NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has finalized a deal worth PKR 1 billion with a private bank for the naming rights of the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore for five years. The stadium, which was named after Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 1974, will now bear the name of the bank. The move follows…
NEW DELHI: Shreyas Iyer and Sarfaraz Khan had disappointing outings again while Suryakumar Yadav did not bat due to an injury as Mumbai suffered a heavy 286-run defeat against TNCA XI at the Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament in Coimbatore on Friday. With the victory, TNCA XI advanced to the semifinals of the tournament.Chasing a target…
NEW DELHI: Joe Root achieved a significant milestone during the first day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s, equaling Alastair Cook’s England record of 33 Test centuries. Despite a nervous moment on 99, Root elegantly guided Lahiru Kumara for a boundary to reach his hundred off 162 deliveries.Root’s innings came to an…
NEW DELHI: The first day of the second Test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium washed out on Friday due to persistent rain.Bangladesh are ahead 1-0 in the two-match series after last week’s historic 10-wicket victory at the same location against Pakistan, which were bowled out for a humiliating 146 in…
Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja alerted his fans on Thursday about multiple fake accounts claiming to be representing him on Instagram, and he shared screenshots of all those accounts in a video on his YouTube channel.“Yeh video thodi si emergency mei mujhe banani par rahi hai (I had to publish this video in emergency),” said…
PAK vs BAN Live Score: UPDATE Heavy rain delayed the toss and threatened a washout of the opening day of the second cricket Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh in Rawalpindi on Friday.Both teams were still in their hotel and umpires were to inspect the ground only after the rain stopped, with the met office forecasting…
Doubts remain whether MS Dhoni will return to play another season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), but Dhoni’s close friend and former India and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) teammate Suresh Raina wants the legend to hand-hold Ruturaj Gaikwad for another season to teach him captaincy skills. Dhoni handed over the CSK captaincy to Gaikwad…
NEW DELHI: New Zealand’s Sophie Devine will step down as the Twenty20 captain after the Women’s T20 World Cup in October, according to New Zealand Cricket (NZC). Devine will continue to lead the team in One-Day Internationals (ODIs).“With captaincy comes an additional workload that, while I’ve enjoyed taking on, can also be challenging at times,”…
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has urged the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to prioritize red-ball cricket to build a more solid foundation for the national team. This call for change comes after Pakistan’s series of disappointing performances, highlighted by a 10-wicket defeat to Bangladesh in the first Test at Rawalpindi. Ali criticized the…
