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Nasir Jamshed pleads guilty to spot-fixing
Former Pakistan cricketer Nasir Jamshed will be sentenced in February after pleading guilty in a British court to conspiring to bribe other players to spot-fix a Twenty20 match, the BBC has reported.
The 30-year-old was banned for 10 years…
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PCB issues clarification on Dawn story
The PCB has issued the following clarification to Dawn to its 6 December 2019 article under the caption PCB spent lavishly on top 5 officials but peanuts on cricket development, which is available here. This is a follow-up story under the…
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Sri Lanka team arrives in Islamabad for historic Test series
Sri Lankan cricket team landed here at the Islamabad International Airport on Monday to play a two-match Test series as part of the World Test Championship against the Pakistan side.
This will be the first-ever Test series in Pakistan…
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PCB invites Warnapura, Miandad to historic Rawalpindi Test
Lahore, 8 December 2019: In a show of gratitude, respect and appreciation for their services to cricket, the Pakistan Cricket Board has invited Sri Lanka’s Bandula Warnapura and Javed Miandad of Pakistan as special guests for the historic…
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Pakistan recall Fawad Alam, Usman Shinwari for Sri Lanka Tests
LAHORE: Middle-order batsman Fawad Alam and fast-bowler Usman Shinwari have been recalled for the ICC World Test Championship fixtures against Sri Lanka. The two players have replaced Iftikhar Ahmed and Mohammad Musa, respectively, as the…
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Pakistan squad for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020 named
The National Junior Selection Committee has named an experienced 15-player Pakistan squad for the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020, which will be held in South Africa from 17 January to 9 February.
In-form wicketkeeper-batsman Rohail Nazir…
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PSL 5: Top international cricketers up for grabs as draft takes place today
LAHORE: The Pakistan Super League 5 draft will take place today (Friday) as international cricketers such as Jason Roy, Chris Lynn, Colin Ingram, and Dale Steyn will be up for grabs by the top franchises partaking in the tournament.…
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Misbah appointed Islamabad United head coach
LAHORE: Former Pakistan cricket captain Misbah ul Haq was appointed the Islamabad United head coach by the team's management while Luke Ronchi was appointed the franchise's assistant coach, on Thursday.
The announcement was made by the…
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Former Pakistan cricket coach set to take Sri Lanka job
Former Pakistan cricket coach Mickey Arthur is set to become the head coach of Sri Lanka, ahead of their upcoming two-Test series in Pakistan.
According to a report on ESPNcricinfo, Grant Flower will join the set-up as the batting coach,…
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ICC appoints match officials for Pakistan v Sri Lanka Test series
The International Cricket Council has confirmed umpire and match referee appointments for the ICC World Test Championship fixtures between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, to be played from 11-23 December.
Andy Pycroft will lead the Playing…
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Shaheen, Hassan dropped as Pakistan announces ODI squad for Sri Lanka series
LAHORE: Chief Selector and Head Coach Misbah ul Haq announced the One Day Internationals Pakistan squad for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka, on Saturday.
Pacers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Hassan Ali have been dropped from the team owing…
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Misbah includes Akmal, Shehzad in probables for Sri Lanka series
Pakistan cricket team's Chief Selector and Head Coach Misbah ul Haq has included the names of Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad in the probables for the upcoming T20I and ODI series against Sri Lanka, on Monday.
According to details, Misbah has…
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Pakistan-India match was most watched World Cup game: ICC
The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 was the most watched ICC event ever, with a global cumulative average audience of 1.6 billion for live coverage, a 38% increase over the 2015 edition and a unique broadcast audience of 706 million…
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Ahmed Shahzad, Umar Akmal among probables for Sri Lanka series
Lahore, 16 September 2019: Head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq has named 20 probables for the training camp, which will commence at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore from Wednesday, 18 October.
The camp is being set-up to…
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Misbah, Waqar named Pakistan’s head, bowling coaches
LAHORE: Former captain Misbah-ul-Haq was today confirmed as Pakistan men’s national team head coach in all three formats on a three-year contract.
In line with the PCB’s commitment to ensure transparency, accountability and role clarity at…
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