The Pakistan Cricket Board has lodged a formal complaint with Sky Sports after the broadcaster aired an interview with Imran Khan’s sons during the lunch interval on the opening day of the second Test at Lord’s. As reported by ESPNcricinfo, the board also weighed pulling Pakistan’s players off the field after the break in protest. […]

Sussex seamer Henry Crocombe took a historic hat-trick and claimed five wickets for 56 runs to bowl out title-chasers Somerset for 202 on the first day of the Rothesay County Championship Division One match at the County Ground, Hove, on Thursday, 27 August 2026. Crocombe, who will join Surrey next season, polished off the Somerset […]

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed on 26 August 2026, that 34-year-old fast bowler Aiman Anwer has retired from international cricket with immediate effect. Anwer last represented Pakistan in February 2023. Following her playing career, she immediately transitioned into match officiating.  The 29-year-old made her debut as a match referee in the National Women’s Under-19 […]

Dean Elgar, the former South Africa captain, will retire from professional cricket once the 2026 County Championship season finishes. The 39-year-old opener announced after three seasons anchoring Essex’s top order, and brought an end to a playing career that spans more than two decades. Elgar’s Test Career and Captaincy Record Elgar played 86 Tests for […]

England captain Joe Root has called himself “really hacked off” over Brydon Carse’s brief arrest outside a bar in Derby after the incident pulled attention away from the team’s preparations for the second Test against Pakistan at Lord’s. Carse was filmed in handcuffs on Saturday night while celebrating Durham’s win over Derbyshire, and police confirmed […]

Sri Lankan all-rounder Dewmi Vihanga will miss the Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2026 due to a right knee injury. Left-arm spinner Nimasha Meepage will take her place in the 15-member squad. The tournament takes place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from August 28 to September 13. Chamari Athapaththu will captain the defending champions and […]

England have withdrawn Brydon Carse from their squad for the second Test against Pakistan at Lord’s this week. The decision follows his brief arrest on Saturday night on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly outside a bar in Derby.  The Cricket Regulator, an independent body, will now investigate the incident after a referral from the […]

Fast bowler Naveen-ul-Haq returns to Afghanistan’s 15-member squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against India in September. Ibrahim Zadran will lead the side as Afghanistan’s full-time T20I captain for the first time. The series will be played from 13th September to 17th September 2026, at the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi, India. Naveen […]

The England and Wales Cricket Board has opened an investigation after a video surfaced showing fast bowler Brydon Carse in handcuffs outside a nightclub in Derby on Saturday night.  The footage adds to a string of off-field controversies that have followed the England cricket team over the past year and renews scrutiny of the squad’s […]

Twenty-two former international cricket captains have renewed their appeal to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif regarding the health of Imran Khan. A joint letter was sent on 23 August, by the group comprising Indian icons Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev, demanding proper medical care for the 73-year-old former prime minister, who is in Adiala Prison. […]