PCB announces new junior selection panel
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday announced a new five-person men?s junior selection committee, which will be headed by former international cricketer Saleem Jaffar. The panel also includes three modern day internationals in Arshad Khan, Rao Iftikhar Anjum and Taufeeq Umer, while Sanaullah Baloch, who played 27 first-class matches for Quetta between 2001 and 2008, has been retained ...
Cricket World Cup 2019 Opening Party begins
The tournament, which takes place across England and Wales over the period of seven weeks, gets underway on Thursday, when hosts England play South Africa at The Oval. Meanwhile, Pakistan will open their World Cup account with their first match of the tournament against the West Indies on Friday. Ten teams are participating in the event, which like its 1992 predecessor would ...
Mohammad Amir doubtful for West Indies encounter
LONDON: Mohammad Amir has reportedly requested head coach Mickey Arthur for more time to fully recover before he is fully fit to play in the World Cup. According to sources, the pacer probably won’t play in Pakistan’s first match against West Indies on May 31 in Nottingham. Amir had fallen ill during Pakistan-England series and could not play even a single game ...
India great Gavaskar tips England for World Cup glory
LONDON: Batting great Sunil Gavaskar says Eoin Morgan?s England will be the team to beat at the World Cup, with home advantage giving them a vital edge over his native India. ?They have been playing outstanding cricket over the last few years and in familiar home conditions will be hard to beat,? said the former India captain. Kohli, the ...
Cricket World Cup: Five bowlers to watch
Khan, who tops the world Twenty20 bowling rankings and lies third in the 50-over standings, is Afghanistan?s go-to bowler with 125 wickets in 59 ODI matches. Jasprit Bumrah (India) ====================== Currently top of the ICC ODI rankings, Jasprit Bumrah arrives in England with the wind in his sails. He has just enjoyed another productive Indian Premier League campaign, playing a key ...
Check out! Pakistani cricketers dishes the dirt
Skipper Sarfraz Ahmed, Imam ul Haq, Hasan Ali and Shoaib Malik gave their thoughts on their fellow mates, in an ICC video. Check it out: Pakistan cricket team would begin their World Cup 2019 campaign, with their first match against the West Indies on May 31.
PCB refutes reports; not to part ways with Inzamam, Arthur
In a statement, the PCB reminded all stakeholders that it had clarified a few weeks ago that the future of the chief selector, coach and the player support personnel will be reviewed following the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. ?At a time when the entire country and the Pakistan cricket fans are getting behind the national side, the release ...
Pakistan to host Asia Cup next year
Meanwhile, it was also decided in the meeting?that the tournament will be shifted to another venue if diplomatic ties between neighbouring countries India and Pakistan do not improve.
Here’s when ICC World Cup 2019 opening ceremony will begin Pakistan time
The tournament, which takes place across England and Wales over the period of seven weeks, gets underway on Thursday, when hosts England play South Africa at The Oval. Ten teams are participating in the event, which like its 1992 predecessor would follow a round-robin format, meaning that all the ten sides would face off against each other, with the ...
Chacha Cricket off to England to support Pakistan at World Cup
This is why, the Men in Green?s most prominent fan would be awarded the prestigious Global Sports Fan Awards on June 14 at Manchester for his passion towards the game.
Prince Harry drops cheeky chirp at Finch
LONDON (Reuters) - On the eve of the Cricket World Cup, Prince Harry stoked the rivalry between England and Australia with a cheeky sledge at Aaron Finch during a team captains? reception at Buckingham Palace. Australia are bidding for back-to-back World Cup titles after winning the 2015 tournament on home soil, while hosts England are favourites to claim their ...
Pakistan seek Champions Trophy inspiration as West Indies loom
NOTTINGHAM (AFP) - Pakistan will seek inspiration from their dramatic Champions Trophy win in England two years ago when they take the field in their opening World Cup match against a resurgent West Indies on Friday. Pakistan have lost their past ten one-day internationals including a 5-0 whitewash by Australia and 4-0 thumping by England, and their problems were ...
From village cricket to World Cup for Pakistan's Shadab
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - A relentless training routine and "unparalleled" commitment have taken Pakistan leg-spinner Shadab Khan from club cricket in his remote village to the World Cup in just a few short years. The 20-year-old, already third in the world Twenty20 bowling rankings, has caught the eye of none other than Pakistan?s Prime Minister Imran Khan -- who led ...
Morgan says World Cup win could have huge impact on English cricket
LONDON (AFP) - England captain Eoin Morgan says winning a home World Cup could do wonders for cricket in the sport?s birthplace as he prepares to lead his team in their tournament opener against South Africa. Television coverage of cricket in Britain has been largely hidden behind a paywall since England won the 2005 Ashes but Morgan believes a ...
South Africa captain Du Plessis says no need for 'Superman'
LONDON (AFP) - South Africa captain Faf du Plessis tried to ease the pressure on his team on the eve of the World Cup by insisting they did not have to play like "Superman" to enjoy success at the tournament. South Africa have won only one of seven World Cup knockout matches, against Sri Lanka in the quarter-finals in ...
South Africa a World Cup 'dark horse' for Kallis
"Coming here without any pressure round their neck, they can play with freedom -- South Africa are my dark horse side," added Kallis, who played the last of his 328 one-day internationals in 2014. Turning to England, who have risen to the top of the ODI rankings since their first-round exit at the 2015 World Cup, Kallis said: "It ...
Preview: England vs South Africa (World Cup 2019)
On the other side, South Africa are playing World Cup for the eighth time since 1992 and they also hosted it in 2003 but they never qualified for the final of the mega event despite reaching the semi-finals for four times ? in 1992, 1999, 2007 and 2015. Now both countries are facing each other in the opening match ...
England's 'do-or-die' World Cup bid excites Pietersen
LONDON (AFP) - Kevin Pietersen believes the fearless brand of one-day cricket England have played under Eoin Morgan means they can win the World Cup for the first time. England, who launch the tournament against South Africa at the Oval on Thursday, have transformed their approach to the one-day international game under Morgan and coach Trevor Bayliss since their ...
Pakistan's Hassan Ali does not fear flat pitches at World Cup
The 24-year-old was Pakistan?s star performer in the Champions Trophy win in England two years ago, taking 13 wickets to finish as player of the tournament. Touted for taking wickets in the middle overs of one-day matches, Hasan rose to the top of the bowler?s charts in 2017, taking 45 wickets -- the most in the calendar year. "I ...
ICC World Cup 2019: Hasan Ali does not fear flat pitches
Nottingham, United Kingdom: Pakistan seamer Hasan Ali says he is not worried about the prospect of flat pitches that are likely to favour batsmen during the World Cup in England and Wales. Touted for taking wickets in the middle overs of one-day matches, Hasan rose to the top of the bowler?s charts in 2017, taking 45 wickets -- the ...
