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ISLAMABAD: Former Test and T20 skipper Shahid Afridi has lauded the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for assigning key roles to former players, saying that it is good to see the cricketers running the show. Afridi, who scored 1,716 runs in 27 Tests, was of the view that PCB had given key roles to former cricketers including Misbah ul Haq (Head …

KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Shahid Khan Afridi has gone beyond borders to extend a helping hand to the people of Bangladesh amidst the crisis triggered by the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. Bangladesh star wicket-keeper/batsman Mushfiqur Rahim had put his bat, with which he scored the first-ever double century for Bangladesh in 2013 against Sri Lanka, on auction and it …

Six Pakistani cricket players have been bagged by different franchises for the second edition of the Global T20 Canada, that will begin a week after the ongoing Cricket World Cup final in July. All-rounder Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz will be playing alongside New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson, South Africa captain Faf du Plessis and Australia’s Ben Cutting for the …

Multan Sultans’ veteran duo of Shoaib Malik and Shahid Afridi had to dig deep and use all of their experience to earn their side a five-wicket victory over Islamabad United in a Pakistan Super League 2019 match that was a lot closer than the final scoreline suggests. After winning the toss and electing to field first, the Sultans restricted the …