DTVHINDIBefore the Champions Trophy 2025, Pakistan PM gave a big warning to PCB, said- players should be selected on merit…
Cricket team should be improved and players should be selected on the basis of merit- PM Shahbaz Sharif Shehbaz Sharif (Photo Source: The Pakistan cricket team was eliminated from the group stage of the T20 World Cup 2024, and Babar Azam and Co.’s performance was also disappointing in the ODI World Cup hosted by India. Pakistan has also faced a lot of criticism due to its poor performance in ICC tournaments. Meanwhile, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has given a big warning to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) ahead of the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025. PM Shahbaz Sharif has stressed on selecting players on the basis of merit. Cricket team must be improved- PM Shahbaz Sharif Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has stressed on improving the Pakistan cricket team after the team’s poor performance in the T20 World Cup 2024. Addressing Mohsin Naqvi, the PM also talked about what should be done before the Champions Trophy 2025. PM Shahbaz Sharif, while speaking during the stone-laying ceremony for the upgrading of the Gaddafi Stadium at the PCB headquarters on August 5, said, Our cricket stadiums should be up to international standards and the modernisation of the Gaddafi Stadium is a positive step. You should improve the cricket team and select players on merit, which is your expertise. Even if the Prime Minister recommends someone, if it is against merit, you should reject it. It is worth noting that recently former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis was appointed to implement reforms in Pakistan cricket. He will oversee all cricket-related decisions of the board. On the other hand, Mohsin Naqvi will oversee administrative affairs, including the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025, which Pakistan will host.
“There is no point in creating a ruckus”- Former Pakistani legend said on India coming to Pakistan for Champions Trophy
Champions trophy 2025 (Image Credit- Twitter Saqlain Mushtaq reacts to Team India, Champion Trophy 2025: Former veteran spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has given his reaction on India coming to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The Champions Trophy will be played in Pakistan in February-March next year. Pakistan is preparing to host its first ICC tournament since the 1996 ODI World Cup, which is a major milestone for the country’s cricket. Regarding this, BCCI has already made it clear that it will not send Team India to Pakistan to participate in the tournament without the permission of the government. This decision of BCCI has angered Pakistani fans as well as some former cricketers there. Now former spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has given his sharp reaction on this matter. Saqlain Mushtaq made a big statement on India’s visit to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy Mushtaq believes that it does not matter whether the Indian team will come to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy or not. He is confident that the ICC will take the right steps to make the tournament a success. Cricket Pakistan quoted Saqlain Mushtaq as saying, ‘The simple thing is that if India wants to come, it can come. If they don’t want to come, that’s okay. There is no point in making a fuss about it. It will not make any side good or bad. It is an ICC event and they will look into the matter, as they should. Let us tell you that Pakistan also got the hosting of Asia Cup 2023. But Team India refused to go to Pakistan to play the tournament. After this the tournament was played in a hybrid model, under which Sri Lanka was also made the co-host of the tournament. Team India played all its matches in Sri Lanka. The BCCI has proposed to the ICC to conduct the Champions Trophy 2025 under a hybrid model. If this happens, the Indian team will play all its matches in Sri Lanka or the UAE.
“The hotel is far away, yet the players will reach the stadium in 6 minutes”, Pakistan’s amazing arrangements for the Champions Trophy
Former Pakistan cricketer Salman Butt is confident that the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be a huge success as it will be hosted in Pakistan. Champions Trophy (Image Credit- Twitter X) Former Pakistani cricketer Salman Butt is confident that the upcoming 2025 ICC Champions Trophy will be a huge success as it will be hosted in Pakistan. This is because cricket enjoys immense popularity in Pakistan. He further said that the tournament will be even bigger than the recently concluded 2024 T20 World Cup, which was hosted by the West Indies and the United States of America (USA). The former Pakistan captain says that the US was chosen as the host for the 2024 T20 World Cup, but cricket was not popular there. Due to which the tournament could not be organized with much fanfare and was not much discussed. Butt explained in his YouTube video how things will be very different if the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is held on Pakistani soil- Salman Butt gave this statement on hosting the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 “This event (ICC Champions Trophy 2025e) by Pakistan cannot be compared to the USA or any other country. It will definitely be a more successful event than the T20 World Cup. The pitches were not that good there, the stadiums were far away and the hotels were elsewhere. The locals did not know what was happening in their cities, only the foreigners living there knew about cricket.” It is worth noting that the ICC reportedly suffered huge financial losses by organizing the 2024 T20 World Cup in the US. New news agency PTIAccording to (via NDTV), the ICC had suffered a loss of around $20 million (approximately ₹167 crores). Salman Butt on the craze for cricket in Asia Explaining his point, Salman Butt highlighted that ICC events in Asian countries like India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are guaranteed to be a success due to the craze among fans. Butt said that although the teams had to travel a lot during the 2024 T20 World Cup, they will get presidential security in Pakistan, which will reduce their travel time considerably. “The love and respect that the players will get will be completely different when the tournament is played in India, Pakistan or Bangladesh. Also, the teams will not have to travel for hours. Everything will be sealed and it will take just six minutes for the team to reach the stadium. This is presidential security, a feeling that can never be had in America.”
