Some of the top stories we followed on Monday

Pacer took to Twitter to vent his frustration

Imamul Haq reached 27th position while Shoaib Malik is at 42nd position in the rankings

Bowler Junaid Khan was blessed with a baby boy on Saturday

The Pakistan team left for its tour of Zimbabwe on Thursday night. The green shirts will play a tri-nation Twenty20 series against the hosts and Australia starting from July 1, 2018. They will also play five one-day internationals against Zimbabwe July 13 this year. Pakistan have picked Asif Ali in the squad for the first time…

Pakistan recalled Mohammad Hafeez to their Twenty20 and one-day squads for the tour of Zimbabwe after the all-rounder’s bowling action was cleared last month. The 37-year-old had his bowling reported as suspect during the one-day series against Sri Lanka in the United Arab Emirates last October before an assessment declared his action as illegal -–…

KARACHI: The official anthem for the third edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) has been released. The song named “Dil Se Jaan Laga De” has been sung by Ali Zafar. The music video shows Ali Zafar performing the song infront of an energetic crowd. Many Pakistani cricketers namely Ahmed Shehzad, Shahid Afridi, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar…

LAHORE: Green-shirts face another setback as pacer Junaid Khan has been ruled out for four weeks due to a stress fracture of the foot ahead of their limited-overs tour to New Zealand. Pakistan’s five-ODI series in New Zealand begins on January 6, with the three T20s set to be played between January 22 and 28….

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday announced the central contract for players, Samaa reported. According to details, the contract will be effective from 1st July 2017 till 30th June 2018. Thirty five players have been placed into four categories. Azhar Ali, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Amir and Babar Azam…

NEW DELHI: The Haryana police arrested Saturday afternoon the man who allegedly stabbed 17-year-old Junaid Khan on a local train near Ballabhgarh a few days before Eid in Maharashtra’s Dhule district, reported Times of India. The accused, 28-year-old Naresh, a daily wager, used to travel to Delhi in search of work. Police said he had…

Bowler Junaid Khan, who was part of Pakistan’s victorious team that clinched the ICC Champions Trophy by outclassing arch-rivals in style, returned home to a rousing welcome on Wednesday. Junaid received warm reception by thousands of vociferous fans along with the pacer’s relatives soon after he reached the Swabi-interchange via Islamabad. A number of fans…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani fast bowler Junaid Khan said on Wednesday that he is a humble person but he tends to use his aggression on the field as a tactic to demoralise the opposition.  Speaking to SAMAA TV after returning to Pakistan, Junaid Khan said that it was an honour to have been part of the squad…

LAHORE: Former Pakistan greats have heaped praises on the current ODI skipper Sarfraz Ahmed for leading the national team to a brilliant victory in the semi-final against the tournament’s favourites England. “I think he has done brilliant captaincy in the semi-final. The way he took decision to change a few players prior to the match…

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has imposed a fine of fifty percent of the match fee, on Umar Akmal and Junaid Khan for their misconduct at Pakistan Cup 2017 held last month in Rawalpindi. A spokesman of the PCB said here on Wednesday that the Board has also warned both the players that they will…

Cricketers Umar Akmal and Junaid Khan are likely to get only a warning from Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for their verbal spat ahead of a match of Pakistan One Day Cup at Pindi Stadium Rawalpindi, last month.   “The inquiry committee set by the board will submit it’s in a day or so. But it…

SAMAA TV brings to you the inside news of the feud which took place between Pakistani cricketers Junaid Khan and Umar Akmal during the ongoing Pakistan Cup.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has launched an inquiry into the war of words between Umar Akmal and Junaid Khan. According to sources privy to the matter, Punjab captain Umar Akmal was upset after learning that Junaid Khan skipped the team’s dead rubber against Sindh. Sources add that Junaid Khan did want to play the match…

ISLAMABAD:  Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Thursday took notice of the war of words held between Punjab team captain Umer Akmal and his team mate Junaid Khan and has formed a three-member Inquiry Committee to look into the matter. The committee will be headed by General Manager Domestic Cricket Shafiq Ahmed to look into the matter….

LAHORE: Pakistani fast bowler Junaid Khan said on Thursday that he had not run away from the match but had been sick instead. In a video which was shared on social media, the fast bowler claimed that he had not run away and that the team management as well as Umar Akmal were informed that…

By: Omair Alavi Pakistan may have won the T20 series against the West Indians but their ODI armour has so many chinks that winning might appear quite far away. Yes, there are many upcoming cricketers in the squad who are willing to learn given the chance but with Golden Oldies not willing to leave the…

KARACHI: Television host Waqar Zaka, who was manhandled by a man and later threw gauntlet to him, has reconciled with his attacker. Embattled Waqar Zaka, who has been uploading different videos over the hyped-up issue on the social media, has taken a turnaround and declared the entire issue as being a result of misunderstanding. In…