SYDNEY: Pakistan’s hopes of upsetting hosts Australia in their upcoming two-match Test series have been seriously undermined by their poor preparation schedule, former Test batsman Dean Jones believes. The tourists have played three Twenty20s, a day-night tour match against Australia ‘A’ and a two-day contest against a Cricket Australia XI since arriving in Australia. Jones, who played 52 Tests for ...
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Quaid-e Azam Trophy Second XI: Ahmed Safi takes six wickets
Lahore:Ahmed Safi took six wickets as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were bundled out for 290 runs against Central Punjab at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad on day-two of the ninth-round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2nd XI matches on Friday. Resuming their first innings on an overnight score of 163 for three in 41 overs, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were bowled out in the 76th ...
Read More »11th episode of PCB Podcast released
The 11th episode of the weekly PCB Podcast is now available for listening and free downloading for editorial purposes. In the latest edition: i) Bazid Khan reviews the Australia squad for the two-match Test series against Pakistan ii) Respected journalist Dan Brettig sums up Australia media’s expectations and assessment of the Pakistan national men’s cricket team iii) Former Australia player ...
Read More »Fitness camp at NCA to commence from 18 November
Lahore:A fitness camp will be held at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore from Monday, 18 November, it was announced today. The eight-day-long camp will run till 25 November under the supervision of PCB Director Medical and Sports Sciences Dr Sohail Saleem. The following three players have been invited for the camp: -Mohammad Amir -Mohammad Irfan -Imad Wasim They ...
Read More »Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final to be played from 27 December
Lahore:The final of the first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy has been rescheduled and will be played from 27 till 31 December at Karachi’s National Stadium, the Pakistan Cricket Board’s domestic cricket department announced on Friday. The decision has been made after Sri Lanka confirmed to play their World Test Championship matches against Pakistan in Rawalpindi (11-15 Dec) and Karachi (19-23 December). Previously, ...
Read More »Batting prodigy Saud Shakeel continues to impress
Karachi:Entering the cricket fields as a 12-year-old, Saud Shakeel has made rapid progress and is presently leading Pakistan in the ongoing ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup taking place in Bangladesh. The 24-year-old left-handed batsman who can also bowl left-arm-spin represented Pakistan U19 in 2013 after a string of impressive performances in the national U19 circuit. Saud started his first-class career ...
Read More »Sami Aslam on song in Abbottabad
Lahore:Sami Aslam of Southern Punjab strengthened his position at the top of the run-getters list with another sublime century as his side’s four-day first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fixture against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa fizzled into a draw in Abbottabad on Thursday. The left-handed opener remained unbeaten on 150, his fourth century of the season, that took him to 833 runs in seven matches ...
Read More »Omair-Bin-Yousuf keen on making a big impression
Karachi:One of the members of the Bangladesh-bound Pakistan ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup squad is talented top-order batsman Omair-Bin-Yousuf who has made a big impression in his short domestic and age-group cricket career so far. Omair is representing Sindh in the ongoing Quaid-e-Azam Trophy first-class tournament and started off the season with a scintillating 174. The 20-year-old has scored 402 ...
Read More »Pakistan to play Sri Lanka Tests in front of home crowds
Lahore:After more than 10 years, Test cricket will return to Pakistan in December when Sri Lanka will play their World Test Championship matches in Rawalpindi and Karachi. The first Test will be played at the Pindi Cricket Stadium from 11-15 December, while the second Test will be held at the National Stadium from 19-23 December. Originally, Sri Lanka were scheduled ...
Read More »Pakistan beat Afghanistan by eight wickets in ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019
Lahore:Pakistan defeated Afghanistan by eight wickets in the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 match played at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium, Cox’s Bazar on Thursday. Chasing 139 to win the match, in their first outing in the tournament, Pakistan openers Omair-Bin-Yousaf (38) and Haider Ali (16) provided a solid 50-run partnership for the first-wicket. After the departure of ...
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