DTVHINDIAbdul Samad created history by scoring a century in Ranji Trophy, became the first player to do so
Samad became the first player from Jammu and Kashmir to score two centuries in a Ranji Trophy match. Abdul Samad (Photo Source: Abdul Samad Scored Century in Both Ranji Innings: Abdul Samad, who played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL, created history in Ranji Trophy. Abdul, playing for Jammu and Kashmir in the ongoing Ranji Trophy, scored his second century of the match against Odisha on Monday. With this, he became the first player from Jammu and Kashmir to score two centuries in the same Ranji Trophy match. Abdul Samad scored 127 runs in 117 balls in the first innings of the match being played at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack. In this innings he hit 9 sixes and 6 fours. Thanks to this innings of Samad, Jammu and Kashmir had scored 270 runs in the first innings. However, in reply Odisha had scored 272 runs. After Jammu and Kashmir team missed the lead in the first innings, Samad batted brilliantly in the second innings also. After the early dismissal of the top order batsmen, Samad scored his second century of the match in just 105 balls. During this he hit 5 fours and 6 sixes. Before this, no batsman from Jammu and Kashmir had scored two centuries in any first class cricket match. Samad scored unbeaten 108 runs in 108 balls and Jammu and Kashmir gave a target of 269 runs to Odisha. Abdul Samad has performed brilliantly so far in first class matches. Talking about Abdul Samad’s career, his performance in domestic cricket so far has been excellent. Samad’s aggressive batting ability was first noticed by Sunrisers Hyderabad and included him in their franchise in 2020. Abdul Samad played 50 matches for SRH in five seasons between 2020-2024 and scored more than 550 runs with the help of 36 sixes. Abdul Samad has scored 1640 runs in 24 first class matches of domestic cricket at an average of 38. He has scored 538 runs at an average of 23 in 23 List A matches and 1339 runs at an average of 26 in 83 T20 matches. His strike rate in T20 has been 146.
“Remove Babar first”- Shahid Afridi is not happy with the removal of Abdul Razzaq and Wahab Riaz
The PCB has removed Riaz and Razzaq from the selection committee, marking the beginning of the ‘surgery’ that chief Mohsin Naqvi had promised. The board released a statement that read (via Deccan Herald): “We have informed Abdul Razzaq and Wahab Riaz that they will no longer be required in the National Selection Committee. The PCB will provide further updates on the composition of the selection committee in due course.” Meanwhile, Afridi spoke to reporters in London and said no player has got as many opportunities as Babar Azam as captain. As quoted by CricketPakistan.pk, the former chief selector said: “No captain has ever had so many chances. Usually, the captain is the first one to be dropped right after the World Cup. We have also led the team, like me, Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq, but Babar has got the most opportunities. Let’s take a decisive step and support him wholeheartedly whatever he brings. To be honest, this kind of surgery is beyond my understanding.” PCB has removed only Razzaq and Wahab Riaz for now, but can take many big decisions in the next few days. Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi has also held two important meetings, in which white-ball coach Gary Kirsten and red-ball coach Jason Gillespie were present. During this, there was a discussion about improving the team. Not only this, he also met more than two dozen former and current cricketers to bring about improvement in Pakistan cricket.
PCB in action mode after Pakistan’s bad defeat in T20 World Cup, Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq included in selection committee sacked
Pakistan was eliminated from the group stage in the T20 World Cup Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq (Image Credit- Twitter X) The recently concluded ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, co-hosted by USA and West Indies, ended with the victory of the Indian cricket team. However, this tournament has been an unforgettable one for the one-time champion Pakistan cricket team. The Pakistan team had to be eliminated from the group stage after losing against USA. So now after this defeat of the Pakistan cricket team, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is seen in action mode. Let us tell you that recently former players Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq, who were part of the selection committee of Pakistan’s senior team, have been sacked. Riaz was the selector of the men’s team while Razzaq was the selector of the women’s team. This report was revealed However, till now PCB has not issued any official statement regarding this. But according to the media reports of Cricbuzz, this decision has been taken by the board, and only the announcement is left. A senior PCB source told Cricbuzz: The decision has been taken following feedback received from various stakeholders, including players and support staff, regarding the promotion and selection of certain players despite objections from other members. So when the Pakistan cricket team was out of the T20 World Cup, at that time the former captain of the Pakistan cricket team and former PCB chief Rameez Raja had strongly criticized the team selected for the T20 World Cup. Especially when all-rounders Imad Wasim and Mohammad Aamir withdrew their retirement to play the T20 World Cup. Also, let us tell you that till now the chairman has not been selected in the selection committee of Pakistan cricket team for three months. But before that Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq were appointed as interim selectors of men’s and women’s team respectively.
