ISLAMABAD – Transparency International ranked Pakistan at 140 out of 180 countries in the newly released Corruption Perceptions Index, an annual index that ranks countries based on perceptions of public sector corruption. On a scale of 0-100, with zero being 'Highly Corrupt' and 100 being ...

DUBAI – The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday revealed the names of the XI players who make the ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Year, with Pakistan skipper Babar Azam link the captain of the squad. No other Pakistani player makes it to the prestigious list, which was dominated by ...

LAHORE – Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Khan Afridi, who was appointed interim head of the selection committee for men’s team, dropped a hint on Sunday about the possibility of some senior players returning to the Pakistan cricket team. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee ...

KARACHI – Pakistan’s all-format captain Babar Azam link on Monday created history for the most runs in a calendar year by a Pakistani batter across formats. Black Caps gave a tough time to Pakistani squad in the first Test; however Pakistani flamboyant batter Babar Azam slammed a half-ton ...

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam Sunday vowed to make a comeback in Test series against New Zealand. While addressing a press conference in Karachi, he said that it was the duty of the Pakistani cricket team to show performance in the ground. He added that the players would do their best to play ...

KARACHI – The trophy for the Test series between Pakistan and New Zealand was unveiled at National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi on Sunday. The captains for both the teams – Pakistan’s Babar Azam and Kiwi skipper Tim Southee – were present at the unveiling ceremony. The first test match ...

LAHORE – Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday announced the squad for the New Zealand Tests, starting December 27 as first-choice players returned to the squad for the crucial contest. Uncapped middle-order hitter Kamran Ghulam was given his maiden Test call-up while Hasan Ali returned to the ...

KARACHI – Babar Azam has become the sixth Pakistani to score over 1,000 Test runs in a calendar year. The Pakistan captain reached the feat on Monday during the third day of the Karachi Test against England, when he reached 45 in his innings. He was dismissed after scoring 54 runs. This was ...

Pakistan Cricket Board and New Zealand Cricket have mutually agreed to bring forward the tour of New Zealand men’s side to Pakistan by a day. The first Test of the two-match series will now commence on December 26 at the National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi and the second will be played ...

KARACHI: More than 500 overseas players, including Australians Matthew Wade and Aaron Finch, have signed themselves up for the players’ draft — set to take place on December 15 in the port city — of the eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). According to the list of players, ...