Cricket

Rawalpindi:The return of Test cricket to Pakistan after a 10-year gap will be heralded by outstanding broadcast coverage from the PCB’s broadcast partner, Ten Sports. Fans will be able to get close to the action thanks to a 23-camera production in High Definition. Those cameras will include two super slo spin vision cameras and an ultra-high speed camera. There will ...

Rawalpindi:Wednesday, December 11 will be a historic day in Pakistan cricket. When the first ball is bowled at Pindi Cricket Stadium it will mark the return of Test cricket in the country for over ten years. While the whole nation is waiting for the momentous occasion, former players are elated at Pakistan’s return to the Test map and have expressed ...

On the day Sri Lanka were leaving for Pakistan to play a two-Test series, they revealed that Suranga Lakmal was down with dengue fever and will not be travelling with the team. His spot has been taken by Asitha Fernando, who has spent the last few months playing for Sri Lanka’s Under-23 and Emerging teams. Lakmal has long been the ...

Central Punjab U16 v Sindh U16, Bohranwali Ground, Faisalabad Muneeb Wasif claimed six wickets as Central Punjab U16 beat Sindh U16 by seven wickets in the first round of PCB-Pepsi One-Day Tournament at the Bohranwali Ground in Faisalabad on Sunday. Muneeb, the right-arm fast bowler took six for 32 as Sindh U16 were bowled out for 171 in 44.1 overs, ...

Lahore: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Mohammad Irfan bagged five for 32 against Northern U16 on the opening day of the PCB-Pepsi U16 three-day tournament final at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad. Irfan, left-arm spinner took five wickets for 32 as Northern U16 after electing to bat were dismissed for 113 in 51.5 overs. Mohammad Arshad top-scored with 37 off 59 balls and ...

Lahore: Former Test cricketer Mudassar Nazar has confirmed he will not be seeking an extension to his contract when it expires on 31 May 2020. Mudassar joined the PCB as Director – Academies on 1 June 2016 on a three-year contract, which was extended to another one year earlier this year. Mudassar Nazar said: “It has been an exciting and satisfying time ...

Lahore: In a show of gratitude, respect and appreciation for their services to cricket, the Pakistan Cricket Board has invited Sri Lanka’s Bandula Warnapura and Javed Miandad of Pakistan as special guests for the historic Rawalpindi Test, which will be played from 11-15 December. Warnapura and Miandad were opposite captains in the first-ever Test between the two countries at Karachi’s ...

Kuala Lumpur: With Pakistan women looking to keep alive their chances of securing direct qualification in the ICC Women’s Championship and England women seeking to maintain an impeccable record against them, the seventh round fixtures of the ICC Women’s Championship, which commence on 9 December, promises to keep fans at the edge of their seats. Pakistan are fifth, with 15 ...

Lahore: Sindh U16 cricketers Kashan Fahim and Muhammad Sikandar have been reprimanded for a Level 1 offence which relates to showing dissent at an umpire’s decision during a match in their PCB-Pepsi U16 Cricket Stars three-day tournament fixture against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad. Kashan’s incident happened in the 15th over of Sindh’s innings when he rubbed his ...

Lahore: Middle-order batsman Fawad Alam and fast-bowler Usman Shinwari have been recalled for the ICC World Test Championship fixtures against Sri Lanka. The two players have replaced Iftikhar Ahmed and Mohammad Musa, respectively, as the selectors have followed the policy of consistency and continuity while picking the side for Pakistan’s first home Test series in over 10 years. Thirty-four-year-old Fawad Alam ...