Eight Afghanistan cricketers and three members of the support staff have tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of the upcoming series against Bangladesh. Touring members who have cleared that test have begun practice at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday (February 15). A 22-member Afghanistan team arrived in Dhaka on February 12 and moved to Sylhet the […]
Mohammad Nabi, the senior all-rounder, has made a return to the 50-over format as he has been included in the 16-member Afghanistan squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Bangladesh, scheduled to start from February 23. Nabi will also continue to lead the T20I side in the two 20-over games against Bangladesh in March. […]
LAHORE: The count has stopped at six for Multan Sultans. The defending champions saw their winning start snapped in emphatic fashion by a relentless Lahore Qalandars at the Gaddafi Stadium on Friday. A 52-run victory for Shaheen Shah Afridi’s men, playing their first game in front of their home crowd, not only underlined the Qalandars’ […]
AHMEDABAD: India clinched a series win over the West Indies after pacer Prasidh Krishna tore through the tourists’ top order on Wednesday, taking four wickets to lead India to a 44-run victory in the second One-day International in Ahmedabad. Building on their six-wicket win over the West Indies in the opening ODI on Sunday, India […]
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday named a 16-member squad for the Test series against Australia, which will begin next month, opting to keep most of the players who were part of the national side during the series with Bangladesh in 2021. In a statement, the PCB said three changes have been made in the squad that was […]
Australia have named a full-strength line-up for next month’s three-Test tour of Pakistan in their first squad announcement since the resignation of Justin Langer as coach. The Australians will play in Pakistan for the first time in almost 25 years and the series will be the Test side’s first overseas tour since facing England in the 2019 Ashes […]
Justin Langer resigned as coach of Australia on Saturday, just weeks after leading the side to a 4-0 Ashes series win over England, with Cricket Australia (CA) saying he had declined a short-term extension to his contract. Langer’s departure came after he held contract discussions with Cricket Australia on Friday, with his current deal set to expire […]
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday suspended Quetta Gladiators pacer Mohammad Hasnain from further participation in the ongoing seventh edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) as well as any form of international cricket after a bowling examination found that his right arm exceeds the permissible 15-degree limit. Hasnain’s bowling action was reported by […]
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 […]