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Rishabh Pant hit a defiant 101 to put India in control of the fourth and final Test against England on Friday. India reached 294 for seven at the end of the second day in response to England’s 205. Washington Sundar was at the crease on 60 with Axar Patel on 11. India, leading 2-1 in the series, struggled to make runs …

s;l LAHORE: In an attempt to control the damage after the postponement of the HBL Pakistan Super League due to Covid-19 cases detected during the Karachi leg of the event amid reported breaches of SOPs, the management committee of PSL on Friday recommended windows of May-June and September to hold the remaining 20 matches of the league. The PCB was forced on …

BRISBANE: Former Australia batsman Usman Khawaja has called for Steve Smith to take back the captaincy of the Test side once Tim Paine’s tenure is over. Smith, who led the team for nearly three years, was stripped of the captaincy and banned from leadership roles for two years in the wake of the Newlands ball-tampering scandal in 2018. Smith’s leadership …

The Pakistan Cricket Board announced on Thursday that the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 6 has been delayed “with immediate effect” after seven people participating in the tournament tested positive for Covid-19. The PCB said the decision had been taken out of consideration for the health and wellbeing of all participants in the tournament. “Following a meeting with the team owners …

LONDON: The most gruelling and intense Premier League season appears to be catching up with Manchester United’s misfiring players. It may yet cost them a place in next season’s Champions League. There were worrying signs in United’s third straight 0-0 draw, this time in the fog at Crystal Palace on Wednesday. Bruno Fernandes was sloppy in possession, Harry Maguire and …

JOHANNESBURG: Temba Bavuma made history on Thursday after being named as the first black African captain of a South African cricket side, appointed skipper of the limited-overs side while Dean Elgar will lead the Test team. Bavuma, 30, will captain the One-day International and Twenty20 teams through to the 2023 World Cup, while Elgar, 33, will lead the Test side …

ISLAMABAD: Non-playing captain and coach of Davis Cup team Mushaf Zia on Thursday said that the Pakistan team have a chance to cause an upset against a strong Japan side as Davis Cup World Group I tie is all set to be played on Friday here at the Pakistan Sports Complex. Pakistan’s top player Aqeel Khan and Japan’s top-ranked Yosuke …

AHMEDABAD: Indian spinners Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin took seven wickets between them as England’s batting failed again on the first day of the fourth and final Test in Ahmedabad on Thursday. England managed only 205 and India, leading the series 2-1, reached 24 for one after fast bowler James Anderson trapped Shubman Gill lbw for nought on the third …

LAHORE: Former chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Najam Sethi, the man who launched the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) six-year back and worked tirelessly to make it a world renowned brand, on Thursday lamented the way the league’s sixth chapter was deferred for an indefinite period due to seven Covid-19 cases and held the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) responsible for …

England’s Ben Stokes claimed two key wickets — including skipper Virat Kohli — as India struggled to 153 for six at tea on the second day of the fourth and final Test on Friday. India trail by 52 runs in reply to England’s 205. Rishabh Pant was batting on 36 with Washington Sundar on one. Fast bowler James Anderson and spinner …