Cricket

Lahore:The Pakistan Cricket Board today announced a comprehensive and busy National Cricket Academy Programme 2019-2020, which will commence next week and culminate next year around the same time. The NCA Programme 2019-2020 has been broken into four different categories, namely: Player Skills and Training, Youth/Talent Hunt and Skills Training, Game Education Programme, and Players Development at Regional and High Performance ...

TAUNTON: Pakistan’s fast bowler Mohammad Amir was happy to achieve his career’s maiden five-wicket haul but he would have been more delighted if it had contributed to his side’s win. Amir said Pakistan couldn’t bowl according to the condition in first fifteen overs which allowed Australia to post a big total against them. “We didn’t bowl how we were supposed ...

West Indies and India will kick off the new World Test Championship with two five-day matches in the Caribbean in late August and early September, Cricket West Indies announced on Wednesday. The first Test will be played at Viv Richards Cricket Ground in North Sound on the island of Antigua from August 22-26, followed by the second at Sabina Park ...

TAUNTON: Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed said his side’s had to raise their fielding standards ahead of a crucial World Cup match against arch-rivals India at Old Trafford on Sunday. Pakistan once again produced some sloppy out-cricket in a 41-run group stage defeat by champions Australia at Taunton on Wednesday, dropping three catches amid other misfields. “We need to improve because ...

MANCHESTER: Waqar Younis watched in disbelief as Pakistan’s pace attack allowed Australian openers to lay the foundation stone of a big total in overcast conditions. He rued the fact that Pakistan were unable to get early breakthroughs in a 41-run defeat against Australia in Taunton, and stressed that they will need to do much better in the big World Cup ...

NOTTINGHAM: Rain has delayed the toss between India and New Zealand World Cup clash in Trent Bridge in Nottingham. According to the forecast for the afternoon, rain could move north-eastward, leading to a game in the afternoon. The covers were removed after the rain stopped, with groundstaff at Trent Bridge working hard to dry the playing surface. But the rain ...

Christi Viljoen, the 31-year old Namibia allrounder, has been handed a four-match suspension for breaching ICC’s Anti-Racism Code during the T20 World Cup Africa Qualifiers in May. Viljoen’s sledges towards Uganda players on May 21 were deemed “inappropriate”. He accepted the charges against him. Section 2.1.1 of the code, which he breached, pertains to “engaging in any conduct (whether through ...

LONDON: Defending champions Australia received a rude awakening here at The Oval on Sunday when they crashed to a 36-run defeat in a high-scoring ICC World Cup encounter against India. Buoyed up by a perfect start to the tournament, the Australians were brimming with confidence ahead of the clash of World Cup heavyweights. But they were first undone by India’s ...

SOUTHAMPTON: The World Cup match between South Africa and the West Indies was abandoned on Monday after persistent heavy rain in Southampton, with both sides earning a point each. Earlier, West Indies paceman Sheldon Cottrell reduced Faf du Plessis´s team to 29 for two before rain stopped play. South Africa, desperately needing a win after defeats in their first three ...

Pakistan has always complained they get pitches at ICC events which normally don’t suit their game. They were in the same mode again after having taken a long, hard look at Taunton County Ground’s green top here on Monday. Pakistan meet pace-heavy Australia in a key World Cup clash here on Wednesday after their previous game against Sri Lanka was ...