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  • Pakistan’s Haider Ali wins gold at Asian Para Games

    Pakistan’s Haider Ali wins gold at Asian Para Games

    Pakistani athlete Haider Ali has won the gold medal in the ongoing Asian Para Games in China.

    Haider Ali won the gold medal in the men’s discus throw event at the Asian Para Games. Ali also won the gold medal for Pakistan in the 2021 Para Olympics.

  • World Cup 2023: Australia defeats Netherlands by 309 runs

    World Cup 2023: Australia defeats Netherlands by 309 runs

    In the 24th match of the ICC ODI World Cup, Australia won the biggest victory in the history of the tournament by defeating the Netherlands by a huge margin of 309 runs.

    Australia scored 399 runs for eight wickets in the given 50 overs, with David Warner scoring 104 runs and Glenn Maxwell scoring 106 runs. Steve Smith scored 71 runs and Labuchin scored 62 runs.

    On behalf of the Netherlands, Logan van Beek gave 74 runs in 10 overs and dismissed four players, Bass De Lede took two wickets.

    Chasing Australia’s target of 400 runs, the entire Netherlands team was bowled out for 90 runs in 21 overs.

    For the Netherlands, Vikramjeet Singh scored 25 runs, Tejanda Munro scored 14 runs, Sybrand 11 and Colin Ackerman scored 10 runs while Logan van Beek, van der Meerwe, and Paul van Meekerman were out for zero.

    Adam Zampa dismissed four players for eight runs in three overs, Mitchell Marsh took two wickets while Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins took one wicket each.

    Glenn Maxwell was declared player of the match for his brilliant batting.

  • Glenn Maxwell scores fastest century in World Cup history

    Glenn Maxwell scores fastest century in World Cup history

    Australian batsman Glenn Maxwell has scored the fastest century in World Cup history.

    In the 24th match of the ICC ODI World Cup, Australia and the Netherlands are competing at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi today.

    Australian captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat first against the Netherlands.

    The Kangaroos took the Netherlands bowlers to task, with first David Warner scoring a century, after which Glenn Maxwell came to the crease and rained fours and sixes upon the ground.

    Maxwell scored the fastest century in World Cup history with the help of 8 sixes and 8 fours in 40 balls. He played an innings of 106 runs off 44 balls.

  • Rana Mujahid elected secretary of Pakistan Hockey Federation

    Rana Mujahid elected secretary of Pakistan Hockey Federation

    Rana Mujahid has elected secretary of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF).

    The decision to elect the Secretary and Joint Secretary of PHF was taken unanimously in a general council meeting.

    According to the unanimous decisions, Rana Mujahid was elected as Secretary of the Pakistan Hockey Federation in place of Haider Hussain and Colonel retired Asif Khokhar as Joint Secretary.

    According to sources, the Secretary and Joint Secretary will perform duties in the Pakistan Hockey Federation till October 2026.

  • YouTuber slammed on social media for giving batting tips to national cricketer

    YouTuber slammed on social media for giving batting tips to national cricketer

    A video of Pakistan’s well-known YouTuber and Tik-Toker Maaz Safdar has created a storm on social media, with many Pakistani cricket fans criticizing him.

    In a show related to the ICC ODI World Cup, Maaz Safdar and other tik tokers analyzed the sport. Maaz Safdar then explained how to play shots.

    He can be seen giving advice to Pakistani batsmen on how to avoid getting LBW (Leg Before Wicket). When Muaz Safdar’s video went viral on social media, users criticized the YouTuber.

    Here are some reactions:

  • Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir slams Pakistan’s fielding, spin bowling

    Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir slams Pakistan’s fielding, spin bowling

    Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir slammed Pakistan’s poor fielding and spin bowling after continued defeats in the World Cup.

    In a recent interview with the Indian media, Gautam Gambhir said, “We have discussed it in the Asia Cup as well. A team in bowling and batting can have a bad day but it can’t have a bad day in fielding. Pakistan team’s poor fielding has continued since the Asia Cup, which has not improved till now. I believe that Pakistan is a mediocre fielding team in this World Cup.”

    “The second problem with Pakistan is their spin bowling. In the match against Afghanistan, Pakistan had a wicket where there was no dew and they also had spinners, but none of the three spinners could NOT take wickets,” added Gambhir.

    Gautam Gambhir said that cricket has become very modern now. “Cricket is not like back it was in 1990 or 2011 where you score 270 or 280 runs and think your bowling will defend it. Teams will have to play attacking cricket.”

  • Free popcorn, cold drinks for India-Sri Lanka match

    Free popcorn, cold drinks for India-Sri Lanka match

    The ICC World Cup is underway in India and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced it will give free popcorn and cold drinks to all fans for the India-Sri Lanka match, which will be held at Wankhede Stadium Mumbai on November 2.

