Cricket

Following his inconsistent performances, Kamran Akmal has become a “persona non grata” for Pakistan Cricket authorities. The wicket-keeper batsman however is now hopeful of getting his perception changed in the eyes of the new-look Pakistan team management. Kamran on Monday smashed another half-century in Quaid e Azam trophy, which helped him complete the 13,000 runs milestone in first class cricket. ...

Australia’s Tim Paine has said the upcoming Test series against Pakistan and New Zealand may be the last time he captains the side at home as he enters the twilight of his career. Paine, who turns 35 next month, was named captain after former skipper Steve Smith was handed a one-year ban in March 2018 for ball tampering and the ...

Former Pakistan leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed has called for the resumption of cricketing ties between India and Pakistan in order to improve bilateral relationship between the two neighbouring countries. The two nations have not been involved in any bilateral series for a long time and have been meeting only at the ICC events. The last bilateral series took place in 2012-13 ...

SYDNEY: Australia fast bowler James Pattinson was suspended on Sunday for player abuse, ruling him out of the first Test against Pakistan this week. The paceman was found guilty of breaching Cricket Australia’s code of conduct during Victoria’s Sheffield Shield game against Queensland last week. It was not clear what he said, but the governing body characterised it as “personal ...

Veteran all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has said he hopes that the national team’s bowling coach Waqar Younis has learnt from the mistakes he made during his two stints as the head coach, and that the legendary fast bowler allows the current crop to express themselves rather than hold them back. Hafeez, who played extensively under Waqar, appeared to be critical of ...

Lahore:As the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy enters its last three rounds, the competition to secure berths in the final of the country’s premier first-class tournament keeps on getting intense. The eighth round, which begins on Monday, 18 November, promises to generate more excitement in what has been a riveting tournament so far. Northern return to Rawalpindi to host second-ranked Southern Punjab, who ...

(Ajman) UAE:Pakistan kept dominating in T-20 series and thrashed England by 170 runs in 5th T-20 International at Ajman Oval Cricket Ground, Ajman. Pakistan has already wrapped the series by 5 games to nil in 6 match series. Today, England won the toss and put Pakistan into bat. Pakistan sent different opening pairs in each of the 5 games played ...

SYDNEY: Pakistan’s hopes of upsetting hosts Australia in their upcoming two-match Test series have been seriously undermined by their poor preparation schedule, former Test batsman Dean Jones believes. The tourists have played three Twenty20s, a day-night tour match against Australia ‘A’ and a two-day contest against a Cricket Australia XI since arriving in Australia. Jones, who played 52 Tests for ...

WELLINGTON: New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson has said that international cricket has had an “awesome year with fast bowlers”, and that he hopes to “bring a little bit of anxiety” to England and Australia’s batsmen after being named in the squads for their upcoming Tests against those opponents. Ferguson is in line for a Test debut, having exclusively played white-ball ...

Lahore:Ahmed Safi took six wickets as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were bundled out for 290 runs against Central Punjab at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad on day-two of the ninth-round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2nd XI matches on Friday. Resuming their first innings on an overnight score of 163 for three in 41 overs, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were bowled out in the 76th ...