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  • West Indies’ Jason Holder out of T20 World Cup

    West Indies’ Jason Holder out of T20 World Cup

    West Indies veteran player Jason Holder has been ruled out of International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup 2024 due to injury.

    According to ICC, the squad for the T20 World Cup has been announced by West Indies and left-arm fast bowler Obed McCoy has been included in the squad in place of Jason Holder.

    Holder suffered an injury during the County Championship 2024 and needs time to recover.

    Obed McCoy was the highest wicket-taker during West Indies’s recent tour of Nepal, taking eight wickets in five matches.

  • IPL final: Kolkata Knight Riders defeats Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets

    IPL final: Kolkata Knight Riders defeats Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets

    In the final match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets in M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.

    Sunrisers won the toss and decided to bat first against Knight Riders.

    SRH inning:

    Playing first Sunrisers scored 113 runs in 18.3 overs. From Sunrisers, captain Pat Cummins scored 24 runs, Adam Markram scored 20, Heinrich Klassen 16 and Nitish Kumar scored 13 runs.

    From KKR, Andre Russel took three wickets, Mitchel Starc and Harshad Rana took two wickets each while Vaibhav Arora, Sunil Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy took one wicket each.

    KKR inning:

    Knight Riders chase the target fo Sunrisers in 10.3 overs losing two wickets.

    From KKR, Rahmanullah Gurbaz Scored 39 and Venkatesh Iyer scored 52 runs.

    Pat Cummins and Shahbaz Ahmed took one wicket for Sunrisers.

  • T20 World Cup: Pak-India clash in Rawalpindi Stadium!

    T20 World Cup: Pak-India clash in Rawalpindi Stadium!

    International Cricket Council (ICC) has made special arrangements for cricket fans to enjoy the match between Pakistan and India in Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

    The match between Pakistan and India in the ICC T20 World Cup will be held in New York on June 9, but the fans in Rawalpindi, 11,000 kilometers away, will also enjoy this match in their city’s stadium.

    According to the spokesperson of the International Cricket Council, on the occasion of the India-Pakistan match at the Nassau County Park in New York on June 9, fan parks will be built at several places including Pakistan and India.

    This fan park in Pakistan will be established in the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. In the fan park established in the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, fans will not only enjoy the match on the big screen, but they will also be able to meet the ICC ambassadors on the ground, while other activities have also been arranged for the fans on this occasion.

    According to ICC, there will be fan parks in New York, Birmingham, Johannesburg, Delhi and Texas on the occasion of India-Pakistan match and these fan parks will be opened for spectators 90 minutes before the match.

  • Pakistani anchor, marathon runner Mona Khan arrested in Greece

    Pakistani anchor, marathon runner Mona Khan arrested in Greece

    Pakistani anchor and marathon runner Mona Khan has been arrested in Athens, Greece, for waving the Pakistan flag while hiking.

    Ber coach Muhammad Yusuf said, “Mona Khan arrived in Athens 2 days ago to participate in a hiking event. I have appealed for help from the Pakistani Embassy in Greece for her release.’

    On the other hand, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said, “The Pakistani embassy has taken up the matter with the Greek authorities and has asked the Greek authorities for consular access to Mona Khan. Pakistani embassy in Greece is investigating the reasons behind the arrest.”

    The Pakistani embassy is also in touch with Mona Khan’s coach. She has been shifted to jail and will be produced in court on Monday.

  • Shaheen Afridi rejects vice-captaincy offer

    Shaheen Afridi rejects vice-captaincy offer

    Pakistan cricket team’s fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has refused to become the vice-captain of the Pakistan cricket team.

    According to Geo sources, Afridi has rejected an offer made by the selection committee for the vice-captaincy for the T20 World Cup.

    Sources say that the speedster is not ready to take the position, leaving Muhammad Rizwan as the next strongest candidate for the post.

    Afridi was removed as the captain, with the cap once again given to Babar Azam.

    The T20 World Cup is going to start in USA and West Indies from next week.

