DTVHINDIPak team announced for T20I series against New Zealand, this fast bowler returns after 4 years
Pakistan Cricket Team. (Image Source: Getty Images) Pakistan has announced its team for the upcoming five-match T20 series against New Zealand. Pakistan is set to face the Kiwis for a five-match series starting on April 18. Let us tell you that, fast bowler Mohammad Aamir has returned to the national team after almost four years. He last played for the national team in August 2020. Aamir has recently withdrawn his retirement. At the same time, Imad Wasim, who once again made himself available for the team after a long time, has also got a place in the team. Also, Irrfan Khan and Usman Khan have earned call-ups for the series for the first time. Usman scored two centuries and two half-centuries for Multan Sultans in the recently concluded Pakistan Super League (PSL 2024). Wahab Riaz gave a big statement after selecting the team Selection committee member and senior team manager Wahab Riaz said in a press release issued by the PCB that, “The decision to include Imad Wasim and Mohammad Amir was based on their availability for selection and the injury to Haris Rauf and the current form of Mohammad Nawaz. Was taken in view. “Both Aamir and Imad have the ability to win matches, and we are confident that they will continue to perform well.” Pakistan’s squad for T20I series against New Zealand Babar Azam (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Aamir, Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saeem Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Usama Mir, Usman Khan , Zaman Khan. non traveling reserve, Hasibullah Khan, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Aga
Big change in Pakistan team before New Zealand series, PCB changed the entire coaching staff
He has a lot of experience in the role of head coach, having represented Pakistan in 164 matches, taking 162 wickets and scoring 2,421 runs. However, Pakistan is still searching for a permanent head coach. It seemed that Australian legend Shane Watson was interested in the role, but that has not happened yet. After the departure of Mickey Arthur and Grant Bradburn, Pakistan team does not have any full time coach. Complete list of Pakistan’s coaching team Wahab Riaz (Senior Team Manager), Mansoor Rana (Team Manager), Azhar Mahmood (Head Coach), Mohammad Yousuf (Batting Coach), Saeed Ajmal (Spin bowling Coach), Aftab Khan (Field Coach), Cliff Deacon (Physiotherapist), Drikus Simon (Strength and Conditioning Coach), Talha Butt (Analyst), Irtiza Komel (Security Manager), Raza Kitchlu (Media and Digital Manager), Zain Maqsood (Videographer), Dr. Khurram Sarwar (Doctor), and Mohammad Imran (Masseur).
There were a lot of conversations between me and Virat but I can’t share them with you: Babar Azam
Babar Azam and Virat Kohli both are considered among the best batsmen in the world. Babar Azam Virat Kohli (Photo Source: Twitter) The year 2022 was the worst time for Virat Kohli in his cricketing career. Virat Kohli’s performance in 2022 was quite disappointing and many people criticized him heavily. However, at that time, Pakistan’s star batsman Babar Azam had tweeted encouragement for the experienced batsman of the Indian team on his official social media account. Babar Azam and Virat Kohli both are considered among the best batsmen in the world. Babar Azam reveals about Virat Kohli’s encouraging message. He did not tell much about it but according to him the words of the Indian player were very important for him. Let us tell you, Babar Azam is struggling with very poor form since World Cup 2023. These two players met in the Asia Cup 2023 and after that, they were seen talking a lot in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 also. In his interview with Zalmi TV, Babar Azam said, ‘Whenever we play against each other, I always try to talk to him. I ask him some questions and he helps me a lot. I talk not only to Virat Kohli but also to Steve Smith and Kane Williamson whenever we have a match against Australia or New Zealand. I also had a good conversation with Virat Kohli. There are some things that we did but I can’t tell you anything about them. People of India gave us a lot of love: Babar Azam Babar Azam further said, ‘We had gone to India to play the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 and the environment there is quite different. The entire stadium was blue but that’s what you can expect when you are playing in India. But we also get good support in other venues. I was not expecting this from India. I went to India for the first time and had no knowledge about this country at all. It was a very different experience. The people of India loved us a lot and they also praised our cricket. 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 creating havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Captains of which teams were changed before the start of IPL 2024 5 IPL teams who have the most followers on Instagram
Former PCB chief Zaka Ashraf’s big statement – ‘I had offered Babar Azam to remain the captain in red ball cricket’
After Cricket World Cup 2023, Babar had to leave the captaincy of Pakistan cricket team. Babar Azam (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Former Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board, Zaka Ashraf has recently given a big statement saying that he had offered former captain Babar Azam to remain the captain in red ball cricket. However, after this Babar rejected this offer, and said that I would rather be removed from the captaincy position in every format than be the captain in one format. It is noteworthy that after Pakistan cricket team could not reach the playoffs in the ICC Cricket World 2023 held in India, Babar Azam had resigned from the captaincy of all three formats of Pakistan cricket team. But now news is coming that Pakistan Cricket Board wants Babar Azam to take command of the team again in white ball cricket by replacing Shaheen Afridi. Zaka Ashraf gave a big statement Let us tell you that Cricketpakistan.pk. Zaka Ashraf was quoted as saying about Babar Azam – I offered to keep Babar Azam as the captain for red ball cricket, but we wanted to appoint a new captain for white ball cricket. He responded by saying that if he was removed as captain in one format, he would step down from captaincy in all formats. Ashraf further said- After this I suggested him (Babar Azam) that you should focus more on playing as a player for the Pakistan cricket team. It was obviously clear that dealing with the pressure of captaincy was quite challenging for Babar Azam. On the other hand, if we give you information about Pakistan cricket team, it is going to host New Zealand cricket team in a five-match T20 series very soon. The first match of the series will be played in Rawalpindi on 18 April.
