Selectors drop Hafeez from Pakistan squad for South Africa T20Is on February 1, 2021LAHORE: Cricket selectors, headed by former Test batsman Mohammad Wasim, on Sunday dropped veteran all-rounder Muhammad Hafeez from a 20-member national squad named for a three-match Twenty20 International series against South Africa. Hafeez has been dropped as he failed to meet the Pakistan Cricket Board’s deadline for players to enter a bio-secure bubble. The PCB […]
Pakistan, South Africa begin their Test rivalry after 13 years at National Stadium today on January 26, 2021LAHORE: Pakistan and South Africa resume their Test rivalry after almost 13 years when the first contest of the two-match series commences at the National Stadium in Karachi on Tuesday (today). This will be Pakistan’s first home Test series against South Africa in more than 13 years. South Africa, who last visited Pakistan in 2007 […]
Selectors recall Hasan Ali for South Africa Test series on January 16, 2021LAHORE: The Pakistan cricket Board (PCB) selection committee, headed by former Test batsman Mohammad Waseem, on Friday recalled pacer Hasan Ali to a 20-member national squad named for the upcoming two-match Test series against South Africa. By including nine uncapped players in the outfit, the new selection committee has overhauled the Test squad following a […]
Not many glad tidings for Pakistan sports in 2020 on December 31, 2020Like the year 2019, there were not many glad tidings even in 2020 for Pakistan sports, except Pakistan defeating archrivals India to clinch the 19th Asian Junior Squash Championship in Pataya, Thailand and one Pakistan javelin thrower qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics. Overall, there was no improvement but only sharp decline in Pakistan sports, on […]
Former Test batsman Muhammad Wasim takes over as new chief selector on December 20, 2020LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday named former Test batsman Muhammad Wasim as new chief selector till World Cup 2023. The PCB has also named former Test wicketkeeper-batsman Saleem Yousuf as chairman of the cricket committee. The chief selector post was lying vacant after former Test captain Misbahul Haq stepped down in October […]
‘Mental tortured by PCB’, fast bowler Mohammad Amir calls time on his international career on December 18, 2020LAHORE: Claiming to be ‘tortured mentally’ by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), fast bowler Mohammad Amir on Thursday called time on his international career at the age of 28. The Pakistan quick claimed he could no longer play in an atmosphere where he did not feel welcome in the national team. Amir featured in 36 […]
Former captain Younus Khan becomes national team’s batting coach till Twenty20 World Cup 2022 on November 13, 2020LAHORE: Former Pakistan Test captain Younus Khan has become national senior team’s batting coach until the Twenty20 World Cup in 2022. Younus’s services were earlier hired by the Pakistan Cricket Board for the England tour this summer and he had accompanied the national outfit there. The news were circulating in the national media for the […]
Pakistan score 8-wicket victory in final T20I to whitewash minnows Zimbabwe on November 11, 2020RAWALPINDI: Spinner Usman Qadir, son of cricket legend Abdul Qadir, claimed four wickets for just 13 runs as Pakistan scored an eight wickets victory in the third and final Twenty20 international to clean sweep visiting Zimbabwe at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium here on Tuesday. Pakistan won the first match by six wickets and second by […]
Haider, Babar, Rauf and Usman shine as Pakistan outplay Zimbabwe by 8 wickets on November 9, 2020RAWALPINDI: Haider Ali, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf and Usman Qadir shone with bat and ball as Pakistan outplayed Zimbabwe by eight wickets to win the second Twenty20 international at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium here on Sunday. The comprehensive win gave Pakistan an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series after they defeated the visitors by […]
Babar hammers scintillating knock of 82 as Pakistan thrash Zimbabwe in first T20I on November 8, 2020RAWALPINDI: Babar Azam played a scintillating knock of 82 as Pakistan thrashed Zimbabwe by six wickets in the first Twenty20 international at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium here on Saturday. Chasing a modest target of 157 runs, Babar proved yet again why he is one of the top batsmen in white-ball cricket with a dazzling 55-ball innings […]