DTVHINDIIf you don’t make Mohammad Rizwan the captain at this point, it will be a huge defeat for Pakistan: Basit Ali
Basit Ali wants to see Pakistan’s finest wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan as the next captain of the national team. Mohammed Rizwan (Photo Source- Getty Images) Former player Basit Ali wants to see Pakistan’s best wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan as the next captain of the national team. Basit Ali said after the recent match played between Markhors and Stallions in the Champions ODI Cup that Mohammad Rizwan understands the pitch very well and Babar Azam also faces a lot of problems in this art. In the Champions One Day Cup match played on 15 September, Markhors batted first and scored 231 runs under the captaincy of Mohammad Rizwan at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad. In reply, the Stallions team was all out for 105 runs. Mohammad Rizwan and company won this match by 126 runs. Basit Ali shared the video on his official YouTube channel and said, ‘Looking at the way Mohammad Rizwan captained the team, it can be said that there is no better captain than him. He took very good decisions in this match and also read the pitch brilliantly. This is one place where Babar Azam also has trouble. I am not even talking about Shan Masood. If you do not make Mohammad Rizwan the captain at this time, it will be a big defeat for Pakistan. This is the best time to make Mohammad Rizwan the captain. Here is the video: For quite some time now, there have been reports that Mohammad Rizwan could be appointed as the captain of Pakistan’s white ball team after Babar Azam. Under the captaincy of Babar Azam, the Pakistan team performed very poorly in the T20 World Cup 2024 and the team was eliminated from the group stage. Talking about Mohammad Rizwan, he has also captained the Multan Sultan team in the Pakistan Super League and his record as a captain has also been excellent. Now it remains to be seen what decision the Pakistan Cricket Board takes regarding Mohammad Rizwan? Luxury car, luxurious house… you will be shocked to know the net worth of Suryakumar Yadav These 7 teams have not played the Champions Trophy even once so far Travis Head Net Worth: India’s villain earns this many crores in a year Bangladesh can snatch the number-1 title in WTC from Team India Players who scored the fastest double century in Test cricket- Apart from Sachin Tendulkar, these 8 famous cricketers wear jersey number 10 Bad news for fans, cricket will be banned in Afghanistan Indian batsman who hit the most sixes in Tests against Bangladesh- Players who scored most centuries in Tests between IND vs BAN- List of players who scored most runs in the powerplay of T20I in 2024-
Salima Imtiaz becomes first Pakistani woman to be named in ICC International Development Panel Umpire
Salima Imtiaz will take up her first assignment by umpiring the Pakistan-South Africa Women’s T20 International Series, scheduled to be held in Multan from December 16. Saleema Imtiaz (Photo Source: Salima Imtiaz has become the first woman from Pakistan to be named in the ICC International Panel of Development Umpires. She can now umpire in bilateral international matches of women’s cricket and ICC women’s events. Let us tell you, Salima Imtiaz is the mother of Pakistani women cricketer Kainat Imtiaz. Salima is very happy after achieving this feat. She said that this is not just her victory, it is the victory of every female cricketer and umpire of Pakistan. I hope more women follow in my footsteps- Salima Imtiaz Salima will take up her first assignment by umpiring in the Pakistan-South Africa Women’s T20 International series to be held in Multan from December 16. After being named in the ICC Development Umpire Panel, Salima Imtiaz said while speaking on the official website of the Pakistan Cricket Board, I am extremely happy to be included in the ICC International Panel of Development Umpires. I am extremely grateful to the Pakistan Cricket Board for giving me the invaluable opportunity to achieve this feat. This journey has been full of hard work and personal sacrifices, but now, standing on this new chapter, it all feels worthwhile. Salima Imtiaz further said, This is not just my victory – it is the victory of every aspiring female cricketer and umpire in Pakistan. I hope my success will inspire countless women who dream of making a mark in the sport. I hope more women follow in my footsteps and take up this beautiful game. Salima Imtiaz started her umpiring career after being named in the PCB women’s umpire panel in 2008. She has umpired in the 2022 and 2024 ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup and the 2023 ACC Emerging Women’s Cup in Hong Kong. At the ACC Women’s Premier Cup 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, she was a member of the control team.