Ihsanullah’s injury has now become a headache for PCB Chairman
Ihsanullah’s surgery was done in a private hospital in Lahore. Ihsanullah (Image Credit- Twitter) Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi is not at all happy with the fact that the board’s medical panel is not at all serious about the injury of young fast bowler Ihsanullah. Let us tell you, Ihsanullah’s performance was very good in Pakistan Super League 2023. Not only this, Ihsanullah also played in the three-match T20 series against Afghanistan in Sharjah and he also participated in the two-match ODI series against New Zealand played at home. Ihsanullah suffered an elbow injury during the series against New Zealand, due to which the young fast bowler could not participate in the Asia Cup and ODI World Cup 2023. The most shocking thing was that the surgery on Ihsanullah’s injury was done wrong and it would still take a long time for him to recover completely. Let us tell you, Ihsanullah’s surgery was done in a private hospital in Lahore. According to PCB Insider, the initial diagnosis was made by a senior doctor on the PCB’s medical panel, wasting time in attempting his rehabilitation without surgery. Following the surgery, his PSL franchise Multan Sultans’ doctor determined that Ihsanullah needed to seek treatment from a specialist in the UK. Multan Sultans owner Ali Tareen appealed to the PCB to send Ihsanullah to London for surgery. Mohsin Naqvi did not like this decision at all. According to Mohsin Naqvi, the board officials and the medical panel should have treated the star fast bowler properly. The source made a big revelation According to News18, the source said, ‘Mohsin Naqvi is very upset after this incident came to light and he too has come to know about it. There is a possibility that Ihsanullah has not been treated properly and because of this some officers may be removed from their posts. Tareen also wrote on her official social media account that, ‘Ihsanullah was in rehab at NCA, Lahore. The young players are living in an apartment with their families. Multan Sultan is paying his entire expenses. We had retained him in PSL. We all knew that Ihsanullah was injured and he might have to spend time with the physio. We are leaving for England with him and there we will meet the world’s famous surgeon. Ihsanullah is currently at home because he wants to spend some time with his family. 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 creating havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Captains of which teams were changed before the start of IPL 2024 5 IPL teams who have the most followers on Instagram
Pakistan cricket team is dreaming of winning the T20 World Cup 2024 by taking training from its army, PCB shared the video on social media.
