Pakistan will play England, ranked second, at home for the first time in seventeen years after their disastrous Asia Cup campaign. Less than a month separates this epic seven-match series from the T20 World Cup in Australia. Although the team for the major tournament has already been announced, anything can …
Read More »India fast bowler Shami out of Australia T20s due to Covid
MUMBAI: India fast bowler Mohammed Shami has tested positive for Covid-19 and has been ruled out of the three Twenty20 Internationals at home against Australia, the country’s cricket board (BCCI) said on Sunday. After the three-match series, starting in Mohali on Tuesday, India will play another three games at home …
Read More »Touring England side not second-string, says Moeen
KARACHI: The absence of a few big names from the England squad touring Pakistan for the upcoming seven-match Twenty20 International series doesn’t make the visiting side a second-string one, its stand-in captain Moeen Ali has said. Moeen is set to lead England in the series with skipper Jos Buttler nursing …
Read More »Sri Lanka retain Asia Cup winners for T20 World Cup
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Dushmantha Chameera and Lahiru Kumara will travel to Australia for the T20 World Cup in a squad largely unchanged from the island nation’s surprise Asia Cup win, selectors said Friday. Matheesha Pathirana, who debuted last month at the Dubai competition, and Asitha Fernando were dropped from the …
Read More »‘Missing clarity’ might have caused Shaheen controversy, suggests Ramiz
KARACHI: The emergent nature of Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi’s departure to England from Dubai during the Asia Cup may have caused “missing clarity” between the player and the country’s cricket board leading to the latest controversy surrounding both parties, Pakistan cricket chief Ramiz Raja suggested on Friday. Shaheen was …
Read More »‘Majority of fans want FIFA to compensate Qatar’s migrant workers’
DOHA: A majority of football fans from 15 countries would support FIFA compensating migrant workers in Qatar for human rights violations during the country’s preparations for the 2022 World Cup, a poll commissioned by Amnesty International and released on Thursday showed. Qatar has repeatedly faced criticism over conditions for migrant …
Read More »Twitter is starting a petition to get Lenovo to change its name to Naseem Shah’s ‘Lenevivo’
Pakistanis are crazy about Naseem Shah right now, and they’ll support the cricket player even if he says a word wrong. The word is wrong, not Shah. Get rid of the word, get rid of it. We’d rather have a plea to change how it’s pronounced than have someone make …
Read More »Buttler ‘excited’ as England arrive in Pakistan after 17 years
In Karachi, England has finally arrived after 17 long years and a sudden cancellation of their trip last year. Now that everything is over, the 19-man team checked into a five-star hotel here on a calm Thursday afternoon, getting ready for a long Twenty20 International series. England will play seven …
Read More »England’s Ben Stokes ‘excited’ by Pakistan challenge
LONDON: Ben Stokes is looking forward to leading England in their historic Test series against Pakistan this winter. England are set to play Test cricket in Pakistan for the first time in 17 years, with three games scheduled to take place in December. They are set to play seven T20 …
Read More »Shaheen Afridi set to fly in from London for T20 World Cup in Australia
Lahore: Pace leader Shaheen Shah Afridi, who suffered a knee injury, will begin bowling in London during the first week of October. Later that month, he will go to Australia to join the Pakistan team for the T20 World Cup. The International Cricket Council’s final day to submit squads is Thursday. …
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