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Afridi rues absence of Pak players in IPL, says missing out on big platform
'The IPL is a big brand and I know that if our players like Babar Azam and others get a chance to play in it they would learn to play under pressure situations,' says Shahid Afridi
1 min read27 Sep 2020Former Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza tests positive for coronavirus
Mashrafe Mortaza stepped down as captain in the 50-over format earlier this year
1 min read21 Jun 2020Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi tests positive for Covid-19
Shahid Afridi has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the first high-profile cricketer to be infected with the deadly virus.
1 min read13 Jun 2020Shahid Afridi to visit LoC to 'express solidarity with Kashmiri brethren'
Afridi had earlier called for UN intervention as well as that of the USEarlier, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan had announced that a 30-minute event will take place every week in his country to show solidarity with the Kashmiri people
1 min read28 Aug 2019Bizarre ways of ball tampering: Mint, zipper, teeth and now sandpaper
Ball tampering has been around for decades in cricket and is back in the limelight after Australia's Cameron Bancroft used a yellow strip of sandpaper to alter the shape of the red cherry during the Australia vs South Africa Test
3 min read26 Mar 2018Greener on the other side: Watching Pakistani cricket in the 1990s
As fiercely contested as India-Pakistan cricket was in the 1990s, there was also plenty of grudging admiration to go around
5 min read3 Jun 2017Misbah-ul-Haq: From a fringe player to the most successful captain
Pakistan's Misbah-ul-Haq has won a record 24 out of 53 Tests as captain. As he pads up for his last hurrah, a look at his remarkable journey
5 min read19 Apr 2017Shahid Afridi retires from international cricket
Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has announced his retirement from international cricket, but said he wants to play in domestic league for two more years
1 min read20 Feb 2017Virat Kohli pays tribute to Mahendra Singh Dhoni: You will always be my captain
Virat Kohli on Thursday took to Twitter to express his feelings about Mahendra Singh Dhoni under whom he has played all along in the limited overs format since making his debut in 2008
1 min read6 Jan 2017Match-fixing was at its worst in 1996: Shoaib Akhtar
Shoaib Akhtar's claims come just two days after Javed Miandad and Shahid Afridi settled a dispute which had the potential of bringing up the match-fixing scandal in Pakistan cricket
2 min read17 Oct 2016Popular Topics
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