Pakistan Test captain Azhar Ali may lose his job as leader of the side when the team tours New Zealand amidst speculations that either white-ball skipper Babar Azam or Muhammad Rizwan could replace him. Azhar, who is the most capped Test player in the national team with 81 appearances, is said to have lost favour […]
RAWALPINDI: Zimbabwe cricket team’s star all-rounder Elton Chigumbura on Wednesday said that the visiting outfit is feeling quite comfortable in Pakistan and would put in their maximum to win matches on the tour. He said that last time his team visited Pakistan in 2015 and now after five years they are here again to play […]
LAHORE: Celebrated international umpire Aleem Dar has been assigned on-field duties in five of the six upcoming white-ball matches between Pakistan and Zimbabwe, which will be played from Oct 30 to Nov 10. The three 50-over ICC Cricket World Cup Super League matches will be played at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi, while Lahore’s […]
The Zimbabwe cricket team arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday to play two limited overs series against Pakistan. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials welcomed the visiting team at the airport. Players of the Zimbabwe team — who are visiting the country after five years — will spend their first week (Oct 21 to 27) in quarantine […]
Shoaib Malik and Sarfaraz Ahmed have not been picked for the upcoming Zimbabwe series, said head coach and chief selector Misbahul Haq on Monday while announcing the names of 22 probables for the ODI and T20I series. “I want to categorically state that their careers are not over by any means as performance remains the […]
LONDON: England could tour Pakistan for the first time in over a decade after the ECB officials confirmed they had received an invitation to visit the Asian giants early in 2021 for a ‘short white-ball series’. Fifty-over world champions England have not played in Pakistan since 2005-06 when they played three Tests and five One-day […]
Karachi: Pakistan speedster Umar Gul on Saturday announced he will retire from all forms of cricket after the end of the ongoing National T20 Cup. The 36-year-old Gul, who played his last match for Pakistan — an ODI — in 2016, featured for Balochistan team in the National T20 Cup, which ends on Sunday. His side […]
KARACHI: England cricket team is likely to tour Pakistan after 15 long years in January 2021 as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) formally invited it on Thursday to play a Twenty20 series here. Dawn News learnt through reliable sources that England could tour Pakistan between Jan 13 and 20 next year to play a three-match T20 series. […]
South African pace bowler Anrich Nortje bowled the fastest ball in Indian Premier League (IPL) history on Wednesday during his team Delhi Capitals’ 13-run victory over Rajasthan Royals. The 26-year-old eclipsed compatriot Dale Steyn’s effort of 154.40 km per hour set in 2012, clocking 154.74 kph and 155.21 kph in the game at Dubai before […]
Former Pakistan cricket team captain Misbahul Haq, who was appointed to the joint position of head coach and chief selector for the men’s team in Sept 2019, has resigned from his role as chief selector, he announced in a presser on Wednesday. He said that he took the decision because he felt he could not […]