DTVHINDIChampions One-Day Cup 2024: Former veteran player Waqar Younis becomes the mentor of the Lions team, read the big news
The tournament is starting from 13 September Waqar Younis. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Former legendary fast bowler of Pakistan cricket team Waqar Younis has been appointed as the mentor of the Lions team for the upcoming domestic tournament Champions ODI Cup 2024. Let us tell you that recently the Lions team has gathered at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore for the upcoming tournament. When the team gathered at the NCA, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) informed Younis that he has been appointed as the mentor of the Lions team. Apart from Waqar, former Pakistani players Misbah-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Sarfaraz Ahmed, and Saqlain Mushtaq have also been appointed as mentors of the other four teams. Misbah will be seen as a mentor in the Wolves team while Shoaib Malik will be seen as a mentor in the Stallions team. On the other hand, if we tell you about the tournament, it is starting from September 13, 2024. So the Lions team is going to face the Stallions in their first match. It will be worth seeing how the team is going to perform under the mentorship of Waqar Younis in the upcoming tournament? Waqar Younis gave a big statement So when Waqar Younis was appointed as the mentor of the Lions team for the upcoming ODI tournament, his big statement has come out. Waqar said through a press release issued by PCB- I am excited about the opportunity to once again contribute to the development of players. This new role presents a new challenge which I accept with great enthusiasm. Apart from the opportunity to work with some of the most talented cricketers, there will be a fascinating dynamic amongst the mentors as each of us strives to beat the other. This unique format, where every match counts, promises to bring a whole new level of excitement to the sport. Fans can look forward to a thrilling 14-match tournament spanning 17 days, packed with high action and memorable moments.
“He was very stubborn and I told him…”, former Pakistani selector made big revelations about Babar Azam
Mohammad Wasim said that as a captain, Babar was very stubborn and would get upset whenever the selection committee made changes in the team. Babar Azam (Photo Source: Getty Images) Babar Azam is currently going through a bad phase in his career. He could not play a single big innings in both the matches of the Test series against Bangladesh. Fans are seen trolling him fiercely on social media. Meanwhile, former chief selector of Pakistan cricket team Mohammad Wasim has made big revelations about Babar Azam. Wasim told that as a captain, Babar was very stubborn and whenever the selection committee made changes in the team, he used to get upset. Babar Azam was not ready to accept the change- Mohammad Wasim While talking on Cricket Pakistan, Mohammad Wasim said, It was very painful to explain to him the benefits of change. He was very stubborn and I crossed my limits to involve him in some decisions. He was not ready to accept change. The Pakistan Cricket Board appointed Babar Azam as the captain of all formats in 2020. Under Babar’s captaincy, the team reached the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2021 and the final of 2022. But then he resigned from the captaincy after the team’s poor performance in the ODI World Cup 2023. Although the board handed over the captaincy of white-ball cricket back to Babar Azam ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024, the team’s performance was disappointing. Pakistan was eliminated after the group stage round after losing matches against India and USA. Mohammad Wasim further said that the four coaches had given the names of some players who were not right for the team. They tried to remove those players from the team, but the management called them back. I won’t take names, but four coaches said that some players are cancer for the team. If they are part of the team, Pakistan cannot win. I tried to remove them from the team, but the management called them back. Mohammad Wasim has served as the chief selector of the Pakistan Men’s Cricket Team from December 2020 to December 2022. Wasim is currently serving as the head coach of the Pakistan Women’s team.
