Afghanistan leap ahead with Pakistan tour

ISLAMABAD: Only a decade ago cricket did not officially exist in war-ravaged Afghanistan, but on Wednesday the country takes another giant leap forward when they pad up for their first match on tour in...

Afghan captain hopes for Pakistan revival

ISLAMABAD - Afghanistan cricket captain Nouroz Mangal Tuesday said he hoped that his team’s tour to Pakistan would help the return of international cricket to the troubled country. Despite that...

Cricket: Crowe announces comeback at 48

Martin Crowe: The former New Zealand captain, has said that he is contemplating a return to first-class cricket 15 years after retiring from it. Crowe, 48, said he sees it as a means of...

Floodlit Tests move one step closer

LONDON: Only one final obstacle now prevents the International Cricket Council (ICC) introducing floodlit day-night Test matches as it confronts dwindling support for the five-day game. Experiments over...

Napier hits 16 sixes to equal world record

LONDON: Essex all-rounder Graham Napier equalled the record for the number of sixes in a first-class innings when he struck 16 in a county match against Surrey on Thursday. Napier cleared the...

ICC may change D/L method rule

MUMBAI - An Indian engineer, V Jayadevan has been invited by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to make presentation for his newly devised system for the rain affected matches, it is learnt...