New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah is under scrutiny from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after a controversial social media post, since deleted, appeared to criticise Punjab (province of Pakistan) Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz during the opening match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).The post, which originated from Naseem’s official X account, quote-tweeted a PCB media update from the PSL opener between Quetta Gladiators and Hyderabad Kingsmen in Lahore. It read, “…
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Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) David Warner, the former Australian opener, has revealed that he worked really hard to keep himself motivated and fit after retiring from the Indian Premier League (IPL) two years ago, as he reaches Pakistan and gets ready to captain the Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), a news report said on Wednesday.The 39-year-old Warner, who has represented Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals in a stellar 15-season career in the IPL before joining the neighbouring …
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) In cricket’s ever-expanding T20 universe, comparisons are inevitable. But some debates feel forced — and the one between the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is firmly in that category.On the surface, both leagues share similarities: packed stadiums, passionate fans, and a pool of international talent. But scratch a little deeper, and the gap becomes too wide to ignore — making the comparison less of a contest and more of a mismatch…
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 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…
Kabul, Feb 23 (IANS) Afghanistan will host Sri Lanka for a white-ball series in the United Arab Emirates starting next month, said the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Monday. This will be only the second bilateral T20I series between the two sides, following their first meeting in February 2024.In ODIs, the two teams have faced each other in bilateral series in 2022, 2023 and 2024 respectively. The three T20Is will be played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on March 13, 15 and 17, while the ODI…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) After Pakistan reversed their stance and agreed to play the T20 World Cup match against India, former spinner Danish Kaneria took a dig at the decision, saying, “there are spin specialists and batting specialists, but Pakistan are U-turn specialist.” The Pakistan government had earlier asked the team not to take the field for the clash against archrivals India to show support to Bangladesh, which was thrown out of the ICC T20 World Cup and replaced by Scotland after its …
Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS) The Pakistan Super League (PSL) has received as many as a dozen bids for buying the rights for two new teams in the 2026 edition, with offers coming from five continents, even though a news report claimed that most of them are skittish on the high base price sought by the board.The PCB has set USD 4 million as the base price for the new PSL teams, claiming the interest has been high after two successful roadshows in London and New York attracted a good number of investors.T…