Category: Sports

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir)  Cricket craze is evolving at a rapid pace across the globe and it is a sport that chases highest ideals. International cricket is a game for the elite nations and our nation has proved it by bringing the game back to our country! The confirmation of PAK vs WI Series from Pakistan…

Lahore (NUT-DESK) Pakistan’s right-arm off-break bowler Sajid Khan single-handedly propelled Pakistan into the driving seat of the rain-hit Dhaka Test Wednesday after he finished with figures of 8/42.  After rain hampered play for a day-and-a-half in Dhaka, the Test match was headed for a certain draw, given Pakistan declared their first innings on Day 4. However,…

Lahore (NUT-SPORTS) The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has allowed full capacity crowd at the National Stadium Karachi to enjoy the upcoming matches between Pakistan and West Indies. The country’s top platform overseeing Covid response increased the number of spectators to 100 per cent on the request of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Citizens…

Lahore (NUT-DESK) Pak Fast bowler Shaheen Afridi added another feather to his cap Sunday when he became the leading wicket-taker in Test matches this year. Shaheen Afridi currently has 44 Test wickets this year from only eight Test matches, the most by far by any other bowler in 2021. The lanky left-arm pacer expressed happiness at…

(NUT-SPORTS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Thursday announced the 12-man squad for the first Test match against Bangladesh. The Men in Green will clash with hosts Bangladesh in Chittagong’s Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Friday, November 26.  Here is the squad, led by skipper Babar Azam: Babar Azam – Captain Mohammad Rizwan – Vice captain (wicketkeeper)…

Lahore (NUT-DESK) Pakistan have become the team to win the most matches in the ongoing calendar year after they whitewashed Bangladesh in a three-match series in Dhaka — proving that they are performing tremendously. Mohammad Nawaz struck a boundary off the last ball as Pakistan overcame late drama to beat Bangladesh by five wickets in…

LAHORE (NUT-DESK) Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik will not play today’s match and will leave the squad to see his son, who is ill, in Dubai. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in a statement today (Monday) confirmed that Shoaib Malik will not be available for the third T20I match against Bangladesh.  Iftikhar Ahmed will most likely…

LAHORE (NUT-SPORTS) Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, who is well-known across the globe as “Rawalpindi Express” for his running speed, will no longer be able to run. Taking to Instagram, the former cricketer revealed that his “running days are over” as he is going for a “total knee replacement in Australia Melbourne very soon.”…

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) The franchises of the Lanka Premier League confirmed the make-up of their squads in the Lanka Premier League 2021 ‘Player Draft’ on Tuesday. Each of the five franchises which include Colombo Stars, Dambulla Giants, Galle Gladiators, Jaffna Kings and Kandy Warriors have packed their teams with a host of explosive and international…