Gautam Gambhir and Aaqib Javed (Photos: Agency/Video grab) Pakistan have been on a losing spree in Test cricket and got eliminated early in the last ODI and T20 World Cups, which has led to a lot of concerns and questions around the sport’s management by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as well as grooming the…
AI generated image: lexica.art Over 1.1 billion people are living in acute poverty with India having the highest number of poor people followed by Pakistan, according to UN‘s Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2024 released on Thursday.“The five countries with the largest number of people living in poverty are India (234 million), which is medium HDI,…
ISLAMABAD: External affairs minister S Jaishankar had “casual conversations’’ with both Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif and his counterpart Ishaq Dar over the past 2 days even though there was no formal bilateral meeting between the foreign ministers on the margins of the SCO heads of government summit in Islamabad, diplomatic sources said. The fact that…
Sachin Tendulkar (Getty Images) Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar was pictured in the same frame with fellow cricket legends from Pakistan during his visit to the National Cricket League (NCL) in Dallas, USA, recently. Former Pakistan captain and bowling legend Wasim Akram, who accompanied Sachin on the sidelines of the tournament, shared a picture from the…
Babar Azam. (Photo By Seb Daly/Sportsfile via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: As Pakistan face England in the second Test in Multan that got underway in Multan on Tuesday, cricketer-turned-commentator Ramiz Raja shared his thoughts on the exclusion of former captain and batting mainstay Babar Azam from the Test side.In a clip shared by Sky Sports…
After Fakhar Zaman expressed his support for Babar Azam, the opening batsman was issued a show-cause notice by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). While his thoughts have been lauded by Basit Ali, the former Pakistan batsman also cautioned Zaman about the consequences he might face. Former captain Babar was dropped from the Test squad after…
The Pakistan women’s team collapsed like a house of cards on Monday while chasing a victory and a place in the T20 World Cup semifinals, getting bowled out for just 56 against New Zealand in the penultimate group match of the tournament.After restricting New Zealand to a manageable 110 for 6, Pakistan first slipped to…
NEW DELHI: New Zealand‘s commanding 54-run victory over Pakistan in Dubai on Monday eliminated India from the Women’s T20 World Cup and secured the White Ferns a spot in the semifinals for the first time since the 2016 edition.India’s only chance of making the semifinals hinged on a Pakistan win with an inferior Net Run-rate….
Virat Kohli and Harmanpreet Kaur. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: What’s common between the 2021 Men’s T20 World Cup and the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup? Both the tournaments were relocated to the UAE, for different reasons.What’s another common factor? In 2021, the Indian men’s cricket team failed to make it to the knockouts. In 2024,…
NEW DELHI: India’s hopes of securing a semifinal spot in the Women’s T20 World Cup took a major hit after suffering a narrow nine-run loss to Australia in their final Group A match on Sunday.Chasing a target of 152, India fell short, finishing at 142 for 9, with captain Harmanpreet Kaur leading the way with…
