ISLAMABAD — Pakistan will go with an all-out pace attack in the first test against Bangladesh after releasing the only specialist spinner, Abrar Ahmed, from its squad on Saturday. Shaheen Shah Afridi is expected to lead the attack with Naseem Shah, Mohammad Ali, Khurram Shehzad and Mir Hamza the other fast bowling options for the test opener in Rawalpindi, starting …
Pakistan's new-found mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed has been ruled out of the first Test against Australia to be played in Perth starting December 14. The chairman of selectors Wahab Riaz has named right-arm off-break bowler Sajid Khan as Abrar's replacement for the Perth Test. As per a PCB press release, Sajid will join the team in Perth as soon as …
Matt Henry and Ajaz Patel’s last-wicket century stand gave New Zealand a commanding total of 449 to the frustration of Pakistan on the second day of the second test on Tuesday. Henry and Ajaz defied Pakistan for 1 1/2 hours as Pakistan couldn’t wrap up New Zealand’s innings despite using all five of its bowling options against the last-wicket pair …
PAK vs ENG, 2nd Test: With a lead of 1-0 in the series, England walked into this Test match with their tails up. It was England's sheer dominance in the red ball format that derailed Pakistan and their hopes of winning the first Test match. Pakistan Cricket Board chief Ramiz Raja too was critical about the pitch and admitted to …
In a major development, the Central Crime Branch Bangalore arrested two top domestic cricketers — C.M. Gautam and Abrar Kazi — for their alleged involvement in the Karnataka Premier League fixing scandal. BCCI ACU: Players approached by suspicious persons in KPL too Gautam has played in the IPL for Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils. In September, the …
