Tag: Test

Starc out, Bird in for Boxing Day Test against England

MELBOURNE: Australia pace spearhead Mitchell Starc was on Sunday ruled out of the fourth Ashes Test with a heel injury and will be replaced by...

New rules for South Africa’s 4-day Test with Zimbabwe

PORT ELIZABETH: The one-off day-night Test between South Africa and Zimbabwe, starting on Tuesday, will be staged under experimental playing conditions. The International Cricket Council...

PCB names 18 probables for fitness test camp

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board has named 18 probables for the fitness test camp ahead of Pakistan’s tour to New Zealand for ODI and...

Familiarity breeds contempt for India and Sri Lanka

NEW DELHI: The humorous observation that India and Sri Lanka’s cricketers see more of each other than their respective partners appears to have taken a more...

Cricketers continue to flounder in New Delhi’s hazardous smog

NEW DELHI: Indian and Sri Lankan cricketers battled through hazardous smog levels in a Test match Monday as New Delhi authorities faced scathing criticism...

Smog situation in New Delhi should be ‘wake up’ call for...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Monday said that the smog situation in New Delhi that forced Sri Lankan cricketers to wear...

North Korea holds mass celebrations for latest missile test

SEOUL: North Korea held mass celebrations for its latest successful long-range missile test, Pyongyang’s state media said Saturday, with a propaganda-filled display of fireworks and...

Japan detects radio signals pointing to possible North Korea missile test

After firing missiles at a pace of about two or three a month since April, North Korean missile launches paused in September, after Pyongyang...

Sri Lanka lose early wickets against India

India's bowlers led by Ishant Sharma struck twice in the morning session to put Sri Lanka under pressure on the opening day of the...

ICC board approves Test, ODI leagues

  The International Cricket Council (ICC) has given the green light to a Test championship and one-day international league, while countries are also welcome to...

Rabada main second Test threat to Bangladesh

BLOEMFONTEIN: Having failed to take advantage of favourable first Test conditions, the Bangladesh batsmen have a chance to make amends against the least experienced...

Pakistan need a major rethink to avoid historic defeat in Dubai

LAHORE: Pakistan failed to score 136 on the final day in the Abu Dhabi Test – the lowest failed chase in Test history for...

No Misbah, Younis as Pakistan look to new Test era

ABU DHABI: Pakistan will step into a new Test era without retired batting greats Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq when they take on Sri Lanka...

Rain halts Pakistan-New Zealand Test

Persistent rain ruled out a resumption of play immediately after the lunch break on day one of the second Test between New Zealand and...

Pakistan resumes innings on fourth day of third West Indies Test

Pakistan on Wednesday resumed the innings at 87-4 on the fourth day of third West Indies Test at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. According to details, the...

Pakistan’s first day-night Test against WI in October

Pakistan will play their first day-night Test with a pink ball in Dubai against West Indies from October 13 to 17, the PCB announced...

Misbah-ul-Haq wants team to master England’s reverse-swing

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq wants his side to reverse swing the ball like England do as they try to square a four-match Test series at...