Cricket

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 ...

Men’s Test captains Babar Azam (Pakistan), Kraigg Brathwaite (West Indies) and Pat Cummins (Australia) have all been shortlisted for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for March 2022 following their supreme efforts during a month which was packed with outstanding individual performances around the globe. The women’s shortlist for March is comprised of stars from the ICC Women’s ...

Pakistan captain Babar Azam held an online press conference following the last match of Australia’s historic tour of Pakistan which ended with a three-wicket win for the tourists in the one-off T20I which was played at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on Tuesday night.     The audio and video files of Babar’s interaction are available here

Sports bring people together, promote peace and harmony: Olympian Islahuddin KARACHI: Pakistan Olympic Women and Sports Commission and Karachi Sports Foundation (KSF) jointly organized  ‘Peace Through Sports Day’ at Trinity College Karachi in connection with the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP), which takes place annually in the first week of April. Former hockey Olympian Islahuddin Siddiqui, ...

Lahore, 4 April 2022:     Head coach Saqlain Mushtaq held an online press conference ahead of the one-off T20I between Pakistan and Australia which will be played at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on Tuesday night (tomorrow).     The audio and video files of Saqlain’s interaction are available here

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gros Islet, Saint Lucia, 4 April 2022 2022 HERO CPL PRE-DRAFT PLAYER RETENTIONS AND SIGNINGS ANNOUNCED    The 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) gets underway on 30 August and the six teams have confirmed their pre-draft retentions and signings of local players for this season’s event. The players are expected to arrive in the Caribbean by 23 August.   ...

Australia’s Meg Lanning has been named captain of the Upstox Most Valuable Team of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 after guiding her side to the title and scoring 394 runs. Four Australians have made the team, including Player of the Tournament Alyssa Healy. The wicket-keeper-batter made two centuries in the knockout stages, including 170 in the final. The team was chosen ...

Australia won their seventh ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup with a 71-run victory over England in Christchurch. Alyssa Healy’s staggering innings of 170 saw Australia put on 356 for five as England’s bowlers had no answer to a batting masterclass, Anya Shrubsole’s three for 46 the only highlight for the defending champions. Nat Sciver once again steered England’s reply by battling ...