Tag: Cricket

Year 2018: Cricket in pictures

At the end of 2018, ESPNcricinfo has shared the major happenings, incidents, issues, scandals, achievements and record breaks of the year in pictures. Following are some of...

Players who bid farewell to int’l cricket in 2018

A number of great batsmen and lethal bowlers retired from the game in 2018. From AB de Villiers to Alastair Cook, let us take...

Ponting inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame

DUBAI: Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting was today formally inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. To mark the occasion, Ponting received his commemorative...

PCB requests South Africa to play series in Pakistan

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ehsan Mani has reportedly requested Cricket South Africa (CSA) to tour the country next year. "Mani will request them to...

Disgraced Bancroft reveals he almost gave up cricket for yoga

SYDNEY: Disgraced Australian player Cameron Bancroft Saturday said he was a vastly different person to the one caught ball-tampering and revealed he considered walking...

Nasir Jamshed charged over bribery offences

LONDON: Banned former Pakistan batsman Nasir Jamshed has been charged in Britain with bribery offences as part of an investigation into spot-fixing in cricket,...

If not Sarfraz then who will captain Pakistan, asks Wasim Akram

MULTAN: Former Pakistan pacer and captain Wasim Akram stated that Sarfraz Ahmad should continue captaining the green shirts because there is no one to replace...

Upbeat Australia battle in Perth to build lead of 175 over...

PERTH: Australia were confident on Sunday that they can overcome a deteriorating pitch to build a match-winning lead in the second Test in Perth. At...

Gritty Australia edge ahead after day one in Perth

PERTH: Australia doggedly overcame a green-tinged Perth Stadium pitch in fierce heat to wrest back control of the second test on Friday after India...

Pakistan, India favourites to win World Cup: Bell

Ian Bell has picked out Pakistan, India and England as the sides he thinks are most likely to win the ICC Men’s Cricket World...

Bangladesh thumping of West Indies bittersweet for Walsh

DHAKA: Former West Indies bowling great Courtney Walsh has admitted to mixed emotions as his countrymen were routed by Bangladesh -- the side he...

Bangladesh to send cricketers to Pakistan after safety assurances

DHAKA: Bangladesh will send a cricket squad to Pakistan for the first time in three years, officials said on Thursday after receiving assurances from...

NZ coach Stead expects tougher contest in 2nd Pakistan Test

DUBAI: After one of the most sensational wins in Test cricket, New Zealand are preparing in Dubai for the second Test against Pakistan with...

Boy set on fire over ‘cricket dispute’

A 14-year old boy was allegedly burnt to death by his friends over a “cricket-related dispute" at Ghuenki village of Tehsil Daska in Sialkot. During...

Pakistan’s first AstroTurf cricket stadium inaugurated in Chaman

CHAMAN: The country’s first ever AstroTurf cricket stadium has opened its doors in Chaman, Balochistan on Friday. Southern Command Commander Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa inaugurated...

Taylor heroics in vain as Bangladesh level series

DHAKA: Zimbabwe's Brendan Taylor fought valiantly with his second century of the Test but Bangladesh won the final match by 218 runs to end...

Bangladesh cricketer Mashrafe to stand in election

DHAKA: Bangladesh´s one-day international captain Mashrafe Mortaza will stand in next month´s election, the ruling party announced Monday, after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina endorsed...