Cricket

LEICESTER :– Pakistan test maestro Azhar Ali has assured that Mohammad Amir is completely fine after work is underway on the pacer’s knee injury. Azhar Ali said that Amir performed well against Ireland despite a bit of injury which testifies that he is fine now. Azhar Ali expressed his wish to see Amir play against England as leading paceman and ...

South Africa continued their 16-day domination at home by whitewashing Bangladesh 3-0 with a 23-run win in a rain-curtailed T20I in Bloemfontein. After the match was reduced to nine overs a side (three overs of Powerplay), South Africa defended their total of 64 with key contributions from fast bowlers Marizanne Kapp (2 for 8) and Ayabonga Khaka (3-10). Put in ...

London:-England batsman Jos Buttler says his recall for this week’s first Test against Pakistan at Lord’s “feels like another debut”. The 27-year-old, who played the last of his 18 Tests in December 2016 against India, has kept wicket before but has been picked as a specialist batsman. “It’s a fantastic surprise and an incredible opportunity,” he said. “Any time you ...

She makes all the right decisions in life, Virat Kohli has said about Anushka Sharma Skipper Virat Kohli calls the shots on the field with his cricket team, but when it comes to decisions off the field, his wife Anushka Sharma is the ‘captain’. In a video going viral on social media, Kohli was asked by an interviewer who is ...

Karachi:-Off Spinner M.Ilyas  was on song with a four-wicket haul as Tapal Cricket Club beat Omer Colts in 31st Aga Khan Gymkhana  AKG Ramazan Festival T-20 cricket tournament in Group “B” fixture here on Sunday at AKG Ground. The Off Spiner grabbed four wickets conceding mere 22 runs in four overs to restricted  Omer Colts on 111 with loss of ...

KARACHI: A good all-round show from Hassan Sardar guided Qasmi CC to a five-wicket victory against Soni Associates  in the 31st Aga Khan Gymkhana T-20 Ramazan Cricket Tournament 2018 here on Saturday. Hassan, who was declared man-of-the-match in the Group ‘C’ tie at the AKG Ground , first claimed three wickets for 21 runs with his right arm leg spin ...

KARACHI:  Former Champions Dollar East took a step forward for the place in knock out stage of the 5th Naya Nazimabad Ramadan Cup T20 Cricket Tournament when they beat Pakistan Customs by 25 runs on Saturday night.         All-rounder Sohail Akhtar starred in their team’s victory with an attacking batting and bowling performance. Sohail smashed four sixes ...

Wooden spooners Delhi Daredevils knocked defending champions Mumbai Indians out of the Indian Premier League after the trio of Sandeep Lamichhane, Amit Mishra and Harshal Patel starred with three wickets apiece for an 11-run win in their last league match in Delhi on Sunday. Set a target of 175, Mumbai Indians crumbled against quality leg-spin bowling by Sandeep (3/36), Amit ...

LONDON: Leicestershire middle-order batsman Ateeq Javid’s half-century took the home side for a draw on the second day of the two-day warm-up test match against Pakistan at Grace Road on Saturday. Javid opted to retire out on 54 runs off 144 balls. The home side scored 226/6 in 75 overs. For the visiting side, Shadab Khan took two wickets, while medium fast bowler Saad Ali, ...

Every year, with the arrival of holy month of Ramazan, Karachi — the city of lights — finds itself hosting Ramazan cricket tournaments. This year despite the scorching heat in the city, Karachiites are continuing this three-decade-old tradition. This time around Karachi is hosting several Ramazan tournaments, noted among them are being played at Moin Khan Cricket Academy, Aga Khan Gymkhana, ...