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Heaping praise on former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin, former Pakistan skipper Rashid Latif said he deserves a lot of credit for developing leadership qualities in someone like Sourav Ganguly, which later on helped Indian cricket get some outstanding leaders like MS Dhoni.While paying a tribute to recently-retired legendary India ...

Left "angry and frustrated" after being sidelined from the national team more than a year ago, Australia's Usman Khawaja says a frank chat with coach Justin Langer has helped him get over the disappointment and focus on a comeback. The 33-year-old, who had amassed 1,085 ...

Pakistan fast bowling legend Shoaib Akhtar, in a recent interaction, explained how the thinking of India and Pakistan cricket teams have changed over the years. Akhtar was asked about the criticism he receives from Pakistan cricket fans over his repeated praise for Indian cricketers and its captain Virat Kohli.Also ...

England limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan said it was “great” to have Jofra Archer back in the squad to face Australia as the fast bowler prepares for his first white-ball international since last year’s World Cup final.England, the 50-over world champions, face Australia in the first of three T20 matches ...

London: Former England U-19 captain Azeem Rafiq has claimed that he was “close to committing suicide” during his stint with county side Yorkshire, accusing the club of being institutionally racist. The off-spinner, who was born in Karachi and also captained the club, said he felt like an outsider ...

Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed found support from current Test skipper Azhar Ali, who described himself as a ‘fan’ of the wicket-keeper batsman. Ali’s comments came after Ahmed took to Twitter to post a cryptic tweet in Urdu. Ahmed’s tweet was probably in response to the criticism he received ...

England captain Eoin Morgan said he was playing “better than ever” as he led from the front in a five-wicket win over Pakistan in the second T20 International at Old Trafford on Sunday.Morgan came in on a hat-trick after leg-spinner Shadab Khan had reduced England, who were chasing a ...

Pakistan captain Babar Azam will try to overcome a quick change in formats in the first of three Twenty20 internationals against England at Old Trafford on Friday.Babar, the world’s top-ranked T20 batsman, featured throughout during Pakistan’s 1-0 loss to England in a three-Test series only completed on Tuesday – ...

A 50-year-old woman was critically injured on Thursday after allegedly being shot at by her husband in a fit of rage over some issue in Shokbaba village of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. An official said that a retired army captain, shot his wife with a 12 bore gun in Shokbaba ...

Australia limited-overs captain Aaron Finch says he will miss the “banter” of English crowds during the upcoming white-ball campaign but is adamant the absence of spectators will not mean a lack of intensity.Finch’s men have already arrived in England for three Twenty20 matches and three one-day internationals against their ...