Pakistan national cricket team Current Affairs, GK & News

Ehsan Mania appointed as chief of ICC’s Finance & Commercial Affairs

July 25, 2019

Ehsan Mania, the current Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), has been appointed chief of the ICC’s influential Finance & Commercial Affairs (F&CA). The move may not be music to Indian board’s (BCCI) ears. The fear within the Indian cricket circles is that it could pit India against Pakistan in the corridors of the game’s ..

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Sana Mir becomes first Asian woman cricketer to play hundred T20Is

February 4, 2019

Sana Mir, the former Pakistan captain, has become the first Asian woman cricketer to play hundred T20 Internationals (T20Is). She achieved the feat when she took the field against West Indies during the third T20I in Karachi on February 3, 2019. Overall, Mir is the only sixth woman from around the world to play 100 ..

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Sarfaraz Ahmed becomes wicket-keeper captain with most number of catches in a match

January 16, 2019

Sarfaraz Ahmed, the current captain of the Pakistan cricket team, has set a new wicket-keeping record during the final Test match against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on January 13. He took 10 catches in the on-going Test match and surpassed Australia’s Adam Gilchrist and former Indian captain, MS Dhoni, to become ..

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New Zealand women cricket team posts highest-ever total in One-Day International (ODI) cricket

June 11, 2018

New Zealand women’s cricket team posted the highest-ever total in One-Day International (ODI) cricket by scoring an incredible 490-4 against Ireland in the first match in Dublin. New Zealand skipper Suzie Bates top-scored with 151 off 94 balls. The total posted by the ‘White Ferns’ is the highest ever in ODIs including men’s matches. In ..

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India declines to 5th spot in ICC Test rankings

July 16, 2012

India slipped a position to the 5th spot in the ICC Test Championship rankings. The Indian team swapped positions with Pakistan. India was at no.1 position in 2011. The ICC test team ranking is as follows: England Australia South Africa Pakistan India SriLanka New Zealand West Indies Bangladesh

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