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LONDON: England all-rounder Chris Woakes has supported Joe Root to continue as the team’s Test skipper despite their humiliating Ashes capitulation to Australia. England suffered an innings and 14-run loss to Australia on Tuesday in Melbourne as Root’s team surrendered the five-Test Ashes series with two Tests to spare. Root, who was reluctant to discuss the long-term future of his …

CENTURION: South Africa captain Dean Elgar scored an unbeaten 52 against India as the hosts showed a dogged determination to stay in the fight on a spicy wicket and closed the fourth day on 94 for four in the first Test here at the SuperSport Park on Wednesday. South Africa are still 211 runs off their record victory target at …

New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor will retire from test cricket after the two-match series against Bangladesh and play his last limited-overs internationals against Australia and the Netherlands over the home summer, AFP reports. The 37-year-old has been a ‘Black Caps mainstay since his 2007 test debut, amassing a New Zealand record 7,584 runs in 110 matches at an average of 44.87. One …

KARACHI: Midway through their second innings, it had become pretty evident Northern were playing for a draw and some pride in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final. With defending champions Khyber Pakhtunkhwa already having the first innings lead that would’ve given them a title in case of a stalemate and Northern still requiring 228 runs for victory with five wickets remaining, the …

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday unveiled nominations for its ODI Player of the Year award, with Pakistan skipper Babar Azam one of four contenders for the accolade. The national skipper scored 405 runs in six matches in the outgoing year at an average of 67.50 with two centuries in the 50-over format. Alongside Azam, Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan, …

LONDON: Joe Root must step down as England captain after his team’s meek surrender in Melbourne ensured Australia retained the Ashes, former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott said on Tuesday. “Now Australia are 3-0 up and the Ashes have gone, will Root please stop saying Australia are not much better than us? I don’t mind him living in cuckoo land but stop trying …

KARACHI: A day after the rain-enforced washout, wickets tumbled at the National Stadium as holders Khyber Pakhtunkhwa gained the upper hand in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final against Northern. Pakistan’s T20 all-rounder Mohammad Wasim Jr and Test spinner Sajid Khan ended up with four wickets each as the defending champions dismissed Northern for 256 on Tuesday, crucially gaining a first-innings lead …

LAHORE: While Pakistan batter Bismah Maroof has confirmed her availability for the 2022 ICC Women’s World Cup and will participate in warm-up matches, women chief selector Urooj Mumtaz stepped down as chief selector, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Tuesday. The PCB also announced 36 probables for the training camp to be held in Karachi as part of the women team’s …

LAHORE: Clarifying its position over the sale of the broadcasting rights for the next two editions of the Pakistan Super League, the Pakistan Cricket Board issued a press release on Tuesday saying that “the predefined process in the Bid Document was adhered to” at all times during the bidding procedure. The statement came after Transparency International Pakistan wrote a letter to the …

KARACHI: Holding the Queen’s Baton for next year’s Commonwealth Games at the Mausoleum of the Quaid-i-Azam on Tuesday, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah thanked the organisers for bringing it to Karachi for the first time. “I would like to congratulate the people of this province, especially the citizens of Karachi, and we’re honoured to have this Baton amongst us,” …