Australia’s Finch ends ODI career with win on back of Smith century
CAIRNS: A Steve Smith century helped give retiring Australia skipper Aaron Finch a winning send-off Sunday with a 25-run victory in the final One-day international against New Zealand at Cairns. Chasing the home team’s 267-5, built on the back of Smith’s masterful 105, the Blacks Caps were all out for 242 in the last over […]
Matthew Hayden appointed Pakistan team’s mentor for T20 World Cup
Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden has been appointed as the Pakistan team’s mentor for the next month’s T20 World Cup, a statement from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Friday. Hayden will join the national side in Brisbane on October 15, the PCB said. According to the board, the decision is a continuation of […]
Asia Cup: PCB to lodge protest with ICC over fan violence after Pak-Afghan clash
LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja made it clear that hooliganism had no place in cricket after Pakistan’s thrilling victory over Afghanistan at the Asia Cup was marred by clashes between the two sets of fans in Sharjah on Wednesday night. Videos on social media showed Afghan fans failing to control their emotions after […]
Naseem Shah, we always knew we were stanning the right cricketer
After the Pakistan versus Afghanistan Asia Cup match last night, there is only one name on everyone’s minds — Naseem Shah. Let us paint you a picture — Pakistan is batting in the second innings and has lost six more wickets, making it a total of nine, for just 31 runs. With 11 more needed, […]
Asia Cup: Pakistan look to secure final berth with win over Afghanistan
SHARJAH: Riding high on their thrilling victory over India, Pakistan will look to secure a spot in the Asia Cup final with a win over Afghanistan here on Wednesday. Pakistan’s triumph over India in their Super Four opener on Sunday avenged their defeat to their arch-rivals in the group stage and another victory over Afghanistan, smarting after […]
India seek bowling balance in crunch clash versus Sri Lanka
There were two occasions when Rohit Sharma wasn’t his usual calm self during the Super 4 match against Pakistan. The first time was in an animated chat with Rishabh Pant after his dismissal attempting a reverse sweep and the next time was when Arshdeep Singh grassed a simple catch off Ravi Bishnoi to give Asif […]
Antony scores on debut as United end Arsenal’s perfect start
LONDON: Antony scored on his dream debut for Manchester United as the Brazilian’s clinical strike and Marcus Rashford’s double inspired a 3-1 win that ended Arsenal’s perfect start to the Premier League season on Sunday. Antony was making his first appearance after signing from United manager Erik ten Hag’s former club Ajax in an 82 […]
Australia pick Tim David for T20 World Cup
SYDNEY: Singapore-born batting powerhouse Tim David was on Thursday called up by Australia for this year’s Twenty20 World Cup on home soil, the only change to the squad that won the tournament last year. David’s stunning elevation comes at the expense of leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson, with the 26-year-old earning his chance after a series of […]
Asia Cup: Kohli hails Suryakumar Yadav for ‘special knock’ against Hong Kong
India’s star cricketer Virat Kohli hailed stylish batter, Suryakumar Yadav, for a “special knock” against Hong Kong in the ongoing Asia Cup on Wednesday. Suryakumar Yadav’s stylish 68 not out and Kohli’s unbeaten 59, helped India secure a spot in to the Super Four round of Asia Cup 2022 after defeating Hong Kong by 40 […]
Pandya combines calmness and clarity to be more effective
Hardik Pandya’s talent was never in doubt and the India all-rounder has now combined a calm mind with an uncluttered approach to emerge as a serious match-winner as he demonstrated in Sunday’s Asia Cup thriller against Pakistan. Emotions run high whenever India and Pakistan clash in a cricket match and many a player has buckled under […]