Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir fail to get PCB central contracts on May 14, 2020The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday left out fast bowlers Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Amir from a list of centrally contracted players announced for the 2020-21 season. The PCB gave central contracts, which are valid from 1 July 2020 to 31 June 2021, to a total of 18 players with former skipper […]
Babar Azam confirmed as Pakistan ODI, T20I captain on May 14, 2020LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday confirmed Babar Azam as captain of the ODI and T20I national teams after a stellar year with the bat. The top order batsman, who took over Twenty20 captaincy earlier this year, succeeds Sarfaraz Ahmed as Pakistan’s white-ball leader. This is the first time the PCB has officially […]
Umar Akmal failed to seek apology and show regret for not reporting fixing approaches: Justice Chauhan on May 9, 2020The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Disciplinary Panel on Friday released its detailed judgment on a three-year ban on Umar Akmal with an observation that the controversial batsman failed to show remorse and seek apology for failing to report two fixing approaches to the relevant authority. The 29-year-old Umar was provisionally suspended on February 20, just […]
Controversial batsman Umar Akmal gets three-year ban for failing to report fixing approach on April 28, 2020Pakistan’s controversial batsman Umar Akmal on Monday was handed a three-year ban from all forms of cricket after he was found guilty of failing to report fixing approach to the relevant authorities. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) disciplinary panel found him guilty of breaching the country’s Anti-Corruption Code. The decision was announced by Justice (r) […]
Former Pakistan women’s cricket team skipper Sana Mir hangs up her boots on April 26, 2020Former Pakistan women’s cricket team captain Sana Mir on Saturday called time on her glittering 15-year career during which she played 226 one-day internationals, including 137 as captain from 2009 to 2017. Last November, Sana had taken a break from international cricket and had missed Pakistan’s tour of England. Subsequently, she was left out of […]
Pakistan to take part in 07 disciplines at 6th Asian Beach Games in China on April 21, 2020LAHORE: Pakistan will take part in 07 disciplines of the 6th Asian Beach Games 2020 to be held at Sanya, China from November 28 to December 06, 2020. The participation of the country was announced by Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) President Lt Gen (r) Syed Arif Hasan on Monday. Sanya, a tropical tourist resort, is […]
Pakistan performance declining at Asian Games with passage of time on April 16, 2020The Asian Games, also called the Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games are regulated by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) under the supervision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The first ever multi sports event in Asia was held in Manila in 1913. […]
Pakistan fails to win a medal at the Olympic Games since 1992 on April 13, 2020Last month, the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 were postponed to 2021 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the first such delay in the Olympic Games’ 124-year modern history, as the global outbreak of COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the international sporting calendar. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) made the decision after speaking with Japanese Prime […]
Azam Khan — Pakistan squash great who failed to get due recognition (1925 –– March 28, 2020) on April 12, 2020Pakistan’s Azam Khan, who died of Covid-19 at the age of 95 in London on March 28, 2020, was one of the world’s finest squash players. He won the British Open four times between 1959 and 1962. The younger brother of legendary Hashim Khan, Azam’s remarkable and brilliant victory in the British Open final was […]
PCB gets rid of longest serving officials Agha Zahid and Haroon Rashid on April 11, 2020The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday got rid of its two longest serving officials when it announced not to extend their contracts expiring on April 30 and May 31. “Chief Curator Agha Zahid and Haroon Rashid, Director – Domestic Cricket, will leave the Pakistan Cricket Board when their contracts expire on April 30 and […]