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  Dubai: Former national cricket team captain and all-rounder Boom Boom Afridi has been the talk of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Australian batsman Steve Smith has also become a fan of him. An interview was conducted with Australian batsman Steve Smith, who represents Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, at the end of which the female host asked him if he wanted to give a message to his captain. At the request of the host, Smith wrote a message to his captain asking him to give the ball to Boom Boom. As everyone knows that Pakistani players have not been a part of the Indian Cricket League since the first edition of the IPL, the host asked in amazement what he wrote, to which Smith replied, "Yes." That means I have to bowl the ball.

  The audit report of Pakistan Super League has been presented in the Public Accounts Committee. The report revealed financial irregularities of Rs 2.77 billion in PSL 1 and 2. The franchises of Islamabad United, Peshawar Zalmai and Quetta Gladiators were also auctioned at low price. A meeting of the Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly was held in Islamabad on Wednesday. Committee member Iqbal Mohammad revealed massive scams in PSL-5. Accused of doing and non-cooperation. Chairman PCB Ehsan Mani expressed his ignorance about the audit matters and the members of the committee got angry and said that if you do not know the issues then why did you come to the committee? Special audit reports of PSL 1 and 2 were presented in the committee. Financial irregularities amounting to Rs. 2.77 billion were revealed in the organization. The PCB suffered an annual loss of 11 1.1 million. The chairman of the PCB called it a requirement of difficult circumstances. Ehsan Mani said th...

 KARACHI: Pakistan cricket team's all-rounder Shahid Afridi in an interview to Khaleeji newspaper said that as long as there is Modi government in India, there is no possibility of Pak-India cricket. Shahid Afridi said that IPL is a big brand, it is harmful for Pakistani cricketers not to play there, because of cricket relations between Pakistan and India can be better, he said that my experience in India was good, people Love. Former all-rounder Shahid Afridi said that the Asia Cup is useless without Pakistan and India. With the Modi government, Pakistan and India do not see the possibility of any series.

A member of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Cricket Committee has reportedly informed Prime Minister, Imran Khan, that Azhar Ali is not capable of captaining the team and needs to be replaced. The Prime Minister, who is also the PCB’s patron-in-chief, met the board and committee officials, as well as senior players, on Wednesday. The delegation comprised of Chairman PCB, Ehsan Mani, Chief Executive Officer, Wasim Khan, Cricket Committee member, Wasim Akram, head coach, and chief selector, Misbah-ul-Haq, Test captain, Azhar Ali, and all-rounder, Mohammad Hafeez. During the meeting, the premier inquired the delegation as to why Pakistan lost the first Test against England in Manchester from a winning position. To this, Wasim Akram told PM Khan that Azhar’s lack of leadership skills cost the game. The former captain reportedly said that they have lost confidence in Azhar’s captaincy and stressed that he needs to be replaced as soon as possible. Wasim Akram criticized Azhar’s leadership...

 According to details, the Pakistan Cricket Board has announced that it has terminated its contract with the International Media Rights Partner of Pakistan Super League 2020 for several other serious violations of the agreement, including payment of dues. PSL's media rights for 2019 to 2021 were acquired by TechFront International FZE, but the PCB has now terminated the agreement after they repeatedly violated the contract. PCB terminates contract with HBL PSL's international media rights holderhttps://t.co/XoWcKgOEr7 pic.twitter.com/l2oO0RnSa2 PCB Media (@TheRealPCBMedia) September 17, 2020

 ISLAMABAD: Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf bin Saeed Ahmed Al-Maliki has said that he wants to benefit from Pakistan's experience in the field of cricket. Speaking on the occasion, Federal Minister Dr. Fehmida Mirza said that the Saudi Ambassador said that with the popularity of Pakistan cricket team in the region, the game is also gaining popularity in Saudi Arabia. They want to promote cricket in Saudi Arabia. Nawaf bin Saeed Ahmed Al-Maliki said that sports are very important for the people. Cooperation between countries is essential to show the true picture of society. read more: Dr Fehmida Mirza said that Pakistan believes in sports diplomacy. Pakistan has got a huge power of youth. The players here have a lot of potential and talent. Athletes need help with training. It may be recalled that last month, Saudi Ambassador Nawaf Saeed Ahmed Al-Maliki had a meeting with Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid, in which bilateral relations were discussed. Talking during the...

 NEW DELHI: Leading Indian cricketers have died after falling into a 250-foot-deep ditch on which Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Shekhar Dhawan, Kedar Jadhav and other cricketers have expressed deep sorrow. According to Indian media reports, Ranji Trophy player Shekhar Goli fell into a 250-foot deep ditch and lost his life. He went trekking with friends. The incident took place in Nashik district of Maharashtra, India. Agat of Nashik also went for trekking at Puri Hill Station. According to police official of Agatpuri police station, his body was found at 10 am on Wednesday and was handed over to his heirs after an autopsy. According to Indian media, Shekhar fell into a ditch due to alleged loss of balance. Goli, who played two first-class matches, was a right-handed batsman and league sniper while also being the assistant coach of the Maharashtra cricket team and was currently working as a fitness trainer for the U-23 team. Goli was a big name in Maharashtra cricket, he had made a name for...

