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  • Wasim Akram teaching Aussie commentators to pronounce ‘Fakhar’ is the funniest thing you will see

    Wasim Akram teaching Aussie commentators to pronounce ‘Fakhar’ is the funniest thing you will see

    Former Pakistani fast bowling legend Wasim Akram is known for being one of the wittiest men in international cricket. The great bowler once again reinforced his sense of humour in a video that’s going viral.

    In the video, Akram can be seen teaching his fellow Australian commentators how to pronounce the name “Fakhar” – a word that sounds strikingly similar to THAT English swear word.

    The renowned Pakistani pacer, who was a part of the commentary panel during the recently finished Test series between Australia and Pakistan, shared his witty insights and requested the other commentators to pronounce the word ‘Fakhar’, which resulted in a humorous debate.

    On social media, the conversation’s video has become extremely popular. In the video, Akram says, “There’s another name you guys mess up too, try pronouncing Fakhar.”

    Akram’s request made the other two burst into laughter, clearly showing Aussies’ struggle to pronounce the word correctly. Akram went on to share an incident about his Australian wife. “So Shaniera came to Pakistan and my son’s friend’s name was Fakhar. He brought his 12-year-old friend and he said, ‘This is my friend, Fakhar’. She said, ‘Hang on a minute’. Because Australians can’t pronounce khay in their language, it took her about two years to pronounce his name.”

    Akram and the Australian commentators also discussed the amusing incident where the legendary former batsman Mark Waugh struggled to pronounce the name ‘Fakhar Zaman’ during a show.

    The viral video moment occurred during the third and final Test match in Sydney.

  • Here is an update on Naseem Shah’s fitness

    Here is an update on Naseem Shah’s fitness

    Islamabad United released a fitness report on their latest acquisition, right-arm fast bowler Naseem Shah, who joined the Islamabad team after being part of Quetta Gladiators.

    The franchise shared on its social media platform that Naseem Shah is bowling regularly in the nets and his recovery is going well.

    Last month, Pakistan chief selector Wahab Riaz expressed hope that Naseem would be fit and ready to represent Islamabad United by the time the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Season 9 begins on February 17.

    According to reports, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is reluctant to allow Naseem’s inclusion in the entire PSL season after his return from injury.

  • ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 schedule announced

    ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 schedule announced

    The schedule of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 has been announced.

    The ICC T20 World Cup in 2024 will be the ninth tournament of this format which will be hosted by the West Indies and USA. This mega event will be played from June 1 to June 29.

    West Indies six and America’s three venues will host 55 total matches. The opening match of the World Cup will be between the United States of America (USA) and Canada.

    The event will feature 20 teams divided into four groups of 5 each, with the top 2 from each group qualifying for the Super 8stage where the top four teams will make it to the semi-finals.

    Pakistan and India have been placed in the same group for T20 and World Cup.

    Group A

    Pakistan, India, Ireland, USA, Canada

    Group B

    England Australia, Namibia, Scotland, Oman

    Group C

    New Zealand, West Indies, Afghanistan, Uganda, Papua New Guinea

    Group D

    South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Nepal

    Here is the complete schedule of the T20 World Cup 2024:

    Group matches of the T20 World Cup will be played from June 1 to June 18, Super 8 stage will be played from June 19 to 24. The semi-finals will be held on June 26 and 27, while the final will be held on June 29 in Barbados.

    Pakistan’s Match Schedule

    In the T20 World Cup group, Pakistan will play its first match against the USA on June 6. The India-Pak World Cup match will be played on June 9 in New York. Pakistan will play the third match of the group on June 11 against Canada and the fourth match against Ireland on June 16.

    It should be noted that England is the defending champion of the tournament, having defeated Pakistan in the final of the 2022 T20 World Cup.

  • Pakistani team’s tribute to David Warner with a gift

    Pakistani team’s tribute to David Warner with a gift

    The Pakistani team gave tribute to the Australian opener David Warner who played his last Test and also gave him a gift.

    David Warner, who played his last Test, scored 57 runs in the last innings of his Test career and was lbw by Sajid Khan.

    When David Warner got out and started to leave the ground, the Pakistani players and the spectators in the Sydney stadium gave him a standing ovation.

    Later during the award ceremony, Pakistan team captain Shan Masood congratulated David Warner on behalf of the Pakistan team and presented him with Babar Azam’s shirt as a gift, signed by all the Pakistani players.

  • Australia whitewashed Pakistan in three-match Test series

    Australia whitewashed Pakistan in three-match Test series

    In the last Test series match between Pakistan and Australia, Australia defeated Pakistan by 8 wickets and whitewashed the three-match series.

    On the fourth day of the Sydney Test, Pakistan had given Australia a target of 130 runs to win.

    Earlier, Pakistan lost the Melbourne Test by 79 runs, and Pakistan also lost the Perth Test by a huge margin of 360 runs.

    Chasing the target, Australia’s first wicket fell to zero, opener Usman Khawaja fell victim to Sajid Khan and returned to the pavilion. In their second innings on the fourth day of the match, Australia scored 91 runs for losing one wicket until the lunch break.

