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Topic: Pakistan Cricket Board

T20 World Cup: India win by 61 runs as Ishan Kishan leads conquest & Pakistan wickets tumble

With this decisive victory over Pakistan, India also clinched its spot in 'Super 8' of the ICC T20 World Cup.

PCB demotes Babar Azam in central contracts. Pakistanis call it ‘injustice to national hero’

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were the only two Category A players. After their demotion, there are no players in the category, marking a first in the 21-year history of Pakistan’s contract system.

Pakistan cricket is in a ‘dark age’, ushered in by politics, corruption, terrorism & crumbling infra

New Delhi: Pakistan have a new head coach for their men’s Test team—the seventh such appointment in four years, and one that illustrates how...

Azhar Mahmood is Pakistan’s 7th head coach in four years. ‘Another masterclass in failure’

Despite Azhar Mahmood’s experience and a respectable run in county cricket and the IPL, his coaching stints have been marred by underperformance.

BCCI should boycott Pakistan Cricket Board. It will hurt its finances, not the game

The most important thing is to hurt the finances of the Pakistan Cricket Board. Cricket will not suffer because India-Pakistan matches are currently boring and one-sided.

Mohsin Naqvi is new head of Asian Cricket Council. ‘Destroyed his own team,’ Pakistanis say

Mohsin Naqvi takes over from Shammi Silva, president of Sri Lanka Cricket, who held the position for just 3 months after succeeding India’s Jay Shah in December 2024.

Aaqib Javed is a clown, says Jason Gillespie. Pakistanis agree

In an Instagram Story, Gillespie suggested that Javed was responsible for his and Gary Kirsten’s removal as coaches. ‘Aaqib was clearly undermining Gary and I behind the scenes.’

Hina Munawar to be Pakistan’s 1st woman operations manager for men’s cricket team

Before her appointment to the PCB, Hina Munawar served in the Frontier Constabulary in Swat, where she was involved in high-level security and operational management.

Pakistani fans call Champions Trophy team ‘yaari dosti XI’, extremely weak selection

The PCB chief, Mohsin Naqvi, is under attack by Pakistani fans over the selection, with one saying that he has “brought cricket to the brink of destruction”.

Pakistanis blame new coach Aqib Javed for ODI loss to Zimbabwe—‘it was bound to happen’

Some fans bemoan Babar Azam’s absence, some are cursing the young players, while others are blaming Pakistan Cricket Board’s coach-selection process.

On Camera

Calm down, people. Alia Bhatt didn’t make history by saying Namaskar at BAFTA

What really troubles me is the idea of an actor with British citizenship representing India at the UK’s national film awards ceremony, all while wearing an Italian designer.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

India eyes 6th generation FCAS, looks at tying up with France for possible collaboration

Initial talks held on the possibility of India entering the programme that was started in 2017 between France, Germany and Spain to ensure European sovereignty in defence and security.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.