Shoaib Akhtar: “The Champions Trophy is the time and place where Babar needs to be at the forefront for Pakistan. He needs to dominate and score three centuries in the Champions Trophy, that too in a match-winning cause”
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Iconic Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar has challenged Babar Azam to score three match-winning centuries in the 2025 Champions Trophy, which is scheduled to be held from February to March.
Taylor was recalled into the ODI squad following his stellar performance in this year’s Royal London One-Day Cup
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England have recalled James Taylor and Ravi Bopara into their ODI squad for the upcoming limited overs tour of Sri Lanka in November.
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Chandimal and Malinga were the star performers for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka batsman Dinesh Chandimal scored a magnificent half-century to lead his side to a consolation win over Pakistan in the fifth and final ODI in Abu Dhabi.
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England registered a crushing 3-0 series win over Australia
England were denied the opportunity of humiliating their rivals even further after bad light stopped play on the final day at The Oval with the home team needing just 21 more runs to register a 4-0 thrashing of Australia.
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Tikolo is under pressure to ensure Kenya qualify for the Under-19 World Cup
Former Kenya captain Steve Tikolo has been appointed as the new coach of the country’s Under-19 squad after spending just under a year as the head coach of the Ugandan national team.
Arthur admitted that Ponting and Hussey would have been instrumental during this year’s Ashes series
Australia head coach Mickey Arthur has come to the defence of the national team after their humiliating 4-0 whitewash against the Indians, stating that this is definitely not an indication of things to come for the back-to-back Ashes series.
Ponting will captain Surrey in Smith’s absence
Surrey may have considered themselves lucky after South African captain Graeme Smith agreed to sign a three-year deal with the club, but they may now be seen as real contenders to win the county league this year after reaching an agreement with former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting.
Shahzad’s story shows that the road to becoming an international cricketer is not always an easy one
From an early age, Afghanistan-born Mohammad Shahzad knew nothing of life beyond the refugee camp his family and he had fled to in Peshawar after the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979.
Ryder still feels he needs more time to train and get back into the groove of things
New Zealand opening batsman Jesse Ryder has decided to postpone his international return to spend more time getting into form and accustomed to the hardships of international cricket after taking a break of almost a year.
Jamshed is looking to become one of Pakistan’s most consistent batsmen in all three formats
Pakistan opening batsman Nasir Jamshed has announced that he is looking to enhance his reputation by being able to thrive in any condition and is hoping to put his plan into action during the ongoing Test series against South Africa, which is the first time he has played outside of Asia.