‘All of them are being given 50 lakhs as mentors’ Former player asked sharp questions to the board regarding PCB’s mentorship scheme
Recently, PCB has appointed 5 former players as mentors for the domestic teams, on which the total expenditure is going to be 5 million. Tanveer Ahmed (Image Credit- Twitter X) Recently, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed five former players as mentors for domestic cricket’s Champions One Day Cup 2024. This new mentorship scheme of PCB is going to cost a total of 5 million and the estimated fee of each mentor is said to be Rs 50 lakh. PCB has selected former players Shoaib Malik, Waqar Younis, Misbah-ul-Haq, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Saqlain Mushtaq for the post of mentor of five domestic cricket teams. On the other hand, now former Pakistani fast bowler Tanveer Ahmed has raised sharp questions on the appointment of these former players as mentors. The former cricketer feels that they are not worth such a huge fee. Tanveer Ahmed gave a big statement Let us tell you that regarding the mentorship scheme launched by PCB for domestic teams, Tanvir Ahmed wrote through a post on his official x account – Waqar Younis, Sarfraz Ahmed, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Saqlain Mushtaq are all being given 50 lakhs as mentors. That means their level is such that they are being given 50 lakhs. waqar younisSarfaraz Ahmedmisbah ul haqShoaib MalikSaqlain MushtaqAll of them are being given 50 Lakhs as a mentor, meaning what is their level, these people are being given 50 Lakhs — Tanveer Says (@ImTanveerA) August 30, 2024 Babar Azam is the king of Pakistan and will always be: Tanveer Ahmed On the other hand, recently Tanvir said about Pakistan’s legendary batsman Babar Azam – Whoever is jealous of Babar Azam, let him be jealous, he is the king of Pakistan and will remain so. Those cricketers who speak against Babar Azam, I know how much they care about Pakistan. Everyone should take their time and see what he used to do in his time. Those cricketers who are speaking against Babar Azam, I know how much they care about Pakistan. Let us tell you that Babar is currently playing in the second Test match against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi. He was out after scoring just 31 runs in the first innings of the match. It will be interesting to see how he performs in the second innings?
“Security is the first priority for India, not here…”, former Pakistani cricketer exposed his country
Looking at the situation in Pakistan, I say that the Indian team should not go to Pakistan – Danish Kaneria Team India (Photo Source: Getty Images) The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is to be played in Pakistan from 19 February to 9 March next year. Whether India will be a part of this tournament or not is still a question mark. The BCCI says that the Indian government will decide whether the team will go to Pakistan or not. Meanwhile, former Pakistan captain Danish Kaneria has said that the Indian team should not go to Pakistan as the situation is not conducive. Kaneria also stressed that the safety of the players is the first priority, so the tournament should be held in a hybrid model. Indian team should not go to Pakistan – Danish Kaneria Former Pakistani player Danish Kaneria, while talking on Sports Tak, said, Looking at the situation in Pakistan, I would say that the Indian team should not go to Pakistan and Pakistan should think about it. The ICC will take its decision and most likely the Champions Trophy will be played in Dubai under a hybrid model. Safety of the players is the first priority, respect is the second priority. I think the BCCI is doing a great job. Whatever their decision will be, other countries will also have to accept it. I think it will be a hybrid model. India does not tour Pakistan due to security reasons. Asia Cup 2023 was jointly held in Sri Lanka and Pakistan, as India refused to tour Pakistan. The Pakistan Cricket Board cancelled the first Test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh in Lahore as construction work is going on at the stadium. The match was then played at the Rawalpindi Stadium. The PCB says that the stadium is not equipped enough to hold ICC events. However, Danish Kaneria spoke about the issues and said that security is the biggest threat. They (PCB) are equipped, but they have to upgrade the infrastructure first. Security is the biggest concern, a big question mark…
Ahmed Shahzad withdraws from domestic tournament, makes serious allegations against PCB like ‘bias, false promises and injustice’
