ICC Champions Trophy at Edhi Home, Hawke's Bay on its Karachi tour

  Faisal Edhi, the son of the late Abdul Sattar Edhi and current head of Edhi Foundation, welcomed the ICC and PCB officials accompanying the trophy earlier today. Former captain Shahid Afridi was also present on the occasion, as residents and volunteers at Edhi Home gathered around the trophy and gave a warm welcome to the all-rounder. The trophy is currently...

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Manohar resigns as ICC chairman

Shashank Manohar, the person chiefly responsible for trying to reduce the influence wielded by the Big Three, has resigned from his post as ICC chairman after only eight months in office because of personal reasons. Manohar was elected unopposed as the ICC's first independent chairman - one not affiliated to any of its member boards - in May 2016 for a two-year term,...

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Pakistan Army assistance over FIFA World Cup 2022 security

Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani has expressed his desire to learn from Pakistan Army's experience in security domain and sought their assistance during forthcoming Football World Cup in 2022 in Qatar including provision of manpower. Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who is on an  official visit to Qatar met Al...

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ICC to send World XI to Pakistan for T20 series

After successful staging of Pakistan Super League 2017 final in Lahore, International Cricket Council (ICC) is considering to send a World XI to Pakistan to play a Twenty20 series in late September this year, The Guardian reported. According to the report, ICC is planning to send the team to play a four-match series in Lahore that will look to build on the...

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England’s win against West Indies brighten up Pakistan’s World Cup chances

The 3-0 whitewash of West Indies by England in the three-match series has improved Pakistan’s chances for 2019’s Cricket World Cup qualification. The West Indians lost two rating points after the series loss, which means the gap between 8th place Pakistan and 9th place West Indies has now expanded to five rating points. The Green shirts are scheduled to tour West Indies...

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KKR vs Zalmi, the dream that speculation drowned

Still basking in the afterglow of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) victory, Javed Afridi excited cricket fans at home and abroad on Thursday when he shared details about a proposal from Shah Rukh Khan to play a three-match series between Khan’s Kolkata Knight Riders and Afridi’s Peshawar Zalmi. The news of Shah Rukh Khan congratulating Javed Afridi on winning the second...

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Kamran Akmal, Ahmed Shahzad included in cricket camp for West Indies tour

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board has invited 31 probable players, including Ahmed Shahzad and Kamran Akmal, for the preparatory camp for T20Is and ODIs series against the West Indies. Pakistan Cricket team will play four T20Is, three ODIs and three Test matches during the tour of West Indies later this month, and the camp for limited over series will be held from...

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