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KARACHI: Pakistan’s cricket board on Friday warned the national players to meet fitness standards or lose up to 15 percent of their salary, as officials seek to address the team’s fall in the international rankings. Pakistan failed to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup in England last year, and won only one of their six Test matches. They also ...

Bangladesh’s T20I series in Pakistan may be less than three weeks away, but there is still uncertainty over the tour. The BCB wants to split the tour into two legs – they are happy to play the T20Is first – but the PCB wants to host the series in one go, promising state-level security, like they did when Sri Lanka ...

England have sounded the final whistle on football as a warm-up activity in training sessions. Ashley Giles, the director of England’s men’s teams, has never made any secret of his disapproval of his side playing football. And, after Rory Burns became the latest player to sustain a football-related injury, Giles and Chris Silverwood, the England coach, have decided to ban ...

Lahore: The fourth term fitness tests of the centrally contracted players will be held at the National Cricket Academy on 6 and 7 January. All the available centrally contracted players will attend the two-day testing, which is aligned to their contracts. Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir and Shadab Khan, who will be occupied with their commitments in the Bangladesh Premier League, ...

Lahore:The year 2019 was another impressive year for Pakistan U19. They played two bilateral limited-overs away series against Sri Lanka and South Africa and participated in the eight-nation ACC U19 Asia Cup held in September in Sri Lanka. The Rohail Nazir-led side won the five-match 50-0ver series against Sri Lanka 3-2 which took place from 26 May to 5 June ...

Karachi:Central Punjab were crowned Quaid-e-Azam Trophy first-class 2019-20 champions following their resounding innings win over Northern at the National Stadium, Karachi on Monday. The revamped tournament that included six Cricket Association sides produced some top-class cricket that gave real context to domestic cricket. Both red-ball and white-ball events earned recognition and eyeballs like never before. A total of 31 matches ...

Lahore:Women’s cricket in Pakistan continued to evolve in 2019. Pakistan national women’s team reached new heights and the Pakistan Cricket Board undertook major initiatives to promote the game amongst young potential cricketers. Pakistan reached the fourth spot in the 50-over ICC Women’s Championship after securing astonishing series win against West Indies women earlier in the year and securing a 1-1 ...

Lahore:Year 2019 will be remembered as a landmark year in Pakistan’s cricketing history. It ended with the country taking a major stride in ensuring full resumption of international cricket in Pakistan as Sri Lanka played two Tests in Rawalpindi and Karachi in December. Prior to the Test series, Pakistan had staged eight HBL Pakistan Super League matches in Karachi in ...

Lahore:The year 2019 was a year of mixed on-field performances for the Pakistan national men’s team. They strengthened the claim of Karachi’s National Stadium being the national side’s fortress in Test cricket with a win against Sri Lanka to register their first World Test Championship win, but struggled on away tours failing to win in South Africa and Australia. They ...