Cricket

The BRB Group will sponsor 100 contracts for junior cricketers that will be awarded under the PCB Pathway Cricket Programme. Alongside the financial support, the PCB will invest in personality development and grooming of these youngsters. The focus will be on providing quality education whilst also upskilling cricketing talent. These 100 players will be earning monthly retainers of PKR 30,000 ...

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Engro Corporation Limited will collaborate for the development of cricket at the grassroots level, making Engro Corporation an official partner of the PCB Pathway Cricket Programme.     Today, the two parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding naming this sponsored leg of the Programme the Engro Cricket Coaching Project.     Under this commitment, ...

Director General Sports Punjab Javed Chohan has expressed heartfelt condolence on the death of former Test cricketer Mohammad Hussain, who played two Tests and 14 One-day Internationals for Pakistan during a brief 2-year international career.     Director General Sports Punjab Javed Chohan, in his condolence message on Tuesday, prayed that Almighty Allah may shower His blessings upon the departed ...

LAHORE (11 April 2022): The employees and officers of Sports Board Punjab organized Quran khawani on the death anniversary of former Secretary Sports Punjab Arshad Bhatti at National Hockey Stadium.     Deputy Director Tariq Wattoo, Administrator Gymnasium Hall Mustafa Shah, Divisional Sports Officer Multan Rana Nadeem Anjum, Superintendent Sufi Abdul Sattar, Assistant Director M Bilal, PRO Sports Board Punjab ...

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced that Pakistan’s superstar skipper Babar Azam, and Australia’s run-machine Rachael Haynes have been named the ICC Men’s and Women’s Players of the Month for March 2022.     Azam scoops the Men’s award following a number of thrilling batting displays in Pakistan’s multi-format series against Australia. Amassing 390 runs in the pulsating Test ...

Governance The ICC Board received an update from the Afghanistan Working Group which recommended Mirwais Ashraf as the ACB’s appointed representative to the Board. The Working Group advised the Board that the ICC was continuing to support the Afghanistan Men’s team to play international cricket while monitoring the governance of the sport in the country including the development of the ...

The International Cricket Council has thanked hosts New Zealand Cricket for the successful delivery of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022.     The event, which has been one of the most competitive Cricket World Cups ever, saw Australia crowned as champions after 31 games. With eight teams competing across six host cities, Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland, Hamilton, Dunedin and ...

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) has held official face-to-face meetings for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The three meetings in Antigua included a Board of Directors’ meeting on March 10, a joint Board and Members’ Forum on Governance on March 11, and the 23rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) on March 12.      ...

The International Cricket Council is celebrating the achievements of cricket’s emerging nations in 2021 this International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, as the global nominees for the ICC Development Awards 2021 are announced. Across 29 awards, 24 Members have been crowned regional winners in six categories for their part in inspiring and empowering communities through cricket and providing ...

Lahore, 6 April 2022:   Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ramiz Raja has congratulated both Australia and Pakistan cricket teams for producing enthralling, exciting and competitive cricket throughout the 38-day historic tour.     “The three-Test series was combative and engrossing going into the last hour of the 15th day to find a winner, while white-ball cricket confirmed the high billing and calibre of ...