Shahzad has been out of the Pakistan cricket team for almost 5 years Ahmad Shahzad (Image Credit- Twitter Pakistani cricketer Ahmed Shahzad has decided not to play in the domestic cricket tournament Champions Cup. He has blamed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for this and has made serious allegations against the board like bias, false promises and injustice. Apart from this, he has also criticized the new mentorship scheme launched recently by PCB, under which former Pakistani players Waqar Younis, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Saqlain Mushtaq and Sarfraz Ahmed will be seen working with five different teams for 3 years. This scheme will cost 5 million dollars, but Shahzad believes that after the inflation and poverty in the country, this decision of PCB is just a waste of money. Ahmed Shahzad made serious allegations against PCB Let us tell you that recently Ahmed Shahzad has given information about not playing in Pakistan’s domestic tournament Champions Cup through a post from his official X account. In this post, Shahzad wrote – With a heavy heart, I have decided not to play in the domestic cricket Champions Cup. PCB’s bias, false promises and injustice towards domestic players are unacceptable. At a time when Pakistan is struggling with inflation, poverty and massive electricity bills, the PCB is wasting Rs5 million on consultants only to do nothing and reward the unsuccessful players in the current squad who have brought Pakistan cricket to an all time low. It is even more insulting that the PCB claims they do not have ‘equipment for surgery’, which is a huge insult to the domestic players. As a Pakistani and a true cricket lover, I cannot support a system in which merit has no value. I refuse to be a part of this failed setup. See this post by Ahmed Shahzad With a heavy heart, I’ve decided not to play in the Domestic Cricket Champions Cup. The PCB’s favoritism, false promises, and injustice towards domestic players are unacceptable. In a time when Pakistan is struggling with inflation, poverty, and massive electricity bills, the PCB… — Ahmad Shahzad 🇵🇰 (@iamAhmadshahzad) August 30, 2024 On the other hand, if I give you information about the cricket career of 32-year-old Shahzad, he has played 13 Tests, 81 ODIs and 59 T20 matches for Pakistan, in which he has scored 982 Test, 2605 ODI and 1471 T20 runs. He has been out of the Pakistani team since 2019.
August 30, Evening News Headlines: All the latest news from the cricket world till this evening
This news gives a brief description of the events that made headlines in the cricket world today. KL Rahul, Athiya Shetty, Sophie Devine, Rashid Khan and WCPL Celebration (Photo Source: X/Twitter) 1. Sophie Devine made a big announcement, will resign from the captaincy of New Zealand after T20 World Cup 2024 Veteran player Sophie Devine will resign from the captaincy of New Zealand’s T20 team after the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024. Let us tell you, this tournament will be played in the month of October. However, the best thing for the New Zealand team is that Sophie Devine will be seen captaining the ODI team. 2. KL Rahul and Athiya Shetty became the target of fans, the couple got trolled for their clothes Every day, photos and videos of KL Rahul and Athiya Shetty keep coming up on social media, and fans also like this couple together. But this time something has happened, due to which fans have targeted KL and Athiya and have also trolled them fiercely. 3. PCB will not desist from irresponsible actions, repeatedly changing the domestic cricket schedule The domestic cricket season in Pakistan is going to start soon, but the PCB has not yet confirmed the schedule of matches. On Thursday (August 29), the Pakistan Cricket Board has postponed the Inter-District Senior Cricket Championship. Citing the monsoon season, the PCB said in a letter addressed to the district cricket associations that the tournament will start a week later than the scheduled time i.e. from September 8. Along with this, the board has also rescheduled some other tournaments. 4. Bombay High Court reprimanded Maharashtra government for reducing police security fee for IPL, also accepted the petition Today, Thursday, August 29, the Bombay High Court has strongly criticized the Maharashtra State Government for the unexpected and unfair cut in fees for providing police security for cricket match events, including the Indian Premier League (IPL). 5. Rashid Khan will not be able to play Test cricket for this long now! Injury puts his career in danger Afghanistan’s key leg-spinner Rashid Khan has been ruled out of the team’s preliminary 20-man squad for the one-off Test against New Zealand due to a back injury. The cricketer reportedly suffered the injury while playing in Afghanistan’s T20 tournament Shpageeza Cricket League last month. 6. “Can’t take them lightly…”, Bhajji and Raina warned Team India before the Test series against Bangladesh Team India has to play a two-match Test series against Bangladesh at home from 19 September next month. Bangladesh has not won a single Test match against India so far, but the team cannot be taken lightly. Recently, under the captaincy of Nazmul Hussain Shanto, Bangladesh registered its first Test win against Pakistan. Former veteran player Suresh Raina says that the series against Bangladesh will be a good rehearsal for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to be held later this year. 7. WCPL Catch Celebration Video: You will laugh out loud watching the bowler’s celebration after taking a wicket One such unique celebration was seen in the final of the Women’s…