‘I was surprised’ Imad Wasim on Babar Azam becoming the captain of Pakistan cricket team again
After Shaheen Afridi was removed from captaincy, Babar has once again been made the captain. Imad Wasim and Babar Azam (Image Credit- Twitter Pakistan cricket team’s all-rounder Imad Wasim has recently made a big statement on the decision of the Pakistan Cricket Board to appoint Babar Azam as the captain again. Imad Wasim says that not only he but the whole country was surprised by this decision of the PCB. It is worth noting that after the Cricket World Cup 2023 held in India, Babar Azam left the captaincy of Pakistan in all three formats. After this, PCB handed over the captaincy to Shan Masood in Test cricket and Shaheen Afridi in T20 format. However, after losing the T20 series against New Zealand 4-1, the PCB removed Shaheen from the captaincy and once again made Babar Azam the captain of the team in white ball cricket. This was Shaheen’s first series as captain. On the other hand, now Imad Wasim has given a big statement on all this. Wasim says that Pakistan has once again flopped under the leadership of Babar and now his captaincy is in danger. Imad Wasim gave a big statement Let us tell you that in a recent interview with Saj Sadiq, Imad Wasim said – I was surprised, what can I say about this. But in the end it was the decision of the selectors. Whatever option they thought was good, they chose it and after that selected the team. Not only me but everyone in Pakistan was surprised. So, I cannot say that I was not surprised. Imad further said on Pakistan’s defeat in the T20 World Cup- Yes, honestly, our performance was not good and we have to accept it, including me. I think our team was good, but it did not succeed. This can happen in any format, especially in T20, but yes, it was disappointing. I was really disappointed, it took me a long time to recover from it.
Champions One Day-Cup: Mohammad Hasnain took 5 wickets, Panthers beat Dolphins by 50 runs
Chasing a target of 329 runs, the Dolphins were all out for 278 runs. Panthers Team (Photo Source: PCB) The third match of the Pakistan Champions One Day-Cup was played between Panthers and Dolphins on 14 September. After winning the toss and batting first, the Panthers team was all out for 328 runs in 49.4 overs. In response, while chasing the target, the Dolphins were all out for 278 runs in 47 overs and the Panthers won by 50 runs. Usman Khan played a century innings for Panthers Batting first against Dolphins, Panthers got a very bad start. Both the openers lost their wickets at a score of just 19. Saim Ayub (6) and Abdul Bangalzai (5) could not play a big innings. After this, there was a partnership of 70 runs for the third wicket between Umar Siddique and Usman Khan. Umar Siddique played an innings of 30 runs. Whereas Usman Khan played an innings of 111 runs in 110 balls with the help of 11 fours and 3 sixes. Haider Ali (63) and captain Shadab Khan (65) also made important contributions, due to which the team was able to put a total of 328 runs on the board. For the Dolphins, Usman Qadir took the maximum of 3 wickets for 63 runs in 7.4 overs. Meanwhile, Mir Hamza and Abbas Afridi took 2-2 wickets each. Mohammad Hasnain took 5 wicket haul While chasing the target of 329 runs against the Panthers, the Dolphins got off to a good start. Sahibzada Farhan and Muhammad Hurreria shared a 68-run partnership for the first wicket. Sahibzada Farhan scored 52 runs in 69 balls and Muhammad Hurreria scored 39 runs in 30 balls. After the dismissal of these two batsmen, no big partnership was seen. Panthers bowler Mohammad Hasnain took 5 wickets for 74 runs in 10 overs. He took the wickets of Saud Shakeel (24), Qasim Akram (65), Asif Ali (10), Faheem Ashraf (41), and Abbas Afridi (6). Hasnain also won the Player of the Match title for his brilliant bowling. Apart from this, Osama Mir and Mubasair Khan took 2-2 wickets, while captain Shadab Khan took one wicket.
“It is unfair to remove him from captaincy”- Former Pak player came out in support of Shaheen Afridi
Shaheen Afridi (Image Credit- Twitter X) Former Pakistan cricketer Moin Khan has criticized the decision to remove Shaheen Shah Afridi from the white ball captaincy, saying that it was unfair. He has again advocated for Afridi to be made the captain again. He has slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). He also indirectly targeted Babar Azam, who is currently the captain of Pakistan’s ODI and T20 team. Let us tell you that after the ODI World Cup last year, Babar resigned from the captaincy of all three formats. After that Shaheen was made the captain of T20 and Shan Masood was made the captain of Test format. Shaheen had to lose the captaincy after just one series. Under his captaincy, Pakistan lost 1-4 in the five-match T20 series on the New Zealand tour. After taking over the captaincy from Shaheen, the PCB appointed Babar as the captain of the white ball team. Moeen Khan gave a big statement on Shaheen Afridi being stripped of captaincy According to media reports, former Test captain Moeen said, “Shaheen Afridi has the ability to lead the team and the players like him very much. He is the best choice for captaincy in T20. I don’t think anyone else is more suitable than him to take up the responsibility of captain in white ball cricket. It was unfair to remove him from captaincy.” Moeen, who played 69 Tests and 219 ODIs in his career, said that Pakistan should maintain faith in a captain for a long time. He said, “If there are constant changes, the players will not listen to their captain. If the cricket board gives full support to the captain and assures him of long-term responsibility, the team’s performance will improve.” Babar’s reappointment as Pakistan captain did not go well for the team. Pakistan could not progress beyond the group stage in the T20 World Cup 2024. Pakistan was heavily criticized after the defeat against the USA. After this Moeen said, “Azam was not given a chance to wicketkeep after one match and he was dropped after getting out on the very first ball (against the USA). Any player can get out on the first ball, but the tradition of developing players that used to exist here is no longer there. Be it the captain or the management, if they keep changing players so frequently then how can we prepare good players?
