MANCHESTER: Pakistan captain Azhar Ali ‘missed a trick’ several times in the opening Test against England and their three-wicket loss will hurt the team and their fans, according to bowling great Wasim Akram. Azhar and his men held the upper hand for most part of the series opener and had England, chasing 277 for victory, […]
Among Indian cricketers, leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal may be the one ruling social media right now but before him, it was former India opener Virender Sehwag, who used to entertain cricket fans with his social media posts. The dashing opener decided to send out a reminder of exactly that when he trolled Chahal for getting engaged […]
Shoaib Akhtar has always had a love-hate relationship with Indian cricketers. During his playing days, Akhtar was always at loggerheads with his counterparts. Cricket fans remember the altercations Akhtar had with Harbhajan and Virender Sehwag while even getting Rahul Dravid riled up with his antics. After announcing his retirement, Akhtar worked a lot in India for cricket […]
Nasser Hussain said England’s bowlers were rubbish in the later half of the rain-curtailed Day 1 of the 1st Test in Manchester, but that Babar Azam’s innings was the real gem of the day. Speaking on the Pakistan batsman’s unbeaten 69, Hussain said it is unfortunate that not enough people will celebrate the knock as a consequence of […]
The IPL teams will observe a six-day quarantine period upon reaching Dubai, this has been decided in the IPL team owners’ meeting on Wednesday. “We can’t take chances on health issues and team members will observe a six-day quarantine period,” an IPL franchise official told The Indian Express. As per the Dubai government health protocol, a […]
Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg recalled the 2015 Big Bash League encounter between Melbourne Renegades and Perth Scorchers in which he was smashed for 44 runs in 4 overs. Speaking in a video on his Youtube channel ‘Hogg’s Vlog’, the former left-arm spinner explained how he lost his cool during the match over a wrong LBW call which […]
These are some of the key norms in the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) prepared by the Indian cricket board to be sent soon to IPL franchise owners for the T20 tournament that is expected to be held in the UAE from September to November. While the government’s approval to move IPL-13 to the UAE is awaited, the […]
The independent adjudicator of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday announced its decision on a disciplinary case involving middle-order batsman Umar Akmal and reduced his three-year ban to 18 months. Adjudicator retired Justice Faqir Mohammad Khokhar conducted the hearing at the National High Performance Centre in Lahore. The batsman had submitted an appeal against a three-year […]
No South African player apart from Imran Tahir will be taking part in the upcoming Caribbean Premier League (CPL), slated to begin from August 18 in Trinidad and Tobago. Rassie van der Dussen, Tabraiz Shamsi, Anrich Nortje, Rilee Rossouw, and Colin Ingram have been unable to confirm their travel arrangements in time and as a […]
ISLAMABAD: Former pacer Shoaib Akhtar fears that international cricket could be reduced to just a couple of World Cups and T20 leagues if the International Cricket Council (ICC) does not intervene. “I can tell you one thing, if you don’t go with justice for the next two years, there will be only two World Cups […]