Tag: BBL

  • PCB rejects Big Bash League request to extend NOCs

    PCB rejects Big Bash League request to extend NOCs

    The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has rejected a request by Australia’s Big Bash League’s (BBL) request to extend the No Objection Letter (NOC) of Haris Rauf, Usama Mir, and Zaman Khan.

    BBL was informed of the decision not to extend the NOC of the three players, key Pakistan squad members for the upcoming five-match T20I series against New Zealand starting January 12.

    If the PCB had accepted the Big Bash League’s request, Haris, Usama, and Zaman could have played three additional matches. According to the NOC issued by the PCB, these players were allowed to play the BBL till December 28.

  • Tom Curran’s tussle with umpire costs him dearly

    Tom Curran’s tussle with umpire costs him dearly

    English cricketer Tom Curran’s tussle with an umpire on the field has cost him dearly. A video recently went viral in which Tom was seen misbehaving with the umpire.

    Tom Curran has now been banned for four matches in the Big Bash League (BBL) for misbehaving and disobeying the umpire’s instructions.

    The incident occurred before the match between the Sydney Sixers and the Hobart Hurricanes on December 11 when Tom Curran did not follow the umpire’s instructions not to run on the wicket in practice.

    For the first time, the fourth umpire warned him not to run on the wicket, but when Tom started to do the same for the second time, the umpire stood in the way and stopped him. However, Tom ran towards the umpire and then walked out of the pitch. The umpire expressed anger at this, at which point Tom Curran responded rudely to him.

    The incident happened on Thursday after which the cricketer was handed a four-match ban by Cricket Australia.

    Under this punishment, Curran, who represents Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash, will not be able to play the next four matches on behalf of his team.

    Curran will also play for Islamabad United in Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9.

  • Pakistan pacer Mohammad Hasnain’s bowling action reported

    Pakistan pacer Mohammad Hasnain’s bowling action reported

    Pakistan pacer Mohammad Hasnain’s bowling action has been reported and he will undergo a test on his bowling action after it was reported by the umpires in the Big Bash League (BBL).

    Hasnain ended a five-game debut BBL stint for the Sydney Thunder where he took seven wickets. He will undergo the test at the ICC-accredited biomechanics laboratory in Lahore, as reported by ESPNCricinfo.

    During his last game against Sydney Sixers, he bowled a bouncer to Moises Henriques when the batter replied to Hasnain, “nice throw mate”.

    After Henriques couldn’t play the bouncers, he accused Hasnain of chucking.

    Hasnain picked up 7 wickets at an average of 15.71 at an economy rate of 6.00 in 5 matches he played in the tournament. Hasnain was remarkable on his debut as he bowled a maiden and picked up three wickets in his first over in the competition.

    The 21-year old is set to represent Quetta Gladiators in the upcoming PSL 2022. If his action is adjudged illegal then he will be unable to play for the Gladiators.

  • VIDEO: Which cricketer became Shadab Khan’s driver from the airport?

    VIDEO: Which cricketer became Shadab Khan’s driver from the airport?

    Pakistani all-rounder Shadab Khan has come back to Pakistan from Australia after playing in the Big Bash League (BBL) for Sydney Sixers. A video of him is circulating on social media in which he can be seen coming out of the airport with bags in his hands.

    On his arrival, the Pakistan vice-captain was surprised by his best friend Hassan Ali who came to pick him up from the airport.

    Shadab initially struggled to recognize the pacer, who had disguised himself as a chauffeur driver holding Shadab’s name. However, after a brief moment of hesitation, Shadab finally got a hold of everything that was happening.

    Shadab featured for four matches for Sixers and was advised to head back due to increasing cases of Covid-19 and with Pakistan Super League (PSL) approaching.

    During the four games, Shadab scored 20 runs in total and returned the figures of 0/8 against Renegades, 1-36 against Scorchers, and 0-27 against Heat.

  • Afghan cricketer Rashid Khan lights up BBL with a six-fer

    Afghan cricketer Rashid Khan lights up BBL with a six-fer

    Afghanistan’s leg-spinner Rashid Khan impressed his fans with his exceptional bowling on his last appearance for Adelaide Strikers in the ongoing season of the Big Bash League (BBL).

    Rashid claimed prolific figures of 6/17, his best-ever in T20 cricket, to help Strikers register a convincing 71-run victory against Brisbane Heat.

    The 23-year-old was also playing his 300th T20 match, which made his achievement even more memorable.

    Rashid has left the BBL early due to Afghanistan’s three-match ODI series against Netherlands in Qatar, which is set to start on January 21.

    Read More – Shaheen Afridi to lead Lahore Qalandars in PSL 7

    He will play for the Lahore Qalandars in the seventh edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), which is scheduled to begin on January 27. The Lahore fans will be hoping that Rashid can continue his good run of form in the PSL as well.

