LEEDS: India captain Virat Kohli has dismissed talk that England’s injury crisis has bolstered his side’s hopes of victory in the third Test as they ‘don’t wait for the opposition to be weak’. Kohli’s men head into Wednesday’s clash at Headingley 1-0 up in a five-match series after a superb 151 run-win in the second […]
Pakistan threw down the gauntlet to the West Indies on the penultimate day of the two-match Test series on Monday, setting the hosts 329 to win as the visitors chase a series-levelling victory at Jamaica’s Sabina Park. West Indies will start Tuesday’s final day at 49 for one, 280 runs away from the target as […]
Fawad Alam’s fifth Test century and Shaheen Shah Afridi’s new ball potency pushed Pakistan into the ascendancy on a truncated third day of the rain-affected second Test against the West Indies at Sabina Park on Sunday. Fawad’s unbeaten 124 lifted the tourists to 302 for nine declared in their first innings before Shaheen removed both […]
KINGSTON: Captain Babar Azam and Fawad Alam were battling to lift Pakistan from a horrible start at 62 for three at lunch on the opening day of the second Test against the West Indies at Sabina Park on Friday. Babar, his country’s premier batsman, was due to resume after the interval on 31 alongside left-hander […]
Dispelling the impression that the visit of Reg Dickason — a long-time independent security consultant for New Zealand Cricket (NZC) — to Pakistan next week was related to the situation in neighbouring Afghanistan, a spokesperson for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday said that Dickason was “always scheduled” to visit the country as part […]
WELLINGTON: New Zealand Cricket officials are monitoring the situation to ensure the team’s safety during its tour of Pakistan next month after some players expressed concern over security after the Taliban’s takeover of neighbouring Afghanistan. New Zealand agreed to undertake the Black Caps’ first tour of Pakistan in 18 years, with three One-day Internationals and […]
DUBAI: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam wants to re-establish the team’s ‘superiority’ in the shortest format of the game by winning the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup. Pakistan, the T20 World Cup champions in 2009, will open their campaign in the 2021 event against India at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Oct 24. “All the […]
Pakistan will face India on October 24 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium for the men’s T20 World Cup, according to the scheduled announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday. The 16-nation tournament — to be held in the United Arab Emirates and Oman — will begin on October 17 with Oman taking […]
West Indies held their nerve as tailenders Kemar Roach and Jayden Seales guided them to a thrilling one-wicket win over Pakistan in the first Test in Jamaica on Sunday. Roach scored 30 and Seales two in an unbeaten 17-run partnership as the home side reached their target of 168 for the loss of nine wickets […]
West Indian captain Kraigg Brathwaite was run out for 97 after a 96-run partnership with former skipper Jason Holder which helped guide the team to a first-innings lead over Pakistan on the second day of the first Test. Brathwaite turned a ball to fine leg and was attempting a second run when he was beaten by […]