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Seamer Hasan Ali says he is not worried about the prospect of flat pitches that are likely to favour batsmen during the World Cup in England and Wales. The 24-year-old was Pakistan’s star performer in the Champions Trophy win in England two years ago, taking 13 wickets to finish as player of the tournament. But […]

The opening ceremony of the 2019 Cricket World Cup has begun at The Mall in front of Buckingham Palace in London. The ceremony, dubbed the “opening party”, will be attended by the captains of all 10 participating teams. The skippers got to meet Elizabeth II, the Queen of the United Kingdom, ahead of the ceremony […]

CARDIFF: India recorded an impressive 95-run victory over Bangladesh in their final warmup match of the ICC World Cup 2019 here at the Sophia Garden on Tuesday. Chasing a huge target of 360, Bangladesh were bowled out for 264 runs in 49.3 overs as nobody could make any significant contribution except veteran batsman Mushfiqur Rahim […]

During the captains’ joint press conference on Thursday, a lighthearted moment came up when a kid asked, ‘which player from another team would they want in their sides for the upcoming 2019 ODI World Cup?’ An anticipated hush reverberated across the packed room – even journalists hadn’t been able to conjure up a stumping question […]

Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Managing Director Wasim Khan has made contact with Sri Lankan cricket board’s officials in a bid to convince them to move their end-of-the-year Test series from the UAE to Pakistan. The PCB MD, according to well informed sources within the board, has asked Sri Lankan officials to send to Pakistan its […]

Typical fans of the Pakistan cricket team have zero faith in their team heading into major tournaments. Even at events where there are but a few genuine contenders, most fans do not think that the team stands a chance. At best, the Men in Green are expected to not embarrass themselves. At worse…the deepest of […]

SINGAPORE: Pakistan will host Asia Cup T20I next year before the ICC World T20I to be held in Australia. The tournament will be the 15th edition of the Asia Cup and matches will be played as Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). This has been decided in the meeting of the Asian Cricket Council, held in Singapore. The […]

Green pitches. White ball swinging and seaming. Dibbly-dobbly medium pacers. Rain, lots of rain. Reserve days. That was the norm back in 1999 and now, two decades later, cricket’s biggest show is back to its spiritual abode in England. It’s been 20 years since it last came home. And as we are likely to find […]

Fakhar Zaman was still establishing himself in the Pakistan team when Jasprit Bumrah’s no-ball in the Champions Trophy final triggered his unlikely rise from navy sailor to World Cup talisman. India appeared to have made the perfect start in the 2017 Champions Trophy showpiece when Zaman edged to wicketkeeper MS Dhoni off Bumrah. However, the […]

A power-hitting West Indian side will provide the perfect opportunity to test bowling tactics in the final ‘death’ overs ahead of the Cricket World Cup, New Zealand bowling coach Shane Jurgensen has said. While New Zealand’s bowlers produced a superb performance at the top of the innings in Saturday’s six-wicket win over India, Jurgensen said the warmup […]