Cricket

KARACHI: (by Nawaz Gohar) The Pakistan Disabled Cricket Association (PDCA), approved by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), has announced the resumption of its cricket activities following the implementation of COVID-19 SOPs. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors chaired by President Muhammad Javed at the PDCA office in Karachi yesterday. Secretary PDCA Amiruddin Ansari gave ...

The South African government dissolved the cricket board and took control of all affairs. South Africa’s Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has suspended Cricket South Africa for a month. Acting Chief Executive SASCO Ravi Gondar said the move was taken because of Cricket South Africa’s governance and negative thinking so that the board could focus on its own affairs ...

After assuming his responsibilities in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Mohammad Yousuf said in his interview that good work was being done in the PCB now and Chief Executive Wasim Khan wanted to do something. “When I met him, I also decided to take on responsibilities. I always said for my availability that I am present whenever Pakistan cricket needs ...

Lahore:Encouraged by the government’s decision to open educational institutions from 15 September, the Pakistan Cricket Board today decided to maximise the participation of the teenage cricketers and hold open trials for the selection of six U19 Cricket Association squads that will feature in the National One-Day Tournament from 13 October and National Three-Day Tournament from 5 November. The open trials ...

New Zealand fast bowler Trent Bolt says no bowler can swing the ball like former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram. In response to a question on Instagram, Trent Bolt praised Wasim Akram and said that he has many favorite players but no one can swing the ball like Wasim Akram. The New Zealand fast bowler said that he was impressed ...

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief executive Wasim Khan has complained that he came here in love with Pakistan cricket but could not get that love in return. In an interview to an American newspaper, Wasim Khan said that I was personally attacked in Pakistan, my Urdu accent was criticized and my salary was also made an issue. He said that ...

• Head coaches select their respective squads from pool of players announced on 28 August; squads to be reshuffled for Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and Pakistan Cup closer to events Lahore:Head coaches of the six Cricket Associations today confirmed their 16-player squads for this month’s National T20 Cup. The squads were finalised from a pool of players, which the head coaches had ...

By Akhtar Ali KhanThe Pakistan Cricket Board has started planning for the tour of New Zealand. For New Zealand too, 30 players are likely to be included in the squad. The Pakistan cricket team will visit New Zealand in November-December, where a series of two Tests and three T20 matches will be played. The PCB has started formulating the strategy ...

Former national cricket team captain Salman Butt has refused to play in the National T20. Sources said that the domestic team Central Punjab apologized for including Salman Butt in the first XI. In this regard, the team’s head coach Shahid Anwar had offered Salman Butt the captaincy of the second XI. Shahid Anwar had said that he wanted to feed ...

By Akhtar Ali Khan The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has shared the preliminary schedule of the Zimbabwe cricket team’s tour of Pakistan with the Zimbabwe Cricket Board, which is likely to be finalized by next week. According to sources, the PCB has also briefed Zimbabwe Cricket on the biosecure environment and assured that the health and safety of the players ...