Cricket

DURBAN: South African fast bowler Morne Morkel announced on Monday that he would retire from international cricket after the four-Test series against Australia which starts at Kingsmead on Thursday. The tall paceman has played in 83 Tests, 117 one-day internationals and 44 Twenty20 Internationals. Morkel, 33, has taken 294 Test wickets and his tally across all formats is 529. Morkel ...

HAMILTON: A century by Ross Taylor and lusty late hitting by Mitch Santner delivered a last-over victory to New Zealand against England in their first one-day international in Hamilton on Sunday. In a match filled with twists and turns, the outcome hung in the balance until Santer smacked a six in the final over to get New Zealand home with ...

Dubai: Born in Pakistan but migrated to South Africa for pursuing a career in international cricket, Imran Tahir is in action in Pakistan’s biggest cricket tournament as a foreign player now. The 38-year-old has made his mark by clinching seven wickets in three PSL games for Multan Sultans — his first appearance in the league. And, he’s enjoying it. “Well ...

DUBAI: A rejuvenated Karachi Kings and defending champions Peshawar Zalmi meet at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium tonight. Karachi Kings, who had a lacklustre campaign in the previous two editions of the Pakistan Super League, went for a new look this season and it worked: they defeated Quetta Gladiators on Friday to claim a 19-run victory. Captained by Imad Wasim, ...

DUBAI: Multan Sultans, riding high on two successive wins in their Pakistan Super League (PSL) debut, will take on Islamabad United in today’s first match in Dubai. Multan have so far been the most impressive side this season, beating defending champions Peshawar Zalmi by seven wickets in the opening match of the PSL and then outclassing Lahore Qalandars by 43 ...

Kenya’s captain Rakep Patel has resigned after the team returned home winless from the WCL Division Two tournament in Namibia. The coach Thomas Odoyohas also stepped down, and so has the board president Jackie Janmohammed. By finishing last out of the six teams that participated, Kenya were demoted to Division Three. Their performance included a 218-run defeat, to UAE, which was the tournament’s worst in ...

Imagine you were a professional cricketer. Now imagine you had to share your dressing room with… your father. And, on top of that, your dad is a legend of your sport. A lot to handle? Doesn’t quite seem to be the case with Tagenarine Chanderpaul, who shares the Guyana dressing room with his father Shivnarine. Chanderpaul junior, 21, jokes that Shiv, 43, ...

Centurion:-South Africa’s stand-in skipper JP Duminy and Heinrich Klaasen smashed blazing fifties to fire the home team to a series-levelling victory against India in the second Twenty20 International at the SuperSport Park, Centurion on Wednesday. Klaasen smashed 69 from 30 balls to steer South Africa to a six-wicket victory over India at Pretoria to stay alive in the three-match series. ...

Lahore-February:  The NCA is starting U-16 Advanced Coaching and Training Camp from March 12 to April 7, 2018 at Inzamam ul Haq High Performance Centre, Multan. In this regard, the junior national selection committee has selected 28 players which would train under the elite panel of NCA Coaches. The players selection for this program is based on their performance in ...

Shoaib Malik’s Multan Sultans career got off to a good start as he won the toss and decided to field first in the opening match of the 2018 Pakistan Super League against the Peshawar Zalmi in Dubai on Thursday. The opening match of the 2018 PSL sees new entrants take on defending champions Zalmi. Multan Sultans Squad: Batsmen: Ahmed Shehzad, ...