Shaheen, Rizwan, Babar and Fawad lead PCB Awards 2021 on January 5, 2022LAHORE: Star cricketers Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Afridi, Fawad Alam have been selected in multiple categories for the PCB Awards 2021. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday revealed the nominations and categories for the annual awards to acknowledge the national cricketers and officials for their performances in the previous year. A statement issued […]
Babar Azam ends 2021 as top ranked Twenty20 International batsman on December 23, 2021LAHORE: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has again reclaimed the top spot in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 International (T20I) Batting Rankings, a week after slipping to second place behind Englishman David Malan. After the latest update by the ICC on Wednesday, Babar now shares the number one rank with Malan, both having […]
Pakistan to welcome Queen’s Baton Relay on Dec 27 on December 22, 2021LAHORE: The countdown is on, as in just six days, the Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay will arrive in Pakistan, the 23rd destination out of the 72 Commonwealth nations and territories it will be visiting. On Monday (December 27), Lt Gen (r) Syed Arif Hasan, Pakistan Olympic Association President, and Muhammad Khalid Mahmood, POA Secretary […]
Pakistan-West Indies ODI series postponed due to Covid-19 cases on December 17, 2021LAHORE: A one-day international series between hosts Pakistan and the West Indies starting this weekend was called off Thursday because of a Covid-19 outbreak among the visitors, officials from both sides said. Five members of the West Indies squad — including three players — tested positive for Covid on Thursday, in addition to four cases […]
PCB appoints Faisal Hasnain as chief executive officer for three years on December 14, 2021LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday appointed Faisal Hasnain as its new chief executive officer for three years. Hasnain has replaced the post left vacant by Wasim Khan, who stepped down in September, following the appointment of Ramiz Raja as the PCB’s new Chairman. This is the first major appointment by Ramiz, who […]
Kamran Akmal refuses to take part in PSL 2022 after ‘humiliation’ on December 14, 2021LAHORE: Kamran Akmal, the most-capped player in the history of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) as well as the tournament’s second-highest run-scorer, has refused to take part in the next edition of the league after being picked in the draft in the lowest category of players by his old team Peshawar Zalmi. Calling it a […]
Pakistan Super League 2022 squads finalised by franchises on December 13, 2021LAHORE: The six Pakistan Super League franchises on Sunday finalised their squads in quest to lift the glittering trophy at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Feb 27. Defending champions Multan Sultans selected Australia’s Tim David, who was previously with Lahore Qalandars, in the Platinum Category, while their other notable picks included West Indian duo […]
Franchises finalise player retentions, trades and releases for PSL 2022 on December 11, 2021LAHORE: The retention, trade and release window of the Pakistan Super League 2022 closed on Friday afternoon with Islamabad United, Karachi Kings, Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmi consuming their full allocation of eight retentions, while Multan Sultans and Quetta Gladiators retaining seven players each from the 2021 event. Action will now shift to the National […]
Netherland’s Siegfried Aikman becomes Pakistan hockey’s head coach for five years on December 11, 2021LAHORE: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has appointed Dutch coach Siegfried Aikman as the national team’s new head coach for five years. Pakistan are leaving for Bangladesh to take part in the Asian Champions Trophy. The head coach at the Asian Champions Trophy, though, will be Khawaja Muhammad Junaid while Aikman will travel as part […]
Shahid Afridi joins Quetta Gladiators for Pakistan Super League 7 on December 10, 2021LAHORE: Shahid Afridi will represent Quetta Gladiators in what will be his farewell Pakistan Super League 7 after participating for Multan Sultans last year, it was confirmed on Thursday. Also moving from Sultans to Gladiators is England’s James Vince and, as part of this blockbuster trade, Sultans will take Quetta’s Diamond and Silver round picks, […]