  • Here are the squads of all teams participating in T20 World Cup

    Here are the squads of all teams participating in T20 World Cup

    All teams participating in International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup 2024 have revealed their squad including traveling reserves.

    1-Pakistan:

    Babar Azam (captain), Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Iftikhar Ahmed, Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Haris Rauf, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Rizwan, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi

    2-India:

    Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj.

    Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan

    3-Australia:

    Mitchell Marsh (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa

    4-England squad:

    Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonathan Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, Mark Wood

    5-New Zealand:

    Kane Williamson (c), Finn Allen, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee.

    Travelling Reserve: Ben Sears

    6-South Africa:

    Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs

    7-West Indies:

    Rovman Powell (c), Alzarri Joseph, Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Gudakesh Motie, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd

    8-Sri Lanka:

    Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Charith Asalanka, Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka.

    Travelling Reserves: Asitha Fernando, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Janith Liyanage.

    9-Ireland:

    Paul Stirling (c), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young

    10-Namibia:

    Gerhard Erasmus (c), Zane Green, Michael Van Lingen, Dylan Leicher, Ruben Trumpelmann, Jack Brassell, Ben Shikongo, Tangeni Lungameni, Niko Davin, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, JP Kotze, David Wiese, Bernard Scholtz, Malan Kruger, PD Blignaut

    11-Netherlands:

    Scott Edwards (c), Aryan Dutt, Bas de Leede, Daniel Doram, Fred Klaassen, Logan van Beek, Max O’Dowd, Michael Levitt, Paul van Meekeren, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Teja Nidamanuru, ⁠⁠Tim Pringle, Vikram Singh, Viv Kingma, Wesley Barresi. Travelling

    Reserve: Kyle Klein

    12-Oman:

    Aqib Ilyas (c), Zeeshan Maqsood, Kashyap Prajapati, Pratik Athavale, Ayaan Khan, Shoaib Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Naseem Khushi, Mehran Khan, Bilal Khan, Rafiullah, Kaleemullah, Fayyaz Butt, Shakeel Ahmad, Khalid Kail.

    Reserves: Jatinder Singh, Samay Shrivastava, Sufyan Mehmood, Jay Odedra

    13-Papua New Guinea:

    Assadollah Vala (c), Alei Nao, Chad Soper, CJ Amini, Hila Vare, Hiri Hiri, Jack Gardner, John Kariko, Kabua Vagi Morea, Kipling Doriga, Lega Siaka, Norman Vanua, Sema Kamea, Sese Bau, Tony Ura

    14-Scotland:

    Richie Berrington (c), Matthew Cross, Brad Currie, Chris Greaves, Oli Hairs, Jack Jarvis, Michael Jones, Michael Leask, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Charlie Tear, Mark Watt, Brad Wheal

    15-Uganda:

    Brian Masaba (c), Simon Ssesazi, Roger Mukasa, Cosmas Kyewuta, Dinesh Nakrani, Fred Achelam, Kenneth Waiswa, Alpesh Ramjani, Frank Nsubuga, Henry Ssenyondo, Bilal Hassun, Robinson Obuya, Riazat Ali Shah, Juma Miyaji, Ronak Patel.

    Travelling Reserves: Innocent Mwebaze, Ronald Lutaaya

    16-United States:

    Monank Patel (c), Aaron Jones, Andries Gous, Corey Anderson, Ali Khan, Harmeet Singh, Jessy Singh, Milind Kumar, Nisarg Patel, Nitish Kumar, Noshtush Kenjige, Saurabh Nethralvakar, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Steven Taylor, Shayan Jahangir.

    Reserve Players: Gajanand Singh, Juanoy Drysdale, Yasir Mohammad.

    17-Bangladesh:

    Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Taskin Ahmed, Litton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Shakib Al Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmud Ullah Riyad, Jaker Ali Anik, Tanvir Islam, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib.

    Travelling reserves: Afif Hossain, Hasan Mahmud

    18-Afghanistan:

    Rashid Khan (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Nangyal Kharoti, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik.

