Manchester: England will make their first visit to Pakistan in 16 years The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) today confirmed the England men’s team will make their first visit to Pakistan in 16 years when they will play two Twenty20 internationals in Karachi on 14 and 15 October 2021. England will arrive in ...
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Jason Roy ruled out of ENGvPAK T20Is series
Manchester: England’s opener Jason Roy has been ruled out of the Vitality IT20s against Pakistan after sustaining a left side strain. The Surrey top-order batsman picked up the injury this week in the team’s preparation at Emirates Old Trafford and had a scan on Wednesday. He will remain with the England set-up and will commence his rehabilitation programme looking ahead ...
Read More »Azhar Ali becomes fifth Pakistani batsman to score 6000 Test runs
Southampton: Pakistan’s Test captain Azhar Ali has become the fifth Pakistani batsman to score 6000 runs in Test cricket. He achieved this feat in the ongoing Test against England at the Rose Bowl and joined the elite list which includes Younis Khan (10099), Javed Miandad (8832), Inzamam-ul-Haq (8829) and Mohammad Yousuf (7530). Azhar has represented Pakistan in 80 Tests, scoring ...
Read More »Zaheer Abbas inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
I am sure all those who watched Zaheer live in action will agree that when he batted, it was like a poetry in motion, Ehsan Mani Pakistan Cricket Board has congratulated Zaheer Abbas on his inclusion into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, making him only the sixth Pakistan cricketer to join the exclusive company of 93 cricketers. Zaheer has ...
Read More »Stuart Broad awarded silver stump for taking 500 Test wickets
Southampton: Silver stump was presented to Stuart Broad before play to mark his incredible achievement of 500 Test wickets. Stuart Broad, who became the seventh bowler in Test cricket history to take 500 Test wickets was awarded a silver stump by England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) before the 3rd Test at the Rose Bowl. The England team held an ...
Read More »England confirmed squad for final Test against Pakistan
Southampton: England Cricket Board announced an unchanged 14-strong squad for the third and last Test against Pakistan in Southampton. We have named an unchanged 14-strong squad for our final #raisethebat Test of the summer starting tomorrow against Pakistan 🏴🏏#ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/21zaKOZI8b— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 20, 2020 England’s squad includes Joe Root (C), James Anderson, Jofra Archer, Dominic Bess, Stuart Broad, ...
Read More »PCB named 15 players for third Test
Southampton: Pakistan Cricket Board has retained the same 15-players squad for the third and last Test against England. Azhar A will lead the squad as captain with Babar Azam as deputy captain and other players including Abid Ali, Asad Shafiq, Fawad Alam, Imam-ul-Haq, Kashif Bhatti, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Shan Masood, Sohail ...
Read More »ECB allowed early start time for ENGvPAK third Test
Southampton: The England Cricket Board and International Cricket Council (ICC) along with various stakeholders have agreed to revised start times ahead of the third Test. Play can begin at 10.30am local time, 30 minutes earlier than the scheduled 11.00am start if time is lost due to bad light or rain earlier in the Test. Following positive discussions with the England ...
Read More »England named a squad for the Vitality IT20s against Pakistan
Manchester: England National Selectors have named a 14-strong squad for the men’s three Vitality IT20s against Pakistan starting on Friday 28 August at Emirates Old Trafford. The three-match series will be played behind closed doors, in a bio-secure environment at the Manchester venue. Eoin Morgan will be leading English team which include Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire), Tom Banton (Somerset), ...
Read More »Weather plays an important role in England, Waqar Younis
Southampton: Pakistan’s bowling coach Waqar Younis thinks Pakistan team could have produced better results if the Test had been completed. Waqar believed that his bowlers would have made a huge difference had the Test not been spoiled by bad weather. “I think our bowlers were pretty much in control, the way they bowled on the final day. I am not ...
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