akistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has called for a "fair and equal" resolution to the World Test Championship when cricket finally resumes even if it means extending the tournament, warning that a shortened competition would fail to give a "true picture" of the standings. With cricket, like nearly all major sports and activities, forced to a grinding halt because of the coronavirus pandemic, one of the key questions is how to bring the inaugural World Test Championship, which is scheduled to run until June 2021, to an agreeable conclusion. Several series that are part of the Championship have ..read more

Tom Harrison, the ECB's chief executive, has estimated that an entire season without cricket will cost the game in England and Wales "well in excess of £300 million". In a letter to PCA chief executive Tony Irish, seen by ESPNcricinfo, Harrison admitted that the ECB is "having to reset our future plans across the whole game in order to ensure its long-term survival" in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, which threatens to wipe out much of the English summer. The ECB unveiled an initial £61m support package on Tuesday night, aimed at ensuring both professional and recreational cricket can wit ..read more

When Bobby Robson replaced the legendary Johan Cruyff as coach of FC Barcelona in 1996 - taking on one of the most intensely pressurised jobs in football - he was told by the club's president that a team in transition badly needed a striker and was asked whether he knew of one. There was a 19-year-old kid at PSV Eindhoven, replied Robson. Senor Nunez duly took out the Blaugrana chequebook and paid a then world-record fee of 13.2m pounds for Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima, while making Robson acutely aware that his job depended on the Brazilian scoring goals. O Fenomeno struck 47 times in 49 gam ..read more

Andre Russell is one of the most valuable players in T20 cricket, and now his West Indies team-mate Dwayne Bravo has likened the Jamaican to "our Chris Gayle, our Brian Lara" in T20Is. Bravo's praise came in the wake of Russell's impactful return during the two-match T20I series in Sri Lanka, which was also the first series he played for West Indies since being ruled out of the 2019 World Cup due to an injury. West Indies won the series 2-0 with Russell playing a big hand, scoring 35 off 14 balls in the first T20I and 40 off 14 in the second. The latter was, in particular, a whirlwind knock ..read more

نئی دہلی (ویب ڈیسک) سابق آسٹریلوی کرکٹر بریڈ ہوگ نے پاکستان کے عماد وسیم کو بھارتی پلیئر ہردیک پانڈیا سے زیادہ بہتر آل راونڈر قرار دے دیا۔31 سالہ عماد نے 53 ون ڈے اور 43 ٹی 20 انٹرنیشنل کھیلے جبکہ ابھی تک ٹیسٹ ڈیبیو نہیں کیا، انھوں نے دونوں فارمیٹس میں بالترتیب 952 اور 257 رنز اسکور کرنے کے ساتھ مجموعی طور پر 42 وکٹیں بھی لی ہیں۔دوسری جانب پانڈیا تینوں فارمیٹس میں بھارت کی نمائندگی کررہے ہیں۔ اس دوران انھوں نے 54 ون ڈے میچز میں 957 رنز بنانے کے ساتھ 54 وکٹیں لیں، 40 ٹی 20 میں 310 رنز اور 38 وکٹیں جبکہ 11 ٹیسٹ میچز میں 532 رنز بنانے کے ساتھ 17 ..read more

لاہور (این این آئی) پاکستان کرکٹ بورڈ نے سینٹرل کنٹرکٹ اور ڈومیسٹک کرکٹ کے کنٹریکٹ کے حامل کھلاڑیوں کی غیرملکی لیگ میں شرکت کے سلسلے میں این او سی حوالے سے نئی پالیسی جاری کردی جس کی بدولت اب وہ چار بین الاقوامی لیگز میں شرکت کرسکیں گے۔پاکستان کرکٹ بورڈ کے بورڈ آف گورنرز کے 57ویں اجلاس کے بعد اس پالیسی کی منظوری دی گئی جس کی بدولت اب پاکستانی کرکٹرز پی ایس ایل سمیت 4 ..read more

The PCB has confirmed a massive change to their policy, allowing both international and domestically contracted players to take part in a maximum of four T20 leagues a year, including the PSL. The earlier policy, which was introduced in 2018, had restricted player participation in several leagues, but as ESPNcricinfo reported last month, the PCB decided to put it up for review for the very first time. Pakistan's players are already among the lowest-paid professionals in world cricket, and aren't allowed to take part in the IPL. The old policy had added to the uncertainty, with players often g ..read more

The policy had been reviewed and approved by the Board of Governors during their 57th meeting, subject to minor changes. According to the policy, all centrally contracted players may seek clearance for up to a maximum of four leagues, including the HBL Pakistan Super League. Initial feedback and assessment of NOC requests will come through the International Cricket Operations department and national head coach/team management, who will carry out due diligence with respect to player workload and international commitments. As per NOC policies around the world, the Chief Executive of the Board ..read more

‏پاکستان کرکٹ ٹیم کے بولنگ کوچ اور سابق کپتان وقار یونس مشکل وقت سے گزر رہے ہیں لیکن ان کے حوصلے جوان ہیں اور وہ اس مشکل وقت سے نہ صرف خود باہمت بن کر مقابلہ کر رہے ہیں بلکہ اپنی باہمت اہلیہ کے بھی حوصلے کے معترف ہیں۔ وقار یونس مشکل وقت میں کیوں ہیں؟ معاملہ کچھ اس طرح ہے کہ پاکستان کرکٹ ٹیم کے بولنگ کوچ وقار یونس پاکستان سپر لیگ کے دوران کمنٹری میں مصروف رہے، وہ کمنٹری کے لیے غیر ملکی ساتھیوں کے ہمراہ لاہور، کراچی اور ملتان میں کمنٹری کرتے رہے۔ کورونا وائرس کے باعث پی ایس ایل کے دونوں سیمی فائنلز اور فائنل ملتوی کر دیئے گئے اور اس کے بعد وقار یونس اپنی فیملی کے پاس آسریلیا چلے گئے جہاں سڈنی م ..read more

Pakistan 249 for 6 (Imran 72, Miandad 58, Pringle 3-22) beat England 227 (Fairbrother 62, Akram 3-49, Mushtaq 3-41) by 22 runs In the end, it had to be Imran. Pakistan's captain, leader, talisman and icon is into his 40th year and will surely never be seen again on a cricket field after this, the triumph to end all triumphs. But when, with the game out of reach for England and only pride left to fight for, Richard Illingworth launched a tired wipe to Rameez Raja on the edge of the ring, it was Imran Khan, the bowler, whose upraised arms confirmed the end of a career-long quest, and the seizur ..read more