LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed that 23 cricketers, including five reserves and 11 members of the support staff of Pakistan’s England-bound cricket squad underwent the Covid-19 tests at a local hotel here on Thursday. Among the players, 18 are those who have already been cleared in the first batch whose tests were held […]
ISLAMABAD: Former captain and wicket-keeper-batsman Rashid Latif has come down hard on Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and national cricketers for not observing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the Covid-19 pandemic and paying the penalty for it in shape of positive tests of players. Rashid’s criticism came after 10 members of Pakistan’s England-bound squad tested positive for Covid-19 […]
New Delhi: With the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Executive Wasim Khan saying that the Asia Cup will be held either in September or October, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has made it clear that the window which suits the PCB doesn’t suit the Indian board. Speaking to IANS, a board […]
Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Mohammed Hafeez has tested negative for COVID-19, a day after the PCB found him positive for the deadly virus. Hafeez and Wahab Riaz are among the 10 England-bound Pakistan players, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. The team is due to leave for England on Sunday for a Test and T20 […]
Seven more Pakistan cricketers, including Muhammad Hafeez and Wahab Riaz, selected for the tour of England have tested positive for COVID-19, taking the total to ten, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) revealed on Tuesday. The seven who tested positive on Tuesday are Kashif Bhatti, Muhammad Hasnain, Fakhar Zaman, Muhammad Rizwan, Imran Khan, Hafeez and Riaz, […]
A limited-overs marauder he might be but West Indies swashbuckler Chris Gaylesays there is nothing more challenging than Test cricket, a format which can also help one understand the vagaries of life. Speaking to Indian cricketer Mayank Agarwal for BCCI’s online show ‘Open Nets, Gayle, who has played 103 five-day games in his roller-coaster career, said […]
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KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to double the amount being paid to domestic cricketers and will also offer separate central contracts for the top performers in domestic cricket, PCB CEO Wasim Khan said while giving details of the Board’s five-year plan in to Dawn News on Saturday. “The World T20 seems unlikely this […]
KARACHI: Legendary off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq, who recently took over as head of international players development at PCB’s High Performance Centre, said the tours by West Indies and Pakistan teams to England are giant steps towards resumption of cricket in these very extra ordinary times of coronavirus pandemic which will surely create history. “There is no […]
LAHORE: The Covid-19 tests of Pakistan’s entire England bound squad comprising 43 members — including 29 players and 14 officials — will be held on June 22 at their respective cities of residence. The team is most likely to leave for England on June 28 through a chartered flight to be arranged by the England […]