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Karachi:  Former captain Shahid Afridi was Saturday named the interim chief selector of the Pakistan men's national team. Afridi will head an interim committee of selectors that includes former players Abdul Razzaq, Rao Ifthikar Ahmed, and Haroon Rasheed. For now, the committee will only select...

Karachi: The cricket management committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) headed by Najam Sethi is trying to convince South African Mickey Arthur to return as head coach of the national team, according to sources. A well-informed source told PTI that Sethi had approached Arthur...

Mirpur: India dismissed Bangladesh for 231 in their second innings on day 3 to set themselves a target of 145 to win the second and final Test here Saturday. In the post-lunch session, Bangladesh lost their remaining three wickets -- Litton Das (73), Taijul Islam...

Mirpur: Litton Das led Bangladesh's fightback as the hosts took a 108-run lead to 195/7 in their second innings at tea on the third day of the second Test against India here on Saturday. Indian bowlers dominated the second session even as Das (58 batting)...

Mirpur: Indian bowlers made a confident start on the third morning, getting four wickets as Bangladesh huffed and puffed their way to 71 for 4 at lunch in the second Test here Saturday. The impressive Zakir Hasan (37 batting) fought well but Ravichandran Ashwin (1/26),...

Kochi: Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Brian Lara Friday was non-committal on opener Mayank Agarwal being appointed as captain of the side after the 2016 IPL champions roped in the former Punjab Kings skipper during IPL 2023 mini player auction. Agarwal's promotion to leadership in IPL...

Kochi: England all-rounder Sam Curran became Friday the most expensive player in the history of IPL auctions after being bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 18.50 crore. An intense bidding followed for Sam Curran with Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings,...

New Delhi: Defender Harmanpreet Singh was Friday named the captain of the 18-member Indian squad which will compete at the FIH men’s Hockey World Cup, commencing January 13 in Odisha’s Rourkela and Bhubaneswar. There are two players from Odisha in the Indian squad. They are...

Bhubaneswar: The history of hockey in Odisha and hosting of Hockey World Cup twice in the coastal state will be included in the NCERT textbooks, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said. Addressing the media after attending an all-party meet, Pradhan suggested that the art,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced that his counterparts from all the states would be invited to the ensuing Men's Hockey World Cup. Patnaik made the announcement at an all-party meeting convened here Thursday ahead of the sporting extravaganza. Representatives of the ruling BJD,...