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Some governments fear elections. Others fear protests, judges,journalists or students. Pakistan’s rulers have reached a more exquisitestage of political insecurity: they appear frightened by a lunch breakat a cricket match. At Lord’s, the absurdity was almost too perfect.
Pakistan’s struggles in England have deepened after their batting collapsed for 110 in the first innings of the Lord’s Test, prompting a brutal assessment from former England captain Michael Vaughan.Pakistan arrived at Lord’s hoping for a response after being beaten by an innings and 53 runs in the opening Test. The return of regular captain…
Things are going from bad to worse for Pakistan on their tour of England. The opening Test saw the visitors losing the contest by an innings and 53 runs, but there was a sense of optimism heading to Lord’s, considering Babar Azam made a return from his injury. However, the inclusion of the regular captain…
A friend asked why I love the CPL. Truth be told, the cricket itself is not the primary attraction, although the matches have been exciting and fiercely competitive.
When a consignment of donated cricketing gear arrived in Nelson, the Ramblers Cricket Club had a call to make.
Day 2: England 290 and 81-3 (Shahzad 2-26) lead Pakistan 110 (Robinson 4-11, Archer 3-26) by 261 runs
The biggest transgender and gender-eligibility debates in sport (Agency Images) NEW DELHI: Anaya Bangar’s return to cricket has opened a much bigger conversation about transgender athletes in sport, one that now extends far beyond the cricket field.The former Mumbai Under-19 cricketer has received clearance from Cricket Australia to play women’s community cricket in the country,…
With both the IPL 2026 T20 Cricket tournament and the Women’s T20 World Cup in the rearview, the Women’s T20 Asia Cup begins today.
Sydney: Australian captain Pat Cummins voiced his support for calls urging proper medical treatment and continued family access for former Pakistan captain and ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan, backing an appeal signed by 22 former international cricket captains.Imran’s health has been a topic of massive scrutiny in Pakistan over the last few weeks, with his sons…
Kieron Pollard is back on top of the T20 run-scoring charts. The West Indies great smashed 65 off 26 balls for Trinbago Knight Riders against Saint Lucia Kings in CPL 2026. This knock pushed his career T20 tally to 14,921 runs. With this innings, Pollard moved past England’s Jos Buttler and reclaimed the No. 1…