Tag: Cricketer

Comparing Buzdar with Wasim Akram, an insult to the cricketer: Zubair

KARACH: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Muhammad Zubair on Thursday slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan for comparing Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar with former cricketer...

Former India cricket captain Ajit Wadekar dies at 77

MUMBAI: Ajit Wadekar, the man who led India to their first series triumphs in England and the West Indies, died on Wednesday at the...

Imran should be next prime minister: Musharraf

ISLAMABAD: Former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf on Saturday while praising Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan said that the former cricketer turned politician...

Hasan Ali: Emerging cricketer of the year

The Pakistan paceman has been rewarded for an impressive breakthrough year in which he finished as the leading wicket-taker at the 2017 ICC Champions...

Pakistan disown suspended Sussex cricketer Arif

Pakistani cricket chiefs Friday publicly disowned Sussex pace-man Naveed Arif, who has been suspended by the England and Wales Cricket Board on charges of...

Shane Warne, the enigma

Shane Warne the man, the cricketer and finally the enigma that we have all tried to decode over the years has well and truly...

Off-field trouble part of cricketer’s life: Gayle

Chris Gayle's return to the West Indies ranks has been a happy one. He has tucked a Test century and a world title under...

Cricketer Zulqarnain uploads video of his injuries

Former Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider has uploaded a video on social networking website facebook, which shows him battered and bruised. Zulqarnain had criticised the selection...

Army raids cricketer Umar Gul’s house, arrests his brother

Pakistan Army commandos raided cricketer Umar Gul’s house in Peshawar on Wednesday and arrested his brother on charges of harboring a wanted militant, according...

‘Players body in Pak should have been formed 15 years ago’

Federation of International Cricketer's Association (FICA) CEO Tim May has said that a players association should have been formed in Pakistan about 10 to...

‘No cricketer has yet become great player, great statesman’

Imran Khan is not the only national cricket captain to have set his sights on a high political office in the sub-continent, the Economist...

FIA to investigate cricketer Aamir

A decision has been taken to make investigation from convicted cricketer Muhammad Aamir on his return to Pakistan. As per a private TV Channel, FIA...

President,PM felicitate team and management for win over England

President Asif Ali Zardari has congratulated Pakistan cricket team for winning the test match against England in Dubai Thursday. In a felicitation message, the President...

Court dismisses plea of cricketer’s ex-wife

A local court on Friday dismissed a petition of the first wife of Sohail Tanveer against the cricketer for allegedly harassing her. Sohail Tanvir’s...

Nawaz is a club-level cricketer, says Imran

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said on Tuesday that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif was a club-level cricketer and flexing muscles...

Hughes out cheaply after NZ rout

Pressure mounted on Phil Hughes after he again failed with the bat as Australia chased New Zealand’s modest 150 on an eventful opening day...

Waugh praises Usman Khawaja

Former Australian batsman Mark Waugh believes that Pakistan-born cricketer Usman Khawaja is a very good player with a great technique and has got a...