New Zealand to tour Pakistan twice in 2022-23 to make up for series abandoned due to ‘security threat’

New Zealand to tour Pakistan twice in 2022-23 to make up for series abandoned due to ‘security threat’

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Monday that New Zealand will tour Pakistan twice in 2022-23 to “make up for” the tour it abandoned in September this year, hours before the first match was scheduled to begin. In a statement, the PCB said the Black Caps will initially tour Pakistan from December 2022 to January 2023 during […]

ODI series with West Indies put off till June

ODI series with West Indies put off till June

KARACHI: Another blow for Pakistan cricket. And once again, for no fault of its own. Pakistan Cricket Board’s chief operating officer Salman Naseer said that West Indies players contracted Covid-19 during transit on their way to the country, with the new positive cases that emerged on Thursday meaning that the three-match ODI series between the […]

Pakistan start as heavy favourites against virus-depleted Windies

Pakistan start as heavy favourites against virus-depleted Windies

KARACHI: If being shorn of their top players due to injury or otherwise wasn’t enough for the West Indies, Covid-19 has robbed them of three more players for the Twenty20 series against Pakistan starting from Monday. Pacer Sheldon Cottrell and all-rounders Roston Chase and Kyle Mayers all tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday night, reducing […]

Kohli lost ODI captaincy as India wanted sole white-ball skipper: Ganguly

Kohli lost ODI captaincy as India wanted sole white-ball skipper: Ganguly

Virat Kohli’s decision to relinquish the 20-overs captaincy resulted in him being removed as India’s one-day skipper as selectors did not want to have two different white-ball captains, Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI) chief Sourav Ganguly said. Opener Rohit Sharma took over as one-day captain on Wednesday, a month after succeeding Kohli as T20 skipper […]

Advisor Farooq Khan congratulates Real Kashmir FC for qualifying to semi-finals of IFA Shield Football tourney

Advisor Farooq Khan congratulates Real Kashmir FC for qualifying to semi-finals of IFA Shield Football tourney

SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 9: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan, today conveyed accolades to defending Champions Real Kashmir FC for qualifying to semi-finals of the 124th IFA Shield Football Tournament in Kalyani stadium, Kolkata here on Wednesday. The Real Kashmir FC defeated local heavyweights Mohammedan Sporting by 1-0 goals in quarter final match of the ongoing […]

West Indies cricket team arrives in Pakistan amid heavy security to play T20I, ODI series

West Indies cricket team arrives in Pakistan amid heavy security to play T20I, ODI series

The West Indies cricket team arrived in Pakistan on Thursday for a visit which local officials hope will scotch bitter memories of a New Zealand tour abandoned on security grounds. The Windies will play three Twenty20 and three one-day internationals — all in Karachi — starting on Monday, their first visit since 2018. A Pakistani official […]