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  • Jay Shah accepts Zaka Ashraf’s invite to come to Pakistan

    Jay Shah accepts Zaka Ashraf’s invite to come to Pakistan

    DURBAN: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah accepted Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee chairman Zaka Ashraf’s invitation to the Asia Cup 2023 in Pakistan, ARY News reported.

    As per details, PCB Management Committee chairman met the BCCI secretary Jay Shah in Durban South Africa and both agreed to continue meetings and strengthen the cricketing relations.

    The BCCI secretary also extended an invite to Zaka Ashraf for Cricket World Cup 2023 in India and he accepted his invitation.

    Zaka Ashraf told BCCI secretary that the people of Pakistan are famous for their hospitality and they know how to value their guests. This is a new beginning and the meetings will continue, he added.

    Read more: Asia Cup 2023: ACC accepts PCB’s hybrid model

    Earlier, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) reportedly accepted Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) hybrid model to host September’s Asia Cup in Pakistan.

    According to the hybrid model presented to the ACC by PCB Management Committee Chairman Najam Sethi, Pakistan will host four to six matches of the Asia Cup. At the same time, India will play its matches on a neutral venue that also hosts other matches.

    Pakistan will host four to six matches while other matches will be held at neutral venues – Sri Lanka or UAE.

  • England team face indigestion problems despite hiring personal chef

    England team face indigestion problems despite hiring personal chef

    RAWALPINDI: Players of the England cricket team are facing indigestion problems despite hiring their personal chef during their stay in Pakistan for three test-match series against Pakistan, ARY News reported.

    As per details, due to upset stomachs, only five players of the England team did practice today for the first test match, starting tomorrow in Rawalpindi.

    Captain of England team Ben Stokes skipped the unveiling ceremony of the series trophy and press conference and Joe Root was sent in on his behalf.

    It may be noted that the England team, led by Ben Stokes, landed in Pakistan with its team chef amid food concerns in Pakistan.

    The appointment comes following a debrief of the limited-overs side’s experiences in the country during their seven-match T20I series.

    The feedback from players and support staff was that the food on offer, particularly at match venues, was not quite up to scratch, with a handful suffering from upset stomachs at certain parts of the tour.

  • T20 World Cup: Indian fans selling tickets of final after team’s ouster

    T20 World Cup: Indian fans selling tickets of final after team’s ouster

    MELBOURNE: Dejected Indian fans, who brought tickets of the ICC T20 Men’s World Cup final, in advance are now selling them at cheaper rates after the team’s humiliating ouster from the mega event. 

    Indian fans who brought tickets to finals for $295 are now selling them at $150 after Friday’s upset defeat at the hands of England in the second semi-final of the the event.

    In one video, a disappointed Indian fan can be seen selling his ticket for $10 only.

    It may be noted that Men in Blue were crushed by England team in the second semi final at the Adelaide on Thursday.

    Read more: WATCH: ROHIT SHARMA UPSET AFTER INDIA’S T20 WORLD CUP EXIT

    England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and invited the Men in Blue to bat. The Men In Blue put on 168-6 in their 20 overs. Former skipper Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya scored half-centuries.

    In reply, England openers Alex Hales and Jos Buttler smashed the Indian bowlers to all parts of the ground. They set the record for the highest partnership in T20 World Cup history with an unbeaten 170-run stand.

  • India likely to travel to Pakistan for Asia Cup 2023

    India likely to travel to Pakistan for Asia Cup 2023

    NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket team is likely to travel to Pakistan for the Asia Cup 2023 and it is certainly on the agenda of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), ARY News reported on Friday, quoting reports.  

    According to a report published on Indian cricket website, the Pakistan tour for next year’s Asia Cup is on the agenda of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) ahead of Annual General Meeting (AGM) on October 18.

    The report claimed that India was open to travelling to Pakistan for participating in the tournament. “However, India’s visit will be subject to the clearance of the government”, a BCCI official told the publication.

    Read More: Rizwan, Nawaz shine as Pakistan thrashes India in Asia Cup thriller

    “There is always the possibility of staging the event in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as was done for this year’s Asia Cup, but the BCCI memo appears to indicate otherwise,” the report stated.

    Pakistan will host the 50-over Asia Cup 2023 before the ICC Cricket World Cup in India, scheduled in October and November. India last visited Pakistan in 2008 to participate in the Asia Cup.

    Meanwhile, Pakistan will face India in their T20 World Cup 2022 tournament opener at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on October 23.