PCB gave a big tension to ICC, this trick was used to call India to Pakistan for Champions Trophy
The Champions Trophy will be played under the hosting of Pakistan in 2025. Champions trophy 2025 (Image Credit- Twitter The ICC Champions Trophy will be played in 2025 under the hosting of Pakistan. A total of 8 teams will participate in this tournament. There is no clarity on whether the Indian team will go to Pakistan for this Champions Trophy or not. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has made it clear that the government will decide on playing in Pakistan. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has been trying to convince the BCCI for a long time. However, PCB has now given up this tension and has adopted a new strategy. PCB has handed over the task of convincing India to come to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy to the International Cricket Council (ICC). Let us tell you that in the Asia Cup held last year under the hosting of PCB, India played all its matches in Sri Lanka on the basis of ‘hybrid model’. However, there is no clarity on whether the ‘hybrid model’ will be adopted in the Champions Trophy or not. Although the Champions Trophy budget was approved at the recent ICC meeting in Colombo, the schedule and format were not discussed. The ICC has kept supplementary expenses in its tournament budget to deal with any situation, including the possibility of the Indian team playing its matches outside Pakistan. This report came out regarding Champions Trophy According to media reports, a PCB source said, “The PCB has now done what was expected of it as the host of the Champions Trophy. It has submitted the draft schedule and format of the competition and has also submitted the budget for the competition.” He said, “Now it is up to the ICC how quickly they circulate, discuss and finalise the schedule of the Champions Trophy. The PCB has suggested in the draft schedule to host all the matches of India in Lahore including the semi-finals (if India qualifies) and the final.”
“Suryakumar Yadav will not play in Champions Trophy 2025”- Aakash Chopra made a big prediction
Suryakumar Yadav has not been able to perform as expected in ODI cricket so far. Suryakumar Yadav and Aakash Chopra. (Image Source: BCCI/X) Suryakumar Yadav, one of the world’s most dangerous batsmen in T20 cricket, has not yet been able to perform as expected in ODI cricket. The ICC Champions Trophy is to be held in February and March next year. The Champions Trophy will be played in ODI format. Former Indian cricketer and famous commentator Aakash Chopra has made a big prediction about Suryakumar Yadav. Chopra believes that T20 batsman Suryakumar Yadav will not play in the Champions Trophy because he is not fitting into the ODI team. Let us tell you that BCCI has recently appointed Suryakumar as the captain of the Indian T20 team. He beat Hardik Pandya in the race for captaincy. However, Surya did not get a place in the ODI squad against Sri Lanka. Aakash Chopra made a big prediction about Suryakumar Yadav When Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar was asked about this in the press conference, he said in clear words that Surya will remain a part of the T20 setup for now. Aakash Chopra said on his YouTube channel, “Suryakumar Yadav was part of the team that reached the ODI World Cup 2023 final. He was also in the team that played the T20 World Cup 2024 final. He took a wonderful catch of David Miller. However, Surya is no longer a part of the ODI team. In such a situation, when questions were asked about Surya, it was said that he is a great and special player but will be seen playing only in T20 Internationals. His name was not considered in ODIs. If his name is not being discussed and the Champions Trophy is about to come. So you can assume that Suryakumar will not be seen in the Champions Trophy. The former cricketer said that Shubman Gill is sure to play in the Champions Trophy. Chopra said, “Gill will be seen in the Champions Trophy. He (Agkar) said that Gill is a player of all three formats. Gautam Gambhir (head coach) also believes that if a player of all three formats is found then there is nothing wrong. Gill’s captaincy has also been seen. Whatever captaincy he has done, it has been liked. Therefore, he has also been made the vice-captain.
