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Author: Wasim Sarwar

  • England’s white ball captain Jos Buttler nay apna naam badal dia

    England’s white ball captain Jos Buttler nay apna naam badal dia

    England White Ball cricket captain Jos Buttler has changed his name and the England Cricket Board (ECB) has made this announcement on Instagram in a very unique way.

    He has changed his name from “Jos Buttler” to “Josh Buttler”.

    Talking about reason behind changing his name, he said, “I have been called with wrong names all my life. My mother is also among those who called me by wrong names.”

    “After representing the country for 13 years and winning two World Cups, I have found a solution to the problem. Now I’m Josh Butler.”

  • Babar Azam wants captaincy of all three formats: report

    Babar Azam wants captaincy of all three formats: report

    Pakistan cricket team’s star batsman Babar Azam has demanded the captaincy of all three formats from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

    According to a Cricinfo report, PCB has offered Babar Azam the leadership in white ball cricket but he has not accepted the position till now, demanding the captaincy of all three formats.

    The report states that Shaheen Afridi, who recently became the T20 captain, will be removed from the leadership of the team.

    After the conclusion of the ICC World Cup 2023, Babar was removed from the captaincy of all formats. Shaheen was appointed the captain in T20 and Shan Masood as Test captain while the captain for ODIs has not been announced yet.

  • Visa woes; Arslan Ash, PUBG stars miss major E-Sports events

    Visa woes; Arslan Ash, PUBG stars miss major E-Sports events

    Tekken champion Arslan Ash, along with PUBG stars Teams Agonxi8 and 7th Elements, were unable to participate in major E-Sports events of 2024 due to visa issues caused by Pakistani policies.

    Despite their talent and dedication, the players faced obstacles in obtaining necessary travel documents, preventing them from competing on the international stage. The E-Sports community expressed disappointment over the missed opportunities and called for solutions to facilitate the participation of Pakistani players in global tournaments.

    Pakistan’s PUBG Mobile, one of the best team Agonxi8 and Seventh Elements have miss out the opportunity to play PUBG Mobile Global Open (PMGO) Brazil. PMGO is an offline tournament and the offline qualifiers of this event start from 28 March to 30 March.

    These teams didn’t get their visas on time due to Pakistan visa policies.

    The Pakistani government is not supportive of eSports. There is no platform to grow our eSports community.

    The government should take serious notice of this problem because eSports is a huge income source for many players.

    Read More: Pakistani PUBG players facing sponsor and visa issues for PMGO Brazil

  • Why has BCCI banned certain colours in IPL 2024 jerseys?

    Why has BCCI banned certain colours in IPL 2024 jerseys?

    The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has banned certain colours including white, gray and silver in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 jerseys.

    IPL team Punjab Kings (PBKS) unveiled their jersey for the upcoming IPL on Saturday, at the Elante Mall in Chandigarh.

    While speaking at the event Punjab Kings owner Preity Zinta said, “BCCI has banned certain colour like white, gray and silver in IPL jerseys because these colours matched with the ball.”

    She also recalled Punjab’s old jersey which had a mixture of red and grey from 2009-2013.

    “Earlier, we had a combination of red, grey and silver but then the BCCI banned silver, grey and white due to sighting issues with the ball. Hence, we went ahead with red and this year we have the best combination with red,” said Zinta at the event.

    Punjab Kings didn’t have a memorable last season as they finished at the eighth spot winning six out of 14 matches with total 12 points.

  • Nadir Ali saved my life, reveals Sher Afzal Marwat

    Nadir Ali saved my life, reveals Sher Afzal Marwat

    Sher Afzal Marwat, the popular Pakistani politician and Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf (PTI) lawyer has revealed that Nadir Ali saved his life through his pranks.

    In a YouTube show ‘Metatainment’ Sher Afzal Marwat discussed the difficult times he had faced in his life.

    “At a time in my life when I was a victim of problems, I used to think that strangers were harassing me. I was under mental stress. This was a period of one and a half or almost two years when I was in a lot of trouble. This was the time when there were peace issues in our area. My father was murdered, I was directly under attack, there was a lot of conflict in our tribe. There were many problems too.”

    Detailing his mental struggles, Marwat said, “I used to wonder why this life is so difficult. Many strange thoughts used to come into my mind, but Allah gave me courage.”

