Pakistan’s Haris Rauf, second left, and teammates celebrate after the dismissal of Bangladesh’s Litton Das during the second Twenty20 cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Lahore, Pakistan. AP/PTI(AP05_30_2025_000595A) Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf has made a sensational claim that will not sit well with Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian cricket team ahead of their highly anticipated […]
Fatima Sana of Pakistan (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) Pakistan has named a 15-member squad for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, scheduled from 30 September to 2 November. This same squad will also play a three-match ODI series against South Africa at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore from 16 to 22 September. Uncapped right-handed […]
Mohammad Rizwan (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Things are not going Pakistan’s star wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan’s way. After being dropped from the Asia Cup squad and demoted in the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) central contracts, his poor run has now extended to the Caribbean Premier League.Playing for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Rizwan managed only 3 […]
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam and current ODI skipper Mohammad Rizwan have been demoted to Category ‘B’ in the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) latest list of central contracts, released on Tuesday. For the 2025–26 cycle, the PCB has not placed any player in the top Category ‘A’, instead distributing 30 cricketers across Categories […]
Coach Mike Hesson and Babar Azam NEW DELHI: Pakistan on Sunday announced a 17-member squad for the triangular T20I series in Sharjah and the Asia Cup in the UAE, leaving out stalwarts Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan. The decision underlined a shift in strategy, with the selectors preferring aggressive batters Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan and […]
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has provisionally suspended batter Haider Ali after it emerged that the 24-year-old is the subject of a criminal investigation by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) in the United Kingdom. The suspension, confirmed by the PCB in an official statement, will remain in place pending the outcome of the inquiry. While the […]
NEW DELHI: The Auditor General of Pakistan has flagged major financial irregularities amounting to millions of rupees within the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), including unauthorised appointments and excess payments to match officials. The audit report points to instances of corruption during 2023, when the board was under the leadership of Mohsin Naqvi and Zaka Ashraf.Among […]
Lahore, Jul 8 (PTI) Pakistan Cricket Board is confident that it can still convince Cricket West Indies (CWI) to scrap the three-match ODI series and instead play more T20Is in July-August this year. PCB CEO Sumair Ahmed said on Tuesday that talks with the West Indies board are in the final stages and a decision […]
Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi with Azhar Mahmood who was appointed as the acting red-ball head coach. | Photo Credit: AP Former all-rounder Azhar Mahmood was on Monday (June 30, 2025) elevated to the post of Pakistan’s acting red-ball head coach until the conclusion of his current contract, which runs until April next year. […]
NEW DELHI: England wicketkeeper-batter Sam Billings took a cheeky dig at Pakistan’s star batter Babar Azam by highlighting their contrasting records in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2025. Billings shared an Instagram story showcasing a post that compared his record for the fastest fifty in the tournament to Babar’s unwanted feat of the slowest.Billings, […]
