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  • Shah Brothers’ best in business, ICC shares a video of Naseem and Ubaid Shah

    Shah Brothers’ best in business, ICC shares a video of Naseem and Ubaid Shah

    International Cricket Council (ICC) shared a video of Obaid Shah’s best bowling in the Under-19 World Cup, termed him and Naseem Shah as destructive to the batsmen.

    Pakistan U-19 cricket team is busy playing ICC World Cup, where young Pakistani pacers are showing their skills with good bowling. The younger brother of national team fast bowler Naseem Shah also came to the attention of ICC with his excellent performance in this event.

    The world body of Cricket has also shared a video of brother Naseem Shah’s wicket-taking along with Obaid Shah’s disastrous bowling against New Zealand on his official Instagram page with captions “Brothers of destruction”.

    It should be noted that in the ICC U-19 World Cup, Pakistan defeated New Zealand by 10 wickets while completing a hat-trick of victories.

  • Under-19 World Cup: Pakistan defeats New Zealand by 10 wickets

    Under-19 World Cup: Pakistan defeats New Zealand by 10 wickets

    Pakistan defeated New Zealand by 10 wickets in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Under-19 World Cup to clinch their 3rd consecutive win.

    In the match played in East London, Pakistan easily achieved the target of 141 runs given by New Zealand in the 26th over without any loss.

    Shahzaib Khan played an unbeaten inning of 80 runs, and Shamyil Hussain also remained not out with 54 runs. None of New Zealand’s bowlers could get Pakistan’s opening pair out.

    Earlier, the New Zealand team was bundled out for 140 while batting first, with Stockpole scoring 42 and Olivier 29.

    On behalf of Pakistan, Ubaid Shah and Arafat Minhas took three wickets each, Naveed Ahmed took two wickets, and Muhammad Zeeshan and Ali Asfand took one wicket each.

  • PCB suspended three women cricketers for brawling

    PCB suspended three women cricketers for brawling

    The Pakistan Cricket Board has suspended three women cricketers for one match for brawling during the women’s national cricket championship.

    According to the ARY sources, during the national cricket championship, the players of the national women’s team got into a fight, two players beat up the third teammate in the hotel.

    Both women players beat the third cricketer so much that his nose bled, however, the battered cricketer did not open her mouth for two matches.

    After the matter became unbearable, the said cricketer informed the administration of the cruelty done to him, after which the board administration banned the three players for one match each instead of taking major action.

    After the ban, Sadaf, Yusrah, and Ayesha could not play Friday’s match.

    On the other hand, according to the board, the chairperson women’s cricket will reach Rawalpindi to investigate the matter. It should be noted that the Pakistan Women’s Cricket Championship is being played in Rawalpindi.

  • BPL team owner rejects match-fixing allegations against Shoaib Malik

    BPL team owner rejects match-fixing allegations against Shoaib Malik

    A statement by the owner of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) team Fortune Barisal has been issued to defend Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik’s against allegations of involvement in match-fixing, Geo News has reported.

    Shoaib Malik bowled three consecutive no-balls in a BPL march, after which match-fixing allegations were levelled against him by fans.

    Fortunes’ owner Barishal Meezanur Rahman said, “The rumors about match-fixing against Shoaib Malik are baseless. Shoaib Malik is a good cricketer, and he has played the best game for our team.” He added that Malik is a senior cricketer, and deserves to be respected.

    Malik went to the United Arab Emirates from Bangladesh to play in the T10 League after playing a BPL match 3 days ago.

    The spokesperson of Fortune Barisal has confirmed that Shoaib was supposed to return before the next match but now he he will arrive on February 4. The team thinks that Shoaib Malik shouldn’t play anymore.

  • Pakistan issues visas to Indian tennis team

    Pakistan issues visas to Indian tennis team

    The Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi has issued visas to the Indian tennis team, making it certain that players from the neighbouring country will come to Pakistan for the Davis Cup.

    The Indian tennis team, consisting of seven players and five officials, will reach Islamabad from Delhi on January 28.

    Pakistan High Commission has also issued visas to a few Indian journalists for coverage. The two countries will face each other in the Davis Cup tie on February 3 and 4.

  • Hafeez alleges players were focused on foreign leagues during Australia and New Zealand tours

    Hafeez alleges players were focused on foreign leagues during Australia and New Zealand tours

    Former Pakistan Cricket Team Director Muhammad Hafeez has alleged that national players were not fully focused on the game during the tour of Australia and New Zealand, as they were worried about different leagues.