PCB is spending money like water for renovation of stadiums before Champions Trophy, know how many crores of funds were released
After almost 3 decades, Pakistan is going to host the Champions Trophy. PCB (Image Credit- Twitter) The hosting rights of the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025 are with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) this time. It is worth noting that the much-awaited 9th season of the tournament will be played in Pakistan. However, now before the start of this multi-nation tournament, the PCB is spending money like water for the renovation of the stadiums. Let us tell you that in the recent meeting of PCB Board and Governors in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has released a fund of 12.8 billion (in Pakistani rupees). This fund will be used to renovate the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Karachi’s National Stadium and Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. This much fund was released for the renovation of all three stadiums According to reports in Sports Star, the maximum funds have been released for the renovation of the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, where if speculations are to be believed, the Champions Trophy match between India and Pakistan could be witnessed. A fund of ₹189 million has been set aside for the MOT of the stadium, ₹330 million for the replacement of two LED screens, ₹1100 million for new steel construction of the pavilion and ₹1250 million for the remaining renovations. On the other hand, a total fund of 3.5 billion rupees has been set aside for the renovation of Karachi’s National Stadium. This amount includes 330 million rupees for the replacement of two LED screens in the stadium, 340 million rupees for replacing 450 LED lights, 580 million rupees for the renovation of the main building and hospitality box and 1500 million rupees for the reconstruction of the pavilion building. Apart from this, a fund of Rs 1.5 billion has been released for the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Out of this money, Rs 393 million has been released for the replacement of floodlights and LEDs in the stadium, Rs 400 million for the construction of the main building, Rs 400 million for the construction of hospitality boxes and restrooms, Rs 330 million for LED screen replacement and Rs 272 million for the change of seating arrangement in the stadium.
PCB postponed the National Junior Championship just a day after it started, know the big reason here
18 regional teams participate in this domestic tournament of Pakistan. PCB (Image Credit- Twitter) Just a day after the start of the National Junior Championship, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to postpone it. The participants and officials of the tournament have been informed about its postponement by PCB. On the other hand, PCB said in a short press release regarding the sudden postponement of the tournament that due to unavoidable circumstances, the tournament is being postponed with immediate effect. It is worth noting that a lot of money was spent by PCB to gather the participants of the tournament. Furthermore, a Pakistan Cricket Board confidant revealed that PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi had received several complaints that participants in the tournament had taken part with fake documentation, which could have led to problems in the selection of teams as well as the underlying issue of age fraud. This PCB confidant was quoted by News18 as saying- Junior tournaments are considered by the board as the backbone of preparing the right talent for first-class cricket and international performances. This is why despite the long selection process, Mohsin Naqvi got upset when he received several complaints, some of which were valid. PCB may suffer financial loss It is worth mentioning that 18 regional teams of the country participate in this National Junior Championship of Pakistan. And the PCB brings the players who perform well in this to First Class Cricket, from where the door to the National Team opens. However, now these 18 teams were taken to training centres where training took place and the players were provided with food, accommodation and transport facilities apart from kits and daily allowances, the total amount of which was reportedly in the millions of rupees. But this now only seems to be causing a financial loss to the PCB.
VIDEO: Babar Azam seen in attitude when fan took selfie, video went viral
According to the viral video, Babar refused to let the fans put their hands on his shoulders. Babar Azam (Image Credit- Twitter X) A video of former Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam is rapidly going viral on the internet. In this video, Babar is seen with a lot of attitude with a fan. But the fans did not like this attitude of Babar at all. It is worth noting that at present Babar is playing for the Stallions in Pakistan’s domestic cricket tournament Champions ODI Cup 2024. So when he was on the field for practice during the match, a fan asked him to take a selfie, and during this the fan wanted to put his hand on Babar’s shoulder. But Babar removed that fan’s hand from his shoulder and after that simply posed for a photo with the fan. As soon as the video of this incident started going viral on social media, fans started calling Babar the Attitude King. Watch this video of Babar Azam with his fan Performance 0 Attitude 💯 Babar Azam for you 😁 pic.twitter.com/uA5qoMVB54 — Asad Sultan (@sultanawan143) September 9, 2024 It is worth noting that Babar Azam was once again made the captain of the white ball team before the T20 World Cup 2024. But the team had to be eliminated from the league stage itself after losing shamefully to USA in the tournament. Recently, Bangladesh defeated Pakistan 2-0 in the two-match home Test series. After this, speculations once again intensified that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) may change the captaincy. But recently a senior PCB source in an interview to PTI was quoted by India Today as saying- There has been no discussion on changing the captains, as PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi has left the decision on captaincy to the two coaches and selectors. Gary Kirsten and Jason Gillispie are very clear that both Shan and Babar need to be given proper time before their leadership abilities can be assessed.
