Akhtar lashed out at the team’s batting approach, saying, “Where is the intent to score a run-a-ball? He also questioned the decision not to open with captain Mohammad Rizwan after Fakhar Zaman’s injury, stating, “There is no strategy” in the team to win crucial matches. Shoaib praised Salman Ali Agha’s aggressive knock, which gave Pakistani […]
Pakistan was left without their full-time opener Saim Ayub after he sustained an injury during the South Africa tour. The Pakistan team management decided to promote star batter Babar Azam up the order to open the inning with Fakhar Zaman. However, the left-handed batter could not open the inning in the opening game of the […]
Chasing a 321-run target Pakistan team started slowly and their batters almost ducked half of the balls in the second innings. Pakistan upper order batters, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Fakhar Zaman, and captain Mohammad Rizwan played 164 balls collectively and scored 97 runs. These four players played 108 dot balls in the innings, while the […]
The incident occurred in the first over when Zaman, fielding at mid-off, chased a drive from New Zealand’s Will Young and slid to prevent a boundary, hurting his knee in the dive. Zaman was seen clutching his waist and foot, looking uncomfortable, before going off the field and was attended to by the team physio. […]
The USA posted a paltry total of 122 in Al Amerat but bowled out the hosts for 65 in a match dominated by spin. The previous record was India’s 125 against Pakistan in 1985 when they won by 38 runs in Sharjah. It was the first ODI in 4,671 completed matches without a single delivery […]
India right-hander Shubman Gill claimed the top-ranked ODI batter in the world after dethroning Babar Azam while Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana climbs atop the Men’s ODI Bowling Rankings – taking the premier position for the first time by surpassing Afghanistan tweaker Rashid Khan. It’s a major shake-up at the top of the rankings at […]
The mini-world cup will be played in Karachi, Lahore, and Dubai till March 1. As the city braces for the opening match — marking the beginning of the first ICC event since the 1996 ODI Cricket World Cup hosted by the country — between the national side and New Zealand, traffic police have issued a […]
The left-handed batter looked in fine touch on his comeback to the Pakistan squad for the recently concluded tri-nation series involving New Zealand and South Africa. Fakhar Zaman made 84 off 69 deliveries in the opening game of the tri-series against New Zealand. He made 41 and 10 in the following two games of the […]
The pace trio of Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, and Naseem Shah has long been criticized for failing to perform to their true potential in clutch games. Several including former wicketkeeping batter Rashid Latif were among those who believed that the Pakistan pace battery has let the fans down in recent times. Former Pakistan captain Azhar […]
Raina, England’s Kevin Pietersen, and cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra were asked to name their four semifinalists of the upcoming tournament, set to begin on February 19 in Karachi. While Pietersen named Pakistan, India, England, and Australia as the semifinalists, Suresh Raina picked India, Australia, South Africa, and Afghanistan as his top four of the Champions Trophy […]
