A Voice of the Unheard Monday, October 12, 2026
LAHORE: In the last week of October, Gaddafi Stadium will stage four one-day internationals in seven days, including a final. England and Sri Lanka are both coming. For a city that lost international cricket for years, that is a statement in itself, and Lahore’s administration has begun making sure nothing spoils it. Commissioner Lahore Noman...
LAHORE: Cricket’s rule book changed on October 1, and Pakistan will be among the first teams to play by the new one. The three-match T20 series against Sri Lanka starts in Rawalpindi on Friday, and every match in it will be played under the International Cricket Council’s revised playing conditions. The changes cover all three...
LAHORE: Opening batter Sahibzada Farhan, who is leading Pakistan’s T20 side at the Asian Games, may be kept on as captain for the home T20 series against Sri Lanka next month. Sources say head coach Mike Hesson favours replacing Salman Ali Agha with Farhan as captain in the shortest format. Sources also say young players...
LAHORE: Pakistan has forfeited its opening-round match against Israel at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, with none of its four players taking their seats and the Israeli team awarded a 4-0 walkover without a move being played. According to an official statement by the Chess Federation of Pakistan (CFP), the decision was deliberate....
NISSHIN, Japan:Pakistan defeated Thailand by three wickets in a rain-reduced quarterfinal of the Asian Games women’s cricket competition at Korogi Athletic Park in Nisshin on Thursday, securing a place in the semifinals. Umm-e-Hani struck the winning run with two balls to spare, sealing a tense chase after Thailand mounted a spirited late fightback. Rain reduced...
WORMSLEY, England: Pakistan’s Under-19 cricket team completed a commanding 3-1 series win over England Under-19 on their tour of England. They won the fourth and final Youth One-Day International by 200 runs. Batting first, Pakistan scored 350 for four in their 50 overs. Captain Farhan Yousaf led the way with an unbeaten 80 off just...
DUBAI/LAHORE: The Indian team refused to receive the trophy at the conclusion of the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 final, with PCB sources linking the conduct to the injection of politics into cricket. India defeated Sri Lanka in the final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday to take the title, but the presentation ceremony...
BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Abbas has equalled a 27-year-old record held by legendary all-rounder Wasim Akram, striking twice in the opening over of England’s chase in the third Test at Edgbaston. Abbas dismissed England’s first two batters in the opening over as the hosts began their pursuit of a 130-run target. Wasim Akram had...
BIRMINGHAM: England beat Pakistan by eight wickets on the fourth day of the third and final Test at Edgbaston on Saturday, completing a 3-0 series sweep and inflicting a first-ever home Test whitewash on Pakistan. Set 130 to win, England were reduced to two for two inside the opening over of the morning before captain...
LAHORE: Pakistan cricketers Mohammad Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq appeared before the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) in Lahore, taking the fallout from a disastrous England tour off the field, while the national side slumped towards a first-ever Test series whitewash in England after being bowled out for 133 in the first innings of the Birmingham...