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KARACHI: Azhar Ali might not be Pakistan’s Test captain during next month’s tour of New Zealand after Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief executive Wasim Khan stated that the 35-year-old’s leadership will be reviewed. “The PCB will review Azhar’s performance as the Test captain ahead of the New Zealand tour and a final decision will be made by PCB chairman Ehsan …

TOKYO: Tokyo Olympic officials want the world to know they are working on measures to combat the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic at next year’s games, even if they don’t know exactly what they will be. Tokyo organisers showcased a few possible remedies on Wednesday, displaying various screening measures at the city’s Big Sight convention complex, the home of the media center …

KARACHI: Former Test captain Rashid Latif on Wednesday lashed out at the national team management’s selection policy and asked them why some of the leading performers including Zahid Mahmood, Danish Aziz, Aamir Yamin were being ignored for the home series against Zimbabwe. Speaking on a private channel, Rashid who is known to be a fair and outspoken man, said when …

LAHORE: From white-ball cricket in Multan and Rawalpindi under the Covid-19 protocols, action now moves to Karachi where the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pakistan’s premier first-class competition, commences on Sunday. On Wednesday, head coaches of the six associations announced their squads, including all the top performers who will not be involved in the series against Zimbabwe, said a spokesman of the Pakistan …

KARACHI: Running a football club for girls from poor families in a remote, mountainous area of Pakistan is hard enough at the best of times, let alone during a pandemic. But footballer Karishma Ali has not let the coronavirus stop her pursuing her dream of helping girls in her impoverished native Chitral region, high in the Hindu Kush mountains, to …

RAWALPINDI: Zimb­abwe cricket team’s star all-rounder Elton Chigumbura on Wednesday said that the visiting outfit is feeling quite comfortable in Pakistan and would put in their maximum to win matches on the tour. He said that last time his team visited Pakistan in 2015 and now after five years they are here again to play limited over matches. “Obviously, it …

LONDON: England’s players can withdraw from tours if they feel playing in bio-secure bubbles during the Covid-19 pandemic will take a toll on their mental health, limited overs captain Eoin Morgan has said. England hosted West Indies, Pakistan and Austr­alia after cricket’s restart in July, with the teams restri­cted to playing in Manchester and Southampton where the ECB had set …

ISLAMABAD: England all-rounder Moeen Ali believes the English team’s proposed tour to Pakistan early next year would be a massive achievement and a huge step towards the revival of international cricket in the country. According to recent media reports, talks between the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) are underway for England’s tour to …

LAHORE: Celebrated international umpire Aleem Dar has been assigned on-field duties in five of the six upcoming white-ball matches between Pakistan and Zimbabwe, which will be played from Oct 30 to Nov 10. The three 50-over ICC Cricket World Cup Super League matches will be played at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi, while Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium will host the …

ISLAMABAD: Zimb­abwe’s cricket squad arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday — minus their Indian coach Lalchand Rajput, who had been advised to stay away from the rival South Asian nation. The 20-man Zimbabwe team will be competing in a series of three One-day internationals and three Twenty20 Internationals against Babar Azam-led Pakistan side. The entire One-day International rubber will be played …