Fawad Ahmed

Australian legspinner Fawad Ahmed tested positive for COVID-19 while playing in the Pakistan Super League and has been put in isolation, his club said on Monday.

The Australian cricket community offers its congratulations to Fawad Ahmed, who will be granted a permanent visa by Immigration Minister Chris Bowen, subject to undertaking the normal health and security checks.

John Inverarity, Australia's chairman of selectors, indicated that Pakistan-born leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed could yet be called into the Ashes squad.

Three more people -- two foreign players and one support staff member -- have tested positive for COVID-19 in the ongoing Pakistan Super League but the cricket Board on Tuesday insisted the tournament would continue on schedule.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has invited criticism for not maintaining the sanctity of the bio-bubble protocols during the ongoing Pakistan Super League, where Australian player Fawad Ahmed tested positive for COVID-19, leading to the postponement of a match on Monday.

Pakistani cricket fans are exploring options on social media to watch the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches after the government banned the telecast of the Twenty20 league in the country.

Australia's spin bowling consultant Fawad Ahmed has been forced into isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 ahead of the team's three-Test series against hosts Pakistan, starting on Friday.

Sydney Thunder batter Usman Khawaja was left feeling hard done by after his controversial dismissal paved the way for their elimination from the Big Bash League finals at the hands of the Adelaide Strikers on Sunday.

Three more unnamed players participating in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL6) have tested positive for the COVID-19, the country's cricket board (PCB) confirmed on Thursday.

An independent fact finding committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that the bio-bubble set up for the PSL 6 was broken and compromised on several occasions. The two-member committee of infectious diseases experts was constituted by the PCB to probe what went wrong with the bio-secure bubble in PSL 6.

England batsman Tom Banton is one of the two foreign players who tested positive for COVID-19 in the ongoing Pakistan Super League and he has been put under isolation, the cricketer confirmed.

Trinbago Knight Riders finished their league campaign with an all-win record crushing the wooden spooners St Kitts & Nevis Patriots by nine wickets in the Hero Caribbean Premier League encounter.

The son of Punjabi immigrant farmers, Tanveer Sangha, 19, has become only the second person of Indian origin to make it to the Australian men's national cricket team. The leg-spinner will be part of the 18-man squad for the Australia-New Zealand T20 series in February this year.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday said it has decided to offer coronavirus vaccine doses to all participants of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 6.

The ongoing Pakistan Super League was on Thursday postponed with immediate effect after three more cricketers tested positive for COVID-19, taking the total number of cases in the T20 event to seven. "will focus on the safe and secure passage of all participants, and arrange repeat PCR tests, vaccines and isolation facilities to the six participating sides," PCB said.

Fast bowler Hasan Ali has returned two negative tests after initially testing positive for Covid-19 and will join the Pakistan training camp from Tuesday, ahead of their tours of South Africa and Zimbabwe.

IPL Auction 2018: Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb Zadran fetched a hefty pay-check of Rs 4 crore from Kings XI Punjab, thus becoming the third Afghan player to be bought by an IPL franchise after Rashid Khan (Rs 9 crore to SRH), Mohammad Nabi (Rs 1 crore to SRH).

Hosts St Kitts and Nevis Patriots eked out a three-wicket win over Saint Lucia Kings in a last-ball thriller to claim their maiden Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) title at Warner Park here.