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Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has announced a young side for the Asia Cup tournament in Indonesia, with at least five debutants in the line-up. The squad comprises 14 players who have played around 15 international matches each, three players with less than 100 international caps and only three who have played over 100 matches, including captain Umar Bhutta. Bhutta is the most experienced in the side with 177 caps.
Holidaymakers heading to Spain have been warned to brace themselves for "extreme" heat as temperatures are predicted to reach up to 42C this week.
Gurinder Singh will lead a nine-member Indian men's hockey team at the inaugural edition of the FIH Hockey 5s to be held in Lausanne, Switzerland, next month. The Indian men's team will play Malaysia, Pakistan, Poland and hosts Switzerland in the event, which will be held on June 5 and 6. Midfielder Sumit, who was a member of the Tokyo Olympics bronze medal-winning team, will be Gurinder's deputy in the two-day event.
New Zealand Women stalwart Katey Martin called time on her decorated cricketing career, which spanned 21 years, on Wednesday. The 37-year-old wicketkeeper-batter represented New Zealand in 103 ODIs, 95 T20 Internationals (T20Is) and one Test and fell just one short of making 200 international appearances. "It's been an incredible experience. To all my team-mates, coaches, opposition, fans and friends I've met along the way, I want to thank you for making my time in cricket so memorable," Martin was quoted as saying in a New Zealand Cricket release.
Former India opener Virender Sehwag has called out Shoaib Akhtar's action, saying the Pakistani pacer "used to jerk his elbow" and "knew he was chucking too". Sehwag made the big statement during the third episode of 'Home of Heroes' on Sports18. The ex-India cricketer said that while it was easy to pick the ball when Brett Lee was bowling because his "hand came down straight," he could never guess with Shoaib Akhtar as he didn't know where the hand and ball would come from.
Virender Sehwag has quipped that Pakistan's express pacer Shoaib Akhtar used to 'chuck', adding that the much feared bowler knew "he used to jerk his elbow". Speaking on Home of Heroes, Sports18's latest offering, Sehwag said that it was tough to pick the Pakistani pacer because of his action. "Shoaib knows he used to jerk his elbow; he knew he was chucking too.
South Africa announced its squad for the upcoming T20I tour of India with limited overs captain Temba Bavuma looking to lead the side to glory, in what will be an important tour for the Proteas in yet another World Cup year. This will be South Africa's first T20I tournament since narrowly missing out on qualifying for the semi-finals at the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup. South Africa and India have also been grouped together along with Pakistan and Bangladesh for the Super 12 stage of the upcoming 2022 ICC T20 World Cup, scheduled to be played in Australia.
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan recently shared the dressing room with Indian star Cheteshwar Pujara for Sussex, while playing in the County Championship Division 2. Both batters were also involved in a 154-run partnership in the game against Durham. Now, Rizwan has said that he enjoyed a great rapport with Pujara both on and off the field and also highlighted how all cricketers are a part of a big "family".