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File image of the Pakistan cricket team© AFP Ahead of the ICC World Cup 2023, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is exploring the possibility of sending a psychologist with the squad to India to cope with the pressures of the high-profile tournament. However, a final decision in this regard will be taken only after PCB

Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi© Twitter Vancouver Knights defeated Toronto Nationals by 25 runs in the last league stage match of the ongoing Global T20 Canada on Thursday. Asked to bat first, the Knights posted a total of 128/7 in 20 overs with Corbin Bosch scoring 30 off 26 balls. Later, the Nationals were bundled

Pakistan cricket lost one of its most controversial, colourful and strong administrators when the indomitable Ijaz Butt passed away in his hometown, Lahore, due to health issues. The history of Pakistan cricket will remain incomplete without discussing the tenure of Butt, who passed away on Wednesday, aged 85. He played eight Tests for Pakistan and

File photo of Rohit Sharma (left) and Ravichandran Ashwin.© BCCI England are set to face India in a five-match series next year during the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle. The games will start in January and go till March 2024. While for India it will be an opportunity to grab valuable WTC points against

Jason Holder dismissed Hardik Pandya in 16th over of the innings© AFP West Indies defeated India by four runs in the first T20I match on Thursday. After the match, West Indies player Jason Holder said that the 16th over was the turning point in the game. West Indies batted first and set a target of 149/6.

File photo of Sanju Samson.© AFP Former India wicketkeeper-batter Saba Karim is might impressed with Sanju Samson. The 28-year-old got chances to feature in two of the three-match ODI series against West Indies and fared pretty decently. While Samson was dismissed for nine runs in the second ODI, he scored 51 runs off 41 balls

Indian cricket team skipper Hardik Pandya got emotional during the national anthem ahead of the first T20I encounter between India and West Indies on Thursday. A picture has surfaced on social media where Pandya can be seen wiping tears as the national anthem plays in Tarouba, Trinidad. Yuzvendra Chahal and Arshdeep Singh took two wickets

Rinku Singh speaks in a matter of fact manner, just like his evening job under arc-lights — smoke the bowlers to all parts of the park and dip the crowd in delirium. After making the heads turn in the IPL 2023 with that five-sixes in an over for Kolkata Knight Riders, the 26-year-old Aligarh man

File image of KL Rahul© Instagram Senior batter KL Rahul in all likelihood will miss the Asia Cup in Sri Lanka as he will take more time to recover from his hamstring injury while it could be a touch and go for another star Shreyas Iyer as far as his participation in the World Cup

File photo of Misbah-ul-Haq.© AFP Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday announced the formation of a Cricket Technical Committee (CTC) to be headed by former captain Misbah-ul-Haq. Besides Misbah, former skippers Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Hafeez will be the members of the committee. It also includes the head of the PCB’s domestic cricket department and

The Indian cricket team continued its dominance against the West Indies to further increase their lead as the team with the most consecutive bilateral ODI series wins against the Caribbeans. India’s mammoth 200-run victory marked their 13th consecutive ODI series win against the Windies. The last time India suffered an ODI series defeat at the

A clinical India outclassed West Indies by a whopping 200 runs in the third ODI to win the series 2-1 but the lingering questions on the team combination ahead of the World Cup remained in the horizon despite four half-centuries and a top notch bowling effort on Tuesday. Skipper Rohit Sharma and senior pro Virat

For the second match running, Hardik Pandya led the Indian team in the ODI series against West Indies on Tuesday. He stood in for Rohit Sharma in the second ODI, which the team lost. After comprehensively winning the first ODI against West Indies in Barbados, the Indian team were handed a defeat in the second

Kolkata Knight Riders batter Rinku Singh left every cricket fan spellbound with his powerful knocks in IPL 2023. His years of hard work paid off when he earned his maiden India call-up for the Asian Games, which will be held in China in September. To add a cherry on the cake, the 25-year-old batter has

File image of Prithvi Shaw© BCCI/IPL Out-of-favour India opener Prithvi Shaw is headed to Northamptonshire for his maiden stint in the English county circuit. Shaw will make his debut for the county side on Friday against Gloucestershire in Cheltenham in the One-Day Cup. Shaw’s arrival was delayed because of visa formalities as he could not

ENG vs AUS, 5th Ashes Test, Day 5, Live: Australia need 249 runs more to win© AFP ENG vs AUS, 5th Ashes Test, Day 5, Live Updates:Usman Khawaja and David Warner are standing unbeaten at the crease for Australia. Australia have resumed the final day of the fifth Ashes Test against England from 135/0, in the

The inaugural edition of the Major Cricket League concluded on Sunday (Monday IST) with MI New York clinching the title against Seattle Orcas in Dallas. The brand MI continued to display its flawless cricketing skills as it added another trophy to its collection. Asked to bat first, the Orcas posted a good total of 183/9

Dar es Salaam : Namibia were crowned champions of the Africa Qualifier and have booked their berth for the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka next year, informed ICC on Sunday. Namibia became the third team to punch their tickets for the U19 World Cup 2024 through the Qualifier route. Last month, New