Ashley Giles “stepped down” from his role as managing director of England men’s cricket on Wednesday as he paid the price for a woeful 4-0 Ashes series loss in Australia. The humiliating reverse followed a poor 2021 where England lost nine of their 15 Tests and were beaten in the semi-finals of the World Twenty20. “Ashley Giles […]
Australian pace bowler Josh Hazlewood said on Wednesday he would not be surprised if security fears prompt some players to opt out of the upcoming Pakistan tour, as he eyes a comeback to the national team after recovering from injury. Australia are scheduled to play three Tests, three one-day internationals and one Twenty20 starting on […]
KARACHI: After hitting Sohail Khan for an M.S. Dhoni’s signature “helicopter shot”, Afghan batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz maintained his pose for a few moments as the ball travelled over the midwicket boundary. The pose symbolised Islamabad United’s utter dominance over Peshawar Zalmi as the former two-time champions kicked off the seventh edition of the HBL Pakistan […]
English cricket is back in the firing line over racism in the game after “stereotypical” and “outdated” views were expressed about the reasons for a lack of interest in the game among Britain’s ethnic minority communities. Former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq delivered harrowing testimony to lawmakers in November in which he said his career had been ended […]
CAPE TOWN: A 3-0 drubbing in South Africa is a timely reminder that India need to overhaul their approach to One-day International cricket and head coach Rahul Dravid says the problem lies in how they fared in the middle overs — both with bat and ball. With regular skipper Rohit Sharma among a slew of […]
Pakistan captain Babar Azam was crowned as the ODI Cricketer of the Year by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday for his “match-winning knocks, spell-binding stroke-play and memorable moments” in 2021. “Babar Azam might have played only six ODIs in 2021, but he made vital contributions in the two series that Pakistan played this […]
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday announced its ODI team of the year featuring two Pakistani players — Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman — with the former given the reins to captain the honorary line-up, just as in the T20I eleven. The cricket body had unveiled its T20I team of the year a day ago, naming […]
HOBART: England skipper Joe Root said their disastrous Ashes campaign should serve as an opportunity to prioritise Test cricket again after their collapse in Hobart on Sunday saw Australia claim the series 4-0. England have reinvented themselves as a white-ball powerhouse since their early exit from the 2015 World Cup, winning the next edition of […]
CAPE TOWN: Jasprit Bumrah took 5-42 as India bowled South Africa out for 210 and then drove home their advantage with the bat as the ended day two of the decisive third and final Test on 57 for two in their second innings at Newlands on Wednesday. India’s lead is 70, already a sizeable one […]
BEIJING: Despite Omicron concerns, Beijing will not adjust its Covid-19 prevention measures for the Winter Olympics unless there are many cases inside the “closed-loop”, Huang Chun, an official with the Beijing Games organising committee, said on Tuesday. China has reported some cases of the more infectious Omicron variant of the coronavirus as it battles small-scale […]