SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday, August 20, 2020 (AFP/WNP/DL): Turkish TV blockbuster Ertugrul is being used as an unlikely motivator for the Pakistan team ahead of their must-win third Test clash against England, captain Azhar Ali said on Thursday. The 35-year-old added they were in a good state of mind despite the crushing disappointment of losing the first […]
NEW DELHI, Saturday, August 15, 2020 (Reuters/WNP/DL): Indian wicketkeeper-batsman and former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket on Saturday in a cryptic message posted on Instagram. Dhoni, who turned 39 in July, quit Test cricket in 2014 and has not played a limited overs match for India since taking a break […]
SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday, August 15, 2020 (AFP/WNP/DL): Rain meant there was no play before lunch on the third day of the second Test between England and Pakistan at Southampton on Saturday in a match already plagued by stoppages for bad weather. Play should have resumed at 11:00am local time but light rain meant the pitch and […]
OLD TRAFFORD, Wednesday, August 05, 2020 (Reuters/ WNP/DL): Babar Azam struck a fluent unbeaten half-century as Pakistan closed a rain-shorted first day of the first Test against England on 139 for two at a gloomy and wet Old Trafford on Wednesday. Babar (69 not out) showed all his skill and class to weather an early […]
LAHORE, Monday, July 20, 2020 (Reuters/WNP/DL): Fast bowler Mohammad Amir, who had initially pulled out of the England tour, will join the Pakistan squad following the birth of his second daughter last week, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Monday. The white-ball specialist and masseur Mohammad Imran underwent Covid-19 tests on Monday and they […]
CANBERRA, Monday, July 20, 2020 (AFP/WNP/DL): The men’s T20 World Cup due to take place in Australia from October 18 has been postponed until next year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the International Cricket Council announced on Monday. Officials said they now hoped to stage the tournament from October to November 2021. There will also […]
LAHORE, Thursday, July 16, 2020 (WNP/DL): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) shared on Thursday that it has requested an update from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) regarding spinner Kashif Bhatti testing positive for the coronavirus. “Kashif Bhatti’s matter now falls under England board’s jurisdiction,” said the PCB. It also clarified that the player […]
RAWALPINDI, Monday, June 22, 2020 (The Guardian/WNP/DL): Pakistan’s tour of England appears to be in the balance, with three of their players having tested positive for Covid-19 and a further batch of results set to be published in the next 24 hours. A 28-man squad to cover three Tests in August and the Twenty20 series […]
ISLAMABAD, Monday, June 01, 2020 (AFP/WNP/DL): The national team’s bowling coach and former fast bowling legend, Waqar Younis, has called on Shahid Afridi and Gautam Gambhir to end their social media war, and for India and Pakistan to resume playing cricket. After being fierce on-field rivals, Pakistan’s Afridi and former Indian opener Gambhir have become […]
PARIS, Wednesday, May 27, 2020 (WNP/DL): The French and European alpinists, trekkers, skiers, and adventure sports enthusiasts are choosing Pakistan as their preferred destination. Ambassador of Pakistan to France Moin ul Haque said while talking to Ms. Berenice Rocfort and Ms. Emilie Brouze, the two French writers and journalists who co-authored the book “Winter in […]
NEW DELHI, Tuesday, May 19, 2020 (AFP/WNP/DL): India captain Virat Kohli has told how his late father refused to pay a bribe to get him into a Delhi state junior team when he was a teenager. The world’s top ranked one-day batsman did not identify who had demanded the bribe but said he was rejected […]
ISLAMABAD, Saturday, March 28, 2020 (WNP): Azam Khan, regarded as one of the greatest squash players, has died from the coronavirus in the United Kingdom, his family said on Saturday. Azam, 95, had won the British Open four times between 1959 and 1962. He was the younger brother of squash legend Hashim Khan, who won […]