PCB likely to create post of director cricket

PCB likely to create post of director cricket

LAHORE: Newly-elected chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ramiz Raja is most likely to create a post of director cricket to implement his cricketing plans, instead of relying on the officials appointed by previous chairman Ehsan Mani. It is learnt that the director cricket will have the powers to deal with all domestic and […]

PCB can make changes to T20 World Cup squad under special circumstances: chief selector

PCB can make changes to T20 World Cup squad under special circumstances: chief selector

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Selector Mohammad Wasim on Friday said changes could be made to the squad announced for next month’s T20 World Cup under “special circumstances and in exceptional cases”. Speaking in Dawn News programme ‘Replay’, he said that he “would not rule out changes” to the national team, which was announced earlier this week, as International Cricket […]

CAA exempts New Zealand team from rapid antigen testing

CAA exempts New Zealand team from rapid antigen testing

RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has exempted the New Zealand cricket team from rapid antigen testing upon their arrival at the Islamabad International Airport on Saturday. The waiver, however, is subject to other relevant SOP rules, such as thermal scanning upon arrival. The exemption was given in the light of request from Pakistan […]

Australia to cancel men’s Test match with Afghanistan if Taliban ban women’s cricket

Australia to cancel men’s Test match with Afghanistan if Taliban ban women’s cricket

Australia’s cricket board said on Thursday it will scrap a planned Test match against the Afghanistan men’s team if the Asian country’s Taliban rulers do not allow women to play the sport. Australian broadcaster SBS quoted a Taliban representative as saying he did not think women would be allowed to play cricket because it was “not necessary” […]

Afghanistan Cricket Board waits to hear from Taliban on fate of women’s game

Afghanistan Cricket Board waits to hear from Taliban on fate of women’s game

Afghanistan cricket chiefs are still awaiting instructions from the country’s new Taliban government on the future of the women’s game and are not anticipating a decision any time soon, a top cricket official told Reuters. The Taliban named a new government on Tuesday, three weeks after sweeping to power when the Western-backed government collapsed in the wake of […]