Pakistan Cricket
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PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi announces USD 100k prize to every player if team wins T20 World Cup 2024
Cricket | May 05, 2024, 09:49 PM ISTBabar Azam-led Pakistan cricket team, ranked seventh in the ICC T20I Team standings, is drafted with India in Group A of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 and will kick off their campaign against co-hosts United States in Texas on June 6.
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CSA announces South Africa's schedule for 2024-25 home summer
Cricket | May 03, 2024, 03:56 PM ISTSri Lanka and Pakistan are set to tour South Africa in the 2024-25 even as CSA has made an attempt to avoid the clash with the third edition of SA20. But even then, it can happen with South Africa likely to play tri-series in Pakistan ahead of the Champions Trophy 2025.
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Pakistan dropped to 7th place after annual update in latest ICC T20I rankings
Cricket | May 03, 2024, 03:02 PM ISTThe rankings of all teams have been updated across the formats with results from May 2021 only being considered. The results between May 2021 and May 2023 get 50% weightage while the ones in last 12 months get 100% weightage.
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'Can't guarantee a trophy but...': Gary Kirsten reacts after being appointed Pakistan's head coach
Cricket | Apr 29, 2024, 05:17 PM ISTPakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed appointments of Gary Kirsten and Jason Gillespie as white-ball and red-ball coaches respectively. Kirsten is looking forward to his stint with Pakistan team and is willing to give the side the best chance to win the trophy in the upcoming years.
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PCB proposes three venues to ICC for Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan, doubts persist over India
Cricket | Apr 29, 2024, 12:08 PM ISTPakistan are scheduled to host the Champions Trophy next year. This is the first ICC event they will be hosting since 1996 ODI World Cup. Pakistan are also the defending champions having won the previous edition played back in 2017 in England.
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PCB takes disciplinary action against players after breach in curfew leads to road accident
Cricket | Apr 29, 2024, 02:42 AM IST"They ended up getting involved in a road accident with at least two players getting intense injuries and they are now under treatment and what they did was wrong and as a result we have now appointed a full-time senior rank security police officer," chairman Mohsin Naqvi said.
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5 T20I series in April-May set to affect player availability in IPL 2024
Cricket | Apr 09, 2024, 03:11 PM ISTMajor cricketing nations stay away from playing international cricket during the Indian Premier League (IPL). But things have changed this year with T20 World Cup on the horizon. Moreover, Pakistan players are not allowed in the IPL which leads to them playing international cricket as well.
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PCB to appoint separate overseas coaches for Test and white-ball formats | Report
Cricket | Mar 31, 2024, 04:29 PM ISTPakistan Cricket Board has decided to appoint different coaches for red-ball and the white-ball formats. They have held talks with former Australian cricketer Jason Gillispie and ex-South African batter Gary Kirsten for the two roles.
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Pakistan all-rounder ready to come back from retirement ahead of T20 World Cup 2024
Cricket | Mar 20, 2024, 04:33 PM ISTSomething or the other is always happening in Pakistan. Coming out of retirement has become a common thing in cricket now with Ben Stokes also doing recently to play for England at the World Cup. As for Pakistan, multiple players have done it before.
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Will Shane Watson become Pakistan head coach? Here's what we know
Cricket | Mar 14, 2024, 11:59 AM ISTPakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is looking to permanently fill the vacant position of the national team's head coach and they have approached former Australia cricketer Shane Watson for the role. He is currently working as the head coach of the Quetta Gladiators in PSL 2024.
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Pakistan cricketers to train with army before T20 World Cup to 'hit big sixes'
Cricket | Mar 06, 2024, 07:34 AM ISTPakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi isn't happy with the players' fitness at the moment. He wants them to hit big sixes and wasn't pleased after witnessing their ability to smash maximums during the Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches in Lahore.
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India break Pakistan's long-standing record after 30 years with series win over England
Cricket | Feb 26, 2024, 03:20 PM ISTTeam India defeated England in the fourth Test in Ranchi by five wickets chasing down 192 runs thanks to brilliant partnership between Shubman Gill and Dhruv Jurel for the sixth wicket. With this win, they also sealed the series continuing their winning streak since 2013.
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PSL 2024 Live: When and where to watch Pakistan Super League for free on TV, online in India?
Cricket | Feb 16, 2024, 08:46 PM ISTThe defending champions Lahore Qalandars will take on Shadab Khan-led Islamabad United in the opening match of the ninth edition of the Pakistan Super League at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday, February 17.
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Mohammad Hafeez's tenure as director of Pakistan cricket team ends
Cricket | Feb 15, 2024, 09:32 PM ISTMohammad Hafeez took the role of the Pakistan cricket team's director after the Men in Green's early exit in the ODI World Cup 2023. He held the role for two series - one Test in Australia and a T20I in New Zealand.
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Mohsin Naqvi elected as Pakistan Cricket Board’s Chairman for three-year term
Cricket | Feb 06, 2024, 07:08 PM IST“I am deeply honoured and humbled to have been unanimously elected as the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board. I am thankful for the trust and confidence reposed in me and I am fully committed to upgrading the standard of the game in the country," Mohsin Naqvi said.
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India to face South Africa in U19 World Cup semifinal as Pakistan beat Bangladesh to enter knockouts
Cricket | Feb 03, 2024, 08:58 PM ISTRohanat Doullah Borson and Sheikh Paevez Jibon picked four wickets each for Bangladesh to bowl out in-form Pakistan on just 155 but the batters witnessed an embarrassing collapse at Benoni's Willowmoore Park in the last Super Six stage match.
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Shoaib Malik to rejoin Fortune Barishal; available for team's next BPL game on February 3
Cricket | Jan 31, 2024, 08:02 PM ISTThe veteran Pakistani cricketer shocked fans by leaving Fortune Barishal after playing just three Bangladesh Premier League 2024 games last week but is set to rejoin the team on February 2 and is expected to play the team's next game as well.
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I am never satisfied: Babar Azam on setting next goals, reveals his way to handle low phase
Cricket | Jan 31, 2024, 04:24 PM IST"As far as my own goal is concerned, I am never satisfied because whenever I achieve something, I always focus on my next goal and make plans on how I can achieve that. That keeps me going and it never stops." Babar Azam said.
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Winless since 76 days! Pakistan cricket's poor state despite change in captaincy
Cricket | Jan 19, 2024, 04:05 PM ISTPakistan have not played their best cricket at all ever since the World Cup began in India. They won only four matches at the mega event ending their tournament with a loss at the hands of England. However, since then Pakistan have not won a single game in international cricket.
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NZ vs PAK: Pakistan make 3 massive changes for must-win clash against New Zealand in 3rd T20I
Cricket | Jan 16, 2024, 02:08 PM ISTPakistan are 0-2 down in the five-match series and have a last chance to stay alive. Their bowling attack has conceded 226 and 193 runs in two matches so far but apart from Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman (in 2nd game), none of the batters have clicked on this tour yet.