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m KARACHI: The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Ehsan Mani has said that it is Pakistan’s right to participate in ICC events and the BCCI should facilitate Pakistan team for the mega events scheduled in India. Talking to this correspondent in an interview on a private TV channel, Mani said that the matter of Pakistan’s participation in the …

BABAR Azam is now fully loaded with authority and responsibility. The batting prodigy has now been handed the reins of the Test team too, along with the ODI and T20 leadership, after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) took back the mantle from Azhar Ali who proved an obvious flop against top-shelf opponents like Australia and England during his one-year stint …

KARACHI: The refurbished ground of Coach Emad Football Academy was inaugurated in a ceremony held on Thursday followed by a 7-a-side match between its teams. The refurbished ground will function as a safe community space to increase opportunities for interaction and positive form of recreation for the youth of Lyari. The ground, formerly a sand-based field, underwent a major transformation …

Two days after winning the Indian Premier League (IPL) with the Mumbai Indians, cricketer Krunal Pandya was stopped by airport customs carrying gold and luxury watches, media reports said on Friday. The 29-year-old all-rounder was stopped at Mumbai airport late on Thursday as he returned from Dubai where the IPL was played, the Press Trust of India news agency and other media …

KARACHI: Benazir Bhutto Shaheed XI beat Mariam Mukhtar Shaeed XI 35-31 to win the Allama Iqbal Day Festival Basketball match here at the Arambagh0-Abdul Nasir courts on Tuesday. Laiba Tabrez (12 pts), Sunbul Zehra and Isabella Christopher scored 10 points each for the winners while for the losing side, Samra Iqbal (10 pts), Sarah Sadiq (9pts) and Ammara Siddiqui (8 …

AUGUSTA: Bryson DeChambeau is about to launch his ball-blasting style at Augusta National, and even his rivals wonder if golf will be the same after his attack at the Masters. DeChambeau’s overpowering US Open victory at Winged Foot in September proved his strategy of maximum distance and precise direction without fear of dense rough could win major titles. The 27-year-old …

CHRISTCHURCH: The West Indies cricket squad has been stripped of the right to train while in managed isolation after players were found to have breached rules around their 14-day quarantine. New Zealand’s Ministry of Health said CCTV footage from the team’s Christchurch hotel showed players mingling in hallways and sharing food in violation of managed isolation regulations. The ministry said …

NEW DELHI: India should embrace split-captaincy and put Rohit Sharma in charge of their T20 squad, several former cricketers said after the opener led Mumbai Indians to a fifth Indian Premier League (IPL) title on Tuesday. Virat Kohli leads India across formats, while Rohit usually deputises for him in limited-overs cricket. Rohit top-scored with a fluent 68 as Mumbai crushed …

Former captain Younis Khan will continue as the men’s batting coach of Pakistan until the Twenty20 World Cup in 2022, the Pakistan cricket board (PCB) said on Thursday. Younis is the only Pakistani batsman in Test cricket’s 10,000-run club and accompanied the side on their tour of England this summer. “The PCB will also be utilising Younis Khan’s expertise and skills when …

LAHORE: While the newly inducted four members in the Board of Governors (BoG) of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have been briefed about Pakistan’s upcoming tour to New Zealand, different committees were formed at the 60th meeting held on Tuesday here at the National High Performance Centre. “In relation to the Pakistan men’s cricket team, the BoG was updated on …