Imran is widely regarded as the finest cricketer Pakistan has produced and one of the game’s greatest allrounders. He led them to their first global title in 1992 at the MCG, a culmination of a decade of captaincy in which he turned Pakistan into one of the best sides in the world. He led them
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Pat Cummins is targeting a return in the ODIs against India in late September ahead of the World Cup as he recovers from the fractured wrist he suffered in the final Ashes Test at The Oval. Cummins, Australia’s ODI captain, picked up the injury on the opening day of the Test but the severity of
They may also announce their World Cup squad alongside it given the ICC requires teams to select a provisional squad by September 5 and to finalise their squads by September 28, leaving teams scope to make late changes. While England’s final squad will consist of 15 players, along with three travelling reserves, they may follow
Sri Lanka allrounder Wanindu Hasaranga has retired from Test cricket at age 26. He is understood to have made this decision in order to be more available for franchise cricket tournaments. Hasaranga has not been a regular member of Sri Lanka’s Test squad over the last two years, but has played four Tests. He had
Trent Rockets 152 for 6 (Munro 66*, Willey 2-15) beat Welsh Fire 148 for 6 (Clarke 54, Sams 2-35) by four runs Trent Rockets climbed off the bottom of the table with a nail-biting win over Welsh Fire, as bowler John Turner held his nerve with 14 required from the final five balls. He finished
A man has been arrested and charged in connection with racial abuse after Majid Haq, the former Scotland spinner, described being called a “cheating P***” while umpiring in a club match in Greenock. “I appreciate the word is already out about the incident at Greenock on 12 August,” Haq said in a statement. “There is
The PCB, under current chairman Zaka Ashraf, has softened its stance on allowing players to participate in various T20 leagues, after the players had expressed displeasure last year on the restrictive terms imposed under the administration at the time, led by Ramiz Raja. The PCB administration under Najam Sethi, Ashraf’s predecessor, was also understood to
Surrey 244 (Foakes 68, Steel 67) beat Nottinghamshire 237 (James 71, Steel 3-41) by 3 wickets on DLS In a match reduced to 40 overs-a-side, Surrey pulled off a thrilling last-ball Metro Bank One-Day Cup win over Nottinghamshire Outlaws at Welbeck, after the home side collapsed from 208 for four to 237 all out in
Manchester Originals 182 for 6 (Overton 83*, Evans 41, Topley 3-29) beat Northern Superchargers 141 for 9 (Short 37, Mir 4-19) by 40 runs via DLS method Jamie Overton smashed a superb 83 to lead the Manchester Originals to a dominant 40-run victory against the Northern Superchargers at Headingley. Overton’s maiden T20 fifty, which included
Southern Brave 91 for 1 (Conway 35*) beat Welsh Fire 87 (Eskinazi 38, Mills 4-13, Garton 3-8) by nine wickets Southern Brave romped to a comfortable nine-wicket win over Welsh Fire, the bowlers setting the tone with Tymal Mills taking only the second hat-trick in the Men’s Hundred. That came off the final three balls