PCB will not desist from irresponsible acts, repeatedly changing the domestic cricket schedule
On Thursday (August 29), the Pakistan Cricket Board has postponed the Inter-District Senior Cricket Championship. Mohsin Naqvi (Photo Source: The domestic cricket season in Pakistan is going to start soon, but the PCB has not yet confirmed the schedule of matches. On Thursday (August 29), the Pakistan Cricket Board has postponed the Inter-District Senior Cricket Championship. Citing the monsoon season, the PCB said in a letter addressed to the District Cricket Associations that the tournament will start a week later than the scheduled time i.e. from September 8. The board has also rescheduled some other tournaments, let us give you all the information through this article. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) also rescheduled these tournaments According to a report in Dawn, the Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to move the District Under-19 Championship from September 1 to October 10. Recently, the board also changed the start date of the Champions One Day Cup, the recently launched top-tier “Champions” 50-over tournament, from September 1 to September 12. The mentors of the five Champions teams were announced earlier this week, but the coaching staff and squads of each participating team have not yet been finalised. Each Champions team has not yet named a 30-member squad for the four-day, one-day and Twenty20 formats. A group of players will undergo fitness tests ahead of the team selection process on Friday, August 30. The fitness tests will be held at the Punjab Stadium in Lahore. Heavy compensation has also been fixed for mentors The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has also fixed huge compensation for the mentors of the champions teams (Waqar Younis, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Saqlain Mushtaq and Sarfaraz Ahmed). According to Dawn’s report, the income of the mentors ranges from $25,000 to Rs 5 million per month. Let us tell you, Shoaib Malik has been appointed as the mentor of the champions team Stallions. At the same time, it is not yet decided which teams will be taken charge of by the other mentors.
Pakistan will lose the match against USA in T20 World Cup 2026 too: Mohammad Asif
In the T20 World Cup 2024 played this year, Pakistan had to face defeat against USA under the captaincy of Babar Azam. Pakistan Team (Pic Source: X) Former player Mohammad Asif believes that the current Pakistan team will face defeat against USA in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026. Let us tell you, in the T20 World Cup 2024 played this year, Pakistan had to face defeat against USA under the captaincy of Babar Azam. In this entire tournament, the players of the Pakistan team failed to leave their mark and this is the reason why they failed to win even against an associate team like USA. Mohammad Asif said on ‘The Naksh Khan Show’ that, ‘We had to face defeat against USA who were playing the T20 World Cup for the first time. They had not even qualified for this tournament but were playing because the T20 World Cup 2024 was being played at their home. Looking at the current situation, it can be said that USA will defeat Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2026 as well and I am completely sure about this. Here is the video: Talking about the match played in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Pakistan batted first and scored 159 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. Shadab Khan played an innings of 40 runs for the team while captain Babar Azam scored 44 runs at a strike rate of 102.33. In the last over, the hosts needed 15 runs to win the match. Haris Rauf gave 14 runs in the last over and the match went to the super over. Mohammad Aamir gave 18 runs in the super over and in reply, Pakistan team could score only 13 runs after losing one wicket and lost the match. The batsmen of the Pakistan team could not leave their mark in this entire tournament. Not only this, many questions were raised on the captaincy of Babar Azam. The most disappointing thing for the team was that it could not even qualify for the Super 8. Virat Kohli’s 10 expensive watches and their prices, know here- Dinesh Karthik will rock LLC, join this team for the upcoming season List of batsmen who hit the most T20 sixes in 2024- Pakistan’s luck is bad, they have not won a Test match for 1294 days These 5 Indian cricketers are addicted to alcohol Shikhar Dhawan did this trick to win the ‘Golden Bat’ 5 big records of Shikhar Dhawan, in this case he is ahead of Kohli Shaheen Afridi became a father, his wife gave birth to a son Top 10 best innings of Shikhar Dhawan in International Cricket- List of batsmen who have scored the most Test centuries on foreign soil-
