Cricket

A surreal press conference heralded what promises to be a surreal T20I series between the two most expressive sides on the field. Any foreigner who comes to coach Afghanistan or Bangladesh says this about them: they play with a lot of passion, which tends to spill over on the field. What the professional coaches need to do is bring some ...

With the Football World Cup a couple of weeks away, teams have released their World Cup kits they will be donning at this year’s mega event. One such team which is making headlines for all the right reasons is Nigeria’s World Cup kit. Designed by Nike, the futuristic-looking green and white kit pays “subtle homage to Nigeria’s ’94 shirt, with ...

LONDON: With just under a year to go for cricket’s mega event, cricketing legends have already started predicting their favourites for the ICC World Cup 2019. And many have high hopes from Pakistan. Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis believes the Pakistan cricket team has what it takes to deliver at the World Cup. Speaking at a launch event of next ...

By Nawaz Gohar Bahria Town Sports Wing is holding 4th Bahria Town Floodlit Cricket Tournament from May 30 to June 3, 2018 at Bahria Cricket Stadium Bahria Town Lahore. Teams from all over Pakistan are participating in the event. On the Third Day of the Event Mr. Altaf Hussain Chief Executive Officer Altaf Catering was the Chief Guest. Syed Fakhar ...

The ICC’s efforts to secure raw footage of the Al Jazeera documentary on spot-fixing have been rebuffed after the Doha-based television network said that an imminent meeting with cricket’s governing body would be “premature”. Two days ago, the ICC chief executive David Richardson said both parties would sit down in London this week to discuss the ICC getting access to ...

Sarfraz Ahmed had never before won the toss in his four previous Tests as Pakistan’s Test captain. And after a first-day collapse at Headingley that looks set to be as match-defining as England’s own meltdown at Lord’s proved to be last week, he’d be forgiven for wishing he’d saved that duck-breaking call for another day. Instead, Sarfraz took the bold ...

By Nawaz Gohar Bahria Town Sports Wing is holding 4th Bahria Town Floodlit Cricket Tournament from May 30 to June 3, 2018 at Bahria Cricket Stadium Bahria Town Lahore. Teams from all over Pakistan are participating in the event. On the Second Day of the Event Ch. Ahmad Hussain Gujjar Senior Leader PPP (Shaheed Bhutto Group) was the Chief Guest. Syed Fakhar Shah Director ...

KARACHI, June 01 :   Pakistan discard Umar Akmal and Muhammad Asghar excelled with the bat and ball to guide Omar Associates in the last four stage of  5th Naya Nazimabad Ramadan Cup T20 Cricket Tournament when they whipped Sindh Police by 80 runs  Thursday night.         Umar blasted 78 off 46 balls with eight well-timed boundaries and ...

KARACHI: Slow left armer Tauheed khan a four-wicket haul as Agha Steel  overpower host Aga Khan Gymkhana  in 31st Aga Khan Gymkhana Ramazan Festival T-20 Cricket Tournament in Group “C” fixture here on thursday at AKG Ground. Teddy auheed khan grabbed four wickets conceding mere 11 runs in three  overs to as Aga Khan Gymkhana were All out in 17.4 ...

The four latest teams to gain ODI status have been integrated into the ICC team rankings for ODIs, effective June 1, 2018. Scotland and United Arab Emirates (UAE) have slotted into 13th and 14th places respectively, while Netherlands and Nepal will be added after they’ve played four more ODIs (teams need to play a minimum number of ODIs to get ...