  LAHORE – Mohammad Hafeez and Shaheen Shah Afridi have made impressive gains in the latest ICC T20I Player Rankings following stellar performances in the just concluded series against England, which ended in an exciting 1-1 draw. Consequently, both the sides have retained their pre-series rankings, with England staying second on 268 points and Pakistan fourth on 261 points. Australia is on top of the table with 278 points, while India is third with 266 points, said the information made available here on Wednesday by the Pakistan cricket board. Hafeez scored 69 and 86 not out to not only walk away with the player of the series award but also earned a jump of 27 places, which has helped him to return to the top-50. He is now ranked 44th and Pakistan's third highest-ranked batsman after Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman. Babar, who scored 56 and 21, has maintained his number-one ranking but has dropped 10 points to sit with 869 points. By virtue of his fifth ranking in Tests and third in O...

The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced that the four postponed matches of Pakistan Super League 5 will be held in November this year. All four matches will be played in Lahore. It may be recalled that the Pakistan Super League 5 was held in February-March this year but due to the corona virus situation, the Pakistan Cricket Board had to postpone the event to March 17 with four matches left in the series. According to the schedule, Multan Sultans will face Karachi Kings in the qualifier match on November 14 and the winning team will make it to the final. On the same day, Lahore Qalandars will face Peshawar Zalmi in the first eliminator. The team that loses the qualifier on November 15 will face the winner of the first eliminator, while the final of the series will be played on November 17. Biosecure environment  The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that these four PSL matches will be played under the protocol of Code 19 where all the players, match officials and other staff w...

  Karachi's Biryani and Sarfraz Ahmed's son-in-law are both very popular. Such a particular trend is in the news these days. For the past few days, there has been a lot of talk of former national cricket team captain Sarfraz Ahmed taking a seat in the pavilion and memes have started pouring in on social media in this regard. Sleep and sleep are two natural things that can happen to any human being at any time, but repeating this process over and over again falls on the people sitting next to them and then one gets to hear all sorts of things and others. Viewers also dislike our cheapness and especially when you are a big personality. Sarfraz Ahmed, the wicket-keeper-batsman of the Pakistan cricket team, was found behind the wicket stumps during the Pak-India match in the World Cup 2019 last year, which was captured by the eye of the camera so that his The photo went viral, with bold comments and social media users making humorous memes about it. Where the storm of memes came fr...

  Former Pakistan cricket captain and wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed has long been criticized by almost everyone from social media users to cricket analysts, and this constant criticism has finally overwhelmed the former captain's patience. Broke the silence. In a recent tweet, Sarfraz Ahmed expressed his feelings and wrote: "I'm not going to stab everyone," he said He's not as bad about me as Johnny is." In fact, in the third T20 match between Pakistan and England, Sarfraz Ahmed missed to stump Moin Ali. After that, Moin Ali batted in such a smoky manner that the match escaped the hands of Pakistan. Be it Wahab Riaz who showed him the way to the pavilion and Pakistan won. The former captain was heavily criticized by social media users and cricket analysts for missing Moin Ali's stump. All sorts of memes were made and such insulting things were said which cannot be mentioned here. It may be recalled that this was the first T20 during Pakistan's tour of En...

  New Delhi: MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina, who were embroiled in controversy even before the start of the IPL, got into a fight behind a hotel room. According to Indian media, Suresh Raina, who announced his retirement along with former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, got into a fight with Dhoni behind a hotel room and left for India before the start of the IPL. Chennai Super Kings announced on Saturday that Raina has returned to India for personal reasons and will not be part of the IPL 2020 season. The real reason for his departure was not immediately clear at the time, but rumors of a possible rift between him and captain MS Dhoni have surfaced. The report claimed that Raina was not happy with the room provided to her at the CSK team hotel in Dubai because she had a problem with the balcony of her room and wanted a room like the one with the left hand Dhoni. The death of a relative following a recent bandit attack in Pathankot has also been cited as the reason for his departure...

  Misbah-ul-Haq’s dual roles with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have often been criticized among cricket circles. The 45-year-old has been at the receiving end from former cricketers, analysts, and sports journalists regarding his roles as the head coach and chief selector. Not only this, but his coaching gig at the Pakistan Super League (PSL) has also attracted plenty of criticism. Conflict of interest issue is likely going to be addressed with PCB’s new policy; however, all-important meetings are expected between top officials to discuss a number of matters. National Selection Committee Both Ehsan Mani and Wasim Khan have returned following their annual leaves in England and it is being speculated that Misbah’s dual roles as well as conflict of interest issue will be addressed. It is highly likely to Misbah will have to relinquish one of the roles with reports stating that a former fast bowler is in line to get the job of head of the national selection committee. The committee...

Star batsman, Babar Azam, registered another record to his name with a fascinating display of batting against England in the second T20I at Manchester. The Pakistan captain scored 56 runs from 44 balls and his innings included 7 boundaries. With this, Babar also crossed the 1500 runs mark in international T20s, becoming the fastest ever to do so. The record is now shared by Virat Kohli, Babar Azam, and Aaron Finch who all achieved the feat in 39 innings. With his 14th half-century, Babar overtook Kohli in terms of the highest average in the shortest format. The 25-year-old now averages 50.90 while Kohli is marginally behind with an average of 50.80. The opening batsman’s effort did not bear fruit however as England cantered to victory in the final over while chasing a record-breaking 195. This was the highest successful run chase against Pakistan in the T20 format. Babar is also the number one ranked in the shortest format and he has been occupying the top position for quite a long ...