Australia ball-tampering bans ‘shocked’ world cricket: Ricky Ponting
Melbourne, Aug 08: Ricky Ponting believes the lengthy bans given to former Australia captain Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft for their roles in March’s ball-tampering scandal in South Africa have been a beneficial “shock” to world cricket. Smith and his deputy Warner were given 12-month bans by Cricket Australia, with batsman Bancroft — […]
PCB annual awards to take place in Karachi tonight
Karachi, Aug 08: The annual Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) awards will take place in the metropolis tonight. The star-studded event, which has become a staple of Pakistan cricket and its achievement, will be attended by PCB chairman Najam Sethi and national cricketers. However, senior batsman Shoaib Malik, who is representing Guyana Amazon Warriors in the Caribbean […]
Hafeez angered by demotion in PCB’s central contract: sources
KARACHI: Senior player Muhammad Hafeez who was demoted to Category B under the new central contract, is mulling not signing the contract, sources informed Geo News. According to sources close to the cricketer, Hafeez has expressed strong reservations over the new contract which demoted him to the second tier category. The 37-year-old, who did not […]