File photo of the Pakistan cricket team© AFP When the Indian Premier League (IPL) started, Pakistan players were allowed to feature in the T20 franchise league. Top names Shoaib Akhtar, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Hafeez featured in the first season before they got barred from the IPL after … Read more
The absence of Pakistan stalwart Babar Azam from the nation’s T20I series against New Zealand rose a few eyebrows. Even Pakistan’s white-ball skipper Mohammad Rizwan wasn’t picked for the assignment, triggering intense chatter on social media. Even Babar Azam’s father Azam Siddique took to social media to share his views on his son’s … Read more
File photos of Jason Gillespie and Sunil Gavaskar© AFP | BCCI The Pakistan cricket team’s downfall in recent years is a topic that continues to invite theories and reasoning from all corners of the globe. The Mohammad Rizwan-led side failed to win a single game in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 despite being … Read more
Abrar Ahmed in action during Champions Trophy 2025© X (Twitter) Pakistan cricket team spinner Abrar Ahmed found himself in the headlines after he gave a fiery send-off to Shubman Gill during the Champions Trophy 2025 match against India. Following Pakistan’s loss in the encounter, he came under a lot of fire with Wasim … Read more
File photo of Pakistan cricket team.© AFP Pakistan’s former red-ball head coach, Jason Gillespie has said that interim head coach, Aaqib Javed and the national selectors should take the responsibility for the team’s poor performance in the ICC Champions Trophy. Hosts Pakistan were eliminated prematurely after losing their group games in the marquee … Read more
In what was a rare occurence, Pakistan batter Saud Shakeel was timed out during the final of the ongoing President’s Trophy between State Bank of Pakistan and Pakistan Television (PTV) in Rawalpindi. Saud became first Pakistan and only the seventh cricket in first-class cricket to be timed out. Saud, who is the vice-captain … Read more
File photo of Harbhajan SIngh© X/Twitter The Champions Trophy 2025 started under strange circumstances. Pakistan were the designated hosts but the BCCI’s refusal to send the Indian cricket team to the country meant that there was a big doubt over the Champions Trophy 2025. Ultimately, India’s matches were shifted to Dubai, with the … Read more