Afghanistan replaced long-serving one-day international captain Asghar Afghan with Gulbadin Naib on Friday, less than two months before this year’s 50-over World Cup in England and Wales. Afghan, 31, took over the team’s captaincy in 2015 after Mohammad Nabi had stepped down following the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Under his leadership, the […]
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South Africa close to knowing World Cup squad but doubts remain
South Africa coach Ottis Gibson knows the players he wants to travel to England for the Cricket World Cup, but injuries and loss of form have complicated his 15-man selection. South Africa, who are due to name their squad on April 18, have not lost a 50-over series in the last 12 months, winning home […]
Australia’s whitewash of Pakistan ‘incredibly hard’, says Arthur
Pakistan’s cricket coach Micky Arthur said on Tuesday that the 5-0 loss against Australia was “incredibly hard”, but accounted the poor performance to the lack of key players in the squad. We hate losing as a team – it’s not part of our vocabulary. Losing 5-0 was incredibly hard. We didn’t have our best team […]
Pakistan to depart for England on April 23
The Pakistan Cricket team will arrive in England at least five weeks before it formally kicks off their campaign in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, According to a spokesman for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday, Pakistan are also scheduled to play at least 11 full-fledged games before their first match in the […]
Pakistan face spirited Australia in fourth one-day international today
Pakistan are determined to win the remaining two matches of the series against Australia as the two sides meet in the fourth ODI in Dubai International Stadium here on Friday (today). Australia have an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series after identical eight-wicket wins in the two Sharjah matches, before they won the third […]
Pakistan all ready to give NZ tough time, says Sarfraz
LAHORE: Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has said that his team is looking forward to giving the New Zealand (NZ) side a tough time in its upcoming tour to NZ starting from January 6. Addressing the media in Qaddafi Stadium Lahore on Tuesday, the skipper said: “Despite facing injuries, Pakistan would put up a good fight […]
ICC rankings: Hassan Ali maintains position as top ODI bowler
LAHORE: Pakistani fast bowler Hassan Ali has maintained his position as top One Day International (ODI) bowler in the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings. Hassan was followed by South Africa’s Imran Tahir and India’s J. J. Bumrah. Muhammad Hafiz (23), Muhammad Amir (25) and Imad Wasim (30) were other Pakistani bowlers ranked among top 50. […]