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BCCI, ICC reject staging Pakistan’s World Cup matches in Bangladesh
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) have rejected the idea of Pakistan playing its ICC World Cup 2023 matches in Bangladesh. Earlier, it was reported Pakistan won’t play in India during the mega event since the Indian board had decided against…
Read More »Argentina’s Lionel Messi scores 100th international goal in Curacao romp
The joy of FIFA World Cup success was revived for Argentina as the world champions thumped Curacao in a runway 7-0 friendly win, another night to remember for Lionel Messi. It was a goal fest for Argentina as the Paris Saint-Germain star scored clinical hat trick in the first half, surpassing the…
Read More »720 DAYS AS NO.1 BATSMAN FOR BABAR AZAM
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has retained his top spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s ODI Player Ranking with 887 points. Opening batter Imam-ul-Haq has taken the third spot and batter Fakhar Zaman is at the 10th on the list of ODI batting rankings. Meanwhile, star batter Mohammad Rizwan has taken second place…
Read More »Haris Rauf ‘appointed’ DSP in Islamabad
The Islamabad Police on Tuesday appointed Pakistan’s fast bowler Haris Rauf as a goodwill ambassador and gave him the honorary DSP rank. Taking to Twitter, Rauf shared his excitement and wrote: I’m truly honoured to be appointed as a goodwill ambassador of the Islamabad Police and an even greater honour to…
Read More »Warwickshire Cricket Club ropes in Hassan Ali for County Cricket 2023
Warwickshire Cricket Club on Tuesday announced that Pakistani pacer Hassan Ali would be joining the side for the upcoming County Championship 2023. The Warwickshire club took to Twitter to share the exciting news that the experienced pacer will join them on April 1. “Want some good news? Hassan Ali arrives on Saturday!”…
Read More »Ramiz Raja has slammed the Green Shirts’ “lacklustre performance” against Afghanistan
Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has slammed the Green Shirts’ “lacklustre performance” against Afghanistan in the first T20I of three-match series in Sharjah on Friday. Pakistan fielded a relatively young side, with four debutants, since they have rested many of their senior players for the series, and conceded a six-wicket defeat at the hands…
Read More »England captain Harry Kane steals show with all-time goalscoring record
In Thursday’s closely-fought 2-1 win against Italy, which marked the beginning of his team’s Euro 24 qualifying campaign, Harry Kane surpassed England’s all-time goalscoring record with his 54th international goal, thus achieving a positive start. Gareth Southgate’s side were already a goal ahead through Declan Rice when captain Kane stroked home a…
Read More »Four debutants to represent Pakistan in first Afghanistan T20I
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday announced the playing XIs, which included four debutants, for the first T20I against Afghanistan. The four young players scheduled to make Pakistan debuts this year include opener Saim Ayub, middle-order batter Tayyab Tahir and right-arm quicks Zaman Khan and Ihsanullah. Players set to mark…
Read More »Babar Azam to be conferred with Sitara-e-Imtiaz on March 23
Pakistan’s all-star captain Babar Azam will be conferred with the country’s third-highest civilian award Sitara-e-Imtiaz on March 23. With the conferment of the award, Babar would become the youngest person to be awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz at the age of 28 for his outstanding achievements in the field of sports. Previously, former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed held the record…
Read More »Legends League Cricket: Shahid Afridi-led Asia Lions lift LLC trophy
Shahid Afridi-led Asia Lions defeated Aaron Finch-led World Giants by seven wickets in the series final on Monday and triumphed in the third season of the Legends League Cricket (LLC) Masters. The Lions, chasing a target of 148 runs, reached home comfortably in 16.1 overs. Lions’ openers Upul Tharanga and Tillakaratne Dilshan…
Read More »Revised itinerary of New Zealand’s white-ball tour of Pakistan
The Pakistan Cricket Board and New Zealand Cricket have unanimously agreed to make tweaks to the New Zealand men’s cricket team’s tour of Pakistan for five ODIs and five T20Is. The side will now arrive in Lahore and will play three T20Is from 14-17 April, before traveling to Rawalpindi where…
Read More »First ever ‘Bankers Cup Cricket Tournament’ to begin at Naya Nazimabad in Ramadan
For the first time in the cricket history of Pakistan, major commercial banks will be participating in a cricket tournament that will be held this Ramadan at Naya Nazimabad. The tournament is being organized by the management of Naya Nazimabad as the ninth version of the renowned ‘Ramadan Cricket Tournament’…
Read More »Saad Baig named U19 captain, Imran Butt to captain Shaheens
The Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed Saad Baig and Imran Butt as Pakistan U19 and Pakistan Shaheens captains for the upcoming tours of Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, respectively. Karachi-born Saad had captained Pakistan U19 last year against Bangladesh U19 in Multan. In that series, Saad had scored 117 runs in the…
Read More »Shaheen Shah Afridi named Team of PSL 8
Shaheen Shah Afridi of Lahore Qalandars was appointed as captain of the Team of HBL PSL 8 by an independent panel that was headed by Haroon Rashid (Chairman of HBL PSL 8 Technical Committee) and also included respected commentators Bazid Khan, Daren Ganga, Nick Knight and Sana Mir as members.…
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