Pakistan men’s national cricket team have started their preparations for the Test and T20I series against England with a two-day inter-squad scenario-based practice match played on 5-6 July at Worcester. The team returned to training on 30 June after a gap of more than three months and captain Azhar Ali believes the scenario-based match will prove to be beneficial for ...

Southempton: Toss delayed ahead of the first Test between England and West Indies Match was scheduled to get underway at 11am but a delay to the start was pretty much inevitable after overnight rain.  The Met Office forecast suggests the rainy morning will give way to some overcast, but dry, conditions before the wet stuff returns in the early evening. ...

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed that False audio and enhanced noise will be used in the stadium to enhance the atmosphere for players during England vs West Indies Test series.   England are set to meet West Indies in a Test series in the post covid-19 world. The first Test match tomorrow will mark the return ...

London: First-Class Counties agree to play a combination of red-ball and white-ball cricket this summer by majority vote ECB Board to meet to approve decision in coming days and further Medical and Risk assessments to be conducted by all 18 FCCs The First-Class Counties have agreed to play both red-ball and white-ball cricket during this summer’s shortened men’s domestic season. ...

Lahore:Former Supreme Court judge Mr Justice (retd) Faqir Muhammad Khokhar, in his capacity as an independent adjudicator, will hear Umar Akmal’s appeal on 13 July at the National High Performance Centre in Lahore. Notices for the hearing have been issued to Umar Akmal and the PCB. The hearing was previously scheduled for 11 June but had to be postponed due ...

Manchester: ECB announced ENGvsPAK Test and T20I matches series schedule today Pakistan cricket team, who arrived into the UK on Sunday 28 June have started their preparation ahead of a packed schedule, which consists of three Test matches and three Vitality IT20s. They are undergoing a 14-day isolation period at Blackfinch New Road, Worcester before transferring to Derbyshire’s The Incora ...

Worcester: Pakistan’s second group comprised of six players have tested COVID-19 negative in England. Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Rizwan, Shadab Khan and Wahab Riaz have tested negative for Covid-19 after their arrival in England on Friday 3rd July. All players have now joined the Pakistan’s national cricket team squad in Worcestershire and are eligible to practice.

Young middle-order batsman Haider Ali has tested negative twice for COVID-19 after two back-to-back positive results.  Haider alongside Imran Khan Sr and Kashif Bhatti were tested for the fourth time on Saturday. Three of them were tested negative for the second time in a row and they are ready to join Pakistan’s squad in England as per ECB policies. According ...

Islamabad:Muhammad Kamran Adil, Rao Muhammad Faisal and Haji Muhammad Shareef were unanimously elected as Chairman, President and General Secretary of Islamabad Kabadi Association for the terms of next four years 2020-2024 respectively. The meeting of Islamabad kabadi Association was held, in which the following office bearers were unanimously elected; Chairman, Muhammad Kamran Adil; President, Rao Muhammad Faisal, Vice President, Farhat ...

London: England National Cricket Selectors have named a 13-strong squad for the first #raisethebat Test match against West Indies at Ageas Bowl starting on Wednesday 8 July 2020. Nine players will remain at the Ageas Bowl as Test reserves. England Men’s Test Squad Ben Stokes – Captain James Anderson, Jofra Archer, Dominic Bess,Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Zak Crawley, ...