    Reserves: Sediq Atal, Hazratullah Zazai, Saleem Safi

    19-Canada:

    Saad Bin Zafar (c), Aaron Johnson, Dilon Heyliger, Dilpreet Bajwa, Harsh Thaker, Jeremy Gordon, Junaid Siddiqui, Kaleem Sana, Kanwarpal Tathgur, Navneet Dhaliwal, Nicholas Kirton, Pargat Singh, Ravinderpal Singh, Rayyankhan Pathan, Shreyas Movva.

    Reserves: Tajinder Singh, Aaditya Varadharajan, Ammar Khalid, Jatinder Matharu, Parveen Kumar

    20-Nepal:

    Rohit Paudel (c), Aasif Sheikh, Anil Kumar Sah, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Lalit Rajbanshi, Karan KC, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Pratis GC, Sundeep Jora, Abinash Bohara, Sagar Dhakal, Kamal Singh Airee

  • India-Pakistan T20 World Cup tickets cross 55 lacs price tag

    India-Pakistan T20 World Cup tickets cross 55 lacs price tag

    The original price of the ticket for the Diamond Club of New York Stadium is USD 10,000. The eagerly awaited India-Pakistan T20 World Cup match has led to tickets being sold in black for USD 20,000 or PKR 55 lacs.

    The price of the ticket for the general stand has reached $ 2750 dollars, almost Rs800,000.

    On the other hand, former Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi has slammed the ICC for selling expensive tickets.

    Lalit Modi expressed surprise at the high price of tickets for the India-Pakistan match and wrote, “The intention of the ICC is only to make money from the India-Pakistan match. The purpose of the World Cup in America is to engage the fans or to make money?”

    The T20 World Cup match between Pakistan and India will be played on June 9 in New York.

  • Indian media confirms Hardik Pandya divorce

    Indian media confirms Hardik Pandya divorce

    Indian media has confirmed that the vice-captain of the cricket team Hardik Pandya and his wife and Serbian actress Natasa Stankovic have divorced.

    According to Indian media websites ‘Cricket One’ and ‘Film Mantra Media’, Hardik and his wife have divorced, as a result of which 70 percent of the cricketer’s property will now be transferred to Natasa.

    Cricket One has claimed that fresh reports about the couple have revealed that Pandya and his Serbian wife have officially separated after divorcing each other.

    On the other hand, ‘Odisha TV.in’ claims that Hardik made the decision to pursue divorce.

    During the last week, there were several rumors about the separation between Pandya and Natasa.

    The rumors of separation between the pair were sparked when Natasa removed Hardik’s name from her Instagram account bio.

    Hardik Pandya and Natasha Stankovic got married on May 31, 2020 and have an almost 4-year-old son.

  • Pakistan T20 World Cup squad finalized

    Pakistan T20 World Cup squad finalized

    The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced the squad for the T20 World Cup starting from next month.

    Here is the 15-member squad of Pakistan cricket team:

    Babar Azam (captain), Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Iftikhar Ahmed, Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Haris Rauf, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Rizwan, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi

    The International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup is scheduled from June 1 to June 29 in America and West Indies.

  • Mohsin Naqvi stops announcement of squad for the T20 World Cup

    Mohsin Naqvi stops announcement of squad for the T20 World Cup

    The chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Mohsin Naqvi has stopped the announcement of the national squad for the T20 World Cup.

    According to Geo sources, Mohsin Naqvi has expressed displeasure over the selection process of the national team.

    Sources say that Naqvi did not object to the names of the players but was unhappy over the lack of regular meetings. Naqvi has sought an answer from the selection committee through a letter.

    The minutes of any meeting for the selection of the team were not delivered to the Chairman, on which he took notice of the matter while expressing displeasure.

    The national team for the T20 World Cup will not be announced until the selection process is completed.

    All teams participating in T20 World cup have announced thier squad. According to International Cricket Council (ICC), May 24 is deadline for the squad announcement for T20 World Cup.