Manchester: England National Selectors have named a 14-strong squad for the men’s three Vitality IT20s against Pakistan starting on Friday 28 August at Emirates Old Trafford. The three-match series will be played behind closed doors, in a bio-secure environment at the Manchester venue. Eoin Morgan will be leading English team which include Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire), Tom Banton (Somerset), ...
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Weather plays an important role in England, Waqar Younis
Southampton: Pakistan’s bowling coach Waqar Younis thinks Pakistan team could have produced better results if the Test had been completed. Waqar believed that his bowlers would have made a huge difference had the Test not been spoiled by bad weather. “I think our bowlers were pretty much in control, the way they bowled on the final day. I am not ...
Read More »I would love to play cricket in Pakistan, Joe Root
Southampton: England Test captain Joe Root has said he “would love” to play cricket in Pakistan, one of the wonderful cricket nation in the world. “I would love to visit Pakistan as I have heard a lot of positive reviews from fellow cricketers who visited the country recently,” he said. It would be a great opportunity to go and play ...
Read More »Salman Butt found fault with Azhar Ali’s batting
Former national captain Salman Butt found fault with the batting of poor captain Azhar Ali. He said that Azhar Ali was not using his knees properly while playing He is the team leader but his performance in the last one year is not as good as his batting profile. He said that Babar Azam’s batting is maturing and stable. On ...
Read More »Shaheen Afridi holds the worst record for Pakistan in Test cricket
By Akhtar Ali Khan Shaheen Afridi holds the worst record for Pakistan in Test cricket The young fast bowler was bowled out for no runs off 19 balls during the Southampton Test, the longest innings in Test cricket by any Pakistani batsman without opening an account. According to the details, the Southampton Test between Pakistan and England ended without any ...
Read More »Aisam-ul-Haq will leave for America today
Pakistani tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq will leave for the United States today to participate in the US Open. In the US Open men’s doubles, Aisam-ul-Haq will be the partner of Dominic Inglot of Great Britain. Aisam-ul-Haq’s participation in the Cincinnati Open before the US Open will be decided later. The Pakistani tennis star has undergone the mandatory corona test before departure. ...
Read More »Saleem Malik will submit answers to ICC questions today
Former national captain Saleem Malik will submit the answer to the ICC transcript to the PCB’s anti-corruption unit today. According to sources, Saleem Malik has once again tried to prepare a detailed answer to all the questions asked in the transcript and shed light on various aspects. Earlier, the PCB Anti-Corruption Unit had termed Saleem Malik’s initial response as inadequate ...
Read More »A case of aerial firing has been registered against national kabaddi player Bin Yamin
Faisalabad police registered a case of aerial firing against national kabaddi team player Malik Bin Yamin and his two friends. According to police sources, the occupants of the car opened fire in Humayun Nagar area. A sub-inspector of Saddar police station on patrol tried to arrest the accused but two persons escaped while a man named Arif was arrested. The ...
Read More »Jennifer Brady won the first WTA title of her career
American tennis star Jennifer Brady won the Top Seed Open title, the first WTA title of her career. In the final of the Top Seed Open in Kentucky, USA, Jennifer Brady faced off against Swiss rival Jill Touchman, in which she did not face much resistance. Jennifer dropped seven games in both sets to win the match 6-3, 6-4. With ...
Read More »Southampton Test drawn
The second Test between Pakistan and England in Southampton was drawn, giving the hosts a 1-0 lead in the series. On the last day of the second Test match, hosts England declared the innings at 110 for 4, after which the two captains ended the match by mutual consent. Rain also affected the match on the fifth and final day ...
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