Cricket

Virat Kohli broke Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara’s record to become the fastest to score 20,000 international runs, a target he reached when he scored 37 runs in the World Cup 2019 match against the West Indies on Thursday. The Indian skipper took only 417 innings to achieve the record — 131 in Tests, 224 in ODIs and 62 in ...

Left-arm spinner George Dockrell and medium-pacer Barry McCarthy have been left out of Ireland’s ODI squad for the three-match series against Zimbabwe that begins on July 1 in Bready. Dockrell, however, has found a place in the squad for the three-match T20I series that follows the ODIs. Offspinner Simi Singh and seam-bowling allrounder Shane Getkate, who recently impressed for Ireland ...

BIRMINGHAM: Although the man of the match for Pakistan’s remarkable six wickets win over New Zealand on Wednesday was Babar Azam, there was another hero, Shaheen Shah Afridi – who bowled a memorable spell to push Kiwis on the back foot. He took three wickets for 28 runs in ten overs and got important wickets of Colin Munro, Taylor and ...

BIRMINGHAM: Table-toppers New Zealand was having a ball at the World Cup. But that was before they encountered the Pakistani juggernaut. On a tricky Edgbaston wicket, Pakistan ended New Zealand’s unbeaten run in the World Cup with an impressive six-wicket win on Wednesday. A win against Pakistan would have secured a semi-final place for the Black Caps. They must be ...

BIRMINGHAM: Former captain Waqar Younis has warned Pakistan against any complacency as the team is now back on track in the World Cup 2019. Pakistan has beaten South Africa and New Zealand in their back-to-back World Cup games and are now scheduled to take on Afghanistan in Leeds on Saturday and Bangladesh at Lord’s on July 5. Waqar feels that ...

With a six-wicket victory over New Zealand at Edgbaston on Wednesday, Pakistan have inched another step closer to a place in the semi-final. However, before we start planning our victory parade, here’s a brief look at the scenarios. Photo: ICC Cricket World Cup Scenario one Pakistan now has two games remaining, one against Afghanistan and other against Bangladesh. To ensure ...

The Pakistan Cricket Board today announced more attractive and incentive-based 12-month central contracts to its 10 elite women cricketers. The contracts will commence from 1 July. Previously, six-month contracts were signed with the players. There has been a 20 per cent increase in the retainer remuneration of Category A, which includes Nida Dar and Sana Mir; 18.5 per cent increase ...

Mohammad Haris and captain Rohail Nazir stroked half-centuries as Pakistan U19 defeated South Africa U19 by four wickets in the second 50-over match to take a 2-0 lead at Pietermaritzburg Oval in Pietermaritzburg on Tuesday. Mohammad returned undefeated on 6o, while Rohail continued his rich run of form by scoring 67, as Pakistan U19 achieved the 216-run target for the ...

BIRMINGHAM: Rainy weather in England has forced Pakistan once again to have its practice session indoors, this time at Birmingham, ahead of their key World Cup game against New Zealand. It was raining in Birmingham since the morning on Tuesday, which disallowed the Pakistani cricketers from having a full-fledged training session ahead of the must-win game in the tournament. The ...

MUMBAI: West Indies batting legend Brian Lara was admitted to a hospital in Mumbai Tuesday after complaining of chest pain, Indian media reports and sources said. The 50-year-old Trinidadian was rushed to hospital after he complained of discomfort during a promotional event, the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency said, quoting a source close to the player. “He is ...