India’s Sanju Samson with head coach Gautam Gambhir (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar has praised India head coach Gautam Gambhir for backing Sanju Samson, whose red-hot form with the bat has become one of the biggest talking points of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.Samson was drafted back into the … Read more
Former Pakistan stalwarts Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Hafeez have clashed over a difference of opinion regarding the legacy left behind by Pakistan cricketers of the previous generation. Hafeez had stated that the era of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis failed to deliver an ICC trophy for Pakistan. Instead, he said that it was … Read more
The Pakistan cricket team’s indifferent performance in ICC tournaments is nothing new, and so is their former cricketers’ bombardment of them with harsh criticism. Slugfest and passing the blame have been a regular affair in Pakistan cricket, especially when the team doesn’t do well. All of them were on display after Pakistan’s defeat to India … Read more
Shoaib Akhtar and Muhammad Jawad Ullah (Creimas Photo) NEW DELHI: “Only 8 runs were needed in the last over. There was a lot of pressure because defending just 8 runs in the last over is very difficult. They had 2 wickets remaining,” UAE southpaw Muhammad Jawad Ullah recalled. Just a fortnight ago, he was tasked … Read more