Cricket

KARACHI: Chairman PCB Najam Sethi has said that playing a series against India is Pakistan’s right and it is not fair to say that Pakistan is begging to play with India. Talking to media in Karachi, the chairman PCB said that if India didn’t want to play against Pakistan then they shouldn’t have signed the contract with us earlier. “There’s ...

Jonathan Trott (represented South Africa in U19 CWC 2000, moved to England) Gary Ballance (represented Zimbabwe in U19 CWC 2006, moved to England) Grant Elliott (represented South Africa in U19 CWC 1998, moved to New Zealand) Andy Caddick (represented New Zealand in U19 CWC 1988, moved to England) Peter Borren (represented New Zealand in U19 CWC 2002, moved to Netherlands) ...

PORT ELIZABETH: South Africa talisman AB de Villiers has declared himself fit for the challenge of day-night Test ahead of the one-off match against Zimbabwe at St George´s Park from Tuesday. It will be the first Test appearance in almost two years for the 33-year-old, who had taken time off from the longer version of game while continuing to dominate ...

KARACHI: Pakistan’s former captain and opening batsman Azhar Ali is hopeful of a good show by the national team in the five-match ODI series against New Zealand next month. Azhar was named in Pakistan’s 15-member team on Saturday after completing rehabilitation work and passing the fitness test. Azhar told media in Karachi that he’s fit and looking forward to performing ...

KARACHI: Pakistan’s former captain and senior all rounder Mohammad Hafeez has said on Saturday that he’s confident of Pakistan’s win in upcoming five-match ODI series against New Zealand. Talking to media in Karachi, Hafeez said that Pakistan team is on a winning streak and players will go to New Zealand with high morale. “We have been doing good in limited ...

MELBOURNE: Australia pace spearhead Mitchell Starc was on Sunday ruled out of the fourth Ashes Test with a heel injury and will be replaced by Jackson Bird. Starc, who is Australia´s leading wicket-taker in the series with 19, bruised his heel bowling in Australia´s series-clinching third Test win in Perth last week. There wasn´t enough time for him to recover ...

WELLINGTON: New Zealand beat the West Indies by 204 runs in the second one-day international in Christchurch on Saturday to take the three-match series with a game to spare. In reply to New Zealand´s 325 for six, the West Indies were all out for 121 in 28 overs. Trent Boult took career-best figures of seven for 34. New Zealand won ...

Former captain Azhar Ali and all-rounders Aamir Yamin and Mohammad Nawaz have made Pakistan’s squad for the upcoming five-match ODI series against New Zealand, but middle-order batsman Sohaib Maqsood, pacer Junaid Khan and all-rounder Imad Wasim will miss out after failing fitness tests, Chief Selector Inzamam-ul-Haq announced on Saturday. “Azhar Ali makes a comeback to the ODI squad after being ...

Sri Lanka lost Niroshan Dickwella early in run chase but Kusal Perera (77) and Upul Tharanga (47) put on a century-run stand to keep the Sri Lankan hopes alive. But once Yuzvendra Chahal broke the partnership and got rid of Tharanga, the visitors never really looked like chasing down the Indian total. Chahal returned with figures of 4 for 52 ...

INDORE: Rohit Sharma equalled the record for the fastest Twenty20 century on Friday as he fired India to an imposing 260 for five in the second match against Sri Lanka in Indore. The Indian skipper reached 100 off 35 deliveries, matching South African David Miller’s century against Bangladesh in October. Sharma scored 118 off 43 balls, smashing 12 fours and ...