    Steve Smith scored 4 runs and Maruns Labuschagne scored 55 to lead his team to victory. Australia achieved the target of 130 runs given by Pakistan for the loss of two wickets in 25.5 overs on the fourth day.

    Earlier, at the beginning of the fourth day, the Pakistani team was dismissed by scoring 115 runs in the second innings.

  • Sydney Test; Australia bowled out on 299, Pakistan loses two early wickets

    Sydney Test; Australia bowled out on 299, Pakistan loses two early wickets

    On the third day of the Sydney Test, in response to Pakistan’s 313, Australia was bowled out for 299 in the first innings, while Pakistan lost two early wickets on just one run in the second inning.

    In the first session, Australian batsmen Steve Smith scored 38 and Maruns Labuschagne put up 60 runs. Australia’s third wicket fell on 187 runs, and the fourth wicket succumbed soon after with the score at 188 runs. Steve Smith was dismissed by Mir Hamza while Marnus was dismissed by Salman Agha.

    Travis Head fell at 10 runs to Aamir Jamal while Alex Carey was bowled for 38 runs with the total at 289. Mitchell Marsh was bowled for 54 runs and Nathan Lyon was dismissed for five runs by Aamir who then dismissed Josh Hazlewood for a duck.

    The Green Caps have a 14-run lead in the first innings. Opener Abdullah Shafiq was bowled out by Mitchel Starc in the first over while captain Shan Masood was dismissed on zero by Josh Hazlewood. Now Babar Azam and Saim Ayub are at the crease and Pakistan is now on 20 runs for two wickets.

  • India defeats South Africa by 7 wickets in second Test match

    India defeats South Africa by 7 wickets in second Test match

    India defeats South Africa by seven wickets in the second Test match played at Newlands Cricket Stadium.

    South Africa’s first inning:

    In the first inning of the second test match South African team was bowled out for 55 runs. Muhammad Siraj took five wickets for India.

    India’s first inning:

    India scored 153 runs in the first inning. India was looking good when India was on 153 runs with four wickets lost, but then Protease bowlers turn the table, and dismissed the remaining six players for Zero run.

    In the last 11 balls of the first inning India lost its remaining six wickets due to deadliest bowling by Lungi Nigidi and Kagiso Rabada.

    South Africa’s second inning:

    South Africa’s whole team was bowled out for 176 and set a target of just 79 runs for India. Aiden Markram scored 103 runs while from India’s side Jasprit Bumrah took six wickets.

    India’s second inning:

    India chase down the given target by losing three wickets.

  • Wahab Riaz slammed for calling Dhani’s behavior inappropriate

    Wahab Riaz slammed for calling Dhani’s behavior inappropriate

    Chairman Selection Committee for the national cricket team, Wahab Riaz, is facing criticism for calling fast bowler Shahnawaz Dhani’s behavior inappropriate.

    While speaking on a Geo News on Thursday, Wahab Riaz said, “There were complaints about Shahnawaz Dhani’s behaviour, that he did not want to bowl during net practice and tried to avoid it.’

    The pacer was defended by former Local Government Minister of Sindh and leader of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Nasir Hussain Shah. “The management should not make such statements about the players. Shahnawaz Dhani is an excellent bowler, he was also the man of the match in the final of the National Cup. Surprisingly, you are calling Shahnawaz Dhani unfit,” the PPP leader said  to Geo Super.

    Social media was also up in arms about Wahab Riaz’s criticism of the beloved bowler. Here is how social media is reacting;

  • 13-year-old boy became first player to beat computer game Tetris

    13-year-old boy became first player to beat computer game Tetris

    A 13-years old boy Blue Scuti became the first-ever player to beat famous computer game Tetris.

    If you’ve played Tetris, you’ll know that as the levels progress, the pieces fall quickly, making it impossible to think and check where you should fit them. It is a very original and practical mechanism that turns the experience into a real challenge, even as the game keeps increasing the level of difficulty until it squeezes the man’s abilities and leads him to defeat.

    But a 13-year-old Tetris-loving boy with great skill and technique managed to achieve what no one had achieved before.

    Secret behind this record:

    He built an Artificial intelligence (AI) program so that he could recognize the piece and place it perfectly in its place so that the levels keep increasing and you know how far the game can go, which happened and caused the game to crash.

    The interesting thing about all of this is that no one has ever been able to replicate artificial intelligence, because these pieces fall at such a speed that it is almost impossible to get them into the right place to advance in the game but someone has finally got it.

    Blue Scuti has a channel on YouTube, here is a video of when he achieved this feat;

  • Sydney Test; Rain ends second day’s play

    Sydney Test; Rain ends second day’s play

    Australia’s batting continues in chase of Pakistan’s 313 runs in the first innings, however, the second day’s play has ended due to rain.

    Australia scored 116 runs for the loss of two wickets when the game was stopped due to low light and a break was called before the tea break. Later on, it started raining during the break, causing a further delay, and the wicket was covered with covers.

    On the second day of the last Test match, Pakistan got its first success as Australian opener David Warner scored 34 runs and fell victim to Salman Ali Agha while Usman Khawaja was dismissed by Aamir Jamal for 47 runs.