India defeated powerhouses South Korea to win the first archery gold of the 19th Asian Games on Wednesday before two world stars of track and field look to end their seasons with a bang. Gold medals were up for grabs on the 11th day in an overcast Hangzhou in everything from athletics and boxing to […]
Spin bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan on Sunday said the team with the strongest bowling unit, capable of stemming the runs on India’s batting-friendly pitches, will win the World Cup. The 24-year-old is leading Pakistan’s spin attack that has come under severe criticism for not taking wickets in the middle overs. Khan himself managed just six […]
KARACHI: Just a month ago, Pakistan were riding high as the world’s top-ranked ODI team and one of the favourites to win the World Cup in India. But a crushing 228-run defeat to arch-rivals India and a narrow two-wicket loss to Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup have cast a shadow over their prospects. This […]
Afghanistan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq on Wednesday has announced that he will retire from the ODI cricket after the World Cup. Naveen-ul-Haq returned to the Afghanistan’s ODI side for the first time in over two years. He has featured in seven ODIs to date, grabbing 14 wickets at an average of 25.42, with best figures of 4 for 42. […]
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Tuesday said the national side was focused on winning all the matches during the World Cup and not just one. “As a team, we play match-to-match and we are eying the World Cup … we have nine matches to win before we can win the World Cup,” he said. The […]
The vexing visa issues for the Pakistan team has been sorted. Cricbuzz can confirm that visas for the Pakistan contingent for the World Cup has been resolved and Babar Azam & Co can now travel to India. The International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed the development to Cricbuzz on Monday (September 25) evening that the Indian […]
KARACHI: Emphasising that lack of planning led to disaster for Babar Azam and his men in the Asia Cup, former Pakistan captain Aamir Sohail on Tuesday said the green-shirts must develop the habit of striking the iron while it is hot. “Lack of planning dented Pakistan’s campaign in Sri Lanka for which the captain and […]
A Bangladeshi cricketer was embroiled in controversy on Monday over misogynistic social media posts condemning working women, just days after making a brilliant international debut. Bowler Tanzim Hasan Sakib took the wicket of India captain Rohit Sharma with only his fourth delivery in international cricket when the neighbours met in the Asia Cup on Friday, […]
Pace bowler Mohammed Siraj returned figures of 6-21 to lead India’s rout of Sri Lanka by 10 wickets as they clinched their eighth Asia Cup title on Sunday. Siraj got four wickets in one over to help skittle Sri Lanka out for 50, a total the Indian openers Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill surpassed in […]
Skipper Shakib Al Hasan’s 80 and inspired bowling led Bangladesh to a consolation six-run win over India in the final Super Four clash of the Asia Cup on Friday. India, who had already booked a meeting with Sri Lanka in Sunday’s final in Colombo, faltered in their chase of 266 despite a valiant 121 by […]