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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) today confirms that the consortium of TransGroup and ARY has been awarded international broadcast rights for the three-match Test series between England and hosts Pakistan starting later next week in Multan and Rawalpindi. The rights were awarded following a transparent tender process. Meanwhile, the PCB confirms the star-studded commentary panel for the Test series set to begin on 7 October at the Multan Cricket Stadium. Former England Test captains David Gower, Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain will return to Pakistan as commentators for this series,…

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As Pakistan prepares to host the three-match Test series, England squad touched down in Multan in the wee hours of Wednesday, days ahead of the tournament. Ben Stokes and Co will take on the Green Caps in the first Test, set to begin on October 7 at the Multan Cricket Stadium. They will start practicing for the long-format game from October 4 after two days’ rest on October 2 and 3. The home series is part of the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25. The second match of the upcoming series…

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Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Tuesday announced that he was stepping down from the white-ball captaincy, saying that it was time for him to focus on his playing role and personal growth. “By stepping down, I will gain clarity moving forward and focus more energy on my game and personal growth, the 29-year-old batter announced on X. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had reappointed Babar as the national team’s captain for T20I and one-day internationals (ODIs) on March 31. He had earlier ended his years-long stint as skipper in November 2023 after…

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India completed a 2-0 series sweep against Bangladesh in the second and final Test played in Kanpur on Tuesday, shattering many records including setting a new benchmark with a staggering run rate of 7.36 — the highest ever in Test cricket history. The record was previously held by South Africa with a run rate of 6.80 against Zimbabwe in Cape Town in 2005. India pulled off a remarkable victory over Bangladesh by seven wickets in a rain-hit Test in Kanpur that lost two-and-a-half days to bad weather. Alongside sweeping the…

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International MMA champion Sangram Singh is excited to announce that he plans and wants to focus on winning the World Championship in MMA. Being India’s first male wrestler to win his exciting MMA debut over Pakistani fighter Ali Raza Nasir in 93 kg, Fit India icon and Commonwealth Heavyweight wrestling champion is eager to drop to 83 kg where he feels his speed and agility will give him an advantage. “I feel that moving to the 83 kg category will allow me to showcase my strengths even more effectively,” Singh…

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The tickets for the three-match Test series between Pakistan and England will go on sale online today from 1700 PST at PCB.tcs.com.pk. Also, to facilitate fans, the physical tickets will be available to purchase from different outlets from 4 October after 0900am (details attached). The series is part of the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25, with the first and second Test matches to be played at the Multan Cricket Stadium (MCS) from 7 to 19 October. The third Test match will be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium (RCS) from…

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Panthers became the winners of the inaugural Champions One-Day Cup as they beat  Markhors by five wickets in the final here at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad on Sunday evening. Out of a PKR49 million prize pot, the Shadab Khan-led   Panthers bagged prize money of PKR30 million while the Markhors collected the runners-up prize of PKR15 million. Panthers bundled out the Markhors, after they opted to bat first, for a mere 122-run total in 33.4 overs and then took just 18 overs to chase it down with five wickets in the…

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After 13 matches and 16 days, two teams  Markhors and Panthers have emerged as the contenders for being crowned the inaugural winners of the Bahria Town Champions One-Day Cup 2024. The final, set to begin at 3pm on Sunday at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, will be the third occasion in this tournament where these two teams will face each other with both having won one game each previously. In the tournament opener on 12 September, the Markhors got the better of Panthers with a 160-run win while the Panthers defeated…

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Aleem Dar, widely regarded as one of the world’s most respected and admired cricket umpires, will retire at the end of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s 2024-25 season, concluding a career that has spanned nearly a quarter of a century. A true gentleman both on and off the field, Aleem is also a three-time winner of the prestigious David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year (2009-2011). The 56-year-old Aleem also enjoyed a playing career of 17 first-class and 18 List-A matches between 1986 and 1998, before he made his…

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