DTVHINDIWomen’s T20 World Cup 2024: Pakistan announced the squad, this player will captain in place of Nida Dar
Pakistan Cricket Board has removed Nida Dar and handed over the captaincy to Fatima Sana. Fatima Sana (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be played in the UAE from 3 to 20 October. The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming tournament. The board has removed Nida Dar and handed over the captaincy to Fatima Sana. Pakistan’s performance was poor in the recent Women’s Asia Cup held in Sri Lanka, perhaps that is why the board has changed the captain. 22-year-old Fatima is going to lead the team in an ICC T20I tournament for the first time. She has previously led Pakistan in two ODIs. Pakistan lost one match, while in one match the team won in the super over against New Zealand. Fatima has played 41 ODIs and 40 T20 matches for Pakistan so far. Pakistan did not make many big changes Pakistan has retained most of the players from the Asia Cup 2024 squad. Only one change has been made in the squad, Sadam Shamas has returned to the team, who was part of the last T20 World Cup. Shamas has replaced wicketkeeper-batsman Naziha Alvi. In Pakistan’s squad for Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, Alia Riaz, Muniba Ali, Nashra Sandhu, Omaima Sohail, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Tuba Hasan, Sadaf Shamas, Nidar Dar and Fatima Sana are the 10 players who have played in the previous Women’s T20 World Cup. The selectors have also included uncapped fast bowler Tasmia Rubab in the squad. ,@imfatimasana named Pakistan captain for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 🚨 Our squad for the marquee event 🇵🇰#BackOurGirls pic.twitter.com/NWoF6RmyVH — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 25, 2024 Pakistan Squad for Women’s T20 World Cup 2024- Fatima Sana (captain), Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Gul Feroza, Iram Javed, Muniba Ali (wicketkeeper), Nashra Sandhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal (subject to fitness), Sidra Amin, Syeda Arub Shah, Tasmia Rubab, Tuba Hassan Traveling Reserve: Naziha Alvi(wicketkeeper) Non-Traveling Reserve: Rameen Shamim and Umm-e-Hani In the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, Pakistan Women’s team is in Group A along with India, Australia, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka.
“Has the pitch been made or..” Why did Naseem Shah raise questions on the pitches made by his own cricket board?
Naseem Shah, one of Pakistan’s leading fast bowlers, openly expressed his displeasure over the pitches in Pakistan in a press conference. Naseem Shah (Image Source: Twitter) The first match of the Test series is being played between Pakistan and Bangladesh. After the fourth day of the first Test match, a debate has once again erupted over the pitches in Pakistan. The condition of pitches in the country has been a controversial issue, especially following criticism during Pakistan’s home series against Australia and England in 2022. Critics said the pitches were highly favourable to the batsmen, leading to an unbalanced contest that did not suit Pakistan’s strengths. Hopes were high that the new administration would address these concerns by improving the quality of pitches for home Tests. However, similar problems have been reported in the ongoing Test against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi, where the pitch remains highly favourable for batsmen. These questions are being raised after Bangladesh scored 565 runs in the first innings. Pakistani bowlers are now getting angry themselves This pitch has not only affected the competitiveness of the match but is also causing frustration among the Pakistani bowlers, who are struggling a lot. Naseem Shah, one of Pakistan’s leading fast bowlers, openly expressed his displeasure during the press conference. Let’s know what Naseem Shah said about the pitches Naseem said in the post-match press conference, “I believe we have played many such series where we have got such pitches. People tried their best to prepare a helpful pitch, but I think the surface was not that helpful due to the heat or excessive sunlight. We have to think about how we can take advantage of playing on home ground, because you have to win the match at any cost. We did not get the help from the pitch that we expected. But everyone tried their best.” Asked how Pakistan can take advantage of playing on home grounds, Naseem said efforts could be made to aid the spinners if green pitches are difficult to maintain. Naseem further said, “This is not my expertise, but we have to use the home advantage. If we cannot make green pitches that help fast bowlers, then give us pitches that help spinners. Test cricket has come a long way now. Fans are coming to watch matches even in this heat. You feel the need to entertain them. You should not feel that you are facing challenges while playing the game.”
