PCB suspends fast bowler Mohammad Irfan in spot-fixing case on March 15, 2017LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday charged and provisionally suspended giant fast bowler Mohammad Irfan over allegations of spot-fixing during the recently concluded Pakistan Super League II in the United Arab Emirates. Irfan has been suspended from all forms of the game for allegedly failing to report an approach by bookies. The 34-year-old […]
One successful PSL final wont bring international cricket back to Pakistan on March 8, 2017Pakistan staged its biggest cricket match in almost a decade at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore last week. A packed stadium watched the final of the Pakistan Super League between Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi. The second edition of the PSL came to an end with Zalmi winning the title against Gladiators in the landmark final. […]
PSL comes home on March 6, 2017LAHORE: Thousands of cricket enthusiasts watched the final of a Twenty20 league as the country staged its biggest match in almost a decade on Sunday. Thousands of police and paratroops patrolled the area around the Gaddafi Stadium and army helicopters hovered overhead to make the mega event a success. Jubilant crowds, mostly teens, made it […]
Peshawar Zalmi clinch Pakistan Super League II crown on March 5, 2017LAHORE: Peshawar Zalmi defeated Quetta Gladiators by 58 runs in the final to win the second edition of the Pakistan Super League at the picturesque Gaddafi Stadium here on Sunday evening. What was to be an intensely competitive final battle turned into a one-sided game. Chasing target of 149, Quetta made a dismal start as […]
Quetta Gladiators clash with Peshawar Zalmi in PSL final today on March 5, 2017LAHORE: Led by Sarfraz Ahmad, Quetta Gladiators will clash with Peshawar Zalmi, led by Darren Sammy, in the final of the Pakistan Super League, under unprecedented security, at the picturesque Gaddafi Stadium here on Sunday (today). Quetta defeated in Peshawar by one-run (on February 28 at Sharjah) while Peshawar downed Karachi Kings by 24 runs […]
An unwise decision on March 1, 2017The decision of the Pakistan Government to hold the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2017 final in Lahore on March 5 has shown that we are not a nation of sage souls. Rather we indulge in thoughtless decisions. The ‘sagacious’ Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), PSL top officials, the federal and the Punjab governments have been adamant […]
An unwise decision on March 1, 2017The decision of the Pakistan Government to hold the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2017 final in Lahore on March 5 has shown that we are not a nation of sage souls. Rather we indulge in thoughtless decisions. The ‘sagacious’ Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), PSL top officials, the federal and the Punjab governments have been adamant […]
Gaddafi Stadium to host PSL final on February 28, 2017 LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Monday gave the go-ahead to hold the Pakistan Super League (PSL) final in Lahore. The decision was taken after a high-level security huddle, following a string of targeted attacks across the country, particularly in the capital city ofPunjab, which claimed nearly 100 lives. “Law and order committee, […]
PSL final in Lahore on February 21, 2017LAHORE: The Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2017 final will be held in Lahore. The decision was taken after a meeting held in Dubai on Monday between the PSL management, headed by Najam Sethi, and the owners of the five franchises. “There was a meeting held between the PSL management and franchise owners. Among various administrative […]
All-rounder Afridi calls time on his international career on February 21, 2017LAHORE: Shahid Afridi on Monday ended his controversial, sometimes illustrious, 21-year career after announcing his retirement from international cricket but said he wanted to play in his country’s domestic league for two more years. The flamboyant all-rounder, who played the last of his 27 Tests in 2010 and retired from one-day internationals in 2015, quit […]