Category: Cricket

Zimbabwe will play three One-Day Internationals against Netherlands in June, Zimbabwe Cricket confirmed on Wednesday (April 12). The tour will be held after they play two ODIs against Scotland on June 15 and 17. The squad will then play their matches on June 20, 22 and 24 before they head to Sri Lanka to play one Test and a limited-overs […]

Isa Guha, the former England international, has become the first woman to join the board of the Professional Cricketers’ Association. Guha, who has won the World T20, World Cup and the Ashes, was appointed as a non-executive director of the PCAon Tuesday(April 11). Guha became the first woman from Asia to represent the England women’s team when she made her […]

Canterbury skipper Andrew Ellis has been named New Zealand Cricket’s (NZC) domestic Player of the Year for the 2016-17 season. This is the second time in three years that the all-rounder has won the award, having led his side to Plunkett Shield and Ford Trophy victories this season. The 35-year-old had a particularly good time in the Plunkett Shield, topping […]

Former Pakistan allrounder Shahid Afridi has joined Pakistan Super League side Karachi Kings as its president, the franchise confirmed on Friday (April 7). Even though nothing has been mentioned about his availability as a player for next year’s edition, it is expected that Afridi will be formally traded to Karachi from Peshawar Zalmi once the trading window is opened. Afridi […]

Pakistan’s illustrious Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq will retire after the upcoming Test series against the West Indies, he announced on Thursday, after months of speculation over his future. “The series against the West Indies is my last series,” the 42-year-old told reporters at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, adding he was under no pressure to retire. “I am satisfied,” he said. […]