Babar Azam confronted over Pakistan’s alleged Lord’s protest after Imran Khan interview | Cricket News
Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam (AP Photo) Babar Azam has denied reports that Pakistan considered refusing to return to the field after lunch on the opening day of the Lord’s Test against England, amid a dispute over a Sky Sports interview with the sons of former Pakistan captain and prime minister Imran Khan.Speaking after Pakistan’s 194-run…
Title No. 4, with love: How Germany won the 2026 World Cup
“It’s absolutely crazy to win a world title,” an ecstatic Pasha Gademan, Germany’s assistant coach, said after the Honamas added a fourth star to their shirt. After all, Germany was supposed to be a team in transition. The defending champion, ranked No. 5 before the World Cup, had endured a torrid year. It had won…
Explained: Why ICC stripped Sri Lanka of 2027 Women’s Champions Trophy hosting rights | Cricket News
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has removed Sri Lanka’s hosting rights for the first-ever Women’s Champions Trophy, scheduled for 2027, because of concerns over government involvement in the running of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).The tournament was expected to feature six teams, including the host nation, but the change could also affect Sri Lanka’s place in…
Bizarre! Cricket team loses match due to broken print – here’s how | Cricket News
Cricket accessories (AFP Photo) A broken printer has resulted in a cricket team conceding a match in Northern Ireland, turning what looked like a normal rain interruption into a highly unusual defeat.Ballyspallen were playing at home against Eglinton in the North West Cricket Union Premier League on Saturday. Eglinton had been bowled out for 159…
417 first-class wickets, just 3 Tests: The forgotten story of Baloo Gupte, who remained in the long shadow of his elder brother Subhash Gupte | Cricket News
L-R: The Gupte brothers: Balkrishna and Subhash On August 30, 1934, Balkrishna Pandharinath Gupte was born into a family that would produce two accomplished leg-spinners. But while his elder brother Subhash Gupte went on to become one of the finest spinners of his generation, Baloo Gupte spent much of his cricketing life in his shadow.Baloo,…
Imran Khan row: PCB warns Pakistan players against speaking about jailed former captain | Cricket News
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has advised players involved in the ongoing Test series against England to refrain from making public comments about the imprisonment and health of former Pakistan captain Imran Khan, according to a report by PTI.The development comes amid growing international attention on Imran’s continued incarceration and concerns over his reported health…
1,300 days, 36 innings, no hundred: How Babar Azam’s Test century drought became a long-running story | Cricket News
For a batter who once seemed to make Test hundreds almost on demand, Babar Azam’s wait for another three-figure score has become remarkably long. Babar’s last Test century came on December 26, 2022, when he made a brilliant 161 against New Zealand in Karachi. That innings was his ninth Test hundred and capped a remarkable…
Best in 112 years! Ollie Robinson breaks Jasprit Bumrah’s mark to claim Test cricket’s best bowling average | Cricket News
England’s Ollie Robinson (AP Photo) Ollie Robinson has produced a remarkable statistical landmark in Test cricket, moving past Jasprit Bumrah to claim the best bowling average among bowlers with at least 20 Tests over the last 100 years.Robinson reached the mark during England’s second Test against Pakistan at Lord’s on Sunday, as his four-wicket burst…
ENG vs PAK 2nd Test: England thrash Pakistan by 194 runs at Lord’s to take an unassailable 2-0 series lead | Cricket News
England’s Ollie Robinson, right, celebrates with teammates the dismissal of Pakistan’s Shan Masood. (AP Photo) England completed an emphatic 194-run victory over Pakistan at Lord’s on Sunday, wrapping up the second Test inside four days to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. The result also ended England’s wait for a Test series…
Deepti Sharma scripts history! Stunning 3/0 makes her world’s leading T20I wicket-taker | Cricket News
Deepti Sharma (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Deepti Sharma scripted history on Sunday, producing one of the most remarkable bowling spells in Women’s T20I cricket to become the highest wicket-taker in the format as India began their Women’s T20 Asia Cup campaign with a thumping 94-run victory over Thailand in Dubai.Playing her landmark 150th T20I,…
