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  • Zaka Asharaf likely to attend Pakistan-India match

    Zaka Asharaf likely to attend Pakistan-India match

    Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf is likely to visit India to attend the Pakistan-India match on October 14 at Ahemadabad Stadium.

    According to PCB, an India visa has already been allotted for Zaka Ashraf and he may visit India in 2-3 days.

    Read More: Rizwan dedicates win to people in Gaza

    On the other hand, the efforts of PCB Management Committee have paid off. The Indian Embassy has started contacting Pakistani journalists for World Cup visas too, asking Pakistani journalists to immediately submit their passports for visas.

  • World Cup 2023: Grand ceremony to be held before Pakistan-India match

    World Cup 2023: Grand ceremony to be held before Pakistan-India match

    A special program will be organized on the occasion of the India-Pakistan match in the Cricket World Cup 2023. According to Indian media, Indian superstars will participate in the program in Ahmedabad.

    Many film stars including senior Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth will attend the ceremony.

    Reports state that former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and singer Arijit Singh will also participate while the event will also feature a light show, fireworks, and dance performances.

    According to Gujarat Cricket Association Secretary Anil Patel, the special event will start around 12 noon in which 20 to 25 Pakistani journalists will also participate.

    Read More: World Cup 2023; India finally starts visa issuance for Pakistani journalists

    Anil Patel says that all arrangements have been completed for Pakistani journalists. Pakistan Cricket Board officials will also come to India to watch the Pakistan-India match.

    According to the Indian media, the Indian Cricket Board has decided to hold a special event for the fans on the occasion of the India-Pakistan match after not opting for an opening ceremony of the World Cup. Cricket fans had expressed disappointment over the absence of the opening ceremony in the World Cup.

    The match between Pakistan and India is scheduled to be played on October 14 at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium.

  • Pakistan’s historic win against Sri Lanka launches meme storm on social media

    Pakistan’s historic win against Sri Lanka launches meme storm on social media

    Pakistan chased down the highest total in the history of the World Cup on Tuesday against Sri Lanka, successfully bypassing the island nation’s 344/9 with six wickets to spare.

    Muhammad Rizwan and Abdullah Shafiq scored magnificent centuries to lead their team to a comfortable victory. Rizwan was suffering cramps during the match, limping across the pitch.

    After this historic chase social media users started sharing memes. Here are one the best ones posted yet:

  • Rizwan dedicates win to people in Gaza

    Rizwan dedicates win to people in Gaza

    Records were left stranded in the dust as Pakistan created history on Tuesday night, chasing down the highest total in World Cup history against Sri Lanka.

    Pakistan chased a target of 345 and won the match against Sri Lanka by six wickets. Muhammad Rizwan, who battled severe cramps during the match, remained unbeaten on a 121-ball 131. He was declared Player of the Match. We hope we win the World Cup with these dedicated players in our team.

    Read More: Indian anti-minority lawyer targets a Pakistani over fake allegations

    Rizwan took to X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday to celebrate the victory, dedicating it to people suffering a war in Gaza Strip, an already besieged area, that will now face a “total” blockade from Israel including a ban on food and water.

    “This was for our brothers and sisters in Gaza. Happy to contribute in the win. Credits to the whole team and especially Abdullah Shafique and Hassan Ali for making it easier. Extremely grateful to the people of Hyderabad for the amazing hospitality and support throughout.,” he wrote.

  • ‘Sometimes cramps, sometimes I’m acting’: Rizwan’s hilarious quip is leading a meme storm

    ‘Sometimes cramps, sometimes I’m acting’: Rizwan’s hilarious quip is leading a meme storm

    Pakistanis celebrated all night long after their cricket team’s stunning victory against Sri Lanka on Tuesday night, successfully chasing down a 345 runs target with six wickets to spare. The win created history as the highest successful chase in the World Cup. Cricketers Muhammad Rizwan and Abdullah Shafiq paved the way for the team, leading it to a comfortable victory with their stunning centuries.

    Now, Rizwan’s hilarious quips after the match have taken center stage. Addressing a press conference, he talked about the cramps that plagued him while he was playing, limping on the pitch.

    Addressing the moment, Rizwan cheekily replied “Sometimes it’s cramps, sometimes I’m acting.”

    The one-liner soon led to a meme-storm on the internet, as if there weren’t enough reasons to love Muhammad Rizwan, he just gave us another one.

    With that, we just found a new way to get off from hectic work schedules thanks to Rizwan

    Not just an ace in the field, but also an ace in the meme game.

    Us next time Mama says guests arahay hain kamra saaf karo

    Bas give him an Oscar because he just gave the internet a gold star meme

  • World Cup 2023; India finally starts visa issuance for Pakistani journalists

    World Cup 2023; India finally starts visa issuance for Pakistani journalists

    The Indian embassy in Islamabad has started the process for issuing visas to Pakistani journalists to cover the ICC cricket World Cup 2023.

