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 […]
Two wickets in two balls by Mohammad Abbas just before the close of play put the West Indies immediately on the back foot in reply to Pakistan’s first innings total of 217 on the rain-affected opening day of the first Test at Sabina Park on Thursday. At 2-2 going into the second day, with captain […]
LONDON: England could be without both Stuart Broad and James Anderson in a home Test for the first time in nearly a decade following a double injury setback at Lord’s. Broad, 35, has been ruled out of the rest of the five-match series against India after pulling up with a calf problem ahead of the […]
WELLINGTON: Black Caps captain Kane Williamson and several other senior players were on Tuesday excluded from upcoming tours to Bangladesh and Pakistan as New Zealand focus on the Twenty20 World Cup. New Zealand confirmed their World Cup line-up in an unprecedented 32-man white ball squad to handle a heavy workload over the next four months. […]