T20 World Cup 2024 will be played in West Indies and USA. Pakistan Team (Pic Source-X) T20 World Cup 2024 is starting from 2nd June and the final of this fantastic tournament will be played on 29th June. Let us tell you, T20 World Cup 2024 will be played in West Indies and USA. Pakistan cricket team is practicing vigorously for this important tournament. A video is going viral on social media in which it can be seen that the Pakistan cricket team is taking training from the country’s army for the T20 World Cup 2024. Pakistan team would definitely like to win this upcoming tournament. Pakistan Cricket has shared a video on its official social media account in which it can be seen that all the players of Pakistan Cricket Team are practicing vigorously at the Army School of Physical Training (ASPT) in Kakul. All the players of Pakistan cricket team have been seen practicing vigorously in this training school. The performance of Pakistan cricket team has not been so good in international cricket for some time. Even in the ODI World Cup 2023, Pakistan team could not make its place in the knockout. While sharing this video on its social media, Pakistan Cricket wrote in its caption, ‘Pakistan team is practicing at Army School of Physical Training, Kakul.’ Here’s the video: 📹 A candid peek into the Pakistan team’s training at the Army School of Physical Training (ASPT), Kakul 🏃#PAKvNZ , #BackTheBoysInGreen pic.twitter.com/d2DRn9miie — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) March 31, 2024 There were many excellent young players in Pakistan Super League 2024 who won the hearts of many people with their batting and bowling and they can be seen playing for their national team in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024. The best thing for Pakistan team is that Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are in very good form at the moment. The team’s batsmen have been batting very well for some time but the bowlers have failed to leave their mark. However, all the players will have their eyes on the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024. Naseem Shah is also fit now and can be seen performing well in this important tournament. Not only this, Shaheen Shah Afridi would also like to get back into his rhythm. 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 creating havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Amazing records of Dhoni as CSK captain Captains of which teams were changed before the start of IPL 2024 5 IPL teams who have the most followers on Instagram
PCB once again handed over the responsibility of captaincy to Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi took leave
PCB made Shaheen Afridi the T-20 captain in place of Babar Azam. Babar Azam (Image Credit- Twitter X) A big news related to Pakistan cricket has come out. Pakistan’s legendary batsman Babar Azam has again been appointed captain of the white ball format (ODI & T20I). Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has given this responsibility to Babar after the recommendation of the selection committee. Shan Masood will remain the captain of the Test team. Pakistan Cricket Board shared a video in which Babar Azam was seen sitting with PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi. While sharing the photo, PCB wrote, ‘The selection committee of Pakistan Cricket Board unanimously recommended making Babar Azam the captain of Pakistan cricket team in ODI and T20. PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi accepted the recommendation and decided to make Babar the captain. Babar Azam appointed as white-ball captain Following unanimous recommendation from the PCB’s selection committee, Chairman PCB Mohsin Naqvi has appointed Babar Azam as white-ball (ODI and T20I) captain of the Pakistan men’s cricket team. pic.twitter.com/ad4KLJYRMK — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) March 31, 2024 Babar Azam had left the captaincy of all three formats after poor performance in the ODI World Cup 2023 hosted by India. After that PCB made Shaheen Shah Afridi the captain of T20 format, while Shan Masood was given the command in Test. However, even after changing the captain, there was no improvement in the performance of the Pakistan team. Pakistan team’s performance was poor under the captaincy of Shaheen Afridi Shaheen captained the team in only five T20s. Pakistan lost the five-match T20 series against New Zealand 1-4. Whereas in Pakistan Super League, Lahore Qalandars remained last in the points table. In such a situation, before the upcoming T20 World Cup, Pakistan has again expressed confidence in Babar Azam. Let us tell you that Babar Azam has scored 5729 runs in 117 ODI matches at an average of 56.72, in which he has scored 19 centuries and 32 half-centuries. Babar Azam has scored 3898 runs in 52 Test matches with 9 centuries and 26 half-centuries and an average of 45.86. In 109 T20I matches, Babar Azam has scored 3698 runs at an average of 41.55, with 3 centuries and 33 half-centuries. Under the captaincy of Babar Azam, Pakistan cricket team has registered 26 wins in 43 ODI matches, while it has faced defeat in 15 matches. During this period, one match has been tied and one match has been inconclusive.
Babar Azam placed some important conditions before accepting the captaincy of Pakistan
Babar Azam left the captaincy after Cricket World Cup 2023. Babar Azam (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Pakistan cricket team could not make it to the semi-finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 hosted by India last year. After Pakistan failed to reach the playoffs of the tournament, captain Babar Azam resigned from his post. After Babar resigned from the captaincy, the Pakistan Cricket Board handed over the captaincy of Test format to Shan Masood and captaincy of T20 format to Shaheen Afridi. However, the Pakistan cricket team could not perform anything special under the captaincy of the pair of Masood and Afridi. So now reports are coming that once again Pakistan cricket management is looking towards Babar Azam to take charge of the team. But former captain and veteran batsman Babar Azam has put some important conditions before the PCB before taking over the captaincy of the Pakistan cricket team. According to these conditions, Babar wants the head coach of the team to be changed. He also wants to captain all three formats simultaneously, but the selection committee wants Shaheen Afridi to captain the shortest format of the game. It is noteworthy that under the captaincy of Shaheen, Pakistan lost 4-1 to New Zealand in the T20 series. PCB source gave important information Let us tell you that a senior source of Pakistan Cricket Board was quoted as saying by The Hindu – Some members of the selection committee feel that Shaheen Afridi should be allowed to remain the captain for the home T20 series against New Zealand in April and he should prove his ability. Be given a chance to do it. The source further said- He (Babar Azam) has made his opinion clear to the PCB chief and has now asked him to take the final decision. Naqvi has asked the selection committee to convince Babar to accept the captaincy of white ball cricket now and the board will decide on the captaincy of red ball cricket after the T20 World Cup.
