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Snehal Pradhan If you are ever in Karachi and find yourself seeking treatment at the clinic of a dentist named Urooj Mumtaz Khan, it might be best to check if there is an India-Pakistan women’s cricket match on that day. If there is, walk away. Quickly. “All my cricket is watched while I’m working,” says the former captain of the ...

In the latest episode of our series, we feature an XI of male cricketers who officiated in international cricket, including two men from the very first Test ever played. Charles Bannerman It was 15 March 1877, and Australia and England played what became known as the first Test match ever. Opening the innings for Australia, Bannerman ended the day unbeaten ...

Young players are increasingly drawn towards becoming free agents, floating from one T20 league to another, and shunning traditional paths in order to play in international cricket. That is the headline conclusion of the first global employment report on men’s professional cricketers, released by the Federation of International Cricketers Association (FICA) last week. The report, titled ‘Shifting Landscape’, is based ...

By;Asghar Ali Mubarak Islamabad;The International hockey is coming back to Pakistan after a long time and in a big way. Pakistan Hockey Federation has announced a World XI hockey team tour to Pakistan, comprising stars from hockey’s top nations. The two match series will be taken place in Karachi and Lahore on January 19 and 21 respectively. Globally recognized players ...

Follow on Twitter @shahsabg Written by: Syed kamal hussain shah The first ever international cricket match in Karachi was held on 22 November 1935 between Sindh and Australian cricket teams. The match was seen by 5,000 Karachiites. In the 1930s and 40s, several Pakistani Test players had played Test cricket for the Indian cricket team before the creation of Pakistan ...