  • VIRAL: Azhar Ali scores 185 against Australia in Rawalpindi Test

    VIRAL: Azhar Ali scores 185 against Australia in Rawalpindi Test

    Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali was delighted with his brilliant hundred against Australia on the second day of the first Test in Rawalpindi on Saturday.

    The veteran scored 185 to help Pakistan to a big 476-4 declared on a flat and batting-friendly Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium pitch.

     

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    Opener Imam-ul-Haq also contributed with a career-best 157, adding 208 for the second as Australian bowlers toiled hard for wickets.

    “I enjoy scoring runs against Australia, who are definitely one of the top teams in the world,” said Azhar Ali, whose hundred was his fourth against the visitors over the years.

    “I wanted to score a double hundred, but they did not allow quick runs. When I took risks against spinners, I got out,” he said, after falling to a reverse sweep off part-time spinner Marnus Labuschagne.

    Azhar Ali, 37, lofted spinner Nathan Lyon for his eighth boundary towards mid-wicket to complete his 19th hundred in his 92nd Test.

    He has been Pakistan’s mainstay in the Test batting line-up since making his debut in 2010 and boasts a triple hundred against the West Indies — the first in the history of day-night Tests.

    In all, he batted for 536 minutes.

     

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    “They test your ability and challenge you with some tight bowling, so it’s always enjoyable to come good against that, and I am delighted at my knock,” said Azhar.

    Despite their struggle to get wickets, Azhar praised Australia’s bowlers.

    “On this pitch, they bowled well and kept us checked all the time, challenged us and never allowed us to score quickly, so credit must be given to them,” he said.

  • Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi is ICC Player of the Year 2021

    Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi is ICC Player of the Year 2021

    International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday named Pakistan’s young pacer Shaheen Afridi as the winner of Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ‘Player of the Year’ for 2021.

    Topped by a sizzling opening spell against India at last year’s T20 World Cup encounter where he dismissed both Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul, Shaheen Afridi took 78 wickets in 36 internationals at an average of 22.20 with best bowling figures of 6/51 in the year 2021.

     

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    After a slow start to the year in Test cricket in New Zealand, Afridi burst to life during the home series against South Africa. He continued his brilliant form throughout the rest of the year in the away tours of Zimbabwe, West Indies and Bangladesh. Overall, he claimed 47 wickets in only nine matches at a staggering average of 17.06.

    Swing, seam, sheer pace and sizzling yorkers – Shaheen Shah Afridi gave an exhibition of it all in the year 2021.

    Earlier, Pakistan’s all-format Captain Babar Azam and wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan won accolades of ICC ODI Player Of The Year and T20I Player Of The Year respectively.

    Memorable spell

    A high-pressure encounter against India in Dubai beckoned in October. The T20 World Cup tournament opener for both sides with the history well and truly against Pakistan. But Shaheen Afridi’s opening burst changed it all and evoked audible gasps from one and all at the wizardry on display.

    He would first trap Rohit Sharma with a late in-dipper. This would be followed by the dismissal of KL Rahul, who saw his stumps knocked over with another peach of a delivery. India simply could not recover from this, slumping to their first-ever defeat against Pakistan at a World Cup. Later on, he would also get the prized scalp of Virat Kohli in the death overs.

    The numbers (3/31) simply do not do justice to what everyone witnessed from Shaheen on that fateful day in Dubai.

     

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    What Indian cricketers said

    Indian captain Virat Kohli was left in awe of Afridi’s spell during the match-up. Heaping praises, Kohli said post-match: “He put our batsmen under pressure immediately with the new ball, and he ran in with intensity and showed that he’s bowling in consistent areas, so as batsmen you are forced to be a bit watchful.

    “That spell kind of put us on the back foot immediately, and from there on to get those extra 20, 25 runs, in the end, seemed pretty difficult when you lose three wickets for 20 runs.”

     

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  • ECB chief apologises for cancelling Pakistan’s tour

    ECB chief apologises for cancelling Pakistan’s tour

    LONDON: After a prolonged silence, England Cricket Board (ECB) has finally apologised for cancelling Pakistan’s scheduled tour, earlier this month. 

    England had to play two T20Is at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on 13 and 14 October.

    Chairman Ian Watmore in his first public comments since the ECB angered Pakistan by pulling out of two Twenty20 matches scheduled to take place in Rawalpindi next month, Watmore offered an apology for last week’s late withdrawal.

    The ECB chief insisted England would commit to a full tour comprising three Tests and five one-day internationals next winter.

