Author: Sohail Shahid

PCB is all set to rename the Lahore’s Gaddafi and Karachi’s National Stadium aka NSK. PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja says the decision to do so is purely financial. PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja told ESPNcricinfo that the cricket board was in “advanced negotiations” with a number of sponsors. The highest bidder would win the right to have the stadium renamed after it. There have been a number of attempts in the past to change the name of the iconic stadium, but all of them were for political reasons, he said. “However, this one is purely financial,” Ramiz told the publication, adding…

In wake of the deteriorating political situation in the country, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has started considering rescheduling the whiteball cricket series between Pakistan and Australia at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore from Pindi Cricket Stadium. According to the current schedule, Rawalpindi will host three ODI and the only T20I matches after the test series. The ODI series will start on March 29 in Rawalpindi for which both the teams are scheduled to arrive on March 26. Opposition parties have called for a long march on March 23. On other hand, the ruling party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced a big…

Aqib Javed slammed PCB for a “draw mentality” and said that spectators will stop coming to the stadiums if PCB management doesn’t stop making dead pitches due to fear of failure in their backyard. Previously, it was rumored that the PCB and Pakistan team management opted for a flat deck in the first Test match against Australia. Pakistan batted for the majority of the first Test match in a rain-affected game which ended in a draw. While commenting on the ongoing Australia vs Pakistan Test Series Aqib said: “Fear never lets you win and if we approach the games from…

Mohammad Rizwan, Pakistan cricket team’s vice-captain and wicket-keeper batter, has defended Pakistan’s defensive bowling on the first day of second test match against Australia at National Stadium, Karachi. Australia closed day one with 251-3 score on board. At one moment, Australian were 63 for no loss after the first hour and 100-2 at lunch. But then could only 151 runs and lost one more wicket in the next two sessions. Pakistan’s bowling strategy came under fire and was termed defensive by many ex cricketers. But Rizwan told journalists through press conference: “You can’t call it negative strategy, we did what…

Australia vs Pakistan 2nd test match of Benaud-Qadir Trophy started on Saturday, March 12, 2022 in the National Stadium Karachi. While Shaheen Afridi was getting ready and taking his flight to bowl the first over of the match against David Warner, one of the spectator from the Karachi audience shouted in a funny way ‘‘Warner ki Kanpain Tang Rahi Hain’’ cleared heard in the video. Also, the video captured the reaction of Pakistan Test team captain Babar Azam, who could clearly be seen as smiling after the funny banter on Warner. WATCH: View this post on Instagram A…

David Warner with other fellow Australian cricketers were seen enjoying their free time in their hotel by playing a doubles tennis match against each other as they have to stay indoors due to the bio-secure bubble. Aussie batter David Warner posted a video on Instagram in which he could be seen pairing up with fellow cricketer Usman Khawaja to play against Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne. Watch: View this post on Instagram A post shared by David Warner (@davidwarner31) For the latest sports news, follow on Facebook, and Google News. For the latest news on cricket & other sports.

Pakistan team’s batting coach and former test cricketer Mohammad Yousaf has backed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja’s statement regarding taking “home advantage” while making pitches. The first Test of the Pakistan vs Australia series in Rawalpindi ended in a draw and was followed by immense criticism due to the batting-friendly behavior of the pitch throughout the tournament. After Raja, Yousaf has also emphasized taking “home advantage” while making pitches for the series. “Every home team makes the pitches supportive for their players, so did we,” the batting coach reiterated while talking to the press. “Heavy rollers taken by…

Aaron Finch is now part of Kolkata Knight Riders’ family as a replacement for Alex Hales. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has signed Aaron Finch as a replacement for England batter Alex Hales for the TATA Indian Premier League IPL 2022. Hales has cited bubble fatigue as a reason for pulling out of the tournament. Finch – Australia’s ICC T20 World Cup-winning captain has thus far played 88 T20Is and has scored 2686 runs with the help of 2 hundreds and 15 half-centuries. Finch, who has played 87 IPL games and has over 2000 IPL runs, will join KKR at the…

In a recent interview with former Australian captain Greg Chappell for The Sydney Morning Herald, the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan gave his views on cricketing matters and on the ongoing series between Pakistan and Australia. Imran Khan revealed that he no longer watches cricket due to his busy schedule. Khan said, “Unfortunately, my days of watching cricket, for the time being, are over”. “I am unable to watch. I follow the matches in the papers but unless the pitches are more responsive we won’t see results.”

Australian wicket keeper Alex Carey became the butt of all jokes after carelessly falling into the swimming pool at the local hotel in Karachi and leaving Australian players in fits of laughter. Taking to his Instagram, Australian captain Pat Cummins posted a funny video of wicket keeper Alex Carey loosing his balance while talking and walking near an edge of swimming pool and suddenly falling into it. Following Alex’s funny tumble into the pool, fellow team members burst into laughter and made fun of this silly act. Carey after regaining his composure, threw his mobile phone to the players in…