Power-hitting coach Julian Wood and fast bowling coach Gordon Parsons have started their stints at the National High Performance Centre, Lahore for the Engro Cricket Coaching Project under the PCB Pathway Programme. The two seasoned specialist coaches arrived at the NHPC this week to work with the U13, U16 and U19 players selected for specialised training in the PCB ...
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Update on Pakistan men’s cricket team
Umer Rashid, one of the highly-rated bowling coaches at the National High Performance Centre, has been added to the Pakistan men’s side as assistant to the fast bowling coach for the Asia Cup. Umer has worked in the development of all the national side fast bowlers since their early days, including helping Mohammad Hasnain to return to competitive cricket. ...
Read More »Pakistan to begin Commonwealth Games campaign against Barbados on Friday
Despite the rain affected tri-series in Ireland which hampered the team preparations, the Bismah Maroof-led Pakistan are confident of a good show in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The green shirts, placed in Group A, open their campaign against Barbados with a day-night match at Birmingham’s famous Edgbaston Stadium. After the Barbados clash, Pakistan play arch-rivals India on Sunday, ...
Read More »Adelaide Oval curator terms Pakistan visit useful, enjoyable and collaborative
Adelaide Oval’s chief curator Damien Hough has completed his 12-day visit of Pakistan during which he visited four Test centres and worked with the ground staff, curators and coaches on pitch and outfield preparation methods. Hough, started his visit at the headquarters of Pakistan cricket, Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium. From Lahore, Hough travelled to Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi before coming ...
Read More »Really impressed by the passion and commitment of ground staff in Pakistan: Damien Hough
Adelaide Oval’s chief curator Damien Hough inspected the National Stadium Karachi outfield and square today (Friday) and interacted with the curator and ground staff as part of his tour of Pakistan. Karachi is the third venue that Hough has visited after his visits to Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore and the Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi. Hough would be spending the weekend ...
Read More »Confident CP Blues to meet aggressive KP Whites in National U19 Cup final
Lahore, 7 July 2022: Two unbeaten sides will clash against each other when Central Punjab U19 Blues take on the last year’s finalist Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites in the final of the National U19 Cup on Friday at the Rana Naveed Cricket Academy in Sheikhupura. Both teams topped their pools in the 12-team 50-over tournament. The winning team will receive PKR One ...
Read More »Confident CP Blues to meet aggressive KP Whites in National U19 Cup final
Confident CP Blues to meet aggressive KP Whites in National U19 Cup final • Teams gear up for PKR One million winning prize money; Runner-up to get PKR500,000 • PCB to provide ceremony pictures; live scores will be available on CricHQ Lahore, 7 July 2022: Two unbeaten sides will clash against each other when Central Punjab U19 Blues take on ...
Read More »Pakistan men’s team to Sri Lanka – important media information
The Pakistan men’s cricket team will depart for Colombo in the wee hours of Wednesday to play two ICC World Test Championship fixtures, which will be held from 16-20 July in Galle and 24-28 July in Colombo. The following is the important information for the media wishing to cover and follow the national side. The information below is subject ...
Read More »Abdul Qadir inducted into the PCB Hall of Fame posthumously
Abdul Qadir, who took 236 Test and 132 ODI wickets with a bouncy run-up flicking the ball from hand to hand, was formally inducted into the PCB Hall of Fame posthumously ahead of the second One-Day International between Pakistan and Australia at the Gaddafi Stadium on Friday. Saqlain Mushtaq, Pakistan’s most successful spinner with 496 international wickets and also head coach of the ...
Read More »Mooney: Spin battle key to Pakistan match-up
Australia star Beth Mooney admitted her side will need to repel Pakistan’s spin attack if they are to win a second straight game at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022. The 2013 winners got their campaign in neighbouring New Zealand off to the perfect start with a 12-run win over defending champions England. The batters fired them ...
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