    Pakistani journalists have been waiting for Indian visas since before the tournament begun.

    Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has shown disappointment in the delay by the Indian embassy. Now the embassy has started contacting journalists who are willing to cover the World Cup, asking them to submit their passports as soon as possible.

    Earlier, PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf contacted Pakistan foreign secretory Syrus Qazi to voice alarm over the delay of visas to Pakistani fans and journalists for the World Cup.

    Read More: World Cup 2023: Pakistani cricket presenter Zainab Abbas sent back from India due to safety concerns

    According to ICC, the host country has to host visas for fans and journalists to cover the event but India was still being stubborn.

    The PCB has reminded ICC and BCCI (Board of Control of cricket in India) of the terms and conditions for the host country to issue visas for fans and journalists.

  • Pakistan creates history; chases down highest total in World Cup

    Pakistan creates history; chases down highest total in World Cup

    Records were left stranded in the dust as Pakistan created history on Tuesday night, chasing down the highest total in World Cup history against Sri Lanka.

    Magnificent centuries by Abdullah Shafiq and Mohammad Rizwan paved the way towards victory as mercurial Pakistan stomped home comfortably.

    Batting first, Sri Lanka scored 344 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the given 50 overs, with Kaushal Mendes scoring 122 runs and Samara Wickrama scored 108 runs.

    Pakistan achieved the target of 345 runs with just four wickets down in the 49th over, with Abdullah Shafiq scorinh 113 runs and Mohammad Rizwan remaining not out with 131 runs.

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    The target of 345 runs is the highest achieved by any team in World Cup history. In the 2011 World Cup, Ireland successfully achieved a target of 329 runs against England.

  • Indian journalists slam govt for not giving visas to Pakistani correspondents

    Indian journalists slam govt for not giving visas to Pakistani correspondents

    Senior Indian journalist Rajdeep Sardesai expressed disappointment on his government’s continuous delay in issuing visas for Pakistani journalists, stating that if Pakistan is playing the World Cup in India, visas cannot be denied to journalists.

    Rajdeep Sardesai asked why should journalists be politically demotivated. “We should adopt the attitude of good hosts,” he remarked, saying that he will expect the same from Islamabad in the future.

    Read More: World Cup 2023: Pakistani cricket presenter Zainab Abbas sent back from India due to safety concerns

    It should be noted that the head of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Zaka Ashraf, contacted Foreign Secretary Cyrus Sajjad Qazi in regards to the issuance of Indian visas to Pakistanis for the cricket World Cup.

    Here are some more reactions of Twitter users:

  • ‘Ban going to pathetic hosting countries’: Celebrities speak out against cricket presenter Zainab Abbas’ departure from India

    ‘Ban going to pathetic hosting countries’: Celebrities speak out against cricket presenter Zainab Abbas’ departure from India

    Sports presenter Zainab Abbas has left India, citing safety concerns after an Indian anti-minority lawyer filed a complaint against her over ‘anti-Hindu’ tweets. Her exit was met with severe criticism from Pakistani celebrities who expressed their disappointment at the lack of their country’s representatives at the World Cup.

    Director Nabeel Qureshi slammed Zainab’s departure as “ridiculous”, saying that already few fans and journalists from Pakistan are present in India.

    “This is the limit! Ridiculous, already so many fans and journalists are not getting a visa’s either.”

    Actor and singer Ahmed Ali Butt called it a pathetic move to target professional women.

    “A very pathetic move from a very pathetic world cup. Seriously!! We shoudl BAN going such Pathetic Hosting countries who target professional women.”

    According to the lawyer Vineet Jindal, the tweets were posted approximately nine years ago under the username zainablovessrk, which afterwards changed to ZAbbasofficial, and is currently the active account of the sports presenter.

    READ MORE: World Cup 2023: Pakistani cricket presenter Zainab Abbas sent back from India due to safety concerns

  • World Cup 2023: New Zealand defeat Netherlands by 99 runs

    World Cup 2023: New Zealand defeat Netherlands by 99 runs

    New Zealand has won against the Netherlands on Monday, scoring a 99 run victory in the ICC World Cup 2023.

    Netherlands won the toss and decided to field. The Kiwis scored 322 runs for the loss of 7 wickets, with Will Young scoring 70 runs and captain Tom Latham scoring 53 runs. Rachin Ravindra chopped in with 51 runs, Daryl Mitchell scored 48 runs, Devon Conway scored 32 runs, while Mitchel Santner played an unbeaten inning of 36 runs.

    Aryan Dutt, Wayne McKearn, and Wayne Drummerwe took 2 wickets each for the Netherlands, with Basdelida dismissing one player.

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    In reply to 322, the Netherlands batsmen failed to chase down the target, their wickets falling one after the other. Colin Ackerman did putt up some resistance with 69, while captain Scott Edwards playing a 30-run innings.

    The Netherlands team was bowled out for 223 runs in the 47th over. Mitchel Santner was man of the match with a 5 wicket haul.