    According to the Mumbai Cricket Association President Amul Kaal, for free cold drinks and popcorn, fans will have to show their ticket at the counter, and free cold drinks and popcorn will be available for non-hospitality areas.

    The entire cost of free popcorn and cold drinks will be borne by the Mumbai Cricket Association.

  • Hardik Pandya not fully fit, participation against England doubtful

    Hardik Pandya not fully fit, participation against England doubtful

    Hardik Pandya, the all-rounder of the Indian cricket team, who suffered an injury after the match against Bangladesh in the ICC Cricket World Cup, has not yet become fully fit.

    According to Indian media, Hardik Pandya is suffering from an ankle injury. His participation in the match against England is in doubt.

    Pandya could not play in the match against New Zealand on Sunday, while the match between India and England is scheduled for October 29.

  • World Cup 2023: South Africa defeat Bangladesh by 149 runs

    World Cup 2023: South Africa defeat Bangladesh by 149 runs

    In the ICC ODI World Cup, South Africa defeated Bangladesh by a huge margin of 149 runs to chalk up their fourth victory in the event.

    At the match played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first against Bangladesh.

    South Africa scored 382 runs for the loss of five wickets in the allotted 50 overs. De Kock played a brilliant innings of 174 runs while Henrik Klaasen scored 90 runs off 49 balls. This is Quinton de Kock’s third century in the current World Cup.

    Aiden Markram scored 60 runs, Hendricks scored 12 runs, van der Dusen scored one run and David Miller remained unbeaten with 34 runs.

    Hasan Mehmood took two wickets, while Mehdi Hasan Miraz, Shariful Islam, and Shakib Al Hasan got one wicket each for Bangladesh.

    Bangladesh’s whole team returned to the pavilion in 46.4 overs on 233 runs.

    Mohammadullah was top scorer with 111 runs.

    Gerald Coetzee took three wickets, while Marco Jensen, Lizzad Williamson, and Kagiso Rabada took two wickets each from the South African side.

  • Pakistan’s World Cup woe — what’s gone wrong?

    Pakistan’s World Cup woe — what’s gone wrong?

    Pakistan’s chances of making the semi-finals of the Cricket World Cup are on a knife-edge after their eight-wicket defeat to Afghanistan.

    AFP Sport looks at three problem areas for Babar Azam’s falterinordinary

    World class bowling looks ordinary

    Pakistan’s bowling was touted as world class before the Asia Cup and when they restricted a strong India side to 266 all out in a washed out game at Pallekele, commentators saw it as a major warning to World Cup rivals.

    But two weeks before the showpiece event, key fast bowler Naseem Shah was ruled out with a shoulder injury.

    Spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi has 10 wickets in five games in India but has failed to make an early impact — his 2-36 against India and 5-54 facing Australia came in losing causes. In the opening wins over Netherlands and Sri Lanka, he managed two wickets at a combined cost of 103 runs.

    Haris Rauf has leaked runs, conceding 286 in five games for eight wickets while the spinners have lacked bite on the slow and turning pitches of India. Shadab Khan, Usama Mir, Mohammad Nawaz and Iftikhar Ahmed have just six wickets in five matches between them, conceding 502 runs.

    Captaincy in question

    Babar Azam is one of the top batsmen in white ball cricket — he has two fifties at the World Cup — but his captaincy has been questioned and he has faced accusations of lacking aggression in field settings.

    Pakistan media have consistently accused him of favouring his friends in selection.

    “As far as captaincy is concerned, I don’t have much pressure on me or on my batting. I try to give my best in batting,” Babar said after Monday’s loss to Afghanistan.

    “During fielding, I think about captaincy and during batting I just think about the batting.”

    Babar has won some sympathy in India for his team having to play in front of crowds where Pakistan fans have been effectively banned.

    Tight security has also meant that the squad is virtually confined to their hotels once their playing and training commitments are completed.

    Lack of planning

    There have been frequent, unsettling changes in the the Pakistan Cricket Board set-up — three chairmen in the past year — which hurt planning for the World Cup.

    Former chairman Najam Sethi brought in Mickey Arthur as team director but he also kept his Derbyshire county job in England.

    Directing the team from the UK, he was criticised in some media as a “Zoom coach.”

    Pakistan officials have also been accused of failing to manage the workload of their fast bowlers with Naseem and Shaheen playing all three formats.

    Naseem’s most obvious replacements, Ihsanullah and Mohammad Hasnain were also unfit, forcing Pakistan to recall Hasan Ali.

    “You were not able to find a coach and since you liked foreign ones you hired an online coach. We change our system frequently and that is showing in our performance in the World Cup,” said former Pakistan great Wasim Akram.