We can play Champions Trophy even without India: Hasan Ali gave a shocking statement
The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will begin from February 19 in Karachi and the final match will be played on March 9 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Virat Kohli and Hasan Ali. (Photo Source: Getty Images) The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be played in the month of February. This important tournament will be held in Pakistan. A total of 8 teams will clash in this great tournament. Let us tell you, the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will start from February 19 in Karachi and its final match will be played on March 9 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. A total of three venues have been shortlisted for this tournament. However, it is also expected that this competition will be hosted in a country other than Pakistan. This is because India will not tour Pakistan to play in the Champions Trophy 2025. So far, no statement has come from the Board of Control for Cricket in India regarding this, but there may be a change in the venue of the Champions Trophy 2025. In this, Sri Lanka or UAE can be included in the backup venue. Pakistan’s veteran fast bowler Hasan Ali has put forth his view on this. According to Hasan Ali, if India does not tour Pakistan for the Champion Trophy 2025, then this event should be organized without them. Hasan Ali said on Sama TV, ‘If we are going to India and playing, then they should also come to Pakistan. Many people have said this many times that sports should not be linked to politics. But if you look at it from a different perspective, many Indian players have said in interviews that they also want to play in Pakistan. This does not mean that the team does not want to come there. All the players want this but politics, country and board are not allowing this to happen.’ If India doesn’t want to come then we should play the Champions Trophy without them: Hasan Ali Hasan Ali further said, ‘Like our Pakistan Cricket Board president has said that if the Champions Trophy is to be held in Pakistan, it will be held here only. Apart from Pakistan, no other country should host this tournament. If India does not want to come, then we will have to play without them. Cricket should be played in Pakistan only and if India does not want to participate here, it does not mean that cricket is completely over. There are other teams apart from India.’ Let us tell you, India last visited Pakistan in 2008. Asia Cup 2023 was to be held in Pakistan but India refused to travel here. However, after this the tournament was played under the hybrid model. India played all its matches in Sri Lanka and won the tournament. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in…
There is very little hope that India will agree to play in Pakistan to participate in the Champions Trophy 2025: Khalid Mahmood
Khalid Mahmood said that if this happens then Pakistan Cricket Board will lose a lot of money. India vs Pakistan (Image Credit- Twitter X) Former Pakistan Cricket Board chief Khalid Mahmood believes that India will hardly send its team to his country Pakistan for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025. Let us tell you, for some time now, India has completely refused to tour Pakistan due to political reasons. Khalid Mahmood believes that the ICC will definitely listen to the Board of Control for Cricket in India and other Asian teams like Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh will also not tour Pakistan for the Champion Trophy 2025 if India refuses to come here. He said that if this happens, the Pakistan Cricket Board will lose a lot of money. According to Cricket Pakistan, Khalid Mahmood said, “There is very little hope that India will agree to play in Pakistan. India is the richest cricket board. If they do not send their team to Pakistan, then I do not think Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh will also tour here.” Khalid Mahmood gave important advice to Pakistan Cricket Board Khalid Mahmood further said, ‘At this stage, the only thing you can do is to bring the rest of the boards to your side. The ICC will not ignore India’s demands and if this happens, it will not be right for Pakistan to make tit-for-tat plans. If India says that it will play matches outside Pakistan, then ICC events will not be hosted in their country. Due to this, the Pakistan Cricket Board may also have to face a lot of problems.’ For a long time, it has been seen that India has not participated in any of the matches of ICC events held in Pakistan and has appealed for another venue for its matches. So far it can be said that all the matches of Champions Trophy 2025 will be played in Pakistan only, but India has also agreed to the fact that they will not go to Pakistan to play the matches of Champions Trophy. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
‘It’s not an easy league’ Ambati Rayudu after winning WCL title for Indian champions
