West Indies women to tour Pakistan for T20 series after 15 years on January 25, 2019In a major step towards the revival of international cricket in the country, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday announced that the West Indies women’s cricket team will play three Twenty20 Internationals in Karachi in the build-up to the ICC Women’s Championship fourth round fixture. West Indies had last toured Pakistan in March 2004 […]
Babar Azam reclaims No. 1 position as Pakistan cement their top ranking on October 30, 2018ISLAMABAD: Babar Azam has reclaimed the number-one ranking in the ICC Men’s Player Rankings for T20I Batsmen for the third time this year after hitting two half-centuries in Pakistan’s 3-0 series win over Australia. The series result means Pakistan cannot be displaced from the top spot irrespective of the outcome of their upcoming series against […]
Australia move to top after 3-0 series win over Pakistan on October 24, 2018ISLAMABAD: Defending champions Australia came up with a strong performance to defeat Pakistan 3-0 in their third series of the ICC Women’s Championship in Kuala Lumpur and overtake New Zealand to the top of the points table. Australia, who won by margins of five wickets, 150 runs and 89 runs, have moved to 16 points […]
Nasir Jamshed gets 10-year ban in PSL2 spot-fixing case on August 18, 2018ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) anti-corruption tribunal on Friday handed former opening batsman Nasir Jamshed a 10-year ban after he was found guilty of violating several clauses of the PCB’s anti corruption code during the second edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). He will not be given any role in cricket or management, […]
IOC Olympic Solidarity Seminar on Sports Medicine and Protection of Athletes concludes on August 6, 2018ISLAMABAD: An IOC Olympic Solidarity Seminar on Sports Medicine and Protection of Clean Athletes concluded in federal capital here on Sunday. On the last day of the two-day event, the speakers highlighted various important fields like physiotherapy (Dr Haseeb Ullah Ammad), prevention of discrimination based on gender, social origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, language, etc. […]
Stellar performance helps Zaman jump into top-20 for first time on July 30, 2018ISLAMABAD: Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman has vaulted into the top-20 for the first time in his career in the ICC ODI Player Rankings, which were released on by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday following the conclusion of the West Indies-Bangladesh series, and also incorporates player performances from the Zimbabwe-Pakistan series. Fakhar scored 515 […]
ICC announces Women’s World T20 2018 schedule Pakistan take on Australia in their opener on November 9 on June 26, 2018ISLAMABAD: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced the schedule for the Women’s World Twenty20 to be held in the West Indies from November 9 to 24 this year. The 10-team tournament, featuring three-time champions Australia, reigning Women’s World Cup winners England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and defending champions the […]
Nepal, Netherlands, Scotland and UAE added to expanded ICC ODI Team Rankings on June 2, 2018ISLAMABAD: Emerging one-day international sides – Nepal, Scotland, the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – have joined the 12 leading ODI nations on the expanded ICC ODI Team Rankings with effect from June 1, 2018 (Friday). “This elevation means all ODIs these four sides will play against other sides on the table henceforth […]
Pakistan’s Abbas moves into top 20 with fine show at Lord’s on May 29, 2018ISLAMABAD: Mohammad Abbas leads a trio of Pakistan fast bowlers who have moved up in the ICC Test Player Rankings after contributing in a memorable nine-wicket victory over England in the Lord’s Test that ended on Sunday in London. The 28-year-old Abbas’s player of the match haul of eight for 64 has helped him gain […]
kistan could overtake England in ICC Test Team Rankings with 2-0 series win on May 23, 2018ISLAMABAD: England would be looking to close in on fourth-placed New Zealand in the ICC Test Team Rankings in an upcoming two-Test home series while Pakistan could overtake England if they pull off victories in both matches at Lord’s (May 24-28) and Headingley (June 1-5). A 2-0 win for England will lift them to 101 […]