Jayasuriya took charge as the interim head coach back in July, replacing former England pacer Chris Silverwood in the role, who stepped down from his position following Sri Lanka’s dismal ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 campaign. However, the team’s recent performances under Jayasuriya have prompted the cricket board to extend his contract and appoint […]
The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is scheduled to take place in Pakistan from February to March, however, India’s participation in the tournament is uncertain as the BCCI seeks the government’s approval to visit the country. However, in an interaction with the media in Lahore, Mohsin Naqvi expressed confidence that all the teams, including India, will […]
The Green Shirts had scored 233-1 by the end of the second session thanks to Abdullah Shafique’s 94 and skipper Shan Masood’s 130. The two batters extended their dominance in the second session and left England bowlers struggling to stop the flow of runs. Shan, in particular, played aggressively and took 102 balls to reach […]
Left-arm quick Arshdeep and spinner Chakravarthy took three wickets to help bowl out Bangladesh for 127, a total India overhauled with 49 balls to spare in Gwalior and led the three-match series 1-0. It was India’s first win in the format at home after they were crowned T20 World Cup champions in Barbados in June. […]
Sri Lanka’s captain Chamari Athapaththu’s decision to bat first backfired as her side could only accumulate 93/7 in the allotted 20 overs. The Asian champions had a disastrous start to their innings as they lost both their openers Vishmi Gunaratne and Athapaththu inside four overs with just six runs on the board. Following the early […]
The touring side will be without their regular captain Ben Stokes, who has been sidelined from the opening Test due to a lingering hamstring injury. Consequently, middle-order batter Ollie Pope, who led England to a 2-1 series victory over Sri Lanka, has been named England captain for the first Test against Pakistan. England’s Playing XI […]
The Serbian beat American Alex Michelsen in a thrilling two-set match that finished 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (11/9). Meanwhile, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz showed why they were top in the world as they raced through to the next stage with confident straight-set wins. Sinner dispatched Japan’s Taro Daniel 6-1, 6-4, while Alcaraz made short work […]
Set to chase a modest 117, Sri Lanka’s strong batting lineup faltered and only managed 85/9 in the allotted 20 overs. The Asian champions had a shaky start to the pursuit as they lost their in-form skipper Chamari Athapaththu (6) in the third over with just nine runs on the board. Opening batter Vishmi Gunaratne […]
The country exported sports goods worth US$ 61.982 million during July-August (2024-25) as opposed to the export of US$ 59.442 million during July-August (2023-24), showing growth of 4.27 percent, according to the data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). Among the sports products, the exports of footballs rose by 8.35 percent, surging from […]
He attributed his decision to the heavy workload and intended to focus more on his batting. “Dear Fans, I’m sharing some news with you today. I have decided to resign as captain of the Pakistan men’s cricket team, effective as of my notification to the PCB and Team Management last month,” stated Babar Azam in […]
