LONDON: South Africa great Morne Morkel has joined Surrey on a two-year contract ahead of the new English county season, the club announced Tuesday. The towering fast bowler retired from international cricket this month after helping South Africa seal their first home Test series victory over Australia since their apartheid-enforced exclusion. Morkel, 33, took 309 wickets in 86 Tests at ...

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday named the players for the initial Test camp from April 11 to 15 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore ahead of the team’s tour of Ireland and England next month. The National Selection Committee headed by Inzamam-ul-Haq has called the following players for the camp: Batsmen: 1. Azhar Ali 2. Sami Aslam 3. Haris ...

Zimbabwe will host Pakistan and Australia in a T20 international (T20I) triangular series in July this year, Zimbabwe Cricket announced on Tuesday. After the triangular series, Pakistan will stay behind for five one-day international (ODI) matches against Zimbabwe. The tri-series will be played at Harare Sports Club in the capital, while Bulawayo’s Queens Sports Club will host the ODI series. ...

By Nawaz Gohar International Pakistani cricketers will play in the upcoming Kashmir Super League, according to the league’s chairman Masood Khan.  Masood Khan held a press conference in which he said that the league will be played from April 28 to May 2 in Muzaffarabad. He said that 12 Pakistani international cricketers had agreed to play in the league and ...

If Ajinkya Rahane ever plans to list a few dates as the worst of his playing career, Monday’s game against Sunrisers Hyderabad should feature somewhere near the top. The stage was set. To lead a team that was making a comeback in the IPL fold after two years, a captain’s knock would have been a perfect display of intent not ...

Islamabad United captain Misbah and owner Ali Naqvi pose with President Mamnoon Hussain in Islamabad ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Super League (PSL) third edition may have ended, but Islamabad United’s victory celebrations certainly haven’t! The two-time PSL champions called on President Mamnoon Hussain at the President’s House on Monday, a day after the team held a victory parade in the capital ...

KARACHI: Pakistan suffered a stinging setback Monday ahead of their Test tours of Ireland and England after key leg-spinner Yasir Shah was ruled out with a hip bone injury. The 31-year-old has been key to Pakistan´s Test wins since 2014, having taken 165 wickets in 28 Test matches. Chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq confirmed the spinner will not be available for the ...

  Lahore: The Junior Selection Committee headed by Basit Ali has selected 16-member Pakistan U16 team for series against Australia U-16 in Australia. The U-16 team will feature in a series of five Youth One-Day and One Youth T-20 matches against Australia U-16 from April 17 to April 27, 2018 in Melbourne. Pakistan U-16 Squad 1              Saim Ayub                           (C) 2              ...

Nooh Butt in action during Commonwealth Games 2018 Pakistan added another medal to its tally in the Commonwealth Games on Monday when Nooh Dastagir Butt won the Bronze medal in +105kg weightlifting competition. 20-year-old Nooh, who last year won the silver medal in Commonwealth weightlifting championship, lifted an overall 395kg to win the medal for the country. After lifting 173kg ...

Nadal pulls Spain level in their Davis Cup quarter-final against Germany PARIS: Rafael Nadal described his return to action as “a day to remember” after the 16-time Grand Slam winner pulled Spain level in their Davis Cup quarter-final against Germany. Nadal, playing his first match since limping out of the Australian Open in January with a hip injury, beat Philipp ...