Finch confident technique tweak will end ‘lean patch’
MELBOURNE: Australia limited-overs captain Aaron Finch is confident that technical adjustments to his batting technique can help him end his “reasonably lean patch” ahead of their Twenty20 World Cup title defence this year. Finch managed just one fifty in four limited-overs matches in Pakistan before joining Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League in […]
‘PCB preparing to shift West Indies series to Multan’
LAHORE: Amid rising political uncertainty in the country, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has started preparations to hold the One-day International series against the West Indies next month in Multan after receiving verbal instructions from the Punjab government to shift the series from Rawalpindi, the original venue, well-informed sources have told Dawn. The three-match series […]
Asitha rips through Bangladesh as Sri Lanka win Test series
DHAKA: Asitha Fernando finished with a career-best 6-51 as Sri Lanka thrashed hosts Bangladesh by 10 wickets in the second Test on Friday to win the series 1-0. The visitors bowled out Bangladesh for 169 runs in their second innings with the 24-year-old playing a starring role at Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. “We knew […]
Dhananjaya, Mathews keep Sri Lanka alive on rain-hit day
DHAKA: Angelo Mathews and Dhananjaya de Silva each hit a fifty and put on a 102-run partnership to keep Sri Lanka going strong in the rain-hit second Test against Bangladesh here at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday. Mathews remained unbeaten on 58 after de Silva was out for the same score to take Sri […]
Behind the scenes, Hooda undergoes batting transformation
The year 2021 was not the best of years for Deepak Hooda. Early in January, Hooda got into a verbal altercation with Baroda captain Krunal Pandya, which led to his suspension from domestic cricket for the entire season. Apart from the ban that the Baroda Cricket Association handed him, Hooda also did not have a […]
Shadab, Nawaz back in Pakistan squad for West Indies ODIs
All-rounders Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz have returned to Pakistan’s squad for next month’s one-day international series against the West Indies, selectors said on Monday. Shadab, 23, and the 28-year-old Nawaz were part of Pakistan’s Twenty20 series against the West Indies in December but have since been out of action with injury. The three-match series […]
Man City win Premier League title after epic fightback on final day against Aston Villa
Manchester City won the Premier League for the fourth time in five seasons after a pulsating title race reached a dramatic conclusion as the champions staged an incredible comeback from two goals down to beat Aston Villa 3-2 on Sunday. Pep Guardiola’s side were teetering on the brink of blowing the title after falling 2-0 […]
PCB announces raise in former cricketers’ pension
LAHORE: For the first time in more than three years, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced an increase of Rs100,000 in the pension for former Test cricketers aged 60 or above. The raise, which will come into effect from July 1, will be applied across all three pension categories under the PCB Players’ Welfare Policy According […]
Ramiz has no future in PCB, says PML-N lawmaker
LAHORE: For the first time after the new federal government was formed, Rana Mashood Ahmad Khan, a leading MPA and former Punjab sports minister, has categorically said he does not see the future of Ramiz Raja in the Pakistan Cricket Board in the coming days. Mashood in a brief media talk here on Wednesday also […]
Tamim century puts BD in command against Sri Lanka
CHITTAGONG: Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das struck fifties after Tamim Iqbal made a hundred to put Bangladesh in pole position in the first Test against Sri Lanka here at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Tuesday. Liton hit 54 not out and Mushfiqur made 53 not out as the pair added 98 runs in an […]
