Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli has credited leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal’s three-wicket burst for his side’s 10-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their opening IPL match. Chahal (3/18) removed in-form Englishman Jonny Bairstow (61) and Vijay Shankar off successive balls in the 16th over to tilt the game decisively in RCB’s favour. He had earlier […]
Crediting wrist spinner Yuzvendra Chahal’s three-wicket burst for his side’s 10-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL-opener, Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli said the wrist spinner proved that he could get purchase on any wicket. Chahal (3/18) removed in-form Englishman Jonny Bairstow (61) and Vijay Shankar in successive balls in the 16th over […]
Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi on Sunday ensured victory for Hampshire after taking four wickets in four consecutive balls during the T20 Vitality Blast match against Middlesex in Southampton. According to ESPN Cricinfo, the 20-year-old is only the seventh player to take four wickets in four balls in a T20. Before Sunday, Afridi was having a […]
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to call an explanation of its head coach-cum-chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq and Test captain Azhar Ali for bypassing the top management to arrange a meeting with the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan over a policy matter of the board pertaining to abolish the departmental cricket. The said meeting was […]
MANCHESTER: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)’s successful completion of their summer schedule inside bio-secure ‘bubbles’ is a blueprint for other countries to stage matches amid the Covid-19 pandemic, limited-overs skipper Eoin Morgan said. England returned to action following the Covid-19 stoppage in July with three Tests against the West Indies in bio-secure venues […]
LAHORE: Father of Pakistan bowling coach and fast bowling legend Waqar Younus died here on Saturday at a local hospital. The deceased, Mohammad Younus, was admitted to the intensive care unit of a local hospital in a critical condition the other day. Waqar, who left for Australia directly after the end of Pakistan’s tour of […]
KARACHI: Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar on Thursday confirmed that he is in discussions with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for an important position in country’s cricket set-up which is believed to be chairman of selector’s post replacing Misbah-ul-Haq. The PCB has plans to remove head coach Misbah from the chief selector’s position and […]
SOUTHAMPTON: England’s Dawid Malan has replaced Pakistan captain Babar Azam as the world’s top-ranked Twenty20 batsman after a fine series against Australia, the International Cricket Council announced on Wednesday. The 33-year-old left-hander is not a high-profile figure in the world game but has burnished his record after scores of 66, 42 and 21 against Australia […]
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday left for Dubai to oversee preparations for a bio-secure IPL beginning on September 19. Defending champions Mumbai Indians will face Chennai Super Kings in the opening match of the T20 event, which has been moved to the UAE due to the rising COVID-19 cases in India. “My first flight […]
LAHORE: Pakistan cricket team’s head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq on Monday expressed regret over the results of the recently concluded series against England but claimed that the team is on the right track and will soon overcome the shortcomings that have been noticed on the tour, especially in the bowling department. “The tour of […]