Brickbats for struggling Babar as World Cup exit looms on November 2, 2022PERTH: Babar Azam was supposed to lead Pakistan to Twenty20 World Cup glory but his side are on the brink of an early exit and the usually inspirational skipper is facing growing questions about his batting and leadership. Azam scored the most runs at last year’s World Cup in taking his country to the semi-finals, […]
Miandad to Naseem – Five Pakistan six-shooting heroes on September 9, 2022SHARJAH: Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah smashed Afghanistan left-arm seamer Fazalhaq Farooqi for successive sixes in the last over Wednesday to take his team to the final of the Asia Cup in a thrilling encounter. A look at five memorable six-hitting moments in Pakistan’s cricketing history: Mighty Miandad: Javed Miandad’s final ball six off India’s […]
Businessmen to delivery boys — Hong Kong cricketers shine on big stage on September 2, 2022DUBAI: Hong Kong batsman Kinchit Shah usually handles the family diamond business and he sparkled in a losing cause against India, studding an innings of 30 with two fours and a six in the T20 Asia Cup. The Mumbai-born vice-captain, who proposed to his girlfriend after the match in Dubai on Wednesday, is part of […]
Pakistan’s Aamir Sohail says big bucks ‘good for cricket’ on July 15, 2022GALLE: Former Pakistan captain and match-fixing witness AamirSohail welcomes the deluge of legitimate money into cricket that has seen players make millions in tournaments, saying it reduces temptation for corruption. Sohail’s playing heyday came between 1990 and 2000, far too early to benefit from the T20 revolution begun by the Indian Premier League. But the […]
Pakistan can be kings again despite India’s IPL riches, says Nazar on October 22, 2021DUBAI: Former Pakistan all-rounder MudassarNazar insists his country will once again be the kings of Asian cricket despite India’s rise as world beaters on the back of the riches of the IPL.Pakistan were kings of the sub-continent from the mid-1980s to 1990s with their on-field brilliance under Imran Khan, who led them to the 1992 […]