DTVHINDISalima 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.
Sharafuddaula Ibne Shahid included in elite panel of ICC umpires
Sharafuddaulah Ibne Shahid has become the first umpire from his country to be included in the elite panel of ICC umpires. Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid (Pic Source-X) Bangladesh’s outstanding umpire Sharafuddaula Ibne Shahid has been included in the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires following the International Cricket Council’s annual review and selection process. Sharafuddaulah Ibne Shahid has become the first umpire from his country to be included in the elite panel of ICC umpires. Let us tell you, the selection panel of International Cricket Council General Manager Chairman Wasim Khan, former player and commentator Sanjay Manjrekar, retired New Zealand umpire Tony Hill and consultant officer Mike Riley has included Sharafuddaula Ibne Shahid in the list of ICC International Panel of Umpires. Sharafuddaulah Ibne Shahid has been in the international panel since 2006 and his first international appointment was in January 2010 for the ODI match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in Mirpur. Not only this, Sharafuddaula Ibne Shahid has been the field umpire in 10 men’s Test matches, 63 men’s ODI matches and 44 men’s T20 matches. Apart from this, she has also field umpired in TERA Women’s ODI matches and 28 Women’s T20 matches. Sharafuddaulah Ibne Shahid has also umpired in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2017 and 2021 seasons and ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 and ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2018. Sharafuddaulah Ibne Shahid said, ‘I feel very honored to see my name in the ICC Elite Panel. I also learned that I am the first umpire from my country to be included in the ICC Elite Panel and this is also an honor for me. I will not disappoint those who have placed their trust in me. Over the last few years, I have shared a lot of umpiring experience and I am fully prepared for the challenges to come. I would like to thank ICC and BCB: Sharafuddaula Ibne Shahid Sharafuddaula Ibne Shahid further said, ‘I would like to thank the ICC and Bangladesh Cricket Board who supported me and also my fellow friends who helped me a lot. My family members also supported me a lot and have never left me alone. There are now 6 people in the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees instead of 7. Chris Broad has not been included in the panel for the 2024-25 season. Chris Broad is also a well-known umpire but he has not been included in the elite panel in the 2024-25 season. 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 Top 5 IPL teams with most social media followers What to look for in each team during the IPL 2024 season A look at the beautiful girlfriends of cricketers in IPL 2024 The names of these players have top records in the history of IPL! IPL 2024: Potential impact players of all 10 teams, see list 3 legendary bowlers who bowled more than 50 thousand balls in international cricket…
“He has bowled more overs than he has scored”, Ravi Shastri made fun of Joe Root in the commentary panel!
So far in this series, Root has been more successful with the ball than with the bat. Joe Root and Ravi Shastri (Photo Source: India is facing England in the third Test of the five-match Test series at Roskot. After the 1-1 tie, both the teams are competing against each other in the third match. Despite the good performance of both the teams, the series has not been good for England’s star batsman Joe Root with the bat so far. This right-handed batsman has scored only 70 runs in five innings, in which his highest score is 29 runs. Amidst this poor batting, on the third day he lost his wicket while attempting a reverse scoop on Bumrah’s ball. After which the veterans criticized him fiercely. It is worth noting that Joe Root has been more successful with the ball than with batting. He has taken seven wickets so far in the series. And former Indian cricketer has pulled up Joe Root on this issue. While commenting, he took a dig at Root. Ravi Shastri said on air, “Joe Root has bowled 89 overs in this Test series, which is more than the runs he has scored.” Root’s scoop shot remains a topic of discussion Let us tell you that Joe Root’s scoop shot remained a topic of discussion in the cricket world. One news headline described the shot as ‘the stupidest in English Test history’. Star Indian fast bowler Mohammad Siraj also gave his reaction on this. Siraj was quoted by NDTV as saying, Ben Duckett’s partnership with Root was growing, if he had played a little more it would have been difficult for us. But suddenly he played a shot which looked unplayable. He further said that, but it was good for us and after that there was a good partnership between Ben Foakes and Ben Stokes and then Stokes played a shot which got him out and we came into the game from there. List of bowlers who took the fastest 500 wickets in Test cricket- 4 Indian players who scored the fastest half-centuries in test debut 5 teams that have won the Under 19 World Cup the most number of times 3 Australian players who have won POTM awards the most number of times in T20I 5 players who made the biggest scores in ODI cricket for Sri Lanka Five best innings played by Indian captains in Under-19 World Cup 4 Indian bowlers who became number 1 bowler in test cricket List of batsmen who remained not out most number of times in IPL Top 4 Indian bowlers who took 150 wickets in least number of test matches List of foreign players earning big from IPL 2024
From Dinesh Karthik to Ravi Shastri, ICC announces star commentary panel for Men’s T20 World Cup
T20 World Cup 2024 starts from June 2 T20 World Cup 2024 (Image Credit- Twitter X) Everyone is eagerly waiting for the upcoming Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup. Let us tell you that this time this multi-nation tournament is going to start from June 2 under the joint hosting of West Indies and USA. The first match will be played between USA and Canada. All the teams are seen finalizing their preparations for this big tournament. So now the International Cricket Council has announced the star-studded commentary panel for this tournament today on 24 May. Let us tell you that four former players from India have got a place in this commentary panel list. At the same time, the name of Dinesh Karthik in this list is very surprising. It is worth noting that recently Karthik has announced his retirement from cricket. ICC announces commentary panel Let us tell you that ICC has announced the commentary panel today. Some experienced and famous former cricketers have been included in this list for commentary. Ravi Shastri, Harsha Bhogle, Sunil Gavaskar and Dinesh Karthik have got a place in this list from India. Apart from this, famous cricket commentators like Nasir Hussain, Ian Smith, Mel Jones and Ian Bishop have also been included in it. Others on the commentary panel include Dale Steyn, Graeme Smith, Michael Atherton, Waqar Younis, Simon Doull, Shaun Pollock, Katey Martin, Mpumelelo Mbangwa, Natalie Germanos, Danny Morrison, Alison Mitchell, Alan Wilkins, Brian Murgatroyd, Mike Haysman, Ian Ward, Athar Ali Khan, Russel Arnold, Niall O’Brien, Kass Naidoo and former West Indies captain Daren Ganga. 20 teams are participating in T20 World Cup 2024 On the other hand, if we give you information about the tournament, this time a total of 20 teams are participating in the multi-nation tournament. All 20 teams have been divided into four groups of 5 each. After the league stage, the top 2 teams from each group will qualify for the next round of the tournament. Teams in Group A: India, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada and USA. Teams included in Group B: Scotland, Oman, England, Australia, Namibia. Teams in Group C: New Zealand, West Indies, Afghanistan, Uganda, Papua New Guinea. Teams included in Group D: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Nepal, South Africa.