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Afghanistan Assured Its Participation In 2025 Champions Trophy: PCB Sources

July 23, 2024 admin

Afghanistan cricket team in action© AFP The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has got a big boost in its bid to successfully host the ICC Champions Trophy early next year after Afghanistan has assured its participation in the tournament. Afghanistan Cricket Board president Mirwais Ashraf and CEO Naseeb Khan, who were in Colombo to…

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“Torture”: Ex-Pakistan Star Admits Getting Questioned For 3 Days On Island After Bob Woolmer’s Death

July 23, 2024 admin

Pakistan’s highest Test run-getter and former captain, Younis Khan has said that had Bob Woolmer, the late national head coach, been alive the country’s cricket would have reached great heights. Woolmer was found dead in his hotel room in Jamaica a few hours after Pakistan’s loss to Ireland and subsequent elimination from the…

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‘No Proposal For Offshore T20I Series Against India’: Pakistan Cricket Board

July 22, 2024 admin

File image of India skipper Rohit Sharma and Pakistan skipper Babar Azam© AFP The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday made it clear that it has made no proposal to play an offshore T20I series against India, and its current focus is on the smooth conduct of the Champions Trophy. There have been…

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“Dirty Hit”: Ex-Pakistan Skipper Slams Mohammed Shami’s ‘Personal Relations’ Remark

July 22, 2024 admin

File photo of Mohammed Shami© AFP Indian cricket team fast bowler Mohammed Shami recently said in an interview that Pakistan should improve their selection process and not make it a family team that mainly operates on personal relations. However, the comments did not go down well with former Pakistan cricket team captain Salman…

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Not Rohit Sharma Or Virat Kohli: Babar Azam’s ‘Best Batter’ Pick Leaves AB De Villiers Amused

July 22, 2024 admin

Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam picked South Africa legend AB De Villiers as the best batter he has played against during his career. Babar recently appeared in an interview on De Villiers’ official YouTube channel and when the former Proteas batter asked him to choose, Babar was quick to pick him over…

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India vs Pakistan T20I Series In 2025? Report Reveals PCB’s Big Invitation

July 21, 2024 admin

Representative image© AFP Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi is likely to invite India to a T20I bilateral series at a neutral venue in 2025. However, the board (PCB) seems adamant on not allowing matches of the Champions Trophy to be shifted outside Pakistan. PCB sources also stated that Naqvi will invite…

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“Very Slim Chances”: Ex-Pakistan Board Chief’s Blunt Admission On India Travelling For Champions Trophy

July 20, 2024 admin

File photo of an India vs Pakistan match© AFP Former Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Khalid Mahmood believes India will not travel to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy early next year. “They are very very slim chances they will agree to play in Pakistan,” Mahmood, who is a retired senior bureaucrat, said. He,…

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Harbhajan Singh Furious As Pakistan Journalist Asks “Who’s Better, MS Dhoni Or Mohammad Rizwan?”

July 20, 2024 admin

Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has lambasted a Pakistan cricket fan and journalist Farid Khan for comparing Pakistan wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan with former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and asking who is better. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Farid Khan, who lists himself as having worked for the Pakistan Cricket Board,…

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Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan Unlikely To Get NOC For Global T20 Canada

July 19, 2024 admin

Pakistan’s star trio Babar Azam, Mohammed Rizwan, and Shaheen Afridi, are unlikely to get a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for featuring in the upcoming Global T20 Canada, sources told Geo News. The sources informed Geo News that the players won’t get an NOC despite the league schedule, avoiding any clashes with Pakistan’s international…

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Amid Criticism, Viral Video Shows Babar Azam’s Struggles Against 18-Year-Old Pacer In Nets. Watch

July 18, 2024 admin

Pakistan cricket team is going through a nightmare period of time at the moment. From a forgettable campaign at the ODI World Cup 2023 to a humiliating exit in the recently-concluded T20 World Cup, Pakistan have failed to put up a good show. Not just the players but the Pakistan Cricket Board also…

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