After giving free tickets and free bus rides, not only humans but even birds did not go to watch the match- Photo from Pakistan goes viral
People of Pakistan crowd for free flour, but despite free entry and free bus service, they did not come to watch the match. Pakistan team (Source X) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced free entry for spectators for the remaining days (fourth and fifth) of the first Test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. This decision has been taken keeping in mind the weekend, so that families and students can come in large numbers to support their cricket stars and watch this important match of the World Test Championship cycle between the two sides. Along with this, it was also announced that, Fans who have already bought tickets for days four and five will receive a refund. Pakistan Cricket Board provided free bus service to watch matches Furthermore, it was also announced that free shuttle bus service will continue on two routes on match days to make it easier for spectators to reach the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. After this announcement, everyone expected that a huge crowd of spectators would come to watch the match. But do you know what actually happened? Fans did not come to watch the match. The people of Pakistan who crowd for free flour, did not come to watch the match even after free entry and free bus service. The picture of an empty stadium in which there are not even 20 people is going viral on the internet and X users are making fun of it. See the picture here- Free entry at the Rawalpindi Stadium for today and tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/d6WXaal17G — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) August 24, 2024 See people’s reactions- and they have to host the champions trophy🤣 — SM⁶³ (@LongOff_____) August 24, 2024 Let some time pass, we will call the audience by paying money 😀😀😀 — Bharat Singh 🇮🇳 (@oscarbharat) August 24, 2024 Why not free atta and roti? — 47Sha (@47Sha_) August 24, 2024 HahaBecause they know, they don’t have enough to pay and get crowd in stadium, everyone is laughing at them because there is no crowd in stadium..So they provide now free entryUltra L.. 😂😂 — Pankaj (@Pankaj41627) August 24, 2024 Not even 200 people have come even for free entry😭😭😭😭😭😭 — ` (@kurkureter) August 24, 2024 Even Pakistan fans are not interested in Pak team anymore — Cheems Bond 𝕏 (Parody) (@Cheems_Bond_007) August 24, 2024 Pakistan Cricket Board is going to host the Champions Trophy The Pakistan Cricket Board is going to organize the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 to be played next year. Now some people are pointing fingers at the board that if people in Pakistan are not going to watch the matches even after getting free tickets, then how will they come to watch the matches by paying for expensive tickets in the Champions Trophy. Along with this, questions are also being raised whether it is right to organize such a big ICC event in Pakistan.
Babar Azam failed in the first test against Bangladesh, Pakistani batsman got out on 0 for the first time at home in test cricket
In this match, Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bowl first. Babar Azam (Pic Source-X) Currently, the first match of the two-match Test series between Pakistan and Bangladesh is being played in Rawalpindi. In this match, Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bowl first. Their decision has been excellent so far and Pakistan has lost three important wickets till the tea break on the first day. In this match, experienced batsman Babar Azam from Pakistan failed to score big and was out without opening his account. Babar Azam’s wicket was taken by Bangladesh’s best fast bowler Shoriful Islam. Babar Azam came to bat at number four in this match. He defended the first ball very well but the second ball hit his bat and went to Bangladesh wicketkeeper Liton Das. Liton Das took the catch of Babar Azam very well. Pakistan has lost three wickets for just 16 runs. Here is the video: 🔔 ka king gone for a duck 🤡#BabarAzam #PAKvsBAN #PakistanCricket #apple #Iran #ImranKhan pic.twitter.com/sxVNvYDD0r — ズﾑ乃ﾉ尺 (@BadassKK) August 21, 2024 So far, apart from Babar Azam, brilliant opener Abdullah Shafiq was dismissed for two runs in their first innings while captain Shan Masood scored 6 runs. Till the tea break of the first day’s play, Shoriful Islam has taken two wickets while Hasan Mahmood has taken one wicket. Talking about Babar Azam, his performance in international cricket has been very poor for some time now. Under the captaincy of Babar Azam, the performance of the Pakistan team in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 was very poor and it could not secure its place in the Super 8. However, the host would definitely want to win the Test series currently being played against