On This Day in 2004: 20 years ago, Virender Sehwag had become a legend for Pak bowlers, had created this big history.
Virender Sehwag became the first Indian batsman to score a triple century in the history of Test cricket. Virender Sehwag (Photo Source: Getty Images) Virender Sehwag’s Triple Century Against Pakistan in 2004: Former Indian player Virender Sehwag had scored a historic triple century in Pakistan 20 years ago on 29 March 2004. Today is a very special day for Indian cricket and its fans. Virender Sehwag created this history on the second day of the first match of the Test series against Pakistan. That test match played between India and Pakistan in Multan is remembered for the amazing batting of Virender Sehwag. Virender Sehwag also became the first Indian batsman to score a triple century in the history of Test cricket. Virender Sehwag had left Gavaskar, VVS Laxman and Tendulkar behind. In the first match of the three-match Test series against Pakistan, Rahul Dravid took over the captaincy in place of Sourav Ganguly. Rahul Dravid had decided to bat first after winning the toss against Pakistan. India had scored 356 runs at the loss of 2 wickets on the first day. Virender Sehwag was unbeaten on 228 runs. Everyone expected that Virender Sehwag would make his innings even bigger, and that is exactly what happened. Virender Sehwag had completed a triple century by hitting a six on the ball of Saqlain Mushtaq on the second day. Virender Sehwag had left behind Sunil Gavaskar (236), Sachin Tendulkar (241*) and VVS Laxman (281). Virender Sehwag batted in the field for 531 minutes Virender Sehwag had played an innings of 309 runs against Pakistan with the help of 39 fours and 6 sixes in 375 balls. Virender Sehwag batted in the field for 531 minutes. Rahul Dravid then declared India’s first innings at 675-5. Sachin Tendulkar was not out on 194*. This decision of Rahul Dravid also attracted a lot of discussion. The Indian team had won that match by one inning and 52 runs. Scored second triple century in Test against South Africa Virender Sehwag broke his own record by scoring 319 runs against South Africa on 29 March 2008. Sehwag became the batsman who played the biggest innings for India in Tests. Virender Sehwag is included in this special list along with Sir Don Bradman. After scoring triple centuries twice in Test cricket for India, Virender Sehwag is included in the elite triple century club along with Sir Don Bradman and Brian Lara. Virender Sehwag has scored 8,586 runs in 104 matches at an average of 49.34 in his Test career. Which includes 23 centuries, 6 double centuries, 2 triple centuries and 32 half-centuries.
Captaincy will be snatched from Shaheen Afridi, Babar Azam will be the captain of Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2024 – Reports
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is considering appointing Babar Azam as the T20I captain again ahead of the 2024 T20 World Cup to be held in June. Let us tell you that Pakistan’s performance in the ODI World Cup played last year was very poor, after which top order batsman Babar Azam resigned from the post of captaincy in all formats. According to the recent report of Cricket Pakistan, Shaheen Afridi’s tenure as captain is already in danger due to his poor record in captaincy. In such a situation, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are being seen as alternatives. Shaheen Afridi’s captaincy tenure as T20I captain started with a 1-4 defeat against New Zealand away from home. Shaheen Afridi’s statistics as captain are very bad Apart from this, his performance as captain in the recent 2024 Pakistan Super League was very poor, after which his captaincy is now in danger. Under the captaincy of Shaheen, Lahore Qalandars team could register only one win in PSL 2024 and ended the season at the last position in the points table. Pakistan has to play T20 series against New Zealand and England in the coming days to prepare for the T20 World Cup. In such a situation, if the board has to make some changes in the captaincy, then they will have to take a decision as soon as possible. There itself As far as Mohammad Rizwan is concerned, the wicketkeeper batsman recently led Multan Sultans to the final of PSL 2024. He is also the current vice-captain of the T20I team. In such a situation, Rizwan can also be a good option for the captaincy of the Pakistan team. Talking about Babar Azam’s recent performance, he is in very good form in the current season of Pakistan Super League. He has scored a lot of runs for Peshawar Zalmi. He has scored 498 runs in 9 matches so far and is the leading run-scorer in the tournament, which includes one century and five half-centuries. Under the captaincy of Babar, Peshawar team has qualified for the playoffs. The team won 6 out of 10 matches.
