Graph: How Mohammad Rizwan overtook Babar Azam as No 1 T20 batsman
Pakistan have hit a purple patch in T20 cricket and it is reflected in the rankings table.
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Matthew Hayden Appointed Pakistan Mentor For 2022 T20 World Cup
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has rehired Australian batting great Matthew Hayden as team mentor for the ICC World T20 Cup in Australia. Hayden expressed confidence that Pakistan team, with its set of strong players, will light up the mega event, set to unfold next month. Hayden had done a stint with the Pakistan team during last year's World T20 Cup in UAE and saw Pakistan being beaten by Australia in the semi-finals.
Sporting events postponed but Premier League yet to announce plans amid Queen's death
Organisers of the weekend’s sporting events are to be left to decide whether to postpone their schedules in the wake of the death of Her Majesty the Queen.
PCB hires Matthew Hayden as mentor of Pakistan team for ICC T20 World Cup
Matthew Hayden as team mentor for the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia. Hayden expressed confidence that Pakistan team, with its set of strong players, will light up the mega event, set to unfold next month. Hayden had done a stint with the Pakistan team during last year's World T20 Cup in UAE and saw Pakistan being beaten by Australia in the semi-finals.
Watch: Virat Kohli Celebrates In Special Fashion After Ending 1021-Day Century Drought
It was the end of a 1021-day wait. In those days, Virat Kohli, one of India's most prolific scorers ever in cricket, could not hit a century. Before that drought came, Kohli scored 70 tons in international cricket. The wait for the 71st was long but it has finally ended. Against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup on Thursday, Kohli ultimately finished of 122* off just 61 balls, which is the highest individual T20I score for India. He surpassed Rohit Sharma's 118 against Sri Lanka in Indore in 2017. He has also now equalled Ricky Ponting's mark of 71 international centuries. Only Sachin Tendulkar (100) has scored more tons than Kohli and Ponting in international cricket.
"I Am Innocent": Nepal Cricket Team Captain On Rape Allegation
Nepal cricket captain Sandeep Lamichhane on Friday denied allegations that he raped a 17-year-old girl and said he would go home to fight his case. A Nepali court has issued an arrest warrant for the 22-year-old, who is playing in the Caribbean Premier League, and he has been suspended from his leadership position. The teenage girl, along with her guardian, filed a complaint against the player earlier this week, alleging that he raped her in a hotel room in Kathmandu last month after they met and went out.
Mumbai Cricket Association gets into election mode, Jageshwar Saharia could be poll officer
“He will receive a remuneration of Rs 10 lakhs,” a source in MCA revealed. A crucial meeting at former ICC, BCCI and MCA president Sharad Pawar's residence on Sunday (September 11) is likely to make things clearer regarding who is likely to be the next MCA president, or the presidential candidate.
India's T20 World Cup team likely to be picked on September 16, selectors fret over Jasprit Bumrah’s fitness
TOI understands that the Indian cricket board (BCCI) intends to pick its team on September 16. As the deadline approaches, the selectors and team management are fretting over the fitness of premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah. Bumrah has been out of action since the England tour in July due to a back injury. Harshal Patel is also recovering from a rib injury.