Category: Sports

Former batting legend Zaheer Abbas has become the sixth Pakistani cricketer to join the International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame, the governing body said on Sunday. Zaheer, 73, a prolific run-scorer during the 1970s and 1980s with both Pakistan and English county side Gloucestershire, was nicknamed the “Asian Bradman” in honour of Australia’s Don […]

SOUTHAMPTON: Veteran seamer James Anderson made early inroads to leave Pakistan tottering at 24-3 after England rode on brilliant knocks from Zak Crawley and Jos Buttler to post 583-8 declared on the second day of the third and final Test against Pakistan on Saturday. England, 1-0 up in the rubber and looking for a first […]

LONDON: Former captain Nasser Hussain urged the England batsmen to learn from their approach against Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah with tours to Sri Lanka and India coming up in the winter. Hussain, writing in his column for the Daily Mail, pointed out how the English batsmen were trying to play the Pakistan leg-spinner on the backfoot ‘as if […]

LAHORE: Former Test all-rounder Mudassar Nazar on Saturday strongly criticised the Pakistan Cricket Board for what he claimed ignoring merit in the appointments of new panel of coaches, particularly of the six provincial cricket associations. Mudassar, who featured in 76 Tests and 122 ODIs between 1976 and 1989, expressed his regret over the recent appointments […]

PERTH: Alex Carey said on Saturday he is disappointed to no longer be a vice-captain but understands why the decision was made to streamline the leadership of Australia’s white-ball cricket teams. Skipper Aaron Finch will now only have Pat Cummins as his deputy in the One-day International and Twenty20 teams, after a review found joint […]

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has a tentative plan to hold the remaining four matches of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) soon after the end of the proposed Zimbabwe tour to the country in October. It is learnt that as the broadcasters’ staff will also be in Pakistan, covering the white-ball internationals against Zimbabwe […]

Pakistan head coach Misbahul Haq has praised the team for its commitment and belief in the Southampton Test match against England following a heart-breaking three-wicket defeat in Manchester. “It was always going to be difficult to fight back after what happened in Manchester but the players’ commitment and belief was outstanding. “We believe that we can come […]

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appealed in the World Court of Arbitration against the decision of its own-appointed independent adjudicator, reducing the ban on Test cricketer Umar Akmal from 36 months to 18 months in two different cases registered under the PCB Anti-Corruption Code of Conduct in February this year. Umar was handed over 36 […]

KARACHI: Reacting to the dreary draw to the weather-plagued second Test against England at Southampton’s Ageas Bowl, Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis feels cricket administrators must do a ‘rethink’ in the playing conditions to guarantee more play. Talking to reporters online during post-match media conference late on Monday, ex-Pakistan skipper Waqar admitted it was possible for both […]

LAHORE: Former captain Salim Malik on Tuesday lashed out at ex-Pakistan skipper Rashid Latif for threatening his way into the national team during his playing days and also blasted the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for getting his (Malik’s) entry into the Gaddafi Stadium stalled as he arrived to submit a reply to an inquiry against […]