Bangladesh. Even though Pakistan team did not have a good start in the first Test, they still have many players who can play crucial innings and take their team to a respectable score. Breaking: Jay Shah will now leave BCCI and become the chairman of ICC…! List of top-5 batsmen who scored the most centuries in WTC- A film will be made on Yuvraj Singh, know who will play the character..? The most unlucky player of Team India, one over ruined his career List of batsmen who hit the most sixes for India in WTC- This captain has won the most matches for his country in Test cricket Pat Cummins is very desperate to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 In the history of IPL auction, no bid was ever made on Virat Kohli, know the reason Virat Kohli made his debut 16 years ago, today he is a star in every format When Hardik was being abused in IPL, the atmosphere in the dressing room was like this
‘This third class selection committee should be ashamed’ this former Pakistani player lashed out at Waqar Younis
Waqar Younis has recently been appointed as the Chief Advisor of PCB. Waqar Younis. (Photo Source: Instagram) Pakistan is going to host the Bangladesh cricket team in a two-match Test series from August 21. Let us tell you that the first match of this series will be played between Pakistan and Bangladesh at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. However, now the news is coming that all-rounder Kamran Ghulam and leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed, who were included in the team for the two-match Test series against Bangladesh, have been dropped. On the other hand, former Pakistani fast bowler Tanvir Ahmed has expressed his anger on Waqar Younis, who has recently been appointed as the team’s chief advisor. It is worth noting that Kamran Ghulam has played only one ODI match for the Pakistan cricket team so far, but Abrar Ahmed being dropped from the team was the most shocking. Because Ahmed has taken a total of 38 wickets in the 6 Test matches he has played at an average of 31.07. Along with this, he has also taken five-wicket hauls twice during this period. Tanvir Ahmed got furious on Waqar Younis Let us tell you that on the exclusion of Kamran Akmal and Abrar Ahmed from the Test series against Bangladesh, Tanvir Ahmed wrote through a post on his official X account – Have you all seen? Waqar Younis and the selection committee have removed Abrar Ahmed and Kamran Ghulam from the Test matches against Bangladesh. It is okay that they are out, but the issue is that Waqar Younis will ruin Pakistan’s cricket. Ahmed further said- This third class selection committee should be ashamed of itself for dropping Abrar and Kamran Ghulam from the team. Where is this Waqar Younis who keeps presenting himself as a big legend? I don’t understand how these two have been dropped.
PCB will use Kookaburra balls for home Test matches, while Duke balls will be used for the domestic season
The Pakistan Cricket Board has taken this decision only after choosing the brand of cricket balls of its choice as per the ICC rules. PCB (Image Credit- Twitter X) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has recently decided that it is going to use Kookaburra balls for domestic Test matches. After this decision of the PCB, in the ongoing World Test Championship cycle 2023-25, the Pakistan cricket team will be seen playing a total of 7 Test matches on home soil with the Kookaburra ball. In these seven matches, Pakistan has proposed 2 Test matches against Bangladesh, 3 against England and 2 against West Indies. The Pak team will be seen playing all these Test matches in August, October and early next year. However, the Pakistan Cricket Board will continue to use Duke balls for the senior team for domestic cricket seasons and tournaments. Also, let us tell you that the PCB has taken this decision after a well-analyzed research based on the condition of the home ground and pitch. Apart from this, when it comes to grassroot level and junior cricket, PCB will be seen using Aceline and Greys balls. These balls will cover all types of matches of Pakistan’s Under-13, Under-17 and Under-19 teams. PCB took this decision after the appointment of Tony Hemming It is worth noting that recently the Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed Australia’s renowned pitch curator Tony Hemming as the head curator of PCB. So the pitches will be prepared under the supervision of Hemming for Pakistan’s domestic as well as international cricket schedule of 2024-25. However, before the construction of the pitches, the head curator advised the board to insist on changing the ball according to the format, so that along with the experience of the fans, quality cricket can also develop. Also, there is a possibility that the kind of pitch Hamming is going to make in the coming time, there will be an equal balance between ball and bat.