ICC Test Batting Rankings: Rohit Sharma enters top-5 before Test series against Bangladesh, Root still number-1
Indian captain Rohit Sharma has moved to fifth position in the latest ICC Test rankings with 751 points. Rohit Sharma & Joe Root (Photo Source: Latest ICC Test Batting Ranking: Team India is going to play a two-match Test series against Bangladesh from September 19. Before the upcoming series, Indian captain Rohit Sharma has entered the top-5 in the latest ICC Test batting rankings. Rohit Sharma is the only Indian batsman in the top-5 rankings. Let us tell you, for the first time since September 2021, Hitman has made it to the top-5 in the Test rankings. At the same time, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli are in the top-10. Rohit Sharma is at fifth position with 751 rating points Indian captain Rohit Sharma has come to the fifth position with 751 points in the latest ICC Test rankings. Yashasvi Jaiswal is at the sixth position with 740 rating points. Both the batsmen had shown excellent performance in the last Test series against England. Rohit Sharma scored 400 runs with the help of 2 centuries. On the other hand, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 712 runs with the help of two centuries and three half-centuries. Former Indian captain Virat Kohli is at the seventh position with 737 rating points. At the same time, former England captain Joe Root is still at the first position in the Test batting rankings. But after failing with the bat in the third Test match against England, he has lost some rating points. He has dropped from 922 rating points to 899. New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson (859) is in second place. New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell (768 points) is in third place and Australian veteran batsman Steve Smith (757 points) is in fourth place. Mohammad Rizwan is at 9th position Mohammad Rizwan is the only Pakistani player in the top-10 in the latest ICC Test batting rankings. He is in 9th place with 720 points. ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings (Latest) 1. Joe Root (England) – 899 points 2. Kane Williamson (New Zealand) – 859 points 3. Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand) – 768 points 4. Steve Smith (Australia) – 757 points 5. Rohit Sharma (India) – 751 points 6. Yashasvi Jaiswal (India) – 740 points 7. Virat Kohli (India) – 737 points 8. Usman Khawaja (India) – 728 points 9. Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan)- 720 points 10. Marnus Labuschagne (Australia) – 720 points
Babar Azam clean bowled: Shameful! Babar Azam could not even touch the ball, child clean bowled him; video goes viral
The Champions ODI Cup will start in Pakistan from September 12. Babar Azam is training hard with his team for this tournament. Babar Azam Clean Bowled by Young Boy (Source Babar Azam Clean Bowled by Young Boy: In cricket, the form of a batsman always keeps changing. When a batsman is in form, he can beat any bowler in the world. But when he is out of form, even small children can beat him. Recently something similar happened with Pakistan captain Babar Azam. Babar Azam was clean bowled by a young bowler, and its video has gone viral on social media. Babar Azam could not even touch the ball of the young boy In the video shared on the X account, Babar Azam can be seen batting in a practice match. During this, left-arm bowler Mohammad Asghar clean bowled him. In this match, Babar Azam scored 20 runs in 20 balls. Babar Azam tried to play a slog sweep on the ball, but the ball went straight to the middle wicket without touching the bat. This video has spread rapidly on social media and has become a topic of discussion among the fans. Watch video- Babar Azam Clean Bowled by Young Boy Babar Azam bowled by Asghar while playing some weird sweep shot. Unreal. pic.twitter.com/2twLvjEpKd — M (@anngrypakistan) September 10, 2024 The Champions ODI Cup will start in Pakistan from September 12. Babar Azam is training hard with his team for this tournament. The tournament will start on September 12 and its final will be played on September 29. A few days ago, Pakistan had to face a crushing defeat on its home ground. Bangladesh defeated Pakistan 2-0 in the two-match series. After this defeat from Bangladesh, Pakistan players are being heavily criticized. After the Champions ODI Cup, Pakistan’s team will play two Test matches against England. Pakistan team will try its best to make a strong comeback in this series by practicing in the domestic tournament.
