He served as New Zealand’s coach for six years

Australia have won four of the last five World Cups

Bisma’s valima reception will be held in Faisalabad

Notes from the newsroom

He currently tops the T20 rankings for batsmen

Maroof stepped down as captain after an injury

SAMAA Digital will be bringing you match updates and other news in its show Silly Point

Former batsman Mohammad Yousuf believes Pakistan is favorites to win the next years’ ICC Cricket World Cup in England and Wales.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has restricted centrally contracted players to participate only in two foreign leagues in a season. The decision was taken at a meeting presided over by PCB chairman Najam Sethi at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore. Agenda of the PCB top brass meeting was to discuss rules for privately organized cricket, NOC policy for…

Reported by: Shoaib Jatt KARACHI: Pakistani cricketer Fawad Alam–who is snubbed time and again for the national cricket team–says that he feels he deserved to play in the Pakistan Super League.  “There are players who haven’t played for regional teams but they have played in the PSL,” he said. “So why not? Yes, I feel…

Lahore: Pakistan cricket captain Sarfraz Ahmed said Saturday he had high hopes for his young and inexperienced side on their tough twin tours of Ireland and England starting this month. The 16-member squad fly early Monday and after two side games against county teams in England will play a one-off Test against Ireland at Dublin…

You have to be living under a rock if you haven’t heard of Shahid Khan Afridi, Pakistan’s enigmatic batsman who has arguably garnered the most adulation in the world of cricket ever since he graced the crease in 1996 as a 16-year-old boy against Kenya in his first ever international fixture.  Shahid Afridi’s eccentric batting…

DUBAI: If you were wondering as to who remains the most successful bowler after the first two PSL editions? Who is the batsman who has scored the most runs? Who has taken the most catches and which team has scored the highest number of runs? Take a look at this package to know it all–that…

BY SHAHJAHAN KHURRAM DUBAI: Islamabad United will certainly be hurting when it comes to losing Sharjeel Khan, Khalid Latif and Mohammad Asif after the infamous fixing scandal that rocked PSL last year. However, if it is one thing we have learned about the men in red so far–and their daunting skipper–it is NEVER wise to…

KARACHI: A Karachi-based cricketer committed suicide on Tuesday after he was dropped from the Under-19 team.  According to details, Mohammad Zaryab, son of former international cricketer Amir Hanif, committed suicide after he was dropped from Karachi’s Under-19 team for being older than the standard requirement. Zaryab did not take well news of his expulsion from…

ST MORITZ: Former Pakistan T20 captain Shahid Khan Afridi posed with fans after a game of ice cricket and told an Indian fan to straighten her flag as she got ready to pose with him, on Friday.  Fans love Shahid Khan Afridi to the core, whether they be Pakistani, Indian, Australian or basically every other…

KARACHI: Preparations have started to pick up pace ahead of the PSL final to be held in metropolis on Friday.  According to details, a meeting presided by Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah was held in which a security plan was prepared for the PSL 3 final which will be held at the National Stadium….

ISLAMABAD: The second song from Islamabad United’s album has been released and it’s magnificent! Catch the latest episode of Baajay Aur Ballay as Islamabad United takes you through the rise and fall of Shadab Khan, the ace spinner, from his school days to the final of the Champions Trophy.  Tou @irfanjunejo mere bhai, scenes kuch…

The dawn of a new year is always exciting as with it comes hope, anticipation and excitement of fresh things to come. The calendar is lined up with interesting events, competitions and entertainment-related stuff (both nationally and internationally) so you better gear up to have some fun! 1. Pakistan Super League 3 Come February, Peshawar…

LAHORE: Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Sami was summoned by PCB on Friday to seek his clarification pertaining to fixing allegations in BPL. According to details, Sami was summoned by the Anti-Corruption Unit of the Pakistan Cricket Board. The fast bowler had returned to the country after playing in the Bangladesh Premier League. Sami had been…

RAWALPINDI: FATA defeated Karachi Whites by 19 runs in their National T20 Cup 2017-18 match at Rawalpindi on Wednesday. UPDATES KARACHI WHITES INNINGS END OF OVER:20 | 8 Runs | Karachi Whites: 200/5 (lost by 19 runs) END OF OVER:19 | 6 Runs 2 Wkts | Karachi Whites: 192/5 (require 28 runs to win) WICKET:…