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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Pakistan will participate in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament scheduled to take place in November, Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) President Mohiuddin Wani has confirmed. Wani said Pakistan had accepted the invitation to compete in the international tournament, which will give the national team another opportunity to face international opponents. He added

LAHORE (Kashmir English): The Sri Lankan side has been dealt a big blow ahead of the upcoming tri-nationODI series with Pakistan and England, as the team’s opener batter, Pathum Nissanka, has been ruled out of the tournament due to an injury. The Sri Lankan newspaper Daily Mirror claims Nissanka suffered a left hamstring injury on

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Pakistan, Sri Lanka and England have announced the schedule for team arrivals, training sessions and the trophy unveiling ceremony ahead of their upcoming ODI tri-series. According to the schedule, England’s 33-member contingent, including 16 players, is expected to arrive in Islamabad on Friday morning to begin preparations for the tournament. Selected members of

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan white-ball head coach Mike Hesson is likely to take on additional responsibilities as head coach of the national Test team for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka. According to sources, Hesson may continue in the role after being given interim charge of the Test side ahead of the third Test against England. Hesson

MUMBAI (Kashmir English): In the fourth match of the T20 series, West Indies defeated India by 24 runs, leveling the series at 2-2.  The series decider will be played in Bengaluru on October 17. In the match played in Hyderabad, West Indies batted first after being invited to do so by India, scoring 247 runs

RAWALPINDI (Kashmir English): Pakistan’s experienced opener Fakhar Zaman made history during the third T20 match against Sri Lanka by reaching the milestone of 100 sixes; he became the first Pakistani batter to hit 100 sixes in T20 International cricket. Fakhar Zaman needed just one more six to reach the 100-six ​​milestone during the series’ third

RAWALPINDI (Kashmir English): Pakistan T20I captain Sahibzada Farhan has set a new record for the most runs scored in a three-match T20I series between two Full Member nations, surpassing India’s Abhishek Sharma. Farhan achieved the milestone during the third and final T20I against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. He scored 238 runs across the series at

DHAKA (Kashmir English): Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das has made Test cricket history by combining nine dismissals behind the stumps with a half-century and a century in the same match against Afghanistan. Litton achieved the milestone after scoring 53 runs in Bangladesh’s first innings and hitting 102 in the second. He also recorded nine dismissals as

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain has reportedly married a Hafiza-e-Quran, sparking a social media discussion about faith and family values. Reports circulating online suggest that Hasnain’s mother preferred religious commitment and good character over wealth and social status while choosing a partner for her son. The reports also describe the Nikah as

HARARE (Kasmir English): Sarah Dambanevana, a former Zimbabwe fast bowler and international cricket umpire, has passed away at the age of 36. According to ESPNcricinfo, she died on Monday in the capital, Harare; she had been undergoing hospital treatment since a medical procedure in March of this year. Sarah Dambanevana represented Zimbabwe in cricket as