Honestly, the fitness level of some of our players has gone down in the last few months: Saud Shakeel
The fitness of the Pakistani player often makes headlines on social media. Saud Shakeel (Image Credit- Twitter Recently, the new vice-captain of the Pakistan Test cricket team, Saud Shakeel, has made a big statement. Shakeel says that the fitness level of the Pakistan team has fallen a lot in recent times. Due to this, the Pak team is not able to match the rest of the world teams in terms of skill and fitness. It is worth noting that recently before the start of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had sent the players to the army camp and also got them trained to improve their fitness. However, after this decision of PCB, there was a lot of criticism of Pakistani players. Especially the way wicketkeeper Azam Khan and Babar Azam were training. But now Saud Shakeel has given a big statement on this issue. Saud Shakeel gave a big statement Let us tell you that recently, before the start of the Test series against Bangladesh, Saud Shakeel was quoted by Sportskeeda as saying – To be honest, the fitness level of some of our players has gone down in the last few months and they have also accepted it. We are currently working hard on our fitness level, and we are hoping to improve it in the future as well. On the other hand, regarding Azam Khan’s fitness, Mohammad Hafeez had recently said that after 6 weeks of training, when Azam Khan appeared, his body weight and body fat level were the same as they were 6 weeks ago. Apart from this, his running capacity was also twice less than other players. If other players were running a distance of 2 kilometers in 10 minutes, then Azam was doing it in 20 minutes.
“He proved his fitness and in the last 2 years…”, said Salman Butt in praise of Babar Azam
It is the responsibility of the players to maintain their fitness – Salman Butt Babar Azam & Salman Butt (Photo Source: Getty Images) The Pakistan cricket team is busy preparing for the upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh. If reports are to be believed, former Test captain Babar Azam will be seen batting at number-4 position in the series. At the same time, captain Shan Masood can be seen at number-3. Meanwhile, former Pakistani veteran player Salman Butt is seen praising Babar Azam. Salman Butt says that Babar has proved his fitness and has scored a lot of runs in the last two years. Babar Azam has scored a lot of runs in the last two years- Salman Butt Talking about Babar Azam on his YouTube channel, Salman Butt said, Babar Azam has scored a lot of runs in the last two years, he proved his fitness, ran on the field, scored runs while batting in the first and second innings. Things should go up but they are breaking down in the middle, which is wrong, so it is the responsibility of the players to maintain their fitness. Those who made mistakes are still there – Salman Butt Pakistan’s performance in the T20 World Cup 2024 was disappointing. The team was knocked out of the Super-8 race after losing matches against India and USA in the group stage. The whole country was questioning the fitness of the players after the poor performance of Babar Azam and company in the tournament. Speaking further, Salman Butt said, The fitness of the team is being discussed all over Pakistan and it has taken the country by storm. Players were asked to run at the junior level. This happened when people said that the players were not fit for the T20 World Cup 2024. No one questioned the physios or trainers, but instead, they started making the players work hard for fitness at the district level. Those who made the mistakes are still there. The first match of the two-match Test series between Pakistan and Bangladesh will be played in Rawpindi from August 21. Whereas, the second match will be played in Karachi from August 30.
