An undated photo of the Champions Trophy during the tour. – AFP/File The arch rivals Pakistan and India are scheduled to face off on February 23. Rawalpindi, Lahore and Karachi will be the three venues for the tournament. Three group matches involving India will be played in Dubai. The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday … Read more
PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi during the 76th meeting of the Board of Governors (BoG) at a local hotel in Islamabad on December 18, 2024. – Screengrab via PCB Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has reiterated the PCB’s firm commitment to hosting the 2025 Cricket Champions Trophy, which is scheduled to be held in … Read more
Haris Rauf reacts after Australia’s Jake Fraser-McGurk is dismissed during the second T20I match between Australia and Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in Sydney on November 16, 2024. — AFP Pakistan’s Haris Rauf has won the FIFA Men’s Player of the Month award for November 2024 after his crucial role in the Green … Read more
Indian captain Rohit Sharma (left) and Pakistani Babar Azam during the toss in this undated photo. – Agence France-Presse The Pakistan-India match will be held at a neutral stadium. Pakistan will not travel to India during the 2026 T20 World Cup. PCB will not receive any financial compensation: report. The debate over next year’s Champions … Read more
(From left to right) Pakistani cricketers Shaheen Shah Afridi, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan. – AFP/File Pakistani cricket stars Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Afridi have moved higher in the latest ICC T20I rankings, while Babar Azam has fallen down the pecking order. Wicket-keeper Rizwan has moved up two places to sixth with 713 ranking points, … Read more
PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi addresses a press conference at Lahore City Cricket Association Stadium on December 7, 2025. — Screengrab via Facebook/@PakistanCricketBoard Mohsin Naqvi vows that PCB will not disappoint the nation The ICC says to announce the final decision. ‘Any impact’ in ICC will impact world cricket: PCB chief. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman … Read more
Pakistan’s Haris Rauf celebrates his wicket for Afghanistan’s Azmatullah Omarzai during the 2022 Men’s Twenty20 World Cup warm-up cricket match between Afghanistan and Pakistan at the Gabba in Brisbane on October 19, 2022. – AFP Pakistan right-arm spinner Haris Rauf has been named among the standout performers shortlisted for the ICC Men’s Player of the … Read more
PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi and ICC President Jay Shah in these undated photos. – INP/AFP/file KARACHI: The long-standing dispute between India and Pakistan over the 2025 Champions Trophy is finally close to being resolved as both sides have agreed to play their matches at neutral venues for the ICC tournaments hosted by Pakistan or India, … Read more
ICC Champions Trophy in the Trophy Round. – AFP/File The International Criminal Court meeting was postponed to December 7 in Dubai. The PCB insists the hybrid model is not suitable for the Champions Cup. A “partnership formula” is under study to end the stalemate. The main meeting of the International Cricket Council (ICC), scheduled to … Read more
Former Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India Jay Shah speaks to the media during the inauguration ceremony of the Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) Indoor Academy in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India on December 10, 2020. – Reuters With a “hazy fog of uncertainty” hanging over the 2025 Champions Trophy hosted by Pakistan, Jay … Read more