Mohammad Rizwan (X Photo) Mohammad Rizwan has been appointed as the new captain of Pakistan for their upcoming white-ball tours of Australia and Zimbabwe. The announcement was made by Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday. This decision follows the resignation of former captain Babar Azam earlier this month.Rizwan expressed optimism about the team’s…
Gary Kirsten. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Current senior selector Aaqib Javed and former spinner Saqlain Mushtaq are in fray to replace Gary Kirsten as Pakistan’s new white ball coach after the former Proteas batter stepped down due to his differences with country’s cricket board. The PCB, on Monday, officially confirmed that Kirsten had resigned…
Ramiz Raja and Shan Masood NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has addressed the controversy surrounding his post-match comments to Test team captain Shan Masood after Pakistan’s 2-1 Test series win over England. Raja’s remarks, particularly his question about Pakistan’s six consecutive losses, sparked criticism from fans and former players, including…
NEW DELHI: Agni Chopra continued his red hot run in the Ranji Trophy by scoring yet another double century while representing Mizoram. In a match against Manipur, Agni, son of filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra and film critic Anupama Chopra, showcased his batting prowess, amassing a remarkable 218 runs off a mere 269 deliveries.Agni has been…
Fakhar Zaman (Photo Source: X) Opener Fakhar Zaman is “upset” after Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) omitted him from the list of centrally contracted players, but is not thinking of retiring from international cricket. Apart from getting dropped from the contract list on Sunday, Zaman, the only Pakistan batter with a double hundred in ODIs, was…
GOLF Sharma finishes 66th as Byeong An beats Kim to Genesis title It was another disappointing week for Shubhankar Sharma, whose weekend rounds of 76-76 saw him finish tied-66th at the Genesis Championship on the DP World Tour. Earlier, Sharma had rounds of 71 and 68. Korea’s Byeong Hun An beat fellow countryman Tom Kim…
NEW DELHI: Top order batter Prithvi Shaw, who was excluded from the Mumbai squad for the ongoing Ranji Trophy match against Tripura owing to fitness and disciplinary issues, found some words of solace from none other than the legendary Sunil Gavaskar.The right-handed opening batter, who has represented India in five Tests, six ODIs, and one…
Pakistan Cricket Board gets flak from cricketer for Gary Kirsten resignation NEW DELHI: Pakistan cricketer Ahmed Shehzad has openly criticized the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) following the sudden resignation of Gary Kirsten, the white-ball head coach. Shehzad took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to express his frustration with PCB’s management.“Another day, another humiliation…
(Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh believes that five-time champions Mumbai Indians will retain Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, and Suryakumar Yadav ahead of the 2025 IPL mega auction.However, Harbhajan expressed uncertainty about the franchise retaining former captain Rohit Sharma. He emphasized, though, that if the team decides to retain…
Rohit Sharma (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: During his recent appearance on Shubhankar Mishra’s podcast, Indian pacer Mohsin Khan heaped praise on Indian skipper Rohit Sharma, revealing what makes the opener stand out among batters. During the conversation, Mohsin, who had a commendable Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 campaign with 10 wickets from…