    Sources earlier said that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)’s withdrawal from the men and women teams’ tour of Pakistan has made UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other senior officials unhappy.

    Read more: FM QURESHI VOWS TO RAISE ENGLAND’S TOUR CANCELLATION ISSUE WITH UK COUNTERPART

    Pakistan safe country: UK HC to Pakistan 

    British High Commissioner to Pakistan Christian Turner termed Pakistan as a safe country saying that the England cricket team’s tour was not cancelled over security concerns.

    Speaking exclusively during ARY NEWS programme, Off The Record, with Kashif Abbasi, the British High Commissioner dispelled an impression that the tour from the England team was cancelled over security concerns.

    “It is an unfortunate day for all of us,” he said while adding that Pakistan is a safe country and he considers himself safe there.

  • English cricketers say they were clueless ECB will pull out of Pakistan tour

    English cricketers say they were clueless ECB will pull out of Pakistan tour

    The cricketers’ union of England has denied the claims that the players were behind the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) pulling out of the Pakistan tour scheduled in October and added they were not even asked if they would travel, ARY News learned from a Daily Mail news report published yesterday (Thursday).

    Team England Player Partnership (TEPP), a cricket players’ union, says they were left in the dark by the ECB following New Zealand’s abandoning of the scheduled series and to leave Pakistan last week. The NZ fiasco came after a security alert minutes before the opening match in Rawalpindi.

    The report further said it supposes that the ECB board met on Sunday and the players were told of the decision to cancel the tour that same afternoon without consultation.

    Earlier, it was reported that TEPP had actually intervened and stopped the tour going ahead. However, in a strong rebuttal by the Union, a spokesperson told the media that at no stage has the ECB ever asked “Team England Player Partnership or the teams, men and women, whether the tour should go ahead or whether players were prepared to tour Pakistan”.

    “At no stage has Team England Player Partnership informed the ECB that the players would not be touring.”

    Pakistan ‘used and binned’ by England over cancelled tour

    Earlier this week, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja said he felt “used and then binned” after England cancelled a white-ball tour for their men’s and women’s teams next month.

    The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) cited “increasing concerns about travelling to the region” just days after New Zealand also pulled out of a tour to Pakistan over security concerns.

    However, the British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Christian Turner, confirmed the decision was taken by the ECB on the grounds of player welfare.

  • PSL 6 matches to be indefinitely delayed if UAE board doesn’t permit soon: sources

    PSL 6 matches to be indefinitely delayed if UAE board doesn’t permit soon: sources

    KARACHI: The Pakistan Super League (PSL) management and the franchise owners have on Wednesday decided to further indefinitely delay the remaining matches of the sixth edition that were initially postponed earlier this year due to Covid incidence in the country after a few players had contracted the virus, ARY News reported citing sources.

    In its virtual session held earlier today, ARY News learned that the management and team owners have mutually agreed to heed operational difficulties obstructing the matches as Covid cases and related challenges have yet to be resolved before the league can run smoothly.

    They have reportedly decided to wait for 24 hours for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) cricket board to issue the permit for holding remaining matches there, however, if the country doesn’t issue the permit, the matches will be delayed until time unspecified.

    According to the sources, the virtual session, amongst Pakistan Cricket Board, PSL management and franchise owners, has come to a conclusion that for now the matches will be called off until the next decision.

    READ ALSO: UAE government gives green signal for PSL 6: sources

    Earlier it was reported that PCB finally got a green signal from the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s government to stage the remaining PSL season 6 in Abu Dhabi in July.

    According to the sources then, the UAE government had allowed PCB to stage the remaining PSL 6 in Abu Dhabi.

  • President Arif Alvi to confer Pakistan’s honorary citizenship on Darren Sammy

    President Arif Alvi to confer Pakistan’s honorary citizenship on Darren Sammy

    LAHORE: West Indies star cricketer Darren Sammy will be awarded Pakistan’s highest civilian award and honorary citizenship on March 23, announced Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) here on Saturday.

    According to PCB, President Arif Alvi will confer the highest civilian award and honorary citizenship to Darren Sammy on March 23 for his invaluable contribution to cricket in Pakistan.

    Sammy is the cherished West Indian cricketer and a regular PSL player who has been actively showing up at all the seasons of the Pakistan Super League for the last five years.

    Read More: Asim Azhar takes a jibe at Hania Aamir over Karachi Kings victory

    He was the first overseas player to reach Pakistan for the ongoing fifth edition of the Pakistan Super League.