Pakistan quick Wahab Riaz hangs up his boots on August 17, 2023LAHORE: Pakistan pacer Wahab Riaz on Wednesday announced his retirement from international cricket, drawing the curtain on a 15-year career. In reality, the announcement is a formality, as Wahab has not played an international match for Pakistan in over two years, last appearing in a couple of white-ball games at the end of 2020. As […]
PCB announces first-ever domestic contracts for women cricketers on August 17, 2023LAHORE: In a significant development for women’s cricket in Pakistan, a total of 74 talented women cricketers have been awarded 11-month domestic contracts, the first of its kind in women’s cricket. Among the 74 players, 59 players belong to emerging and U19 categories, while 14 players have already represented Pakistan women’s team at the senior […]
Nida Dar to lead Pakistan women’s squad for white-ball series against South Africa on August 12, 2023LAHORE: Pakistan national women team’s chief selector Saleem Jaffar on Friday announced a 15-player squad for next month’s bilateral white-ball series against South Africa. The series consists of three T20Is and three ODIs, with the ODIs being part of the ICC Women’s Championship 2022-25. 18-year-old Shawaal Zulfiqar, who has also been included in Pakistan’s squad […]
Three Pakistan matches rearranged as ICC announces revised World Cup schedule on August 10, 2023LAHORE: The eagerly-awaited contest between India and Pakistan at this year’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup has been rescheduled to a different day, while details of eight other matches have also been changed. The clash between India and Pakistan was originally slated to take place in Ahmedabad on Sunday, 15 October, but this has been […]
Pakistan Golf Federation unveils activity calendar for 2023-24 on August 3, 2023LAHORE: The Pakistan Golf Federation (PGF) on Wednesday unveiled activity calendar for 2023-24 (July 2023 to June 2024) in the golf arenas of Pakistan. A series of 64 exhilarating championships are due to take place through the period that will end in June 2024. And it is befittingly highlighted by the Pakistan Golf Federation that […]
Rohail Nazir-led Pakistan Shaheens depart for Australia on July 27, 2023LAHORE: Rohail Nazir-led Pakistan Shaheens departed for Australia in the wee hours of Wednesday to feature in Top End T20 Series and two 50-over matches in Darwin which is being organised by Northern Territory Cricket (NTC) from July 30 to August 9. Australian Capital Territory’s ACT Comets, Melbourne Stars, Melbourne Renegades, Papua New Guinea (PNG) […]
Hamza helps Pakistan win World Junior Squash Championship crown after 37 years on July 24, 2023LAHORE: Hamza Khan helped Pakistan win World Junior Squash Championship crown after 37 years when he defeated Egypt’s Mohamed Zakaria in the final in Melbourne, Australia on Sunday. Hamza claimed a 3-1 victory over Zakaria in the finale, with a scoreline of 10-12, 14-12, 11-3 and 11-6. The last Pakistan player to lift this trophy […]
Pakistan to play 10 additional T20Is against New Zealand in 2023-24 season on July 19, 2023LAHORE: Pakistan’s home series of two Test matches and three T20Is against West Indies has been pushed back from January-February 2024 to January 2025, and has been replaced by an away series of five T20Is against New Zealand. With the tweak in the Future Tours Programme, Pakistan will be playing 19 T20Is between now and […]
Pakistan star pacer Shaheen Afridi eyes 100th Test wicket on July 14, 2023LAHORE: When Shaheen Shah Afridi opened the bowling for Pakistan on Tuesday in a two-day warm-up fixture against Sri Lanka Cricket Board XI at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, it was almost after a year that he had donned whites for his country after injuring his knee in the first of the two Tests at […]
Federal government forms committee to decide Pakistan’s participation in World Cup in India on July 9, 2023ISLAMABAD: The federal government has formed a committee, headed by Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, to decide Pakistan’s participation in ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 to be hosted by India in October this year. The committee’s main task will be to make recommendations about Pakistan’s travel plans to India. Based on that, the Pakistan Prime […]