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PCB issues warning to nine players, three officials after bio-secure breaches
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday insisted it will not allow any player or official to put at risk the health and safety of other competitors and those breaching the bio-secure protocols in future will be sent packing from the…
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Shoaib Akhtar reveals name of new chief selector
Former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar has revvealed the name of new chief selector of the national cricket team after it was announced that Misbah ul Haq would quit the job to focus on coaching role.
Akhtar, who was also being tipped for…
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Misbah steps down as chief selector to focus on coaching job
Misbah-ul-Haq has decided to step down from the chief selector’s responsibilities to concentrate and focus on the head coach’s role of the men’s national team. The new chief selector will begin his tenure from 1 December and until then,…
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Babar Azam surpasses Alex Hales to become highest T20 run scorer in 2020
Pakistani white-ball captain Babar Azam, with his latest unbeaten knock of 64 runs in the National T20 Cup, added another feather to his cap when he became the highest run scorer of the format in 2020, surpassing Alex Hales.
Azam, 25,…
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Babar, Faheem star as Central Punjab end Northern’s 10-match winning streak
Babar Azam led from the front to guide Central Punjab to a commanding eight wicket victory over the defending champions Northern in the 15th match of the National T20 Cup for First XI teams and the first of the 19 matches scheduled at the…
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National T20 Cup: PCB allows players to be joined by their families
Pakistan Cricket Board has allowed the players and support staff to be joined by their families in the team hotel for the second round of the National T20 Cup, which gets under way in Rawalpindi on Friday, 9 October.
However, before…
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National T20 Cup moves to Rawalpindi
Defending champions Northern will be the team to beat when the second-leg of the National T20 Cup for First XI teams begins at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Friday. Northern won each of their first five matches of the Multan leg and…
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27 women cricketers set to join PCB camp after Covid-19 clearance
Twenty-seven women cricketers will arrive in Karachi on Thursday for the National High Performance Camp after they tested negative in their first Covid-19 tests.
The players will undergo their second tests at a local hotel, following…
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PCB, PSL franchises agree to find a mutually beneficial financial model
Pakistan Cricket Board and PSL owners have agreed to find a mutually beneficial financial model as soon as possible. .
A positive and constructive meeting was held on Wednesday between the Pakistan Cricket Board and all the PSL franchise…
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Haider Ali fined for Code of Conduct breach
Northern batsman Haider Ali has been fined for a breach of the PCB Code of Conduct for Player and Player Support Personnel during his side’s 35-run win over Central Punjab in the seventh match of the National T20 Cup First XI tournament at…
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Abdullah Shafique rocks National T20 Cup with debut century, breaks record
Punjab Central batsman Abdullah Shafique became the first Pakistani batsman and only the second in the world to make a huge record on Wednesday when he smashed an unbeaten century against Punjab Southern in the National T20 Cup.
Abdullah…
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Pakistan confirms New Zealand fixtures
Mount Maunganui and Christchurch will be the venues of the ICC World Test Championship fixtures when Pakistan tours New Zealand later this year.
Mount Maunganui will hold the Boxing Day Test from 26-30 December, before the two teams head…
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PCB announces criteria-based domestic player contract categories
The Pakistan Cricket Board today announced transparent 2020-21 contracts for 192 domestic players, which were based strictly on criteria, performance and forward-looking approach.
From the 192 players, 10 have been awarded A Plus category…
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KL Rahul earns praise after breaking IPL record
AFP: Indian batsman KL Rahul made history on Thursday night when he made the highest score by an Indian batsman in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Kings XI Punjab skipper KL Rahul smashed an unbeaten 132 runs from 69 balls to make the…
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Former Australian batsman Dean Jones dies aged 59
Dean Jones, the former Australia batsman and coach of Karachi Kings, has died of a heart attack aged 59.
Jones was in Mumbai as part of the commentary team at Star Sports for IPL 2020 when he passed away on Thursday, 24 September.
A…
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