Cricket

Eoin Morgan has been forced to pull out of the ICC World XI squad for the 31 May Twenty20 International against the Windies at Lord’s due to a fractured finger. Morgan, England’s limited-overs skipper, had been set to captain the side. He will be replaced as captain by former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi, while Morgan’s compatriot Sam Billings will take ...

The ICC Cricket Committee concluded its two-day meeting in Mumbai on Tuesday with strong support for the ICC Board’s commitment to improve player behavior and the development of a culture of respect. The Committee has also made recommendations around the toss in Test cricket and ICC World Test Championship playing conditions. On day one of the meeting, the Committee was ...

DUBAI: Qatari news channel Al Jazeera was urged to hand over evidence of alleged match-fixing on Monday after a TV documentary claimed to uncover corruption at the highest levels of world cricket. England´s coach and captain both slammed allegations of spot-fixing as “outrageous”, and Australia said it wasn´t aware of any “credible evidence” after Sunday´s broadcast. But Sri Lanka has ...

Disgraced Australian stars David Warner and Cameron Bancroft will return to competitive cricket at a low-level limited-overs tournament in the country’s tropical north in July, it was announced Tuesday. Warner is serving a year-long ban from state and international cricket and Bancroft a nine-month suspension over a ball-tampering scandal in South Africa in March that rocked the game. But they ...

KABUL: Teen sensation Rashid Khan will lead a heavyweight spin attack for Afghanistan in the country´s first-ever Test against India next month, the Afghan cricket board announced Tuesday. Khan and fellow spinners Mujeeb ur Rahman, Zahir Khan and Hamza Hotak were named in a 16-strong squad for the historic one-off Test in Bangalore starting June 14. The 19-year-old Khan was ...

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has fined Pakistan for maintaining a slow over-rate during the Lord’s Test against England. Pakistan won the Test match by nine wickets taking a 1-0 lead in the two Test-match series. According to an ICC press release, the fine was imposed by match referees after Pakistan were ruled to be three overs short of their ...

The Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) has requested the Indian government on Monday to formally convey its position with regards to India-Pakistan bilateral cricket series. The series has been on hold since 2012 due to political tension between the two neighbours. The BCCI has repeatedly clarified its stance that it will not be able to engage in bilateral contests ...

Mumbai:- Shane Watson struck an unbeaten 117 off 57 balls as Chennai Super Kings beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets in the Indian Premier League final. The Australian, who did not score off his first 10 deliveries, hit 11 fours and eight sixes as Super Kings reached a target of 179 with nine balls left. Kane Williamson, the tournament’s leading ...

KARACHI:   Sindh Police knocked out defending champion Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd (SNGPL) from 5th Naya Nazimabad Ramadan Cup T20 Cricket Tournament with an impressive 44 runs victory on Saturday night.         Sheharyar Ghani and spinners Farooq Hasan and Raza-ul-Hasan starred in Sindh Police triumph as SNGPL suffered third successive defeat thus sent packing at Lawai Stadium. ...

London: Pakistan’s crushing victory over England is their best at Lord’s, says former pace bowler Waqar Younis. The tourists won by nine wickets before lunch on the fourth day to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. Pakistan, who beat England on the same ground in 2016, have won five of their 15 Tests against England at Lord’s. “They ...