Tag: England tour

Mickey Arthur confident Pakistan will be better at World Cup after...

LEEDS: Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur insisted his side would benefit from a 4-0 one-day series defeat by World Cup hosts England when the showpiece tournament starts...

PCB gives Shoaib Malik 10-day leave to deal with a personal...

LAHORE: The Pakistan cricket team management has given leave to Shoaib Malik so that he can return home to deal with a personal issue. He...

Sri Lanka sacks skipper Mathews ahead of England tour

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's cricket board on Sunday sacked skipper Angelo Mathews on Sunday after the country's humiliating exit from the Asia Cup, replacing him...

Sachin Tendulkar tells Virat Kohli to stay hungry after Edgbaston epic

MUMBAI:  Virat Kohli has been urged by Sachin Tendulkar to keep his focus and let his "heart guide the way", after his brilliant batting display in last...

There is light at the end of the tunnel: Tim Paine

LONDON: Australia might have been whitewashed 5-0 in their one-day international series in England, but Tim Paine, their captain, believes there is “light at the end...

I am 100 per cent ready to go: Virat Kohli ahead...

NEW DELHI: India embarked on a nearly three-month tour of Ireland and England on Saturday 23 June to play all three formats of the...

Shadab’s batting form costs Mickey Arthur

Mickey Arthur has been waxing lyrical of late about Shadab Khan's potential as an allrounder and the need to invest in his talent. He probably wouldn't...

Ponting joins Australia support staff for tour of England

Cricket Australia have announced that Aussie legend Ricky Ponting will join the Support Team for the Tour of the United Kingdom, reported Cricket365.  The ex-Australian...

We want to play attacking cricket: Azhar Ali

It wasn’t going so well for Azhar Ali till the two-day tour game against Leicestershire, reported official website of ICC.  While on tour in England and...

Mohammad Amir passes fitness test in warm-up game

LONDON: Mohammad Amir appeared to prove his fitness as Pakistan drew their final warm-up match ahead of the start of their two-Test series against England. A...

Top order tune up as Pakistan take control against Northants

ENGLAND: After a poor start to their tour of the UK and Ireland, Pakistan have come up with an almost perfect response in their...

Six-wicket Shadab lights up Pakistan preparation

Shadab Khan took six wickets on the first day of Pakistan’s four-day warm-up fixture against Northamptonshire in England, reported ICC.  The 19-year-old leg-spinner, who has...

Dean Jones hopes Shadab is ‘as annoying’ to his coach as...

Islamabad United (IU) Head Coach Dean Jones hopes that all-rounder Shadab Khan is as annoying to the national coach Micky Arthur as he was...

Pakistani batting line will face difficulty in England: Shoaib Akhtar

RAWALPINDI: Former Pakistani speedster Shoaib Akhtar on Sunday predicted that Pakistani batsmen will face difficulty during England tour. "It takes almost 15 days for players to...

India have ‘more than enough time’ to acclimatise to England: Zaheer...

Zaheer Khan, the former India paceman, believed playing limited-overs cricket for almost a month ahead of the five-Test series in England would give India...

Fawad Alam breaks down after exclusion from Ireland-England tour

LAHORE: After being not picked by the selectors for the upcoming Ireland-England tour, the left-handed batsman Fawad Alam reportedly broke down into tears. According to an...

India threatens to cancel England Test in funds row

India's cricket board threatened Tuesday to cancel the first Test against England, less than 24 hours before it was due to begin unless judges...