Cricket

COLOMBO: Bangladesh were comfortable with the high level of security as they became the first foreign team to visit Sri Lanka since the Easter bombings, skipper Tamim Iqbal said on Monday. Speaking to reporters two days after arriving in Colombo, Tamim said security was not a concern for them although the hosts had arranged tight protection following the April 21 ...

Sri Lanka will start looking to replace key wicket-taker Lasith Malinga when the shaggy-haired fast bowler calls it quits after the first one-day international against Bangladesh on Friday. Both teams go into the three-game series nursing a World Cup hangover, with Sri Lanka facing an especially tough rebuilding task with the loss of the instantly recognisable Malinga. The blond-highlighted bowler ...

Virat Kohli, who led India to a semi-final finish on his first assignment as captain in a 50-over World Cup, has retained the top position in the ICC Test batsmen’s rankings, released by the world cricket regulatory body on Tuesday. Virat Kohli is leading the chart with 922 points, just nine points ahead of New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson. With ...

Wasim Akram, the former Pakistan captain, expressed his displeasure on Twitter on Tuesday after he was rudely questioned publicly at the Manchester airport. The 53-year-old Akram was asked to take out his insulin out of its travel cold-case and dump it into a plastic bag by the officials at the airport. “Very disheartened at Manchester airport today, I travel around ...

West Indies have recalled T20 specialists Sunil Narine and Kieron Pollard in their Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the first-two matches against India, starting in Florida on August 3, the Windies Cricket announced on Tuesday. All-rounder Andre Russell, who exited the World Cup 2019 to undergo an operation on his troublesome left knee, has been named in the squad. According ...

The selection committee of Pakistan Blind Cricket Council headed by Muhammad Bilal Satti (Chairman Selection Committee) and comprising Masood Jan and Ibrar Shah (members) shortlisted following 20 players for Pakistan Blind Cricket Team for the Bilateral series vs England. Pakistan Blind Cricket Council is hosting England at neutral venue U.A.E from 11th to 19th November 2019.  The series will comprise ...

Lahore:Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board Mr Ehsan Mani has been appointed as Chairperson of the ICC’s Financial and Commercial Affairs Committee (F&CA). The appointment was made by ICC Chairman Mr Shashank Manohar during last week’s ICC Annual Conference. The F&CA is one of the ICC’s most important committees, which assists the organisation in discharging its responsibilities in relation to ...

Lasith Malinga will retire from One-Day International (ODI) cricket on July 26 after the first match of the three-ODI series against Bangladesh, Sri Lanka’s captain Dimuth Karunaratne said at a press conference in Colombo on Monday. The 35-year-old fast bowler has played 225 ODIs for Sri Lanka, having claimed 335 wickets at an impressive average of 29.02. One of the ...

WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday promised to fix Pakistan cricket after the team’s performance at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. “I went to England where I learned to play cricket. When we returned from there we raised the standard of other players. After the World Cup I have decided that I will fix the Pakistan cricket team,” ...

LAHORE: A security delegation from the Sri Lankan cricket board will visit Pakistan next month, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Monday. The security delegation will visit venues in Karachi and Lahore. The PCB has offered Sri Lanka to play two Test matches in Pakistan. Pakistan and Sri Lanka are scheduled to play a series in October.