  • VIDEO: Haris Rauf celebrates wicket in BBL match by wiping hands, putting on mask

    VIDEO: Haris Rauf celebrates wicket in BBL match by wiping hands, putting on mask

    Pakistani pacer Haris Rauf is known for his quirky celebrations after he took Shahid Afridi’s wicket in Pakistan Super League (PSL). A video of the 28-year-old speedster is circulating on social media and burned the internet with his unique style of celebrating the wicket in Big Bash League (BBL).

    In Melbourne Stars jersey, the right-arm fast bowler came up with a ‘Covid-safe’ celebration, where he gestured to sanitise his hands and put on a mask after taking the wicket of Kurtis Patterson.

    It all happened during the third over of the BBL contest between Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars. Rauf bowled a delivery that was angling away outside off stump, tempting Patterson to go for a cover drive. But the batter nicked it to the keeper Joe Clarke, which was followed by Rauf’s hilarious celebration.

    Rauf acted to take out sanitiser from his pocket moments after the umpire raise his finger. The Pakistan seamer then pulled out a mask and wore it, leaving his teammates and even the commentators in splits.

    Rauf finished with figures of 2 for 38 in his four overs as Perth Scorchers scored 117 runs off the last 10 overs to take their total to 196/3.

    Earlier, Rauf impressed his fans after taking a brilliant catch in his second match for the Stars.

  • BBL 11: Fakhar’s Heat and Shadab’s Sixers match postponed after Covid chaos

    BBL 11: Fakhar’s Heat and Shadab’s Sixers match postponed after Covid chaos

    Covid chaos has again rocked the Big Bash League (BBL) with a clash between the Pakistani batter Fakhar Zaman’s Brisbane Heat and all-rounder Shadab Khan’s Sydney Sixers called off after 12 Brisbane players tested positive to the virus.

    “Twelve Heat players today returned positive PCR tests for Covid-19 and are currently isolating,” the BBL confirmed in a statement on Wednesday.

    “Despite its best endeavours, the club was unable to recruit enough replacement players in the 24 hours since the first case was identified to make up the required squad of 13 for tonight’s match.”

    The earlier game between the Adelaide Strikers and the Hobart Hurricanes at the Adelaide Oval will go ahead, but the time has been pushed back a little given that the play will go late in the Test at the SCG.

    The development came on the back the crisis that has seen the Melbourne Stars forced to field a second string team with skipper Glenn Maxwell, the latest player to test positive in their camp.

    The post also read that the league will advise a new date for the match and ticket holders will be contacted for the refunding process.

    More than half the BBL’s teams have now reported positive cases.

  • VIDEO: Haris Rauf takes a stunning catch in his second BBL match

    VIDEO: Haris Rauf takes a stunning catch in his second BBL match

    Pakistani pacer Haris Rauf had a brilliant start at the Big Bash League (BBL) as he caught a stunning catch in his second match for Melbourne Stars.

    The pacer is featured for Stars alongside countryman Ahmed Daniyal to face off against Melbourne Renegades.

    Batting first, the Stars could only manage 126 runs. Rauf popped up with a six towards the end while Ahmed only faced two deliveries before the innings came to a close.

    Haris and Ahmed both bowled economically and managed 1-26 and 1-24 respectively. However, their efforts were not good enough as Renegades chased down the target in the 18th over.

    The match, however, included a special fielding effort from Haris Rauf which had everyone talking.

    Earlier, Mohammad Hasnain impressed fans with his exceptional performance on his debut in the BBL.

  • VIDEO: Wow triple wicket maiden in Mohammad Hasnain’s first over in BBL

    VIDEO: Wow triple wicket maiden in Mohammad Hasnain’s first over in BBL

    Pakistan cricket team’s young pacer Mohammad Hasnain made a great start to his Big Bash League (BBL) career, for Sydney Thunder, with a triple wicket maiden in his very first over.

    The right-armer dismissed Matthew Short, Jake Weatherald and Jonathan Wells in a match against Adelaide Strikers.

    Hasnain finished with figures of 3/20 in his four overs.

    The pacer’s impressive spell played a key role in Thunder’s victory against Strikers by 28 runs.

    In 2019 Hasnain registered his name in record books as the youngest, 19 year-old-old bowler to take a hat-trick in a T20I match. The Hyderabad-born achieved that feat against Sri Lanka.

    In the same year, Hasnain stole the limelight in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) by bowling the fastest deliveries recorded in each competition. He bowled at 151 km/h for the Quetta Gladiators, and 155.1 km/h for Trinbago Knight Riders.

    Hasanin is representing Quetta Gladiators again in the seventh edition of the PSL. The tournament is set to begin from January 27.

    Several people from the cricket fraternity lauded the young speedster for his fantastic feat.

    https://twitter.com/SteelyDan66/status/1477589607772344322?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1477589607772344322%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.samaa.tv%2Fsports%2Fcricket%2F2022%2F01%2Fwatch-hasnain-claims-triple-wicket-maiden-on-bbl-debut%2F

    Former Coach of team Pakistan also lauded the cricketer.