Bumrah gestures at India’s Jasprit as he warms up during the first day of the first cricket Test match between Australia and India at Optus Stadium in Perth on November 22, 2024 – AFP LONDON: The International Cricket Council has been named as the ICC World Cup 2024 by the International Cricket Council. The right-arm … Read more
Sri Lankan Test cricketer Kamindu Mendis (left) and Pakistan opener Saim Ayyub. – AFP/file Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis has been named as Men’s Emerging Cricket Educator of the Year 2024 by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after his impressive performances in the red-ball format. Mendis, who has scored 1,451 runs across all formats at an … Read more
(From left to right) Australian Travis Head, Pakistani Babar Azam, and Indian Arshdeep Singh. – Reuters/AFP/File LAHORE: Pakistan star Babar Azam has been named among the nominees for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year award. Babar, who is currently the highest-ranked one-day international (ODI) player and sits sixth in the … Read more
Left-handed Pakistan opener Saim Ayub celebrates after scoring a century in the third One-Day International (ODI) in Johannesburg, December 28, 2024. – AFP Pakistan star Saim Ayub, who helped the Green Shirts to a historic whitewash in the three-match One-Day International (ODI) series against South Africa, is among four nominees for the 2024 Emerging Cricketer … Read more
Australian great Don Bradman can be seen wearing his hat in this undated photo. — Facebook/Australian Men’s Cricket Team SYDNEY: A ‘baggy green’ Test cap worn by Australian great Don Bradman sold for $250,000 at auction on Tuesday as collectors vied to own a rare piece of cricket history. The tattered garment – nearly 80 … Read more
Former Pakistani cricketer and umpire Muhammad Nazir Jr. – Provided by the reporter LAHORE: Former Pakistani cricketer and umpire Muhammad Nazir Jr has died at the age of 78 after a long illness, his son Noman Nazir confirmed on Thursday. Nazir was suffering from a severe illness and was undergoing treatment in a private hospital … Read more