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Pakistan cricket selectors on Monday named an experienced, well-balanced and formidable 15-player squad for the upcoming T20Is against New Zealand and England, and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021. The seven home T20Is in Lahore and Rawalpindi will be ...

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday hinted at appointing former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja as the new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Geo News reported. The development followed a meeting between Prime Minister Imran Khan, PCB sitting ...

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced the groups for the Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 to be hosted by the BCCI in Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from October 17 to November 14. Arch-rivals India and ...

Two days before their opening day-night One-day International against Pakistan on Thursday, England cricket was thrown into a tizzy after seven members — three players and four management team members – tested positive for Covid-19. “Following PCR tests administered yesterday ...

Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq feels the England series is an important tour for the visitors keeping the T20 World Cup in mind which is slated to be played later this year. The touring party is slated to play three ODIs ...

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and national men’s team batting coach Younis Khan on Tuesday “mutually” parted ways, seven months after the former batsman had accepted a two-year contract. Younis was appointed in November 2020 until the 2022 ICC men’s ...

Babar Azam’s stunning century and Mohammad Rizwan’s classy fifty helped Pakistan complete their highest successful T20I run-chase with 12 balls to spare against South Africa in the third game here on Wednesday. Pakistan defeated South Africa by nine wickets to ...

Mohammad Rizwan continued his excellent form against the Proteas by recording yet another half-century as Pakistan scripted their highest-ever T20I run-chase to take a 1-0 lead in their four-match series with a four-wicket win in Johannesburg on Saturday. The right-hander ...

Fakhar Zaman’s magnificent knock of 193 runs went in vain as Pakistan suffered a 17-run defeat at the hands of South Africa in the second ODI here on Sunday. With this win, South Africa has levelled the three-match ODI series ...

Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi has urged former cricketers to follow India’s Rahul Dravid’s path for grooming young players in the country. Dravid coached Indian under-19 and India A teams over the span and now he’s head at the National Cricket Academy ...