England are unlikely to change their batting line-up ahead of their tour of New Zealand next month despite two heavy defeats to Pakistan. They were bowled out for 112 in Rawalpindi on Saturday but their captain Ben Stokes insisted: “There is no doubt in my mind that we have the best top six batsmen in […]
The revised key contracts for the Pakistan men’s cricket team have been announced, almost four months after they were due. Shan Masood, who captained Pakistan’s Test team to their first series win since July 2023 this week, retains his place in Category B. However, whether he will last the full year in that position is
Gary Kirsten has resigned as head coach of Pakistan’s ODI and T20I teams with immediate effect. Kirsten, who was appointed by the PCB on a two-year contract in April 2024, lasted just under six months in the role and has quit just under a week before Pakistan’s ODI series begins in Australia. *PCB announced that
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Pakistan cricket descended into familiar turmoil when Kirsten resigned as head coach of Pakistan’s ODI and T20I teams on Monday. He was six months into a two-year contract and left on the eve of Pakistan’s white-ball tour of Australia. Kirsten, who spearheaded India’s triumph at the 2011 World Cup, leaves his role without having coached
Mohammad Rizwan has been announced as Pakistan’s new white-ball captain and his first assignment will be the ODI and T20I series against Australia next month. The squad marks the return of Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah. The trio, omitted from Pakistan’s last two Tests against England, return in both white-ball formats. Neither
Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram believes India will be looked after “amazingly well” if they travel to Pakistan to win the Champions Trophy next February and believes it would be a big thing for cricket. “I think whatever I read there are positive vibes from [the] Government of India and [the] BCCI,” said Akram. “I
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There were also smaller consequential, if more combustible, problems at hand. Moments after the Pakistan captain hit the winning six, he sat down for an interview with the host station, which involved a couple of awkward exchanges with commentator Ramiz Raja, with Raja awkwardly asking Masood how he had led the side to six consecutive
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Captain Pat Cummins has played down the so-called “bat off” to the last place in Australia’s Test squad, but noted it provides a “last piece of information” and helps the selected player prepare for the first Test given the public scrutiny surrounding the competitions against India A. Cummins was speaking at the MCG on Sunday
Big picture: Pakistan’s years-long divide amid chaos Australia’s best bat-off in Tests is front and centre. But before India arrive for the much-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the men’s international season begins with a white-ball tour of Pakistan. It includes three ODIs and T20Is each, starting in Melbourne on Monday. For the hosts, this provides the bulk
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The Women’s Premier League (WPL) will be played in January-February from 2026, while the Hundred (August) and WBBL (November) have been allocated dedicated windows in the new Women’s Future Tours program for the 2025-29 cycle. The BCCI’s move to the WPL has resulted in Cricket Australia pushing back its marquee women’s summer event from mid-January
