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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.…
Read More »Najam Sethi congratulates Ahsan Raza
Mr Najam Sethi, Chair of the PCB Management Committee, has congratulated Ahsan Raza on his promotion to the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires and has also thanked Aleem Dar for his services as an elite panelist for nearly two decades and showcasing the soft and positive image of Pakistan. Ahsan…
Read More »Colin Munro fined for PSL Code of Conduct breach
Islamabad United’s Colin Munro has been charged 10 per cent of his match fee for a level 1 breach of the HBL Pakistan Super League Code of Conduct during his side’s loss against Peshawar Zalmi in Qualifier 1 on Thursday. Munro was found to have violated article 2.2 that deals…
Read More »48 teams to feature in FIFA world cup 2026
The expanded 2026 men’s World Cup in North America will start with 12 groups of four teams in a change from the originally planned format of 16 groups of three, football’s world governing body FIFA announced on Tuesday. The next World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico will…
Read More »Haaland rewrote record books as Manchester City sinks RB Leipzig
Erling Haaland rewrote the record books by scoring an incredible five times as Manchester City swept RB Leipzig aside to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. Haaland becomes the fastest and youngest player to reach 30 goals in Europe’s elite club competition. He is also the youngest player to score five…
Read More »England’s whitewash in Bangladesh an ‘eye-opener’, says coach Mott
England’s 3-0 defeat in their Twenty20 series in Bangladesh was a real “eye-opener” for the world champions, white-ball coach Matthew Mott said. Bangladesh secured a 16-run victory in Mirpur on Tuesday to complete the whitewash and Mott said England would have to learn from it. “We really wanted to finish…
Read More »PSL 2023: Multan Sultans, Lahore Qalandars seek to book PSL final spot today
The exhilarating league-stage matches of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) concluded in style as Lahore Qalandars, Multan Sultans, Peshawar Zalmi, and Islamabad United moved to the playoffs phase of the tournament. The defending champions Lahore Qalandars and runners-up of PSL 2022 Multan Sultans will face each other in the qualifier match on…
Read More »PSL enters playoffs phase
Packed crowds, high-octane cricket and young talent taking the country by storm — the Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) eighth edition has already established itself as a contender for the most exciting edition in the tournament’s history. The 30 league-stage matches had everything that a cricket enthusiast demands and the playoffs…
Read More »Coaching staff for Pak vs Afg T20I series announced
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee Chairman Najam Sethi on Tuesday announced the staff selected to coach the national team drafted to play the upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan later this month. Taking to his official Twitter handle, Sethi announced that Pakistan’s former Test pacer Umar Gul has been selected…
Read More »Third PCB Management Committee meeting held
Mr Najam Sethi chaired the third meeting of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s Management Committee on Monday. The following are the highlights of the meeting: • The Management Committee was informed 19 departments, which featured in the PCB Domestic Season 2018-19, have confirmed their participation in the PCB Domestic Season 2023-24.…
Read More »Shadab to captain Pakistan against Afghanistan in Sharjah
With one eye on the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 and the other on ensuring the careers of their elite cricketers are extended by strategically managing their workloads, the Pakistan cricket selectors today named a new-look and highly-talented 15-player squad for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan, which will…
Read More »Multan Sultans’ Khushdil Shah fined for violating code of conduct
Multan Sultans’ batter Khushdil Shah has been fined 10% of the match fee for a level 1 breach of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel in his side’s match against Peshawar Zalmi at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Friday during the ongoing…
Read More »Emiliano Martinez’s World Cup gloves raise $45,000 for children’s cancer hospital
The gloves worn by Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano “Dibu” Martinez in the nail-biting penalty shootout with France at Qatar’s World Cup final last year were auctioned Friday for $45,000 in aid of a children’s cancer hospital. “$45,000 for the Dibu gloves to help the Garrahan boys!” the Argentine Pediatric Foundation said…
Read More »Australia Test captain Pat Cummins’ Mother Maria Dies
Maria Cummins, mother of Australia Test captain Pat Cummins, has died after battling a prolonged illness. Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed the news through a tweet on Friday morning, ahead of the start of Day 2 of the ongoing fourth Test between India and Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. CA…
Read More »Western Australia veteran Shaun Marsh calls time after 22 years
Shaun Marsh has retired from first-class cricket after 22 years of service for Western Australia at Sheffield Shield level, and 38 Test matches for Australia. Marsh made his first-class debut at the age of 17 for WA in 2001, and achieved a career-long ambition to win a Sheffield Shield title last season where…
Read More »Rajitha, Kumara, Asitha help Sri Lanka grab advantage after day two
Sri Lanka’s seamers edged the visitors ahead on the second day of play at Hagley Oval as New Zealand’s batters were made to grind in their pursuit of Sri Lanka’s first innings total of 355. Asitha Fernando and Lahiru Kumara picked up two wickets apiece, while Kasun Rajitha, arguably the pick of the bowlers, grabbed…
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