Cricket

LAHORE: The playoffs and final of the fifth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) will be held in Lahore while Karachi will host the opening ceremony on February 20. According to reports in a meeting of PSL franchise owners with PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani on Monday, the PCB reaffirmed its commitment to playing the fifth edition of the tournament ...

India all-rounder Irfan Pathan and other support staffs of the Jammu and Kashmir’s cricket team were requested to leave the state at the earliest after the Indian Government’s security advisory following unrest in the valley, the report said. Pathan, who is associated with Jammu and Kashmir team as player cum mentor along with coach Milap Mewada and trainer Sudarshan VP ...

Sourav Ganguly is “definitely interested” in becoming India’s coach, but not right now. The former captain said that his plate was full with current commitments, but once those were done, he would certainly put forward his candidature for the post. “Definitely, I’m interested but not at this point of time. Let one more phase go then I will throw my ...

Ottis Gibson will not be South Africa’s coach for the team’s tour of India that starts in September. Gibson’s tenure as coach comes to an end in September and his services will not be retained, with Cricket South Africa (CSA) announcing sweeping changes to the way the national men’s team will be run. A statement released by CSA suggested that ...

Middlesex paceman Steven Finn has signed a new contract until the end of the 2021 campaign. Finn, 30, has played in all formats for the county this season, having had complications with a knee injury last term due to a benign tumour. He has 36 Test caps but has not represented England since a one-day international in May 2017. “Middlesex ...

NEW DELHI: Indian cricketing greats slammed the national selectors for making too many changes and accused them of bowing down to skipper Virat Kohli, with Sunil Gavaskar calling them ‘lame ducks’ ahead of the West Indies series. Pressure has mounted since India lost their World Cup semi-final against New Zealand, with former captains Gavaskar and Sourav Ganguly leading the onslaught. ...

Uncapped pace ace Jofra Archer has missed selection for the first Ashes Test, England captain Joe Root confirmed on match eve in Birmingham. Archer has trained with England this week but the hosts have opted against picking their 24-year-old World Cup hero, with veteran seamer James Anderson returning to the Test XI at the expense of Olly Stone. England XI ...

“We will play for free as long as we can see the light at the end of the tunnel,” a senior squad member told ESPNcricinfo. “Our next assignment is the (T20 World Cup) qualifiers. I will play for free as long as we are assured that we will be paid eventually. We will play qualifiers for the sake of cricket ...

India Test opener Prithvi Shaw has been suspended until November 15, 2019 for a doping violation. A BCCI release on Tuesday said the penalty on Shaw had been imposed after he “inadvertently ingested a prohibited substance, which can be commonly found in cough syrups”. Not picked in the Test squad for the upcoming West Indies tour because of a hip ...

MELBOURNE: Australia coach Justin Langer has confirmed James Pattinson and Usman Khawaja are certain starters for the opening Ashes Test in Birmingham. Khawaja passed a fitness Test on Monday after recovering from a hamstring injury and Langer confirmed the left-hander will bat at number three, while fast bowler Pattinson is set to feature in his first Test match since February ...