Tag: Cricket

S. Africa want to knock India off top: Smith

South Africa Test captain Graeme Smith said Sunday the priority this season is to challenge India for first position in the world rankings. The Proteas,...

Kirsten favourite to coach South Africa

Just over two months after guiding India to the World Cup, Gary Kirsten could become coach of his native South Africa. Cricket South Africa is...

Wahab gets NOC for county cricket

The Pakistan Cricket Board has given fast bowler Wahab Riaz the clearance to play for the English County Club Kent this summer. At a time...

Senior Inter District Cricket Tournament begins

The three day Senior Inter District Cricket Tournament started at different venues of the city on Friday. At LCCA ground, North Zone Blues were...

Akmal eyes glory in Test cricket

Umar Akmal’s is regarded as a limited-overs specialist, but it’s on the Test stage that the right-hander wants to shine. Akmal has had mixed success...

Rana Naved takes five as Sussex start well

Sussex opened their Friends Life t20 campaign with a convincing 32-run win over Essex at Hove. Murray Goodwin, the county's leading scorer in Twenty20...

Seniors deserved a break: Raina

Suresh Raina, who is India's captain for the limited-overs leg of the tour of West Indies, has admitted there will be huge expectations from...

Waqar bears no grudge against Afridi

Pakistan cricket coach Waqar Younis does not harbour a grudge against Shahid Afridi and said he was sad to hear the former captain had...

Misbah-ul -Haq says he is not quitting Pak cricket captaincy

Pakistan cricket captain Misbah ul Haq has denied rumours that he has resigned from his post. "I can categorically state that I have not resigned...

Falcons notch Pentangular Women’s Cricket crown

Uni-foam Falcons clinched the title of the Twenty 20 Pentangular Women’s Cricket Tournament after beating Eaglets by 20 runs in the final at Khan...

Indian monopoly damaging cricket, IPL a monster, says Ranatunga

In a scathing attack on the BCCI, former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga said the Indian Board’s financial might have turned the ICC into...

Misbah-ul- Haq ‘willing’ but not ‘desperate’ for Pakistan’s captaincy

Pakistan test series captain Misbah- ul- Haq has said he is not desperate for captaincy and his priority is to perform well as a...

Latif seeks more cricket in Afghanistan

Afghanistan coach Rashid Latif Monday urged the nascent cricketing nation to develop more sporting infrastructure so that players can improve more quickly by playing...

Cricket coaching camp next week

A free summer cricket coaching camp under the supervision of Malik Mohammad Sarwar will commence from next week here at the Iqbal Park cricket...

Ireland gives a target of 239 to Pakistan

Ireland has scored 238 for a loss of 8 wickets in the first inning of second one-day international against Pakistan. Paul Stirling was the top...

Ireland has won the toss and elected to bat

Ireland captain William Porterfield won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in the second and final one-day international at Stormont here on...

Misbah silent as Pakistan’s cricket does talking

Security officials hurried Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq away from reporters and back to the squad’s hotel after his side beat Ireland in the first of...