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Muhammad Aamir quits Test cricket, will continue limited-overs career

Muhammad Aamir quits Test cricket, will continue limited-overs career

Karachi: Pakistan’s left-arm pacer Muhammad Aamir announced retirement from Test cricket on Friday but affirmed his commitment to continue playing limited-overs for his country. Aamir, 27, has been indicating for some time now that he wanted to quit playing Test cricket and focus on one-day internationals and T20s. In a statement issued by the Pakistan […]

Yuvraj Singh bids adieu, departs from world cricket

Yuvraj Singh bids adieu, departs from world cricket

Srinagar: Yuvraj Singh brought the curtains down on his decorated cricket career on Monday as he announced his retirement from international cricket in a press conference in Mumbai. The celebrated cricketer and one of the biggest match-winners India has ever produced, ended a career which spanned 19 years after he made his debut in the […]

Abbas’ demolition act helps Pakistan clinch series win over Australia

Abbas’ demolition act helps Pakistan clinch series win over Australia

Srinagar: Pakistan beat Australia by 373 runs in the second and final Test on the fourth day in Abu Dhabi, taking the series 1-0 on Friday. Australia, set a daunting 538-run target, were bowled out for 164 as Pakistan medium pacer Mohammad Abbas rocked them with figures of 5-62 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium. Marnus Labuschagne […]

India crush West Indies inside three days, enjoy home conditions

India crush West Indies inside three days, enjoy home conditions

Srinagar: India pulled off their biggest win over West Indies in one of the most ludicrous mismatches in recent times, inflicting on the hapless visitors an innings and 272-run humiliation inside three days in the first Test here Saturday. India dominated the game, amassing 649 for nine in their first innings before bowling out the […]

Kashmir gets its first Cricket Themed Café, ‘Lord’s cafe’

Kashmir gets its first Cricket Themed Café, ‘Lord’s cafe’

Srinagar: Tajamul Islam,CEO, ‘Lord’s cafe’ announced the grand opening this Saturday.The inauguration was done by parents of young technocrats who own the cafe. The  opening ceremony was attended with zest by a wide range of people, in and outside Handwara, including some well known public figures like ADC handwara,  President Traders federation Handwara. . The […]

India ready to tame depleted Bangla Tigers: Asia Cup Final

India ready to tame depleted Bangla Tigers: Asia Cup Final

Dubai: India will be aiming to reassert their continental supremacy while an injury-hit Bangladesh will hope to shrug off stage fright when the two sides square off in the grand finale of the Asia Cup here Friday. A passionate Bangladesh turned out to be the party-poopers on Wednesday as they wrecked the prospects of an India-Pakistan […]

Pakistan going through confidence crisis: Arthur

Pakistan going through confidence crisis: Arthur

Dubai: Pakistan’s cricket team is going through a “confidence crisis” right now, coach Mickey Arthur conceded after the nine-wicket loss to India in the ongoing Asia Cup, calling it one of the side’s “worst performances”. “We are not abandoning them. Yes, they are suffering a bit of confidence crisis at the moment. There is fear […]

Asia Cup: Two unpredictable teams gear up for a virtual Semifinal

Asia Cup: Two unpredictable teams gear up for a virtual Semifinal

Srinagar: Unpredictable sides make for great knockout games, so the Bangladesh-Pakistan encounter in Abu Dhabi, which will determine India’s opponents in the final, is unlikely be any different. Pakistan can be a dangerous side in crunch situations while Bangladesh would see making the Asia Cup final a big step in their progress as an ODI […]