Pakistan included Abrar Ahmed and Kamran Ghulam in their squad for the second Test against Bangladesh
Bangladesh leads 1-0 in the two-match Test series. Pakistan Cricket Team (Photo Source: The second Test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh is starting from August 30 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi. For this second Test, Pakistan has included Abrar Ahmed and Kamran Ghulam in its team. Both these teams were released before the first Test because they had to play a four-day match against Bangladesh A team on behalf of Pakistan Shahins at Islamabad Club from August 20 to August 23. Apart from these two, Shaheen Afridi was also released after the first Test and on August 27, he also returned to the team. Not only this, Aamir Jamal has to work a lot on his fitness and that is why he has also been released before the second test. Bangladesh had performed very well against Pakistan in the first test and won it. The players from Pakistan failed to show a great performance in the first test. Bangladesh defeated Pakistan for the first time in Test Bangladesh won the Test match against Pakistan for the first time. In the first match played in Rawalpindi, Pakistan declared their first innings at 448 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. After this, Bangladesh scored 565 runs after losing all the wickets in their first innings. Mushfiqur Rahim played an innings of 191 runs for the team. Host Pakistan failed to bat well in the second innings and was all out for 146 runs. Bangladesh needed 30 runs to win the match and they won it without losing any wicket. Bangladesh is leading 1-0 in the two-match Test series. Here is the Pakistan team for the second Test against Bangladesh: Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamir Jamal* (subject to fitness), Abrar Ahmed, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper) and Shaheen Shah Afridi. Virat Kohli’s 10 expensive watches and their prices, know here- Dinesh Karthik will rock LLC, join this team for the upcoming season List of batsmen who hit the most T20 sixes in 2024- Pakistan’s luck is bad, they have not won a Test match for 1294 days These 5 Indian cricketers are addicted to alcohol Shikhar Dhawan did this trick to win the ‘Golden Bat’ 5 big records of Shikhar Dhawan, in this case he is ahead of Kohli Shaheen Afridi became a father, his wife gave birth to a son Top 10 best innings of Shikhar Dhawan in International Cricket- List of batsmen who have scored the most Test centuries on foreign soil-
Pakistan Cricket Board is going to do a ‘major surgery’, these players will be kicked out of the team!
PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has now realised that the Pakistan team does not have the people and data to select talented players due to which the national team is suffering. Pakistan Team (Pic Source: X) After the poor performance in ODI World Cup 2023, T20 World Cup 2024, it is clear that the level of Pakistan cricket team is declining. PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi said that Pakistan Cricket Board now needs “major surgery”. What does surgery mean? PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi has now realized that the Pakistan team does not have the people and data to select talented players, due to which the national team is suffering. This comment of Naqvi was criticized by Pakistan lost their first test against Bangladesh It came a day after. Naqvi said, “The problem is that the selection committee does not have a group of players to select players from. I talked about surgery because we need to fix our problems. But when we look at how to solve them, we do not have any concrete data or more players to turn to for help. The whole system was messed up. The Champions Cup (Pakistan’s domestic tournament) will bring out the best talents and we will have records of many players.” The mission is to find talented players from domestic tournaments The PCB has appointed five mentors for the domestic Champions Cup starting in a few weeks which will be involved in five teams. Waqar Younis, Misbah-ul-Haq, Saqlain Mushtaq, Sarfraz Ahmed and Shoaib Malik will work as mentors. Their job will be to identify talented players of the country and give them opportunities. Naqvi said that the 150 players selected for the Champions Cup have been selected with the help of artificial intelligence. He said that the performance and record of the Champions Cup will help the selectors in making necessary changes in the senior team of Pakistan. Bad players will be immediately removed from Pakistan team Naqvi said, “We had many players whose records we did not have. This cup will strengthen domestic cricket, we will have a pool of 150 players, and then whatever surgery we need to do in the team, the selection committee will do it. People said ‘do it today, remove four-five players from the team and get rid of them’. But you cannot remove someone unless you have a better player to replace him”
