Cricket

  Fourth PCB Management Committee meeting held Lahore, 19 January 2024:   Mr Zaka Ashraf chaired the fourth meeting of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s Management Committee (MC) on Friday at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore. Among the ten members of the committee, one member, Mr Khurram Karim Somroo joined the meeting online. The remaining nine members – Mr Kalim ...

  PCB introduces retainers for Women Panel of Umpires Lahore, 19 January 2024: The Pakistan Cricket Board today confirmed it has introduced retainers for its Women Panel of Umpires for the first time. All seven umpires in the panel will receive a monthly retainer of PKR32,000. Recently, the PCB organised a four-day Female Umpires induction course in Lahore, with participants ...

Pakistan U19 captain Saad Baig eyes glory in the U19 World Cup Lahore, 19 January 2024: By Nawaz Gohar   Pakistan U19 skipper Saad Baig, who hails from Karachi, is hopeful of leading his team to glory in the U19 showpiece event in South Africa. Saad has led Pakistan U19 in 17 One-Day matches where the team ended up winning ...

  Shaheen Afridi, Shadab Khan and stars shine in ILT20 from Jan 19 Dubai, The DP World ILT20 season 2, with a galaxy of star-studded teams, takes off from tomorrow January 19 (Friday). This one-month long contest consisting of six teams, is an Emirates Cricket Board’s event, and has a List A status granted by the International Cricket Council (ICC). ...

Teams exude confidence on producing top performances in the DP World ILT20 season 2 starting tomorrow Shoaib Akhtar, Brand Ambassador for the DP World ILT20 season 2, set the tempo for the action to follow by stating: “They are all superstars. I am glad I was not born in this era. Players like Chris Lynn would have smacked me all ...

Mahnoor Aftab named Pakistan Women U19 captain for Bangladesh tour Karachi, 18 January 2024: The Women’s National Selection Committee, led by Saleem Jaffar, has announced a 15-women squad for the upcoming T20 tri-series involving Sri Lanka Women U19 and Bangladesh Women U19, to be played in Cox’s Bazar from 24 January to 2 February. The tournament will be played on ...

  Pakistan Men cricketers granted NOCs for cricket leagues Lahore, 18 January 2024: The Pakistan Cricket Board has issued no-objection certificates (NOC) to national men’s players to feature in the forthcoming franchise-based leagues, which include International League T20 (ILT20) and Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). The Board has issued the NOCs in line with the provisions of the players’ central contracts. ...

Arthur, Bradburn and Puttick resign from their respective positions Lahore, 18 January 2024: Mickey Arthur, Grant Bradburn and Andrew Puttick, who were assigned duties at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore after a change in their portfolios in November 2023, have resigned from their respective positions. In April 2023, Arthur was appointed Director of the Pakistan men’s cricket team ...

  Upper Dir’s Muhammad Riazullah keen to prove himself at the ICC U19 World Cup Lahore, 18 January 2024: Muhammad Riazullah – a middle-order batter – is expected to be a vital cog in the Pakistan line-up at the ICC U19 World Cup in South Africa. Hailing from Upper Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the young right-handed batter had to overcome all ...

Abrar Ahmed and Khurram Shehzad start rehab at NCA • Shadab Khan declared fit after undergoing five-week rehab at the NCA Lahore, 18 January 2024: Right-arm spinner Abrar Ahmed and right-arm fast bowler Khurram Shehzad have started their rehab under the medical panel headed by Dr Sohail Saleem at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore. 25-year-old Abrar, who has featured ...