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JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Former Pakistan women’s cricket captain Sana Mir has become the first female cricketer from Pakistan to be inducted into the International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame. The historic announcement was made on Monday during a ceremony ahead of the World Test Championship final. West Indies legend Ian Bishop unveiled the 2025 inductees, which include cricketing greats from around the world. Sana was honoured alongside India’s MS Dhoni, England’s Sarah Taylor, South Africa’s Hashim Amla and Graeme Smith, Australia’s Matthew Hayden, and New Zealand’s Daniel Vettori. A trailblazer for women’s cricket in Pakistan, Sana represented the…
Shaun Pollock believes Australia will look to keep their three key fast bowlers in prime condition as they target retaining both the World Test Championship and the Ashes in the months ahead.Former South Africa seam bowler Pollock joined Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain on the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast to look ahead to the World Test Championship final at Lord’s between Australia and the Proteas, starting on Wednesday. Australia will look to retain the ICC Test mace they won in 2023 before switching their attention later this year to a Test series in the Caribbean and then a home Ashes.While…
Proteas add firepower to their bowling attack for the blockbuster clash with Australia South Africa have named an experienced pace attack in their attempt to topple No.1-ranked Australia to win their first major ICC title in this week’s World Test Championship final.Proteas captain Temba Bavuma confirmed his XI to face Australia at Lord’s on Wednesday, with spearhead Kagiso Rabada to lead a pace attack featuring towering left-armer Marco Jansen and right-armer Lungi Ngidi. The trio will line-up alongside experienced spinner Keshav Maharaj who expected to play a key role on the dry Lord’s surface for the Test decider, but there…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Former West Indies captain and wicketkeeper-batter Nicholas Pooran has announced his shocking retirement from international cricket at the age of 29, ending a career that spanned nearly a decade in white-ball formats. Pooran, who made his international debut in a T20I against Pakistan in 2016, represented the West Indies in 61 ODIs and 106 T20Is. He scored 1983 runs in ODIs and 2275 in T20Is, becoming a key figure in the Caribbean lineup with his aggressive stroke play and calm presence behind the stumps. The 29-year-old shared the news through a heartfelt post on his social…
In a country where basic rights for women are still up for debate, making a name for yourself in a male-dominated sport like cricket is no easy feat. Yet, former Pakistan women’s captain Sana Mir does it time and again. Mir became the first female cricketer from the country to be inducted into the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Hall of Fame on Monday — and netizens believe there’s no one more deserving. In 2018, Mir took the top spot in women’s one-day international rankings and helmed the team that took home gold from the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games. Her…
Australia’s journey towards their one-day World Cup title defence quietly got underway in the remote outback of the Northern Territory, where Alyssa Healy’s team started plotting their path to the showpiece tournament in India. For the second consecutive year, Australia’s contracted female players and staff have taken advantage of a winter without any overseas touring engagements to assemble outside the confines of the training nets. Aussies show commitment to reconciliation with Kakadu trip This year’s trip, which saw them spend time in Darwin and Kakadu National Park, was an opportunity not only to bond – while getting up close and…
Left-arm firebrand heads Pakistani influx as quiet international window coincides with BBL|15 Pakistan’s left-arm speedster Shaheen Afridi is set for KFC BBL|15 as he headlines the list of nominations for this year’s Big Bash Draft. The 25-year-old rated one of the best new-ball bowlers on the planet will be available for the entire season and finals campaign, making him an instant target for the Brisbane Heat who hold the No.1 pick at this year’s draft, to be held on June 19. But the Heat boast a left-arm quick, Spencer Johnson, in their squad already and could be tied up with…
A quartet of England superstars are among the first 10 names unveiled for this month’s WBBL|11 draft Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Bell and Jemimah Rodrigues are among the stars in the mix with the first batch of nominees revealed for the upcoming Weber WBBL|11 overseas draft. The league has today confirmed the first 10 women’s nominees for this year’s overseas player draft, which will be held on June 19. Among that cohort is one player yet to feature in the WBBL – Pakistan captain Fatima Sana, an exciting pace-bowling allrounder hoping to become just the second Pakistan woman to feature in…
LONDON: Reigning champions Australia face South Africa in the World Test Championship final at Lord’s from Wednesday amid a chorus of criticism over the competition’s format. Wisden, cricket’s ‘bible’, was scathing in its assessment, with editor Lawrence Booth writing in this year’s edition that the WTC is a “shambles masquerading as a showpiece”. Former England captain Michael Atherton said “everyone knows the WTC in its present guise is flawed”. One fundamental problem is that political tensions mean India and Pakistan, two of cricket’s leading nations, have not played a Test against each other since 2007. The nine-nation WTC is further…
COCO Gauff of the US poses with the French Open trophy at Place de la Concorde.—Reuters PARIS: Coco Gauff said a maiden French Open trophy was “one I really wanted” after securing the title with victory over Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday. The 21-year-old secured a hard-fought 6-7 (5/7), 6-2, 6-4 win over the world number one in difficult, windy conditions at Roland Garros. “I felt like this is one I really wanted, because I do think this was one of the tournaments that when I was younger that I felt I had the best shot of winning,” said American star…