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  • India-Pak World Champions of Legends match completely sold out

    India-Pak World Champions of Legends match completely sold out

    The India-Pak match in the World Championship of Legends has garnered such immense interest that all the tickets have been sold out.

    Fans worldwide are fixated on the India-Pakistan match in the World Championship of Legends at Edgbaston. The game will be played today, with 23,000 tickets sold.

    The match will be a means to showcase the talents of the great players of the past.

    Shahid Afridi (captain), Sharjeel Khan, Umar Akmal, Younis Khan, Shoaib Malik, Misbah-ul-Haq, Abdul Razak, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Tanveer, Sohail Khan, Abdul Rahman, Aamir Yameen, Taufique Umar, Sohaib Maqsood, Yasir Arafat are among the Pakistani team participating in the league.

    Indian team includes Yuvraj Singh (captain), Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Gurkirt Mann, Rahul Sharma, Naman Ojha, Rahul Shukla, RP Singh, Vinay Kumar, Dhaul Kulkarni, Saurabh. Tiwari, Anwarit Singh and Pawan Negi are included.

  • Virat, Anushka likely to leave India permanently

    Virat, Anushka likely to leave India permanently

    Indian cricketing superstar Virat Kohli and his wife, Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma, are planning to move permanently from Mumbai to London with their two children, Geo has reported.

    Both stars want to lead private lives away from the limelight and millions of fans in India.

    The World Cup hero left with his wife and two children, Wamika (daughter) and Akay (son) after attending the Victory Parade in Mumbai on Thursday.

    After the World Cup final on Saturday night, Virat Kohli announced his retirement from the T20 format. However, he will continue to play Tests and ODIs. He scored 76 runs off 59 balls against South Africa in the last match and was declared the player of the final.

    Indian media has said that since Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli became parents to their second child, Akay Kohli, the couple is considering moving to London before the birth of their second child. The couple spent a lot of time in London and decided to give birth there.

    They spent almost two months in London and stayed away from cricket even after the birth of Akay. Sources close to him say that Virat will now stay permanently in the UK.

    Earlier, he revealed in an interview that he likes living in Europe because most people don’t recognize him, which gives him an everyday life.

  • Test cricketer Fawad Alam’s mother passes away

    Test cricketer Fawad Alam’s mother passes away

    Pakistani Test cricketer Fawad Alam’s mother passed away in Karachi at the age of 63. She was seriously ill for a few months.

    Fawad Alam said, “I felt very lonely after his mother left. We pray to Allah Almighty to raise the status of our mother, Ameen.”

  • Season 2024-25: PCB to host tri-series after 21 years

    Season 2024-25: PCB to host tri-series after 21 years

    The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the details of Pakistan’s 2024-25 home/ international season, which includes hosting a tri-series against New Zealand and South Africa, an event the country will host after 21 years.

    According to the press release from PCB, the season will prove to be quite busy for the national cricket team, with two Test matches against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi and Karachi from August 21 to September 3 this year.

    In October of the same year, England’s cricket team will visit Pakistan to play three Test matches from October 7 to 28.

    The West Indies team will come to Pakistan to play two Tests in January 2025 in Karachi and Multan.

    In February 2025, the national team will play a tri-nation ODI series against South Africa and New Zealand from February 8 to 14 in Multan.

  • If Babar Azam was in Australia, we would not criticize but support him: Shanon Young

    If Babar Azam was in Australia, we would not criticize but support him: Shanon Young

    Australian power-hitting coach Shannon Young has said that Babar Azam gets less support and more criticism in Pakistan. “If a player like Babar Azam was in Australia, we would not criticize but support him.”

    Talking to the media in Lahore, the power hitter called Babar a “world-class player”. He then went on to say, “The expectations of Pakistani people are also high. In Lahore, I expected to meet a captain. I met two captains, Azhar Ali and Babar Azam. Azhar Ali has created a wonderful academy.”

    Young said that he had visited India many times with cricketers in the past. “I always wanted to come to Pakistan and now I am getting the opportunity. Australian cricketers love Pakistan; I am hopeful for a couple of cricket tours.”

    He further said that power-hitting is moving towards coaching due to modern-day cricket and T20 cricket.

    Yesterday, Babar Azam met him in Lahore, where he discussed his power-hitting.

  • PCB likely to terminate central contracts of 210 domestic cricketers

    PCB likely to terminate central contracts of 210 domestic cricketers

    The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is likely to terminate the central contracts of 210 domestic cricketers, Express has reported.

