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Lahore:The year 2019 was a year of mixed on-field performances for the Pakistan national men’s team. They strengthened the claim of Karachi’s National Stadium being the national side’s fortress in Test cricket with a win against Sri Lanka to register their first World Test Championship win, but struggled on away tours failing to win in South Africa and Australia. They ...

Despite the tough stance adopted by the PCB on Bangladesh’s unwillingness to play Test cricket in Pakistan, the BCB has reiterated that as things stood, it could only give the go-ahead to a T20I series in the country. In what could be seen as a slight softening of its position on the Tests, though, chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury said that ...

Graeme Smith has been announced as South Africa’s first director of cricket, albeit in a temporary role, after several months of negotiation. Smith has signed on for three months and will begin work immediately, with two weeks to go before South Africa play England in a four-Test series at home, starting on Boxing Day, followed by three ODIs and as ...

Lahore:The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had awarded two-month contracts to curators who were previously employed by the 16 regions until 19 August 2019. Through an extension to that arrangement, the PCB has decided that it will make an additional two-month ex-gratia payment to these curators i.e. until 19 December 2019, following which the ground owners themselves will make a decision ...

Islamabad:(December 3) is marked as International Day of Persons with Disabilities, it is an international observance promoted by the United Nations since 1992. PBCC to observe that International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Pakistan Blind Cricket Council conducted “Exhibition T-10 Blind Cricket Match” between Rawalpindi-Islamabad Sports Journalists Association (RISJA) and Islamabad Cricket Club of the Blind (ICCB) at Bhutto Cricket ...

MOUNT MAUNGANUI: The chief executive of New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has apologised in person to England fast bowler Jofra Archer for the racist abuse he received from a spectator Monday on the final day of the first cricket Test at Mount Maunganui. David White visited the 24-year-old Archer to offer an apology and an assurance that heightened security will be ...

WELLINGTON: New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson has said that international cricket has had an “awesome year with fast bowlers”, and that he hopes to “bring a little bit of anxiety” to England and Australia’s batsmen after being named in the squads for their upcoming Tests against those opponents. Ferguson is in line for a Test debut, having exclusively played white-ball ...

Lahore, 26 May 2019: A four-day Level-2 Coach Education Course – 2019 commenced at the National Cricket Academy, Lahore, on Sunday with fifteen cricketers, including 13 former Test players, featuring on the opening day. During the course, the participants will undergo training in a wide-ranging area of coaching skills, which include video analysis, coaching methodology, the implications and application on ...

5TH Bahria Cup Floodlit Cricket Tournament concludes on Saturday May 25, 2019 at Bahria Cricket Stadium Bahria Town Lahore. Teams from all over Pakistan were participated in the event. Zain Eleven defeat Haq Bahoo Eleven by 8 wickets and won the Title. Haq Bahoo batting first score only 42 runs. For Haq Bahoo Amin Lefty score 14 runs and in reply ...

Lahore, 23 May 2019: The Pakistan Cricket Board today extended the scope of its Corporate Social Responsibility when they signed a two-year partnership with Shahid Afridi Foundation (SAF), one of the most respected and prestigious charity organisations set up by an ex-player. This follows the recent announcement of the PCB signing a three-year partnership with the British Asian Trust to ...