The left-handed batter has scored a meager 219 runs in 15 innings at a strike-rate of 125.86 since making his T20I debut against Afghanistan last year. Afridi criticized Ayub and stated that the youngster has failed to deliver despite getting consistent chances. “Saim [Ayub] is the issue, not Babar [Azam] and [Mohammad] Rizwan. Saim has […]
The reigning World champions reached the summit of the ICC Test rankings, owing to their 209-run victory over India in the World Test Championship final at The Oval last year. Australia are four points ahead of India (120) and 19 points clear of third-placed England (105) after the annual rankings update. There were no other […]
Left-arm spinner Linsey Smith is selected after returning to the senior squad for the T20Is in New Zealand while Freya Kemp has also returned to the squad. All-rounder Kemp will be available as a batter during the series. Heather Knight’s side will start with a three-match T20I series, beginning at Edgbaston, where England played in […]
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the 18-player squad for the upcoming series against England and Ireland on Thursday. The team, known as the Men in Green, will start their series with a three-match contest against Ireland, followed by a four-match series against England. Notably, the squad includes bowler Hasan Ali but does not feature […]
All-rounder Mitchell Marsh will captain the side, while veteran opening batsman David Warner has been picked for what is shaping as his final international tournament. “Mitchell has been an exemplary player and leader within the group for a long period,” said Cricket Australia chair Mike Baird. Test skipper Pat Cummins, paceman Mitchell Starc and explosive […]
Nida Dar will continue to lead the side, which will feature in three T20Is from 11-17 May and three ODIs from 23-29 May. The ODIs are part of ICC Women’s Championship 2022-25 and this will be Pakistan’s eighth and final series in the current event cycle. Pakistan are currently sitting in fifth position with 16 […]
Babar Azam jumped to the fourth spot with 763 rating points on the back of his impressive showing during the recently concluded T20I series against New Zealand. The right-handed batter finished the series with 125 runs in four games, including a half-century in the last game, only behind New Zealand’s Mark Chapman (126). Yadav continues […]
The 21-year-old Paudel has been among the runs in an ongoing unofficial T20 series against the West Indies A as he led the team in the opening win with a 54-ball 112. Meanwhile, Airee recently became the third male batter to hit six sixes in an over in T20Is during the ACC Men’s Premier Cup […]
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has put forward Lahore as the preferred venue for hosting all of India’s matches during the Champions Trophy scheduled for February 2025. This proposal has been drafted and sent to the International Cricket Council (ICC) for their consideration and approval. The final decision regarding the venue selection will be made […]
The proposal will be presented at the ICC Board meeting in July, which will be held in Sri Lanka. Earlier, it was reported that Lahore, Karachi, and Rawalpindi are the three venues proposed by the PCB in the initial draft schedule of the 2025 Champions Trophy, sent recently to the ICC. “We’ve sent the schedule […]
