Cricket

London:Surrey coach Michael Di Venuto has confirmed he would be keen to sign one of Australia’s banned Test stars, if allowed by English administrators. Di Venuto was Australia’s batting coach until 2016 and remains close to both Steve Smith and David Warner, who are serving 12-month bans from international and Australian domestic cricket following the ball tampering scandal in South ...

Wankhede:-Rohit Sharma stole the show as Mumbai Indians (MI) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Tuesday in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Wankhede Stadium. Riding on a stellar 94-run knock, Rohit along with opener Evin Lewis (65) hammered the Bangalore bowlers all over the park to guide their team breach the 200-mark score in stipulated 20 overs. ...

LAHORE: A sixteen member squad for Pakistan’s tour of England and Ireland was announced on Sunday. Chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq announced the squad members at a press conference. Nine batsmen have been included in the squad to counter the difficult playing position in England. Azhar Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Sami Aslam have been included in the squad as opening batsmen. Asad Shafiq, ...

LAHORE: Former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram said on Sunday that the exclusion of middle-order batsman Fawad Alam for England, Ireland series is ‘beyond comprehension’. The former fast bowler said: “Players play domestic circuit in view of getting an opportunity to play international cricket. I cant understand why Fawad is not getting an opportunity, he is still out from the squad ...

Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft have not been awarded contracts by Cricket Australia (CA) for the forthcoming season following their parts in the ball-tampering scandal. Captain Smith and vice-skipper Warner were given year-long bans by CA and batsman Bancroft a nine-month suspension. CA says contracts are based on “player performances over the past 12 months”. It adds there ...

  LAHORE: A disputed resolution process has been initiated by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) against the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) under the ICC Dispute Resolution Committee terms of reference. A three-member dispute panel comprising Chairperson Michael Beloff QC, Jan Paulsson and Annabelle Bennett will hear the matter over three-days at the ICC headquarters in Dubai. ...

Pakistani cricketers Babar Azam and Hasan Ali were awarded their caps for being named in the International Cricket Council (ICC) ODI Team of the Year 2017. In a tweet, Babar Azam dedicated this award to the brave women of the country, saying that he was raised by one. The ICC ODI Team of the Year 2017 includes: David Warner (Australia) ...

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. ...