Cricket

Napier:Pakistan captain Babar Azam and opener Imam-ul-Haq have been ruled out of the first Test starting in Mount Maunganui from 26 December, while the tour selection committee has named prolific domestic run-scorer Imran Butt in the 17-player squad. Babar had fractured his right thumb a day after Imam had fractured his left thumb during training sessions in Queenstown last week. ...

Lahore:Muhammad Wasim has been appointed as the Chairman of the Pakistan men’s national selection committee, while Saleem Yousuf has been confirmed as the Chair of the PCB Cricket Committee. To ensure consistency and continuity, both have been appointed till the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. The appointments were approved by the PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani following the final round ...

Karachi:The first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2020-21 has produced exciting contests. Its penultimate round, beginning Sunday, promises riveting red-ball cricket as the battle to secure the top two positions on the six-team points table, which secures the berths in the five-day final at the National Stadium from 1-5 January, continues to heat up. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Central Punjab at National Stadium (broadcast ...

Karachi: An unbeaten 113 from Mukhtar Ahmed guided Southern Punjab to a six-wicket win over Balochistan in the second round match of Pakistan Cup One-Day Tournament 2020-21 for Second XIs at NBP Sports Complex in Karachi on Friday. Central Punjab and Sindh also recorded victories against Northern and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa respectively at other two Karachi venues. Balochistan vs Southern Punjab, NBP ...

Whangarei: Solid centuries from Fawad Alam and captain Rohail Nazir gave Pakistan Shaheens a commanding 286-run second innings lead over New Zealand A on the third day of the four-day first-class match at Cobham Oval on Saturday. Resuming their second innings on 15 for one, Shaheens were reeling at four for 64 in the 22nd over before centurions Fawad and Rohail ...

Lahore:Pakistan Cricket Board chief executive Wasim Khan spoke with Mohammad Amir this afternoon following reports that the fast bowler had announced his retirement from international cricket. The 29-year-old confirmed to the PCB chief executive that he has no desires or intensions of playing international cricket and as such, he should not be considered for future international matches. This is a ...

Karachi: Valiant centuries by debutant Mubasir Khan and Hammad Azam helped Northern remain on the second spot in the six-team points table as their eighth round first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fixture against Sindh ended in a draw at the National Stadium. Mubasir, playing his maiden first-class match after a fantastic run with Northern U19 and Northern Second XI sides, smashed a magnificent ...

KARACHI:with a devastating five-wicket haul slow left armer Hamza Ahmed Karachi Strikers (KSCC) decimated Pythons cc (PCC) by seven wickets to set up a final clash with defending champions Rangoonwala CC in the Second Corporat T20 colour-kit league Cricket Tournament here at Quaid-e-Azam Park Cricket Ground in steel  township on yesterday. Hamza Ahmed snared five wickets for  30 runs in his ...

Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said “Injuries are part and parcel of professional sport and while it is hugely disappointing to lose a player of Babar Azam’s calibre for the T20Is, this opens up opportunities for the other highly talented and exciting players to step-up, understand their responsibilities and try to prove that the Pakistan side is a complete package. “I have spoken ...

 Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been ruled out of New Zealand T20Is after suffering a fracture in his right thumb during Sunday morning’s practice session. World’s second-ranked T20I batsman suffered the injury during a throw-down session, following which he was taken to a local hospital where X-rays confirmed the fracture. As such, Babar will be unable to attend nets for, at ...