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Karachi:Pakistan’s T20i captain Babar Azam has told his colleagues that the ongoing Pakistan Super League is an open opportunity for everyone to perform & get in contention for the international cap. Talking to media in Karachi, Babar said that anyone who performs here can be considered for selection ahead of this year’s T20 World Cup in Australia. “Anyone who performs ...

By Nawaz Gohar   Rawalpindi is the host of first Test match of the series between Pakistan and Bangladesh  Many famous cricketers made their Test debut at Pindi Cricket Stadium Rawalpindi and earned praise all over the world  Australian fast bowler Damien Fleming made his Test debut at Rawalpindi Damien Fleming got 4 wickets in first innings and 3 wickets in ...

Even as they pushed for a first ever Test win against Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe’s cricketers did so knowing their salaries would be cut after the two-Test series. Zimbabwe had been defeated in the first Test by 10 wickets, though they fought well in the first half of the match. Zimbabwe Cricket chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani said “it can’t be business as ...

KARACHI: Pakistan’s cricket board on Friday warned the national players to meet fitness standards or lose up to 15 percent of their salary, as officials seek to address the team’s fall in the international rankings. Pakistan failed to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup in England last year, and won only one of their six Test matches. They also ...

Lahore:A high performance camp commenced today at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore and will continue for three weeks. The ten players has reported and started work today under the supervision of PCB Director Medical and Sports Sciences Dr Sohail Saleem. The players in the camp will undergo one on one sessions with the trainers and physios of the ...

Kuala Lumpur: Pakistan national women cricket team’s journey in the ICC Women’s Championship 2017-20 culminated in the Bismah Maroof-led side breaking into the top-four of the eight-team tournament standings with their third ODI against England women getting washed-out in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. For a side which sits seventh on the ICC Women’s ODIs team rankings, the past two years ...

Athens :The Greek top-flight match between PAOK Salonika and AEK Athens on Sunday was abandoned after PAOK’s president invaded the pitch with a gun. Ivan Savvidis tried to confront the referee with a gun in a hip holster after his side had an 89th-minute goal ruled offside with the score 0-0. AEK’s players left the pitch concerned for their safety ...

DUBAI: Stringent anti-corruption measures employed effectively by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) foiled bid by an international fixing syndicate to corrupt the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL). Two bookies belonging to an international fixing syndicate attempted to approach players during the PSL third edition in Dubai via social media websites, but their nefarious designs were foiled by the PCB’s anti-corruption ...