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The 2026 Asian Games are around the corner, but cricket is already fighting a battle. The controversy over player accommodation and facilities in Aichi-Nagoya have raised serious questions about the administrative acumen of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and its current chief, Mohsin Naqvi. Several reports have already stated that the top teams like India,…
New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has criticised the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) decision to make sweeping changes to the Test squad and coaching staff ahead of the third Test against England, terming the move “absolutely ridiculous”. The PCB released seven players, including Mohammad Rizwan, Imam-ul-Haq and Salman Ali…
Ramiz Raja, the former Pakistan batter and chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), hit out at the current dispensation led by Mohsin Naqvi for “hitting the panic button” and sending seven players back home fromEnglandafter the defeats in the first two Tests of the three-match series. Mohammad Rizwan, Imam-ul-Haq and Salman Ali Agha have…
Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi, left. celebrates with teammate Babar Azam (AP Photo) Former Pakistan batter Basit Ali has claimed that a fallout between Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi over the captaincy played a major role in the national team’s decline.Basit’s comments came after Pakistan’s miserable showing in England, where they have already surrendered the…
Mickey Arthur, the former Pakistan coach, lashed out at thePakistanCricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday, after the body decided to send seven players back from England following the team’s poor performance in the first two Tests of the three-match series. The side led by Babar Azam has been abysmal to say the least, with neither of…
NEW DELHI: Hardik Pandya’s return to international cricket is poised to face another roadblock, as a late leg niggle derailed his plans at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) and puts the all-rounder on the back foot for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan.TimesofIndia.com reliably learnt that he was ticking the right boxes but the…
Glenn Phillips produced another moment of brilliance in the Caribbean Premier League as his audacious one-handed catch sent Sunil Narine packing during Trinidad & Tobago Red Force’s chase against Guyana Amazon Warriors.Narine’s stay at the crease lasted only two deliveries before Dwaine Pretorius found his edge of sorts. The right-arm seamer bowled a short delivery,…
Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc will be part of Australia’s ODI squad for the South African leg of their African one-day tour.
Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne. (AP Photo/Mosaraf Hossain) Marnus Labuschagne has been left out of Australia’s ODI squad for the upcoming tours of Zimbabwe and South Africa, raising more questions about his future in the national team.The batter had a poor run during Australia’s recent ODI series in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Although he finished the Bangladesh campaign…
Zimbabwe defended 195 at Windhoek to win by five runs after Namibia lost their last four wickets inside the final over. Brad Evans finished with 37 not out and 3 for 41.