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 »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. …
Read More »England cricketers arrive in Karachi for first Pakistan tour in 17 years
England’s cricket squad touched down in Karachi on Thursday on their first tour of Pakistan in 17 years. England last played in Pakistan in 2005 and were due to visit last year until pulling out at short notice after New Zealand also cancelled a tour citing safety concerns. The move infuriated the Pakistan Cricket …
Read More »Nadia hits four as Pakistan crush Maldives 7-0
KATHMANDU: The moment Pakistan had been waiting for finally arrived in the 40th minute against the Maldives on Tuesday: the first goal for the national women’s team in eight years. After that, the floodgates opened as Pakistan scored six more times with Nadia Khan getting four in the second half …
Read More »England seal memorable season with South Africa series victory
LONDON: England thrashed South Africa by nine wickets in the third and deciding Test at the Oval on Monday, completing a 2-1 series win in just over two days of action. The home side, who resumed on 97-0, needed just 5.3 more overs to reach a victory target of 130. …
Read More »Warner ready to talk leadership with Cricket Australia
SYDNEY: David Warner says he still considers leadership roles a privilege and is ready to talk to Cricket Australia about ending the ban imposed on him for his part in the Newlands ball-tampering incident. The 35-year-old was banned from the elite game for a year and from leadership positions for …
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