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 …
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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…
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) Pakistan have shown signs of relenting on its decision to boycott its match against India in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, though it has sought major concessions from ICC during a meeting with two senior International Cricket Council (ICC) officials, a news report said on Sunday.Bangladesh too have sought higher revenue share from the ICC’s and also the hosting rights of one global event — likely to be the next Under-19 World Cup in 2028, while the Pakistan Cricket Board has…
Dhaka: India-Bangladesh relationship has witnessed historic low since the 2024 July Uprising, a downward trend that is still continuing. With an uprising that forced Sheikh Hasina to flee Bangladesh, New Delhi woke up to a surprising wave of anti-India sentiments in its neighbourhood. The resurgence of Islamists and attacks on minorities, in addition to the country’s social and cultural spaces, confirmed the main force behind such sentiments. The interim government under Muhammad Yunus took litt…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Sunday that Pakistan’s decision to selectively participate in the upcoming Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 and boycott its Group A clash against India undermines the integrity of global cricket and could have long-term consequences for the sport in the country.The governing body issued a statement after a post by Pakistan’s government on X said it had granted permission to the Pakistan team to travel to Sri Lanka for the tournament…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif believes Pakistan’s firm stance could now trigger a fresh phase of negotiations after neighbouring nation decided not to play India in their scheduled Men’s T20 World Cup match at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on February 15. The Pakistan government granted the team conditional approval to take part in the tournamentLatif also noted that the possibility of sanctions has been looming for some time and that commercial interests …
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Pakistan will not play India in their scheduled Men’s T20 World Cup match at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on February 15, after the government granted the team conditional approval to take part in the tournament. The statement did not specify a reason for that decision, though it is believed that Pakistan will boycott the match against India to show solidarity with Bangladesh, who were pulled out of Men’s T20 World Cup for seeking relocation of their matches out…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The uncertainty surrounding Pakistan’s participation in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 has sparked widespread trolling on social media, with Iceland and Uganda Cricket leading the charge with humorous posts on replacing Pakistan that quickly went viral.The situation arose after Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi cast doubts over the team’s participation in the global event, citing support for Bangladesh, who were replaced by Scotland in the tournament lin…