Ramiz backs Babar as captain,says Test shows need improvement
LAHORE: Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja on Tuesday supported national captain Babar Azam saying he was doing a good job while Pakistan were still struggling to do well in Test cricket. Addressing a function held here at the Government College University, Ramiz, who last month was sacked and replaced with Najam Sethi […]
Bumrah ruled out of Sri Lanka one-dayers
GUWAHATI: Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been pulled out of the ODI series against Sri Lanka due to back stiffness, skipper Rohit Sharma said on Monday, less than a week after he was recalled to the squad. Bumrah, 29, has been out of action since September with a back injury but was named in […]
After Test struggles, Pakistan enter their comfort zone with New Zealand ODIs
KARACHI: Five Tests in a row, losses in three and victory in none. Add to it an abrupt change of regime in their cricket board, Pakistan have gone through a lot in the last six weeks. Finally, however, they are set to return to their comfort zone; One-day International cricket. The Babar Azam-led unit goes […]
Home season didn’t go as expected, admits Babar
KARACHI: When it started, it was billed as a bumper home season for Pakistan with Test series in the offing against Australia, England and New Zealand. When it ended with a thrilling draw against New Zealand in the second Test at the National Stadium on Friday, it meant that the hosts had failed to win any of […]
Performance of Pakistani coaches of national team satisfactory: Inzamam
LAHORE: In contrast to the policy adopted by Pakistan Cricket Board interim Management Committee’s chairman Najam Sethi, former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq believes Pakistani coaches are also intelligent and have done pretty well for the national team. Talking to media at a hotel here on Wednesday, Inzamam said the local coaches were also good and the performance […]
Pakistan vs New Zealand: Salman reaps the fruits of his labour
KARACHI: In his six previous Tests Agha Salman had picked up just two wickets across eight innings. So when Pakistan were put in to field by New Zealand in the second Test at the National Stadium here on Monday, the 29-year-old — in the side as a batting all-rounder — would have given himself little […]
Cristiano Ronaldo joins Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr until 2025
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on a two-and-a-half-year contract, the club announced on Friday, after leaving Manchester United to become a free agent. Ronaldo departed Old Trafford last month following an explosive television interview in which the 37-year-old forward said he felt betrayed by the club and did not […]
Missed chances cost Pakistan as Williamson ton sees New Zealand gain lead
KARACHI: Pakistan were let down by missed opportunities and New Zealand ensured they took advantage. The hosts’ wicket-keeper Sarfraz Ahmed was in the midst of it all as he erred not once, but twice in attempts to stump Kane Williamson out. The veteran batter went on to score his first hundred in two years as […]
India ‘seriously’ considering bid for 2036 Olympic Games: sports minister
India is “seriously” considering a bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games, Indian sports minister Anurag Thakur said. The world’s second-most populous nation has previously hosted the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games, and Thakur told the Times of India newspaper that it was the “right time” to host the Olympics. “If India is making […]
New Zealand leave Pakistan struggling on 115-4 in 1st Test
Spinners Michael Bracewell and Ajaz Patel grabbed three wickets between them to leave Pakistan struggling on 115-4 at lunch Monday on the opening day of the first Test in Karachi. Bracewell dismissed Shan Masood for three and Imam-ul-Haq for 24, while Patel took the early wicket of Abdullah Shafique for seven after Pakistan won the […]
