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DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday asked Twitteratis, in a poll, to identify which captain was the best. The options given by the ICC are India captain Virat Kholi, former South African captain AB de Villiers, current captain of Australia’s women Team Meg Lanning and former Pakistan team captain Imran Khan. The ICC said that  the captaincy for …

All-rounder Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi is known in almost every household for his jaw-dropping sixes and batting magic. However,  in a  rare sight, a woman at the airport failed to recognise the player and the video of this undated interaction has taken social media by storm. The woman is seen calling Afridi for a picture in the viral social media …

SYDNEY: Australia captain Tim Paine said he felt he had let down his bowlers with his atrocious wicket-keeping as India batted through the final day of the third Test for a draw on Monday. Paine thought Australia’s pace unit and spinner Nathan Lyon had created enough chances to bowl out the tourists for a win and a 2-1 series lead …

LAHORE: Pakistan captain Babar Azam has started net practice here at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) after missing out all the matches of Pakistan against New Zealand owing to thumb injury. Babar’s thumb was injured during net practice in Queens Town on Dec 12. Despite missing out all the matches, Babar remained with the team in New Zealand. The New …

SYDNEY: Cricket Australia (CA) could slap indefinite bans on any fans found to have racially abused the visiting India players during the third Test in Sydney, its interim chief executive Nick Hockley said on Monday. CA has launched an investigation with New South Wales Police after India bowler Mohammed Siraj’s complaint led to the ejection of six fans from the …

KARACHI: World T20 winner Umar Gul will be the bowling coach for former Pakistan Super League champions Quetta Gladiators in the sixth edition of PSL. Gul is  known as one the best T20 bowlers of all time. He will replace legendary all-rounder Abdur Razzaq as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) decided against issuing non-objection certificates to national coaches and head …

Cricket Australia apologised to the India team on Sunday and launched a probe into allegations visiting players were subjected to racial abuse by part of the crowd during the third Test at Sydney Cricket Ground. The Indian team lodged an official complaint after play on Saturday after bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj complained of hearing racist slurs while fielding near the …

HAMBANTOTA: Eng­land are eager to extend their solid form in test cricket but face a tough challenge in their two-match series in Sri Lanka, head coach Chris Silverwood said on Sunday. England won their three-Test home series against West Indies in July last year after returning from the coronavirus (Covid-19)-enfor­ced break and followed it up with another series win over …

LAHORE: The explosive West Indies opener Chris Gayle was on Sunday signed up by former champions Quetta Gladiators, while the popular Australian Chris Lynn has switched from Lahore Qalandars to Multan Sultan as the six HBL Pakistan Super League franchises confirmed their line-ups for the sixth edition of PCB’s marquee event. Hasan Ali — the Pakistan paceman who was a …

KARACHI: Inspired by a maiden one-day ton from opener Taimoor Sultan, Northern routed Central Punjab by 154 runs in the most one-sided fixture in round two of the Pakistan Cup at the SBP Sports Complex here on Sunday. Sindh and Balochistan, meanwhile, swiftly recovered from their first-round defeats with contrasting results against defending champions Khyber Pakhtun­khwa and Southern Punjab, respectively. …