All-rounder Mohammad Hafeez said that he is looking forward to contributing to the Pakistan cricket team as a batsmen in the upcoming Twenty20 International matches against Bangladesh. Speaking to reporters in Lahore on Friday, Hafeez said that his plan for the moment is to play world T20 cricket matches and eventually exit from international cricket […]
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MELBOURNE: Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley defended the decision to hold qualifying matches this week even though Melbourne’s air quality was among the worst in the world because of smoke from wildfires devastating parts of the country. The tournament has drawn criticism from players for contesting matches in conditions that led one, Dalila Jakupovic, […]
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NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket board signalled it is ready for life without Mahendra Singh Dhoni after dropping the long-serving wicket-keeper from its list of centrally-contracted players on Thursday. The former captain quit Test cricket in 2014 and has not played for India since taking a break after the team’s semi-finals exit at the 50-overs […]
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RAJKOT: Australia are braced for an Indian backlash when they meet on Friday in their second One-day International, captain Aaron Finch said. The hosts suffered a crushing 10-wicket defeat on Tuesday in the opening game of the three-match showdown after Finch and opening partner David Warner hit unbeaten centuries in Mumbai. Finch, who smashed 110, […]
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PORT ELIZABETH: Ben Stokes dug in to help England recover to 224-4 against South Africa at stumps on the opening day of the crucial third Test at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth on Thursday. Stokes, crowned world player of the year this week for some scintillating performances, showed he can also play cautiously when […]
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PORT ELIZABETH: South Africa could hand a debut to seamer Dane Paterson in the third Test against England starting on Thursday, hoping that reverse-swing will be a factor at St George’s Park as they seek to get ahead in the series. Paterson, 30, has previously played limited overs internationals for South Africa and captain Faf […]
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LAHORE: Star batsman Babar Azam expressed his delight over finding a place in the ICC ODI team for the second time in 2019, after earning the place in 2017, too. On Wednesday, the ICC announced its 11-member ODI team in which Babar as lone Pakistani is also included for his terrific performances he produced last […]
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MELBOURNE: A capacity crowd of more than 15,000 at Rod Laver Arena watched Roger Federer defeat Nick Kyrgios in a one-set finale to the Australian Open’s Rally for Relief to aid wildfire charities on Wednesday. Tennis Australia said the night helped raise nearly five million Australian dollars ($3.5 million) for the victims of recent and […]
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KARACHI: The Chief Executive of the International Cricket Council (ICC), Manu Sawhney will visit Pakistan next week to start preliminary discussions with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on the hosting of ICC events in the period from 2023 and 2031, reliable sources confided to Dawn on Wednesday. Sawhney, the 56-year-old Indian businessman who replaced the former South […]
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Head Coach and Chief Selector for Pakistan Misbahul Haq on Thursday announced Pakistan’s Twenty20 International squad for the upcoming tour of the Bangladesh cricket team. Babar Azam has been chosen to lead the squad, which is a mix of seasoned and new players. Contrary to speculations, former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed has been left out of the […]
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