SRINAGAR, MAY 22: In connection with the ongoing celebrations of G20 Tourism Working Group meet in Srinagar, various colourful sports events were organized by J&K Sports Council (JKSC) across Jammu and Kashmir. The biggest function of the day was organized at Astro Turf Football ground in Srinagar amid arrival of foreign delegates. Secretary, Youth […]
Josh Hazlewood, who had returned home from IPL 2023 complaining of side soreness, has been cleared of any damage and declared available for selection for the World Test Championship finale against India and the Ashes that follows. Since the scans did not reveal any particular damage, after a “precautionary period of rest”, Hazlewood has since […]
LONDON: England’s James Anderson said he is expecting to return from his groin injury in “a couple of weeks” but the veteran fast bowler will not aim for a comeback for the one-off Test against Ireland so that he can be fully fit in time for the Ashes. Anderson suffered a groin injury playing for […]
SRINAGAR, MAY 16: Ms. Ishrat Akhter, International Wheelchair Basketball Player from J&K called on Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan, today. The Lt Governor congratulated Ms Akhter for her achievements in sports arena and assured all the support from the administration for future endeavours. Later, Adv. Waseem Gul, President Kashmir Advocate Association also […]
There is a “very real possibility” that Pakistan will boycott this year’s World Cup in India if they lose hosting rights to the Asia Cup, the chairman of the country’s cricket board Najam Sethi told Reuters. Bilateral cricket has been a casualty of the soured political relations between India and Pakistan over the last decade […]
Pakistan have appointed former New Zealand all-rounder Grant Bradburn as the head coach of their men’s team on a two-year deal after a successful spell as consultant, the country’s cricket board (PCB) announced on Saturday. He will lead the team’s coaching panel for the next two years. Bradburn served as the head coach of […]
LAHORE: Sterling performances by Pakistan’s opening batter Fakhar Zaman helped him to attain the International Cricket Council Men’s Player of the Month award for April, cricket governing body announced on Tuesday. Fakhar smashed centuries in each of the opening two games of Pakistan’s five-match One-day International series against New Zealand. His 180 not out in […]