    According to Geo News sources, Muhammad Hafeez, who was the team director of Pakistan on the tour of Australia and New Zealand, met with the Acting Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Shah Khawar, to whom he explained the reasons for the defeat and also discussed the improvement of cricket.

    Sources say that Hafeez has told the head of the board that the national players in Australia and New Zealand were not fully focused on the game, there too they were worried about different leagues.

    According to sources, Hafeez also met PCB COO Salman Naseer separately. It should be noted that Hafeez’s contract as team director has expired.

    Hafeez also expressed his desire to renew the agreement, on which he was told that the decision is possible only after the consultation of inter-provincial coordination of ministries.

    It should be remembered that Pakistan faced a whitewash in the Test series during Australia’s tour, while the national team lost 1-4 in the T20 series against New Zealand

  • Hindutva trolls target MS Dhoni for not attending Ram Mandir inauguration ceremony

    Hindutva trolls target MS Dhoni for not attending Ram Mandir inauguration ceremony

    Indian cricket legend Mahindra Singh Dhoni is getting hate by right-wing Indians for not attending the inauguration ceremony of Ayodhya Ram Mandir on Monday.

    MS Dhoni was invited by the management of the controversial temple but he didn’t attend the ceremony. As a result, he is getting backlash on social media, with his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) being criticised for not posting anything about Ram Mandir on social media.

    Hindutva extremists are pointing out that Dhoni made many public appearances including many get-togethers, birthday bashes and an engagement ceremony. But when it comes to attending the Pran Pratishtha ceremony, he was not available.

    Here are a few reactions on social media:

    India’s batting maestro Virat Kohli and captain Rohit Sharma also didn’t attend the Ram Mandir inauguration ceremony.

  • Is Muhammad Amir making a come back to the national team?

    Is Muhammad Amir making a come back to the national team?

    Former fast bowler Muhammad Amir has spoken up about returning to the national team. This week, Muhammad Amir shared his perspective on the current state of his cricket career during a press conference with his ILT20 team ‘Desert Vipers’.

    “At this time I had moved on, there were different things to do in my life, and now the chapter of my return to the national team is closed.”

    “Three years away from international cricket is a long time. If you look at Pakistan’s system now, it’s changing every month so you never know what’s going to happen,” he said.

    Stating that the discussion is closed for him after being out of the team since three years, the pacer emphasized, “I don’t think it would be a wise decision for me to come back. At least I don’t know what will happen in the next few years.”

    Amir retired from international cricket in 2020, citing what he called injustices meted out to him by head coach Misbah ul Haq and Waqar Younis.

  • Under-19 World Cup: Pakistan defeats Nepal by five wickets

    Under-19 World Cup: Pakistan defeats Nepal by five wickets

    In the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Pakistan defeated Nepal by 5 wickets for their second win on Buffalo Park, East London.

    In the match played in East London, the national team achieved the target of 198 runs in 47.7 overs, Azan Owais scored 63 runs, Shamyl Hussain and Shahzaib Khan scored 37 runs each.

    Nepal won the toss and decided to bat against Pakistan and scored 197 runs and gave Pakistan a target of 198 runs to win. Arafat Minhas took 3 wickets, Obaid Shah and Ahmed Hussain took 2 wickets each for Pakistan.

  • Another cricketer of Pakistani origin falls victim to Indian harassment

    Another cricketer of Pakistani origin falls victim to Indian harassment

    Another Pakistani-origin cricket has fallen victim to the India’s discriminatory visa policies. India has not yet issued an Indian visa to English cricketer Shoaib Basheer, who is of Pakistani origin.

    Shoaib Basheer has been ruled out of England’s first Test. Despite being part of the British squad, he could not travel with the team on Sunday.

    The young off-spinner will return to England after a camp in Abu Dhabi, and reapply for a visa to India.

    English captain Ben Stokes expressed displeasure over Indian behavior towards Shoaib Basheer, stating, “It is quite disappointing to see such behavior towards a young player. He is not the first player this has happened to.”

    It should be remembered that because of his connection with Pakistan, Australia’s Usman Khawaja was also issued an Indian visa late last year, while at least two journalists of Pakistani origin living in Britain were also deprived of coverage of the World Cup last year.