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Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali welcomed his newest bundle of joy – a baby boy – in his hometown of Lahore. The Test opener took to Twitter to share a picture of his third son, named Azlan. “Alhamdulillah Allah has blessed us with a baby boy meet new member of our family, Azlan Azhar,” he posted, inviting a stream of congratulatory ...

Virat Kohli played his ODI career’s longest ODI innings, 159 balls, in the third ODI in Cape Town. The previous longest being 148 balls in his 183 against Pakistan at the 2012 Asia Cup in Dhaka. His innings is also the longest among Indian non-opening batsmen. Kohli’s innings was quite special in many ways. But one of the most significant and rare occurrence, was that ...

Lahore : The Semi-finals and Final of Brighto Paints Presents Cool & Cool National One day Cup – Regions 2017-2018 will be played as per following detail:- First Semi Final 8th February. Karachi Region (W) Vs Peshawar Region at Pindi Cricket Stadium Rawalpindi Umpires:                        Asif Yaqoob and Rashid Riaz Referee:                        Aziz-ur-Rehman Official Scorer:              Shakeel Ahmed Second Semi Final           ...

DHAKA: Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has arrived in Bangladesh to play his first full-fledged competition outside his homeland since serving a five-year ban for spot fixing, an official said Tuesday. He was cleared by the Pakistan Cricket Board to play in the latest edition of the Dhaka Premier League, a popular Bangladesh club franchise which runs until March 20. ...

 Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi is confident international cricket will be fully restored in Pakistan within a maximum of two years. In a recent interview to BBC Urdu, Sethi expressed hope that in view of the improving security situation in the country and the successfully-hosted T20 matches in Lahore, the time is not far when Pakistan is able ...

CAPE TOWN: Virat Kohli struck a majestic 160 not out as India thrashed South Africa by 124 runs in Wednesday´s third one-day international at Newlands to take a 3-0 lead in the six-match series. India made 303 for 6 after being sent in to bat, while Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal took four wickets apiece as South Africa were bowled ...

Lahore: Uber, the global smartphone app that seamlessly connects riders to drivers operates in more than 600 cities worldwide is set to become a partner for the upcoming HBL Pakistan Super League 2018 after partnership signing with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). This signing marks the brand’s commitment to enter the cricket arena for further support in the third edition ...

PRETORIA: Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal took career-best figures as India cruised to a thumping nine-wicket One-Day International victory over a woeful South Africa on Sunday, though their moment of triumph was reduced to a farce by the umpires. Aleem Dar and Adrian Holdstock stuck to the rules and called for a lunch break with the tourists needing just two runs for ...

CHITTAGONG: Mominul Haque became the first player from Bangladesh to score a century in both innings of a Test as he steered his side to a draw in the opening match against Sri Lanka on Sunday. Mominul, who made 176 in the first innings, hit 105 off 174 balls to help Bangladesh reach 307-5 before the teams accepted the draw ...

Love is in the air for our favourite Indo-Pak celebrity couple! Tennis star Sania Mirza wished her cricketer husband Shoaib Malik a very happy birthday in the most adorable way, making their fans go gooey-eyed. As the batsman turns 36 today, Sania posted a beautiful portrait of the couple on Twitter. In the picture, the two are donned in classy ...