ISLAMABAD, June 28(ABC): In the intra-squad practice match at Pindi Stadium on Monday, Babar Azam (111 not out) and Fawad Alam (73 not out) were on fire. As the bowlers toiled all day, both players were seen putting on 193 runs for the unbroken fourth wicket. Yasir Shah, Shaheen Afridi, and Agha Salman each took a wicket as the batting …

KARACHI, June 28(ABC): The Pakistan cricket team will tour New Zealand to play a T20 triangular series also featuring Bangladesh and hosts New Zealand, ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia. According to the schedule announced and confirmed by New Zealand Cricket, the series will be played between October 7 and 14, 2022 in Christchurch. Pakistan will face Bangladesh …

LEEDS, June 27(ABC): England s World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan is set to retire from international cricket, with an official announcement expected as soon as Tuesday, according to the BBC. Under Morgan, England won the 2019 50-over World Cup — their first major global limited overs title — and reached the top of the one-day and Twenty20 rankings. But the …

LAHORE, June 27(ABC): Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises have denied Ramiz Raja’s claim that each side has earned PKR 810 million through profit. Franchises have termed the claim wrong and opined that PKR 400-500 million expenditure was not even deducted. According to details, Ramiz Raja announced a profit of PKR 900 million to each franchise from PSL 7 just before …

WEB DESK, June 27(ABC): The “baggy green” cap awarded to Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell on his test debut has completely fallen apart after an extended spell in his closet, the all-rounder said ahead of a potential test return in the upcoming series against Sri Lanka. The 33-year-old, who played the last of his seven tests against Bangladesh five years ago, …

LAHORE, June 27(ABC): Pakistan opening batter Shan Masood on Sunday became the first player this season to reach 1,000 first-class runs in the ongoing season of County Championship. The 32-year-old achieved this feat during Derbyshire s first innings against Sussex. The left-hander become the quickest Derbyshire batter to reach 1,000 in just 12 innings, beating the previous record by Peter Kirsten …

GROS-ISLET, June 27(ABC): Kemar Roach became just the sixth West Indian to claim 250 Test wickets as the senior pacer swept through the top order of the Bangladesh second innings to put his team on course for victory on the third day of the second and final Test at the Daren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia on Sunday. Roach s three …

LEEDS, June 27(ABC): New Zealand s Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell joined a select group of players when they posted their fourth century partnership of a Test series on Sunday. Only four other pairs have performed a similar feat, with Australia s David Boon and Mark Waugh sharing five hundred stands during the 1993 Ashes series in England. New Zealand s sixth-wicket …

LONDON, June 27(ABC): Novak Djokovic begins his bid to match Pete Sampras as a seven-time Wimbledon champion on Monday with British Grand Slam title winners Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu also on the Centre Court agenda. In the absence of the banned Daniil Medvedev and injured Alexander Zverev, 20-time major winner Djokovic takes top seeding. The 35-year-old defending champion starts …

EASTBOURNE, June 26(ABC): Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova tuned up for the Grand Slam tournament by overpowering Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-2 to win the Eastbourne title on Saturday. Also, Taylor Fritz outlasted Maxime Cressy 6-2, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4) in an all-American men’s final for his second Eastbourne title. Kvitova earned her first grass-court title in four years — and …