Rashid Khan sparkles as Lahore Qalandars down Islamabad United in thriller on June 11, 2021LAHORE: Rashid Khan was brilliant with the ball and explosive with the bat as the Afghan superstar helped the Lahore Qalandars defeat Islamabad United by five wickets in a last-ball thriller in the Pakistan Super League VI at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday night. The PSL resumed with a low-scoring game […]
Babar Azam’s half century in vain as Multan shock Karachi by 12 runs on June 11, 2021LAHORE: Three wickets from Imran Khan Senior and 44 each from Khushdil Shah and player of the match Rilee Rossouw helped Multan Sultans to a 12-run win over Karachi Kings in the 16th fixture of the Pakistan Super League 6 at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday evening. Sultans also became the […]
Opener Khurram Manzoor celebrates his birthday today, turns 35 on June 10, 2021LAHORE: Pakistan star cricketer Khurram Manzoor is celebrating his birthday on Thursday (today). He turns 35. At only 16, Khurram, born on 10 June 1986 in Karachi, made an attacking 73 on first-class debut against Peshawar. Khurram was one of many Test openers tried, dropped and called up again by Pakistan’s selectors. He drifted off […]
Lahore Qalandars skipper Sohail says all set to make an impact in PSL on June 9, 2021LAHORE: Lahore Qalandars captain Sohail Akhtar said on Tuesday that he and his men were all charged up to make an impact in their match against Islamabad United when the Pakistan Super League VI resumes at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday (today). Lahore and Islamabad will go toe to toe with the […]
Cricket history on June 7 — First World Cup held in 1975 with West Indies emerging winners on June 7, 2021LAHORE: The inaugural Cricket World Cup (officially called the Prudential Cup) was the first major tournament in the history of One-day International (ODI). Organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC), it was held in England from June 7 to 21 in 1975. The tournament was sponsored by Prudential Assurance Company and had eight participating countries: […]
Cricket history on June 6 — Brian Lara’s brilliant 501 and birth of Asif Iqbal on June 6, 2021LAHORE: On 6th June 1994, West Indies great Brian Lara achieved immortality with the highest score in first-class cricket history: 501 not out. As if his Test-record 375 wasn’t enough, Lara took the first-class record within two months when he surpassed Hanif Mohammad’s 499 while playing for Warwickshire against Durham at Edgbaston. He had a […]
World’s finest umpire Aleem Dar celebrates his 53rd birthday today on June 6, 2021LAHORE: Pakistan and world’s best umpire Aleem Dar celebrates his birthday on Sunday (today). The star umpire, born on 6th June 1968, turns 53. As a middle-order batsman and legspinner, Dar’s playing career spanned a decade without ever really taking off, but that is in stark contrast to his umpiring. In 2000 he stood in […]
PSL 6 to restart from June 9, final to be held on June 24 at Abu Dhabi on June 4, 2021LAHORE: The remaining matches of the Pakistan Super League VI (PSL) will resume from June 9 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates with a final set for June 24 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. The tournament will after all be played in Abu Dhabi, despite speculation in recent days that it was going to be […]
ICC could move 2021 T20 World Cup from India to UAE on June 2, 2021LAHORE: This year’s men’s T20 World Cup could be moved from India to the United Arab Emirates the International Cricket Council said Tuesday. The move appears to have been prompted by the rising number of Covid-19 cases in India, although this was not mentioned directly in a statement issued by the global governing body. “The […]
Former South African captain Cronje died in plane crash on June 1, 2021LAHORE: Hansie Cronje, born September 25, 1969, will be forever linked to bookmakers and match-fixing and the murkier side of cricket. However, he was also one of the greatest captains the world has seen who lives on in many minds as a splendid leader who somehow lost his way. At the age of 32, and […]