Babar Azam banked on the impressive work of pace duo Haris Rauf and Mohammad Wasim as Pakistan hammered hosts New Zealand by six wickets in their tri-series Twenty20 international in Christchurch on Saturday. The Pakistan skipper, during a successful run chase of 148, scored an unbeaten 79 off 53 balls at a strike rate of […]
South Africa, despite defeating Indian in the opening One-day International here on Thursday, are languishing at 11th position in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League Standings — a position which will not earn them automatic qualification in next year’s 50-over World Cup in India. In fact, even if they make a clean sweep […]
NEW DELHI: India’s T20 bowlers need to lift their game in the final overs, head coach Rahul Dravid has said, after pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah’s injury ruled him out of this month’s World Cup. Rohit Sharma’s men have haemorrhaged runs at the tail-end of their recent T20 series against both South Africa and Australia, conceding […]
LAHORE: The series loss to England has forced Pakistan into some soul-searching but skipper Babar Azam remains confident that his side will iron out the issues with the T20 World Cup fast approaching. England clinched the seven-match series 4-3 here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday after whipping the hosts by 67-runs in a game […]
Antonio Inoki, a Japanese professional wrestling star turned politician, widely known for his match with Muhammad Ali and ties to North Korea, has died aged 79, after years of battling a rare disease, the company he founded said on Saturday. “New Japan Pro-Wrestling is deeply saddened at the passing of our founder, Antonio Inoki,” the […]
LAHORE: Pakistan’s teenage pace sensation Naseem Shah tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, a day after he was diagnosed a suffering from pneumonia, and was shifted to the team hotel from the local hospital. Sources told Dawn that Naseem will follow the full Covid-19 protocol at the hotel and while he will remain in isolation for the […]
LONDON: England’s aggressive approach to Test cricket under skipper Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum has paid rich dividends at home and batsman Joe Root is keen to see how it fares abroad in different conditions. Casting aside caution and taking the game to the bowlers in an approach that has been dubbed Bazball, […]
LAHORE: Pakistan and England will dive straight into action when they clash in the first of the remaining three Twenty20 Internationals of the seven-match series here at the Gaddafi Stadium after the teams’ practice sessions were cancelled due to rain on the eve of the match on Tuesday. The series is evenly poised at 2-2 […]
KARACHI: Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf said the spirit within the team was high after they secured a nail-biting victory over England on Sunday night to level the seven-match series at 2-2 ahead of the three decisive fixtures in Lahore. Haris was at his devastating best at the death on Sunday as Pakistan snatched victory from […]
HYDERABAD: India won the third and deciding Twenty20 against Australia in the last over after punchy half centuries by Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav on Sunday. The hosts won by six wickets with one ball remaining after Hardik Pandya, unbeaten on 25, hit the winning boundary. Kohli and Yadav put on a century stand to […]