Umar Akmal handed three-year ban for breach of
anti-corruption code
Umar Akmal has been handed a
three-year ban from all representative cricket by the Chairman of
Disciplinary Panel, Justice (retired) Fazal-e-Miran Chauhan, for his two
breaches of PCB's anti corruption code. These breaches correspond to Akmal
not reporting two separate corrupt approaches ahead of PSL 2020.
Inzamamul Haq says former captain Salim Malik deserves
another chance
Pakistan batting great Inzamamul Haq believes
that former Pakistan batsman Salim Malik should be given another chance by
involving him in some kind of cricketing activity.
Pakistan Cricket Hostage to match fixers?
20
years after Justice Qayyum filed his report on match-fixing in Pakistan
Cricket, the culprits of the nation rule the game in Pakistan.
Australia v New Zealand: Nathan Lyon takes 5-50 as hosts
win series 3-0. Ross
Taylor has become New Zealand's leading Test run scorer but Australia won
the third Test in Sydney by 279 runs to complete a 3-0 series victory.
Irfan Pathan retires from all forms of cricket.
Irfan
Pathan announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, on January 4
(Saturday). The left-arm pacer played 29 Tests, 120 ODIs and 24 T20Is for
India, picking a total of 301 international wickets.
PSL 2020: Pakistan to host all matches.
Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi and Multan have been revealed as the four venues
to host all of the 34 games of the upcoming edition of the Pakistan Super
League
Pieter Malan set for controversial debut
Pieter Malan
is set to make his debut for South Africa in the second men's Test against
England at Newlands on Friday (January 3) - a decision that would likely
polarise opinion across race lines.
Peter Siddle: Australia pace bowler retires from
international cricket.
Siddle informed his team-mates of his decision shortly before day four of
the second Test against New Zealand. The 35-year-old took 221 wickets in 67
Tests at an average of 30.66 and helped Australia retain the Ashes in
England last summer.
New Year’s Honours: West Indies star Clive Lloyd knighted.
Clive Lloyd, whose West Indies side dominated international cricket, has
been knighted in the New Year Honours.
Australia v New Zealand: Pat Cummins takes five as hosts
dominate second Test. Australia continued their dominance
over New Zealand as they amassed a 456-run lead over the tourists on day
three of the second Test in Melbourne.
Australia v New Zealand: Travis Head half century puts
Australia in control. Travis Head
hit an unbeaten 98 as Australia takes formidable position on day two 431-5 to take
control of the second Test against New Zealand in Melbourne.
Naseem Shah: Pakistan's new teen age sensation.
Pakistan's Naseem Shah may be just a teenager but his fiery bowling has
given him a top position on the bowling charts.
South Africa v
England: Archer, Broad & Leach continue recovery before Boxing Day Test
Jofra Archer, Stuart Broad and Jack
Leach all took part in a net session on Monday in preparation for England's
opening Test against South Africa.
Pakistan v Sri Lanka: Hosts' top four all score
centuries to create a new world record
Pakistan became only the second team in history to have their top four
batsmen all score a century in an innings as the hosts closed in on victory
over Sri Lanka in the second Test.
Australia v New
Zealand: Mitchell Starc-inspired hosts claim 296-run win in first Test
Mitchell Starc
helped Australia to a 296-run victory over New Zealand in Perth's first ever
day-night Test, ending the match with nine wickets. Starc, 29, who took five wickets in
the first innings, followed up with 4-45 in the second as the visitors, set
468 to win, were bowled out for 171.
Hetmyer, Hope hundreds help West Indies
to easy win. Hetmyer smashed 139 off 106 balls for his highest ODI score and his
second-wicket partnership with Hope, who remained unbeaten on 102, helped
West Indies chase down a target of 288 with 13 deliveries to spare.
Pakistan's Abid, Azam hit tons to
brighten drawn test. There was ample entertainment on offer for the crowd as Abid became the
only male cricketer to hit a century on his debut in both the test and
one-day international formats.
Australia v New Zealand: Hosts gain commanding lead after bowling out Kiwis
for 166. The tourists resumed on 109-5 and
fast bowler Mitchell Starc (5-52) claimed his fifth wicket of the innings as
New Zealand were bowled out for 166.
Kiwis show they are better team than England..
It was supposed to be a new era. Instead, it was another overseas Test
series defeat for England.
Bob Willis: Former England cricket captain dies aged 70
The fast bowler took 325 wickets in
90 Tests from 1971 to 1984, claiming a career-best 8-43 to help England to a
famous win over Australia at Headingley in the 1981 Ashes.
England in New
Zealand: Drawn second Test seals 1-0 series win for hosts
New Zealand sealed a 1-0 series win
over England as Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor centuries helped secure a
draw in the second Test in Hamilton.
'Was surrounded by match-fixers': Shoaib Akhtar opens up
about fixing saga. Opening up about match-fixing former Pakistan
cricketer Shoaib Akhtar said he felt like he was surrounded by match-fixers.
There was so much match-fixing. (Mohammad) Asif told me which all matches
they had fixed and how they did it,” Akhtar said on a Pakistani talk show
‘Renewed With Samina Peerzada.
Sourav Ganguly officially elected as BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has become the 39th president of the nation’s governing
board for cricket, and the second captain of the national team
Nepotism tag won’t go away: Imam The Lahore-born batsman has however not been
able to replicate that success in his nascent Test career. In 10 matches, he
has scored just 483 runs at modest average of 28.41
Umar Akmal determined to take fresh start Middle-order batsman Umar Akmal is determined for a fresh start to his
international career and vowed that he will not disappoint the selectors if
given a chance in Sri Lanka series.
Abdul Qadir: Former Pakistan leg-spinner dies aged 63
Legendary former Pakistan leg-spinner
Abdul Qadir has died at the age of 63. Lahore-born Qadir took 236 wickets in
67 Tests between 1977 and 1990, also capturing a further 132 in 104 one-day
international appearances.
Hashim Amla: South Africa batsman retires from international cricket
He is the only South Africa batsman
to score a Test triple hundred - 311 not out against England in 2012.
Ashes 2019: Nathan Lyon stars on final day as Australia thrash England
England surrendered on the final day of the first Ashes Test, giving
Australia a crushing 251-run win and a 1-0 lead in the series
PCB decides to relieve Sarfaraz Ahmed of
Test captaincy The Pakistan Cricket Board has decided in
principle to relieve Sarfaraz Ahmed of Test captaincy, Geo News reported on
Sunday.
England World Cup
hero Ben Stokes declines nomination for 'New Zealander of the Year'
England cricket hero Ben Stokes has declined his nomination for 'New
Zealander of the Year' after his man of the match performance against New
Zealand in the World Cup final.
Cricket World Cup: Faf du Plessis 'embarrassed' by South
Africa exit South Africa captain Faf du Plessis
admitted being "embarrassed" by his country's early World Cup exit but is
determined to fight on in the role.
England's Chris Woakes on the art of death bowling
It is limited-overs cricket at its
most dramatic: the outcome of an entire match boiled down to the final six
deliveries.
Pakistan on top in ICC’s 80-team T20 rankings
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday unveiled an
expanded ICC Men’s Twenty 20 International Team Rankings table with 80
teams.
Azhar Ali retires from ODI.
Azhar Ali has decided to not turn out for Pakistan in white-ball cricket in
order to prolong his international career.