Gary Kirsten (Image credit: PCB) NEW DELHI: Former Pakistani cricketer Basit Ali revealed that the former South African cricketer and coach Gary Kirsten was unhappy with the decision to make Mohammad Rizwan the captain of Pakistan’s white-ball teams. Basit stated that Kirsten had a different player in mind for the leadership role and thought he…
Pakistan Cricket Board gets flak from cricketer for Gary Kirsten resignation NEW DELHI: Pakistan cricketer Ahmed Shehzad has openly criticized the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) following the sudden resignation of Gary Kirsten, the white-ball head coach. Shehzad took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to express his frustration with PCB’s management.“Another day, another humiliation…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s red-ball format head coach Jason Gillespie has asked former cricketers to refrain from undue criticism of the national team. He believes such comments can significantly impact the players.Gillespie mentioned that remarks from former players on TV shows and YouTube channels have hurt the cricketers. “I’m very protective of players and very protective…
Coach of Pakistan’s Test team, Jason Gillespie, picked up all the empty bottles and put them in a dustbin after the team’s training session on Tuesday, ahead of the series-deciding third Test against England, beginning in Rawalpindi on Thursday.England won the first match by an innings and 47 runs, while Pakistan came back to clinch…
Steve Bucknor and Sachin Tendulkar. (Pic Credit – X) Steve Bucknor, the iconic West Indian umpire nicknamed ‘Slow Death‘ for his measured and deliberate decision-making, faced significant backlash for two high-profile blunders involving Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar.The decisions, made during crucial matches at the Gabba in 2003 and Eden Gardens in 2005, stirred outrage…
Sachin Tendulkar‘s unbeaten 241 against Australia in the 2003-04 Sydney Test is remembered not just for the volume of runs but for the sheer discipline and control he exhibited.Tendulkar, the legendary batsman, encountered a challenging period in the latter part of 2003 when it came to Test cricket. By the time he reached the Sydney…
NEW DELHI: Even before the Indian cricket team embarked on their 2003-04 tour to Australia, the mind games had begun and most of the banter, as usual, came from the Aussies. There were talks of ‘chin-music’ being dished out to the Indians, especially to the captain Sourav Ganguly, who had ruffled quite a few Aussie…
NEW DELHI: Jason Gillespie, Pakistan’s red-ball head coach, expressed support for captain Shan Masood‘s leadership despite Pakistan’s recent series loss to Bangladesh. Pakistan lost both Tests, with a 10-wicket defeat in the first match and a six-wicket loss in the second, marking their first-ever Test defeats to this opposition. Masood has faced criticism for both…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan left out star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi for the second Test match against Bangladesh starting in Rawalpindi on Friday, with Pakistan’s head coach Jason Gillespie saying he will be rested to allow him to spend time with his new-born son and family.Bangladesh upset a formidable home team with a clinical ten-wicket display…
Pakistan skipper Shan Masood‘s angry reaction and his animated discussion with coach Jason Gillespie in the dressing room during the ongoing Rawalpindi Test against Bangladesh has taken the internet by a storm.The visuals were caught on camera during live broadcast and the video clip has gone viral on social media. Masood, while entering the dressing…
