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LAHORE: Pakistan, who won their second and last ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 14 years ago, will launch their Group C campaign in the 2020 edition when they will take on Scotland in Potchefstroom, South Africa, on Sunday (today). They will then take on Zimbabwe and Bangladesh on 22 and 24 January, respectively. If Pakistan […]

Bangladesh will play two Tests, one ODI and three T20Is in Pakistan –– though the matches will be split across three legs. There will be three T20Is played from January 24 to 27, all in Lahore. The first Test will take place in Rawalpindi from February 7 to 11 in the second leg, and Bangladesh […]

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday fulfilled one more of its promises to the fans and followers when it announced the schedule of the HBL Pakistan Super League 2020 with all 34 matches to be played across four international venues of the country from 20 February to 22 March. The schedule announcement was […]

LAHORE: Test captain Azhar Ali, while addressing a press conference at Gaddafi Stadium here on Friday, said all the focus would now be on the upcoming Test series in Pakistan with Sri Lanka. Ali made these comments following Pakistan’s crushing defeat by Australia in Adelaide earlier in the week. On Monday, Australia beat Pakistan by […]

Subhan Ahmad has stepped down as the Pakistan Cricket Board’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) after nine years in the role, the Board of Governors were informed during their 56th meeting here on Saturday. Subhan said: “After more than twenty-five years with the PCB, it is an appropriate time for me to move on. It has […]

Tennis star Aisamul Haq has written a letter to the President of the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF), Saleem Saifullah, saying that he will opt out of the Davis Cup tie against India if the match is played on a neutral venue. According to the details, Aisam has written that it is sad that the International […]

Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbahul Haq on Monday named 20 probables for a national training camp, which will commence at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) here from Wednesday (tomorrow). Middle-order batsman Umar Akmal and opener Ahmad Shahzad have been included in the probable squad. Both the batsmen have been out of favour with […]

Six teams, 31 matches on a double-league basis, country’s best of the best live in action and a total cash award of PKR20million along with an iconic trophy at stake. It can’t get any bigger than the PCB’s premier four-day first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy of the 2019-20 season, which gets underway at three venues on Saturday […]

Left-arm fast-bowler Wahab Riaz on Thursday announced he has withdrawn from the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy and has decided to take an indefinite break from red-ball cricket. “After reviewing my past couple of years’ performances in red-ball cricket and the upcoming limited-overs cricket, I have decided to take time off from first-class cricket,” a statement issued by […]

Former Pakistan star leg-spinner Abdul Qadir Khan died of cardiac arrest at the age of 63 here on Friday. Qadir’s son Salman Qadir confirmed the demise of the iconic cricketer. The former star was shifted to Services Hospital after the heart attack but he could not survive. Natural talent combined with aggression and passion made […]