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Pakistan could include a third spinner against South Africa as the host try to sweep the series 2-0 in the second Test in Rawalpindi, head coach Azhar Mahmood said Sunday. Pakistan beat World Test champion South Africa by 93 runs inside four days last week with spinners taking 34 of the 40 wickets on a…
Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Information, Ata Tarar. File. Photo: XTararAttaullah Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Information, Ata Tarar, has dismissed the International Cricket Council (ICC)’s statement on the deaths of three cricketers in Afghanistan for its “selective”, “biased” nature. The ICC and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had on Saturday (October 19,…
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday made it mandatory for all centrally-contracted and international players to play at least one domestic event during the season when free from national commitments. The PCB felt that the only way to improve the quality of players was to make the domestic structure more competitive. PCB Chairman Mohsin…
Pakistan cricketers Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi’s Instagram accounts were blocked in India on Friday in the aftermath of a terror attack that killed 26 people in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir, on April 22. This move comes a couple of days after Pakistan’s javelin Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem’s handle was blocked, along…
Pakistan will look to level the five-match series when it faces New Zealand in the fourth T20I at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Sunday. After being 0-2 down in the series, Pakistan delivered an inspiring performance in the third game by chasing a 205-run target in just 16 overs. The visitor’s thumping victory was…
Former national team captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has expressed his concern over the constant decline in Pakistan cricket and attributed it to the mistakes made by those running the game in the country. Inzamam told the media in Lahore that there had been a rapid decline in the performance of the national team in the last two…
Pakistan’s Olympic javelin gold medallist, Arshad Nadeem, carried the trophy to the centre ahead of the second semifinal between South Africa and New Zealand in Lahore on Wednesday. Arshad made history as Pakistan’s first individual Olympic gold medallist and the country’s first athletics medallist at the Summer Games. The 6’3” javelin thrower dominated the Paris…
Pakistan all-rounder Khushdil Shah is surprised that he has been picked for the Champions Trophy despite dishing out ordinary performances, saying he himself doesn’t know “how I got into the team”. Khushdil, a middle-order left-hand batter, scored a stroke-filled 69 off 49 deliveries but his efforts went in vain as Pakistan lost the Champions Trophy…
Fakhar Zaman suffered an injury scare in the opening over of Pakistan’s Champions Trophy clash against New Zealand in Karachi on Wednesday. The incident occurred on the third ball of Shaheen Shah Afridi’s first over, a wide and full delivery that Will Young drove through the covers for three runs. Fakhar sprinted to the boundary…
India’s Shubman Gill has officially climbed to the top of the ICC ODI batters’ rankings, overtaking Pakistan’s Babar Azam in the latest update released on Wednesday. Gill now holds 796 rating points, while Babar, who previously dominated the rankings, has slipped to second place with 773 points. Gill’s rise to the No. 1 spot comes…
