ICC penalizes Pakistan duo Mohammad Abbas, Khurram Shahzad (Image: ICC) Fast bowlers in Pakistan Mohammad Abbas and Khurram Shahzad were sanctioned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for separate breaches of the ICC Code of Conduct during the opening Test against West Indies at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba. Both players were charged…
Pakistan Captain Babar Azam Pakistan have fallen to the bottom of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 rankings after a 90-run defeat to West Indies in the opening Test at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy. It was Pakistan’s eighth straight defeat, leaving them with just one win from five matches and a points percentage…
Pakistan’s Babar Azam (Photo by AP) Pakistan captain Babar Azam has revealed that Shan Masood fractured his finger during the first Test against West Indies in Trinidad, an injury which affected the team’s batting plans in their 90-run defeat.Masood picked up the injury while batting in the first innings and was forced to bat at…
West Indies took a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series after defeating Pakistan by 90 runs in the opening match of the two-match series at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad. Fast bowler Jayden Seales was the star performer, claiming five wickets in the second innings as Pakistan were bowled out for 120 while…
Text Story by Justin Greaves (Agency Image) Justin Greaves etched his name in the history of Test cricket with a sensational spell against Pakistan, becoming the first bowler in recorded Test history to take five consecutive wickets during the opening Test in Tarouba, Trinidad. The West Indies all-rounder produced a devastating blast on Day 3…
Shan Masood of Pakistan. (Photo by AP/PTI) NEW DELHI: Pakistan ended Day 2 of the first Test against West Indies in a strong position, reaching 199/3 in reply to the hosts’ first innings total of 311. Former captain Shan Masood led the fightback with an unbeaten 88, making an impressive comeback with the bat after…
NEW DELHI: Kavem Hodge scored an unbeaten 83 to guide the West Indies to 194/3 at stumps on a rain-affected opening day of the first Test against Pakistan at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad on Saturday.Only 67 overs were possible on Day 1 as rain and bad light curtailed play. Hodge remained at the…
Photo Credit: X/@TheHockeyIndia The management of Pakistan’s hockey team has come under scrutiny after the team was penalized for sending off six players instead of the permitted five during their five-a-side international match against India in Muscat, Oman.The incident happened on Friday shortly after the start of the match, when the umpires noticed that Pakistan…
Australian batter Tim David became the last ship to claim Pakistan spinner Usman TariqThe bowling action after being dismissed by him during a men’s Hundred match on Friday.David, playing for Trent Rockets against Birmingham Phoenix, bowled a full delivery outside off stump to the wicketkeeper. After the dismissal, he appeared to suggest to the umpire…
Flags of India and Pakistan (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian athletes will be free to decide for themselves whether to shake hands or exchange pleasantries with their Pakistani counterparts during the CWG, while accepting gifts or presents from sportspersons from the neighboring country has been ruled out, TOI has learnt.With the Indian and Pakistani contingents…
Alzarri Joseph, Darren Sammy West Indies Head Coach Darren Sammy said fast bowler Alzarri Joseph made himself unavailable for the two-Test home series against Pakistan, claiming that the pacer declined selection despite being picked in the squad.Cricket West Indies had earlier announced that Joseph would miss the series due to personal reasons. Before the opening…
Richa Ghosh of India bats during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, Group 1 cricket match between India and Pakistan in Birmingham, England. (Photo by AP/PTI) The schedule for cricket events at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, has been announced, with defending champions India receiving direct entry to the quarter-finals in both the…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan star all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz was suspended for three months after failing a drug test during the T20 World Cup earlier this year. The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the decision on Friday, saying the positive test was related to a “substance of abuse” that was not related to sports performance enhancement.However, Nawaz’s…
Indus Waters Treaty Explained: Why India Seeks Changes to the 1960 IWT Pact The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) has once again become a focal point in India-Pakistan relations after India reiterated that the six-decade-old agreement needs to be renegotiated to reflect present-day realities. New Delhi has argued that profound changes since the treaty was signed…
India’s Hardik Pandya, right, celebrates with teammate Ishan Kishan (AP Photo) The revamped International Cricket Council (ICC) format for the 2027 ODI World Cup has not only increased India’s chances and Pakistan facing it three times during the tournament, but it also raised criticism about how inclusive cricket’s biggest event really is. At a time…
Pakistan’s Babar Azam during a practice session before the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and Pakistan, at the Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad. (PTI photo) Pakistan fielding coach Shane McDermott has resigned ahead of the team’s upcoming tours of the West Indies and England, ending his stint after about a year…
Pakistan Captain Fatima Sana (Photo Credit: ICC) Pakistan women’s captain Fatima Sana has been cleared by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to miss the T20I leg of the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka to represent Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred, marking a milestone in her career. According to Cricinfo, the PCB has issued the 24-year-old…
Aaqib Javed, Shan Masood, Babar Azam Babar Azam he returned as Pakistan’s Test Captain after the Pakistan Cricket Board removed him Shan Masood from the Sunday role after a poor run of results.Masood took over from Babar at the end of 2023, but Pakistan won just four of their 16 Test matches under his leadership,…
Hardik Pandya, right, celebrates with teammate Ishan Kishan on the wicket of Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan, center, during the T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo) Pakistan men’s team coach Mike Hesson has questioned the way his team is judged mainly on their results against…
Pakistan’s Fatima Sana (C) celebrates the wicket with her teammates (Getty Images) Pakistan signed off from the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup with a convincing 37-run win over the Netherlands at the County Ground on Saturday, produced a disciplined bowling performance to bowl out the tournament debutants for just 89 in 18 overs.Captain Fatima…
Pakistan Women vs Netherland Women Live: Spin and Runs Can Both Shine on Bristol Surface, Pitch Experts Say The Bristol pitch is expected to provide an exciting contest between bat and ball as pundits Natalie Germanos and Alan Wilkins have predicted plenty of runs alongside support for the spin bowlers. With short square boundaries and…
Gull Feroza, Pakistani batsman (Photo Credit: ICC) Pakistan batsman Gull Feroza has been issued an official reprimand and given a demerit point after being found guilty of a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Group A match against Australia on Tuesday.Feroza was found to…
NEW DELHI: Australia continued their unbeaten run in the Women’s T20 World Cup with a 113-run win over Pakistan at Headingley on Tuesday. However, despite winning all four matches so far, Australia are yet to secure a place in the semi-finals.South Africa and India can still finish with four wins each, keeping the race open….
India’s men’s hockey team The Indian men’s hockey team continued its dominance Pakistanbeating their rivals 4-3 in an FIH Pro League match at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Center in London on Tuesday.India, coming into the match on the back of two stunning wins against Holland and Germany, were certainly the better team and…