Saim Ayub walks with a leg in a cast after suffering an ankle injury during the first day of the second Test match between South Africa and Pakistan at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town on January 3, 2025. – Reporter Pakistan left-handed opening batsman Saim Ayub has been ruled out of the second Test match … Read more
Pakistani Saim Ayub (centre) is helped off the field after being injured during the first day of the second Test against South Africa on January 3, 2025. — AFP Cape Town: Pakistan’s explosive left-arm pacer, Saim Ayub, was walked off the field on Friday after spraining his ankle while fielding during the second Test match … Read more
India’s Rohit Sharma speaks with then team coach Ravi Shastri during a training session at the MCG in Melbourne on January 2, 2021. – AFP Former India coach Ravi Shastri on Friday said he expects skipper Rohit Sharma to “pull the plug” on his red-ball career after being ruled out of the fifth Test against … Read more
Brisbane: Australian Kimberly Birrell, with wild card, surprised second seed Emma Navarro on Wednesday, while the doubles competition between Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios was halted at the Brisbane International Championship. But all the smiles were on the faces of defending men’s champion Grigor Dimitrov, who advanced to the quarter-finals in straight sets. In the … Read more
Listen to the material India captain Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the playing XI for the Sydney Test against Australia, which starts tomorrow (Friday). The decision comes after a long period of poor form in Test cricket. Despite returning to captain the team after missing the first Test due to the birth of … Read more
Left-arm fast bowler Aamer Jamal. – AFP/File The second Test of the ICC Test Championship between Pakistan and South Africa is scheduled to begin on Friday at Newlands, Cape Town. After losing two wickets in the first Test at SuperSport Park, Centurion, the Pakistan team is expected to make just one change for the second … Read more
Beau Webster (left) and Mitch Marsh. – Cricket Australia website/Reuters/File SYDNEY: All-rounder Mitch Marsh was on Thursday left out of Australia’s squad for the series-deciding fifth Test against India in Sydney with Beau Webster making his debut. Fast bowler Mitchell Starc has retained his place for Friday’s game despite carrying a rib injury and will … Read more
Listen to the material Saud Shakeel rose to sixth in the ICC Test rankings after a strong performance, while Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi dropped due to a dip in form. The southpaw batsman has moved up three places to sixth with 764 PIR after his impressive knock of 84 runs in the first Test … Read more
Pakistan’s Mohammad Abbas (centre) reacts as South Africa’s Marko Janssen (left) and Kagiso Rabada (right) celebrate South Africa’s match win during day four of the first Test match between South Africa and Pakistan at SuperSports Park in Centurion on December 29. 2024. – AFP Cape Town: South Africa have already secured their place in this … Read more
(From left to right) Pakistan’s Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, and Shadab Khan. – Reuters/AFP/Archive KARACHI: The ninth edition of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy, known as the Mini World Cup, will be held from February 19 to March 9, 2025, in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates. Teams have started announcing their squads for … Read more