CHITTAGONG: Zimbabwe missing next month’s Twenty20 World Cup would haunt the team for years, captain Sikandar Raza said Thursday on the eve of their white-ball series in Bangladesh. Minnows Namibia and Uganda beat out Zimbabwe in the African leg of the qualifiers last year to join the world’s top teams at the tournament, jointly hosted by the United States and West Indies. “I think that’s something that will always be painful. Not just when we play, I think even when we retire,” Raza told reporters in Chittagong. “It’s not just pain that we’re feeling now, I think it’s something that…
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MELBOURNE: The honour of captaining Australia sits lightly on Mitchell Marsh’s shoulders as he prepares to lead the team in search of an unprecedented treble of major global titles at the T20 World Cup in June. Marsh was confirmed as captain with the squad’s naming on Wednesday, continuing a remarkable comeback for the laconic all-rounder since his recall during last year’s Ashes. The 32-year-old has already proved a popular and successful skipper, leading the team to series wins over New Zealand and T20 World Cup co-hosts West Indies. His laid-back demeanour sits well with an Australian side who have reached…
MUMBAI: India are not losing sleep over all-rounder Hardik Pandya’s form or batting stalwart Virat Kohli’s strike rate heading into the T20 World Cup in June, chief selector Ajit Agarkar said on Thursday. Pandya, when fit and in form, is India’s preferred seam-bowling all-rounder and has also been retained as vice-captain of the Rohit Sharma-led squad for the T20 showpiece co-hosted by the United States and West Indies. Returning from an ankle injury suffered during the 50-overs World Cup last year, the 30-year-old has struggled with bat and ball in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Under his captaincy, five-times champions…
KARACHI: Pakistan finally registered their first victory of the ongoing West Indies tour of the country, when they beat the visitors by eight wickets in the fourth of the five-match women’s Twenty20 International series here at the National Bank Stadium on Thursday. After being subjected to a 3-0 ODI series whitewash, Pakistan lost the first three T20s to give the West Indies an unassailable lead before spin-bowling masterclasses by the hosts’ skipper Nida Dar and Sadia Iqbal lead them to a consolation victory. Opting to bat first, West Indies got off to a disastrous start with opener Qiana Joseph falling…
LAHORE: Dr Sohail Saleem, the head of Pakistan Cricket Board’s medical department, resigned on Thursday after a medical committee formed by the PCB revealed negligence and significant loopholes in the treatment of the elbow injury of Pakistan fast bowler Ihsanullah. “Dr Sohail Saleem, Director of Medical and Sports Sciences, has tendered his resignation, which has been accepted by the PCB [chairman Mohsin Naqvi],” the news release issued by the PCB on the matter on Thursday said. This is the second time when Dr Sohail had to resign from this post. In 2021, he stepped down as Ehsan Mani-headed PCB regime was not satisfied with…
ISLAMABAD: Hinting at calling the 13th Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) of the CPEC to meet on May 22-23, the government is expected to increase by over a quarter the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the next fiscal year, notwithstanding struggling development spending this year amid IMF-backed fiscal consolidation and stabilisation outlook. Informed sources told Dawn that the Ministry of Planning and Development is targeting Rs1.2 trillion worth of PSDP for the next fiscal year, almost 27pc higher than the Rs940bn allocation during the current fiscal year. The actual development spending in first nine months of current year has hardly reached Rs270bn,…
ISLAMABAD: The exports of merchandise rose year-on-year by 10.02 per cent in April after a slowdown in growth in the previous month, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on Thursday. Export proceeds increased by double-digits since December before slowing in March. However, the exports shrank 9pc month-on-month. In absolute terms, exports reached $2.35 billion in April from $2.14 billion in the corresponding month last year. They reached $25.28bn during the first 10 months of the current fiscal year from $23.17bn over the corresponding period last year, indicating an increase of 9.10pc. The trade deficit increased by…
GENEVA: A revival of industrial policies is under way around the world, the United Nations said on Thursday, with countries going for technological innovation to diversify their economies. The UN’s World Intellectual Property Organisation said greater productivity levels could be reached through specialising in existing strengths. “In economies of all sizes, we are seeing a resurgence in industrial policymaking,” said WIPO chief Daren Tang. “This includes in many developing and least developed countries, who are increasingly targeting economic diversification — and the innovation, creativity and technology required to achieve it — as a means of securing supply chains, addressing national…
WASHINGTON: The US State Department said on Thursday that Washington supports Pakistan’s efforts to stabilise its economy, including by reaching agreements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and this support was unwavering. The department’s spokesperson, Matthew Miller, highlighted this robust US support for Pakistan’s endeavours at his daily news briefing when a journalist questioned the US rationale for helping Islamabad rebuild its economy. “When it comes to efforts to stabilise its economy, we support those efforts, including reaching an agreement with the IMF,” said the US official while rejecting the suggestion that Pakistan may use the funds for its missile…
After turning in a depressed performance for three consecutive sessions, bulls returned to the trade floor at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) as shares gained more than 1,200 points in intraday trade. The benchmark KSE-100 index gained 1272.13, or 1.8 per cent, to stand at 71,929.77 points at 4:27pm from the previous close of 70,657.64. Finally, the index closed at 71,902.09, up by 1244.45 points or 1.76pc from the previous close. Tahir Abbas, head of research at Arif Habib Limited, observed, “The market is gaining momentum after correction of 3pc during the last 3 days.” He added that the investors…
