Leaving Joe Root speechless after smashing a match-altering century against England, premier batter Ollie Pope extended his free-scoring run on Day 4 of the 1st Test against India at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Reaching new heights in his much-promising red-ball career, England's Pope played a stellar knock against Team India to rewrite Test history on Sunday in Hyderabad. Ollie Pope …
Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq will channel the spirit of record-setting compatriot Saeed Anwar and his country’s winning relationship with Chennai on October 23 in an effort to revive the team’s World Cup campaign. “Although I don’t have any memory of Saeed Anwar’s record, that too will be a motivation.” Pakistan started the World Cup with wins over the Netherlands and Sri …
Babar Azam continues his red-hot form in ODI cricket with another century against Nepal in the Asia Cup 2023 opening match on Wednesday, August 30. Pakistani skipper recorded his 19th ODI hundred and 31st century in international cricket to enter another major cricket record for Pakistan. With his 31st international century, Babar joined the legendary cricketers Saeed Anwar and Javed …
Cricket is a sport, but for people in the subcontinent, and of India in particular, it is a religion. Here are some of the incidents when Pakistani cricketers have voiced their support to radical Islamism and poured scorn on other faiths:- Waqar Younis’ brazenly communal utterances against Hindus Recently, Pakistani fast bowler Waqar Younis said it was very special for …
In 1897, American author Mark Twain on learning from ‘a good authority’ that he was dead, sent a response to a New York Journal reporter that read: ‘The report of my death was an exaggeration.’ Test cricket, that took its first baby steps in the form of the Ashes two decades before Mark Twain wrote those words, would spend the …
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