India Champions defeated Pakistan Champions by 5 wickets in the WCL Final. Ambati Rayudu (Image Credit- Twitter X) After India Champions’ five-wicket win in the final of the World Championship of Legends 2024, a big statement has come from former Indian player Ambati Rayudu. It is worth noting that Rayudu played a match-winning innings of 50 runs in 30 balls in the final against Pakistan Champions. Rayudu called it a remarkable achievement, given the challenge of competing in such a prestigious tournament with active cricketers. He stressed that the India champions, lacking current active players, need to improve their performance. Ambati Rayudu’s big statement came out Let us tell you that after India Champions’ 5-wicket win against Pakistan Champions in the final of the World Championship of Legends, Rayudu was quoted by Star Sports as saying – It was a great tournament. It is difficult to not play active cricket and then play such a good cricket tournament. Especially, because a lot of active cricketers are also playing it. Rayudu further said- This is not an easy league, but it was great. To be successful in the tournament, we have to improve our game. We played some matches very badly during the tournament. But still we performed really well in our last two matches, because the team had the mindset to do so. Let us tell you that the final match of the tournament was played on Saturday, July 13 at Edgbaston, Birmingham. Batting first, Pakistan Champions scored a total of 156 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. After this, India Champions achieved this target with five wickets remaining on the basis of Ambati Rayudu’s half-century and Yusuf Pathan’s quick innings of 30 runs in 16 balls.
“Our players will not go to Pakistan…if you want to play then play otherwise…”- Harbhajan Singh said about Champions Trophy
Harbhajan Singh (Photo Source: X) Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh expressed his anger during a show on a Pakistani TV channel. He said that India will not send its team for the Champions Trophy next year because “our players are not safe” in Pakistan. The former spinner said that Indian cricket can go on even without Pakistan. In the video that is going viral, Harbhajan Singh said, “If our players are not safe in Pakistan, we will not send the team. If you want to play, then play; if not, then don’t play. Indian cricket can survive without Pakistan. If you guys can survive without Indian cricket, then show it”. Champions Trophy will be played for the first time after 8 years Let us tell you that the Champions Trophy will be played again next year after a long gap of 8 years, which is hosted by Pakistan. The last edition of the tournament was played in 2017, where Pakistan emerged as champions after winning against arch-rivals India in the final at The Oval in London.
WCL 2024: Yuvraj Singh refreshed the memories of all the fans by playing a brilliant innings against Australia Champions
On behalf of Indian Champions, captain Yuvraj Singh batted explosively and played an aggressive inning of 59 runs in 28 balls with the help of 4 fours and 5 sixes. Yuvraj Singh (Picture Source-X) In the semi-final match of the World Championship Legends Tournament, India Champions defeated Australia Champions on 12 July and confirmed their place in the final of this important tournament. Captain Yuvraj Singh played an explosive innings of 59 runs in 28 balls with the help of 4 fours and 5 sixes for India Champions. Yuvraj Singh scored these crucial runs on behalf of India Champions and did not spare any bowler of Australia Champions. Yuvraj Singh’s performance has always been very good against Australia in international cricket and even after retirement, he once again batted brilliantly against the Kangaroo team. Here is the video: 2000, 2007, 2011 and now 2024 🚀 Yuvi keeps his date with the Aussies in the Knockouts!#WClonFanCode @YUVSTRONG12 pic.twitter.com/tjqtJJhnH4 — FanCode (@FanCode) July 12, 2024 India Champions have confirmed their place in the final of this important tournament after winning against Australia Champions. Now the team has to play the final match of World Championship Legends against Pakistan Champions today i.e. on 13th July. The best thing with India Champions is that all their players are in very good form at the moment. Apart from Yuvraj Singh, Robin Uthappa played a stormy innings of 65 runs in the semi-final match against Australia Champions while Irfan Pathan contributed 50 runs in 19 balls with the help of 3 fours and 5 sixes. Yusuf Pathan also batted explosively and scored 51* runs. Peter Siddle took four wickets from Australia Champions’ side. The bowlers of India Champions also bowled very well in this match. Dhawal Kulkarni and Pawan Negi took two wickets each while Rahul Shukla, Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan took one wicket each. Talking about Pakistan Champions, the team is also in very good form at this time and this final match will be very exciting. Yuvraj Singh will be fully prepared to bat brilliantly in the final match as well. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
