Sydney, May 7 (IANS) Australia have been dealt a blow ahead of their upcoming three-match ODI tour of Pakistan later this month as their top players, including captain Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, and Mitchell Starc, will reportedly be missing the series as the dates clash with the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 finale, scheduled on May 31. According to the schedule released by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Australia’s tour will begin on May 30, with the first ODI to be played in Rawalpind…
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New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Pakistan will tune up for the 2027 World Cup with a home tri-series with England and Sri Lanka this year, according to a report on Monday. There will be four matches, with each team facing the other once, with the top two teams playing the final. The PCB has plans for the national team, as the results in the ICC events have not been encouraging. Pakistan have not qualified for the semis of the ODI World Cup since their 2011 defeat to India in Mohali. They crashed out i…
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi believes that the chances of India and Pakistan playing a bilateral series will not be possible anytime in the future because of the political influence on the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and opined that there would have been ‘some traction’ if the board hadn’t ‘pulled levers and made it political’. Speaking to former England captain Michael Vaughan, Modi dismissed the idea that even a neutral venue could revive cricketing ties…
Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) Pakistan’s young pacer Naseem Shah, already reeling after copping a hefty fine for his comments on a politician on social media, has landed in further trouble — over his suspect long-standing fitness issues.Naseem Shah is likely to be pulled due to fitness issues as the young pacer is doubtful for the remainder of Pakistan Super League (PSL), a matter that is likely to earn him further ire, Telecom Asia Sport claimed on Monday.“Naseem suffered a side strain during Raw…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) In another controversial turn of events, the Pakistan Super League (2026) match between Lahore Qalandars and Karachi Kings was rocked by a ball-tampering scandal. Lahore skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi appeared to struggle for answers when questioned about the incident during the post-match presentation ceremony.The incident took place at the start of the last over of the Kings chase when on-field umpire Faisal Afridi took the ball from Haris Rauf for inspection after it h…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) After the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) announced to hold the Pakistan Super League (PSL) behind closed doors due to the West Asia conflict, a Pakistan militant group warned the overseas players to withdraw from the league, claiming their security “cannot be guaranteed” as the current environment is currently “unfit for any peaceful sporting activity.”PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi confirmed the government’s directive of on Sunday, that PSL will begin as scheduled on M…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Former Pakistan head coach Gary Kirsten has opened up about his short stint as head coach of Pakistan’s limited-overs teams, revealing that extensive involvement from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) played a major role in his early exit.Kirsten, who was appointed in April 2024 on a two-year contract, stepped down from his role as ODI and T20I coach after just six months, departing only days before Pakistan’s scheduled ODI tour of Australia.Kirsten said the extent …
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Former cricketer Ahmed Shehzad has strongly criticised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), calling it a weak board and blaming it for giving too much power to a small group of people, which he believes has hurt the team’s performance. Pakistan have failed to reach the knockout stage in their last four ICC tournaments, leading to growing criticism of both the players and the board. They crashed out of the Super 8s stage in the recently concluded T20 World Cup 2026.“Wh…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief Animul Islam has confirmed that he will travel to Colombo on February 15 to watch the high-voltage T20 World Cup 2026 clash between archrivals India and Pakistan at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Thursday.The BCB chief has also informed that representatives from all five major Asian teams, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Sri Lanka, will be present and engage in a dialogue.Speaking to the Bangladesh news…
Dubai, Feb 9 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC), Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have concluded an “open, constructive and congenial dialogue”.This dialogue covered several matters, including but not limited to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 and the broader outlook for cricket in South Asia.While reflecting on the Bangladesh cricket team’s unfortunate absence from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, the global governing body for cricket reaffirmed BCB…