Pakistan have succeeded in ending their 1,169-ball long streak of not hitting a sixer during the first powerplay in one-day internationals (ODIs) this year. The Men in Green accomplished this during their ICC Cricket World Cup match against Afghanistan at Chennai on Monday. In the third ball of the team’s fifth over, Abdullah Shafique smashed …
Pakistan Occupied Kashmir-born cricketer Zaman Khan is all set to make his ODI debut against Sri Lanka in the must-win Asia Cup match in Colombo on Thursday. Zaman, a young fast bowler who has had a typical rag to riches story, belongs to a poor family from Mirpur in PoK. He played first for Rawlakot …
Pallekele (Sri Lanka): Virat Kohli walked up to Haris Rauf and they hugged each other and exchanged a few words and laughter. Perhaps, they were having a bit of a joke about those two sixes on a starry Melbourne night last year. It wasn’t a mere put on. There was a touching genuineness to it. …
Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan responded to Chief BCCI selector Ajit Agarkar’s alleged remarks on how Virat Kohli would easily deal with Pakistan’s deadly pace bowling set-up. Shadab produced a standout performance with the ball and finished with 3-42 in the final ODI match against Afghanistan as Pakistan whitewashed their neighbouring nation with a 59-run victory …
Amid the fever of the India versus Pakistan clash during the Asia Cup 2023 gaining momentum, there is a sense of enthusiasm among cricket fans about how India’s star batter Virat Kohli would react to the Pakistani bowling attack. Considering Kohli’s performance against the arch-rival team, he goes a notch higher while facing the likes …
Fiery pacer Haris Rauf led a pace assault on Afghanistan with a career-best five-wicket haul to give Pakistan a thumping 142-run victory in the first one-day international in Sri Lanka’s Hambantota on Tuesday. Rauf’s shattering 5-18 in 6.2 overs forced Afghanistan to their second-lowest ODI totals of 59 in a staggering 19.2 overs after Pakistan …