    The contract proposal comes from the cricketers playing in all three formats at the Champions Cup. Five teams will be included in the event; each team will have 30 top cricketers, and the same 150 players will get contracts. Last year, 360 cricketers were signed.

    Shahid Afridi, Younis Khan, Waqar Younis, Musbah-ul-Haq and other former cricketers will be mentors in the Champions Cup.

  • Babar Azam meets Australia’s power-hitting coach Shannon Young

    Babar Azam meets Australia’s power-hitting coach Shannon Young

    Pakistan cricket captain Babar Azam has met Australia’s famous power-hitting coach Shannon Young at a local cricket club in Lahore.

    The famous power hitter has come to Lahore on a private visit. Australia’s new opener Jake Fraser-McGurk, gives all the credit to Shannon Young for his power-hitting.

    Young also coaches Maxwell and Marnus Labuschagne in power-hitting.

    Babar Azam is often criticized for his strike rate.

  • India’s Hardik Pandya creates history in T20 cricket

    India’s Hardik Pandya creates history in T20 cricket

    Indian cricket team all-rounder Hardik Pandya has made history, becoming the number one all-rounder in the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 rankings.

    This is the first time an Indian all-rounder has occupied the number-one position in the T20 ranking.

    He excelled with both bat and ball in the World Cup, scoring 144 runs and taking 11 wickets during the World Cup.

    Hardik has played an important role in making his team the champion. The all-rounder also played an important role in the final match against South Africa, taking three wickets and Hardik also bowled the final over for India.

    Earlier in the Indian Premier League (IPL), he faced criticism from Indian fans because IPL franchise Mumbai Indians made him captain, sacking Rohit Sharma.

  • World Sports Organization writes letter to govt on corruption in Pakistan Bodybuilding Federation

    World Sports Organization writes letter to govt on corruption in Pakistan Bodybuilding Federation

    An international sports organization has written an open letter to the government and people of Pakistan on corruption in the Pakistan Bodybuilding Federation (PBBF).

    The letter, written by the president of international sports organization Datuk Paul Chua, draws attention to the major issue of corruption within the Pakistan Bodybuilding Federation.

    Datuk Paul Chua wrote, “The performance of the ‘PBBF’ under the leadership of Sheikh Farooq Iqbal has declined; he was sacked due to corruption. He misused the government grant for personal gain. Sohail Anwar took over as the General Secretary of PBBF after Sheikh Farooq Iqbal. He worked tirelessly to revive the federation and produced medal-winning players, but it is sad to say that Sheikh Farooq Iqbal is getting government grants, and the government is not cooperating with Sohail Anwar.”

    He wrote, “According to my knowledge, Sheikh Farooq Iqbal used his political connections to block the grant received by Sohail Anwar. I request the Pakistani government to investigate the corruption of Sheikh Farooq Iqbal and Sohail. Support Anwar; he has selflessly promoted bodybuilding in Pakistan.”

    “The support of the government of Pakistan is very important for the talented players to participate in the upcoming international championships including the Asian International Championship in August and November. A Pakistani player Shahnawaz Khan has won the prestigious title of Mr. South Asia under the leadership of Sohail Anwar,” the President wrote in the letter.

    The is the first time in the history of Pakistan that an international sports organization has written an open letter to the government of Pakistan, the people and the media.

  • Mohsin Naqvi cautions no hasty decision will be taken to fix the team

    Mohsin Naqvi cautions no hasty decision will be taken to fix the team

    The Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Mohsin Naqvi has revealed what steps the board is considering after the team’s stage 1 exit from the T20 World Cup last month.

    Talking informally to the media in Lahore, Naqvi said, “People are asking for surgery.” The word is a reference to his own statement where he said massive surgery is required for the national team. “I never take any decision in anger, hasty decisions are often harmful. Head coach Gary Kirsten has submitted a report; in it he gave detailed information about the World Cup performance. Gary Kirsten and Azhar Mehmood have been called for a discussion.”

    The PCB head then revealed that he is in touch with former cricketers, taking advice from them for improving cricket. “They, whose livelihood is not talking on various TV channels, will spot the real issues.”

    He went on to reveal that a former cricketer has given a detailed report. “I will not make decisions after seeing social media posts. PCB is not running on social media posts. It doesn’t matter if you post against PCB or me.”

    On improving the national team, he said, “While looking at things with patience, it is also a challenge to improve things within the PCB. The people inside the PCB show one thing, and the truth on the ground is something else.”

    After the national team’s poor performance in the T20 World Cup, Mohsin Naqvi announced a major surgery in the team.