Short camp for T20 World Cup starts
LAHORE: Cricket is in full swing in Lahore as the Pakistan team’s training camp for the ICC T20 World Cup also started on Monday at the LCCA ground, located just a few hundred yards away from the Gaddafi Stadium where the National T20 Cup is also in progress. The first day of the short camp […]
ICC adopts wait-and-watch approach on Afghanistan
The governing International Cricket Council (ICC) has taken a wait-and-watch approach on Afghanistan but will discuss the game’s fate in the country in a board meeting next month, ICC acting chief executive Geoff Allardice said on Sunday. Afghanistan risk isolation since the country’s Taliban takeover in August, with Cricket Australia threatening not to host them […]
J&K Sports Council’s month long coaching camp concludes in Shopian
Advisor Khan appreciates initiative of reach out programme of Sports Council SHOPIAN, OCTOBER 09: Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council’s month-long coaching camp in hockey discipline has concluded in Sports Stadium Shopian. The aim of the camp was to bring sports coaching to door steps. Around 30 players had registered for the camp at Sports Stadium […]
Fakhar, Sarfaraz, Haider included in Pakistan’s 15 for T20 WC
Fakhar Zaman, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Haider Ali have been included in the Pakistan squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2021, with the PCB announcing three changes on Friday (October 8). Fakhar, who was originally part of the reserves, will now join the 15-member squad while Khushdil Shah has been moved to the reserves. Sarfaraz […]
On comeback trail, Tamim suffers fresh injury blow
Bangladesh’s ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal has been ruled out of the ongoing Everest Premier League after fracturing his left thumb in the tournament. Tamim returned to Dhaka from Nepal on Thursday (October 7) morning and is due to be sidelined for another three weeks. ”He received a blow on his left thumb and got a […]
Time to stand up and deliver for underperforming World Cup hopefuls
KARACHI: While the National T20 Cup’s second-leg action starts at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore from Wednesday, pressure is mounting on the underperforming Pakistan players who have been — originally — named in the Twenty20 World Cup squad. At least five among the 15-man national side were struggling to justify their selection during the 18-match […]
Hafeez resumes practice
LAHORE: Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez after fully recovering from dengue fever resumed cricket practice here on Monday. The 40-year-old Hafeez who is part of national T20 World Cup squad, was infected with dengue virus last week. Due to the illness, the right-handed batter withdrew from the first leg of the ongoing National T20 Cup in […]
Speedster from Jammu bowls fastest delivery of season in IPL, LG Sinha extend best wishes
Jammu, Oct 4: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday extended best wishes to Jammu based speedster Umran Malik who has bowled the fastest delivery of the season in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) during his debut for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Taking to micro-blogging sites, the office of the J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj […]
Morgan chuffed with Southee’s seamless impact
Tim Southee’s arrivalin the UAE was incidental. Kolkata Knight Riders’ 15-crore man Pat Cummins opting out of travelling for IPL’s resumption meant KKR were left to find a replacement. They turned to the New Zealand pacer, who last featured in the IPL in 2019, where he played just three games and exited with an economy […]
PBKS keep qualification hopes alive with scrappy win
KL Rahul anchored Punjab Kings’ chase of 167 with a 55-ball 67 but it took a cameo from the returning Shahrukh Khan, who hit 22 from 9 balls, to help Punjab edge past Kolkata Knight Riders in a scrappy affair at the Dubai International Stadium. PBKS’ victory, with three balls to spare, kept them in the hunt […]