PAK vs BAN, Test Series: Babar Azam will spit fire with his bat against Bangladesh, he is sweating a lot in the nets
The first match of the Test series between Pakistan and Bangladesh will be played in Rawalpindi from August 21. Babar Azam (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The Pakistan cricket team has started preparations for the upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh. Former Test captain Babar Azam is practicing batting and fielding vigorously in the nets. Let us tell you, Babar could not perform well as a captain and player in the T20 World Cup 2024. The team was eliminated from the tournament after the group stage round after losing matches against India and USA. At the same time, Babar Azam scored only 122 runs in 4 matches at a strike rate of 101.66. Babar Azam shared the picture of the practice session on social media- Babar Azam shared pictures of the practice session on social media and wrote, “Strength Through Discipline” Strength Through Discipline pic.twitter.com/D2mx8EmeyH — Babar Azam (@babarazam258) August 13, 2024 Babar Azam has played 52 Test matches for Pakistan so far, in which he has scored 3898 runs in 94 innings at an average of 45.86 and with the help of 9 centuries. Babar is at third place in the current Test rankings with a rating of 768. Babar can break Ricky Ponting’s record- If Babar Azam manages to score 112 runs in the first match of the Test series against Bangladesh, he can surpass Ricky Ponting in terms of scoring the fastest 4000 runs in Test cricket. Ponting completed 4000 runs in his Test career in 61 Tests and 96 innings. Babar has played 52 Tests and 94 Test innings in his Test career so far, which means he has a great chance to overtake Australian legend Ricky Ponting. The fastest 4000 runs in Test cricket were scored by legendary batsman Don Bradman. Bradman achieved this feat in 31 Tests and just 48 innings. Whereas, India’s Virat Kohli completed 4000 runs in Tests in 52 Tests and 89 innings. Shan Masood will take over the command of Pakistan Shan Masood will be seen captaining Pakistan in the Test series against Bangladesh. At the same time, the board has appointed Saud Shakeel as the vice-captain in place of Shaheen Afridi. Pakistan Squad- Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamer Jamal (subject to fitness), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, 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
“If this happens then Champions Trophy…”, former cricketer gave a big warning to Pakistan Cricket Board
In 2009, the Sri Lankan team was attacked by terrorists in Lahore. After this incident, the ICC took away the rights of hosting the 2011 World Cup from Pakistan. Champions Trophy & Basit Ali (Photo Source: X/Twitter) ICC Champions Trophy 2025 It is to be played in Pakistan from February 19 to March 9 next year. PCB will host the ICC tournament after a gap of 18 years. India does not tour Pakistan due to security reasons. In such a situation, whether the team will participate in the Champions Trophy 2025 or not is still a question mark. BCCI has not yet made any formal statement regarding Team India’s participation. Let us tell you that Asia Cup 2023 was played under the joint hosting of Pakistan and Sri Lanka due to the demand of BCCI. Meanwhile, former Pakistani player Basit Ali says that there will be a lot of attention on security in the country before the Champions Trophy. Because if any incident happens, then the hosting rights can be taken back from Pakistan. Basit Ali also stressed that foreign teams should get the same security as the Prime Minister and President. There should not be even a small breach in security- Basit Ali Speaking on his YouTube channel, Basit Ali said, The Champions Trophy is going to be held in Pakistan and after Bangladesh, teams like England and West Indies are also going to tour, so we have to pay attention to security. God forbid, if any incident happens during these tours then the Champions Trophy will not be played here. Our soldiers are getting martyred in Balochistan and Peshawar, only the government can answer why this is happening, but this is wrong. The veteran player further said, We should ensure that there is not even a small breach in security. Foreign teams should get the same security as our Prime Minister and President. I am sure, Mohsin Naqvi will be aware of these things. Let us tell you, in 2009, terrorists attacked the Sri Lankan team in Lahore. After this incident, ICC took away the rights of hosting the 2011 World Cup from Pakistan. In such a situation Ahead of the Champions Trophy, Bangladesh and England’s tour of Pakistan will serve as a litmus test for security issues in the country.
