Pakistan is trying to convince Australia for a Test series in Pakistan in 2022.
Cricketing legends Kapil Dev, Wasim Akram and Sourav Ganguly have heaped praise on Virat Kohli with one comparing India's batting mainstay to tennis great John McEnroe and another saying that his value in the team is more than his teammates.
Fast bowler Mohammad Amir was named in the Pakistan squads on Friday for the limited over New Zealand tour, marking a return to the national team after serving a five-year ban for spot-fixing.
Domestic stalwart Ashok Malhotra, who is also the president of Indian Cricketers' Association (ICA), said that four months of Ranji Trophy in a bio-bubble was never going to be a sustainable idea.
The proceedings of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned for the day on Tuesday amid continuous protests by opposition members over the Pegasus snooping row and farm laws, as they demanded that discussions be taken up on the issues in the House.
Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who played a brilliant cameo of 20 runs off just six balls against Pakistan in their Champions Trophy encounter on Sunday, has admitted he was under pressure in the much anticipated, high octane clash against the arch-rivals.
Pakistani star cricketer Wasim Akram said he was anxiously hoping for a 'yes' result as fans wait to hear if a planned series between arch-rivals Pakistan and India will go ahead.
Arthur described coaching the Pakistan team as a fulfilling period of his career.
Experienced Pakistan players Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Sami received surprise call-ups to the national side for the two T20 matches against the touring Zimbabwe team after spending close to three years in the wilderness.
It proved to be a good toss to lose for Saurashtra, who succeeded in removing the most impactful Vidarbha batsmen -- Jaffer (23) and captain Faiz Fazal (16) -- cheaply.
India would be hosting the global T20 event in October and given the tense diplomatic ties between the two neighbours, the PCB has sought assurances that the visa process of their players and support staff would be dealt with by the ICC.
'Not taking away any credit from India, but when they won in Australia, there is no doubt that Australian cricket was going through a turmoil and there were problems in their dressing room'.
Pakistan outclassed South Africa by 19 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-hit match in the ICC Champions Trophy match, in Birmingham, on Wednesday.
Pakistan are scheduled to play three Tests and as many T20Is in a bio-secure environment in England amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
'I still have a couple of years at the top and I will give my best shot for another couple of seasons,' said the Mumbai left-hander.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Friday
Cheteshwar Pujara has now scored 3 centuries in this series, equalling Sunil Gavaskar's record.
Mumbai were 236 for 3 against Andhra Pradesh on the opening day of their Ranji trophy Elite Group 'A' match.
Devdutt Padikkal sent a strong message to the national selectors before England ODIs as he slammed his fourth consecutive List 'A' ton as Karnataka beat Kerala by 80 runs
Waqar Younis, one of the greatest practitioners of reverse swing, hailed former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe, who passed away today, as the "best batsman" when it came to tackling the difficult art.
Most cricket nations have avoided touring Pakistan since 2009 when gunmen attacked a bus carrying Sri Lankan cricketers, injuring six players.
Akram slams PCB for calling back Sarfaraz from South Africa
Pakistan Cricket Board CEO Wasim Khan on Saturday hinted that India's league matches in the Asia Cup, which it will be hosting, could be held at a neutral venue if the sport's continental body gives the nod. Pakistan is scheduled to host the Asia Cup T20 tournament in September this year but there remains doubts over India's participation considering the prevailing political climate.
Arthur suggested to the members that Shahdab Khan should replace Sarfaraz as captain in the limited-over formats while Babar Azam should be given the reins of the Test side.
Former captain Vinay Kumar hit an unbeaten 83 and shared a crucial 97-run stand for the last wicket Ronit More (10) to help Karnataka take a 39-run first innings lead against Rajasthan in the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal, in Bengaluru, on Wednesday.
India launched their campaign in the Champions Trophy with a resounding 124-run victory over Pakistan, in Birmingham on Sunday, extending their dominance over the arch-rivals in major International Cricket Council tournaments.
Mumbai colts are participating in the Moin-ud-Dowla Gold Cup invitation cricket tournament, at Hyderabad from September 6.
The second season of City Of Dreams has more pulp, hardly any juice, feels Sreehari Nair.
BJP spokesperson Khalid Jehangir, in his stern message, warned the extremists not to threaten any Kashmiri.
England Women to tour Pakistan for first time in October.
'To me whole @zairawasim episode smells of sexual bias. Can someone say d same thing 2 @aamir_khan @BeingSalmanKhan @iamsrk?' tweeted Gambhir.
'He was a very fierce competitor. 'I got to learn a lot from him in terms of his discipline, focus and his routines, like how one has to prepare for the game.'
Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.
former cricketers paid homage to the spin legend, who died on Friday after suffering a cardiac arrest in Lahore.
India put up an imposing 616-5 declared in the first innings and then had one Pakistan wicket down for 50 runs at close on Day 2 of the second Test.
Quinton de Kock scored a rapid half-century as South Africa defeated Pakistan by seven wickets at Newlands to claim the five-match one-day series 3-2.
Former Pakistan skipper Javed Miandad has slammed the newly-appointed Inzamam-ul-Haq led national selection committee by describing it as a 'one-man show'. Inzamam was appointed as the Pakistan chief selector in a major overhaul of the team after Haroon Rasheed-led committee was sacked by the country's cricket board following the team's dismal World T20 performance in India. 46-year-old Inzamam had shortlisted former cricketers Tauseef Ahmed, Wasim Haider and Wajahatullah Wasti as a part of the new selection panel. According to Miandad, Inzamam has roped in all the yes men in his committee, the Dawn reports.
In one of his early battles with Sachin Tendulkar during the Sahara Cup in Canada, Saqlain Mushtaq thought it would be a good idea to sledge the champion batsman. As it panned out, the wily off-spinner sledged to never sledge the then Indian captain again. Many failed to read Saqlain's Doosra but he feels Tendulkar was probably the best when it came to reading from hands.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has made up its mind to appoint former Australia batsman Dean Jones as chief coach of the Pakistan cricket team.