    Talking about Nadir Ali, he said, “These pranks, especially Nadir Ali who is a Pakistan famous prankster, I used to watch his pranks daily and I think his pranks saved my life. I used to watch his single video 10, 50 even 100 times.”

    “I am a big fan of his. I went to Karachi but didn’t get a chance to meet him or interact with him. If I am a fan of one person in my life, it is Nadir Ali.”

    Nadir Ali is a Pakistani famous prankster on YouTube who has four million subscribers.

  • PSL 9: Multan Sultans defeats Quetta Gladiators by 79 runs

    PSL 9: Multan Sultans defeats Quetta Gladiators by 79 runs

    In the 30th match of Pakistan Super League 9, Multan Sultans defeats Quetta Gladiators by 79 runs in National Stadium Karachi.

    Quetta Gladiators captain Rilee Rossouw won the toss and invited Multan Sultans to bat first.

    Multan Sultans inning

    Multan Sultans scored 185 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Captain Mohammad Rizwan scored 69 runs and Johnson Charles scored 53 runs. Apart from this, Yasir Khan scored 12 runs, Usman Khan 21 runs. Iftikhar Ahmed remained unbeaten by scoring 20 runs off 8 balls.

    On behalf of Quetta Gladiators, Mohammad Amir took 2 wickets, Mohammad Wasim and Abrar Ahmed took one wicket each.

    Quetta Gladiators inning

    Chasing the target of 186, Quetta Gladiators team proved to be tha wall of sand.

    From Quetta, Umair Yousuf scored 37 runs, Saud Shakeel 14, Khawaja Nafay 16, Rilee Rossouw 10, Jason Roy 3, Akeel Hosein 6, and Wasim Jr. scored 11 runs.

    From Multan, Abbas Afridi took two wickets while Usama Mir and David Willey took 3 wickets each.

  • Pakistani PUBG players facing sponsor and visa issues for PMGO Brazil

    Pakistani PUBG players facing sponsor and visa issues for PMGO Brazil

    Pakistani Player Unknown Battlegrounds (PUBG) players are facing sponsor and visa issues for PUBG Mobile Global Open (PMGO) Brazil, which will be a LAN event.

    Pakistan’s PUBG Mobile, one of the best team Agonxi8 and Seventh Elements, is likely to miss out on the opportunity to play PUBG Mobile Global Open (PMGO) Brazil. PMGO is an offline tournament and the offline qualifiers of this event start from 28 March to 30 March.

    The Pakistani team might not get their visas on time due to Pakistan visa policies. If they manage to get a visa, they would have to manage travel, hotel and other costs themselves in Brazil, an amount close to PKR three to four million. The prize poll of the LAN qualifiers is just $2,000 for each team, and unfortunately, if they cannot qualify for the next stage, they will have to bear a heavy loss.

    The Pakistani government is not supportive of eSports. There is no platform to grow our eSports community.

    The government should take serious notice of this problem because eSports is a huge income source for many players.

    PMGO Roadmap:

    A total of 32 qualified teams will compete in this round from which the top 1 team will qualify for the main event while the 2,3 and 4th spot teams will qualify for the ‘Prelims’. The total prize pool for the qualifiers is $64,000 which will be equally distributed among the 32 teams.

    The prize pool for the Prelims stage is $80,000. The top eight teams from this stage will qualify for the main event, while 7 teams are already invited for the main event.

    The prize pool for the main event will be $356,000. The winning team will secure $100,000, the runner-up $ 50,000-second runner-up $30,000, and the 4th place team will secure $15,000.

  • King Babar says it feels good when fans call his name

    King Babar says it feels good when fans call his name

    While holding a press conference after the match against Karachi Kings yesterday, Peshawar Zalmi captain Babar Azam said, “It feels good when people call my name. I try to give happiness to the fans with my performance, I try to fulfill their wishes. When people chant ‘Babar, Babar’, that feeling cannot be expressed in words.”

    Talking about Saim Ayub, Babar said, “He has now become an all-rounder, his presence gives us a good option in bowling. Saim’s way of playing is different, we play by making a plan, we both communicate, it feels good to open with him.”

    The master batsman dismissed criticism, saying that he doesn’t pay much attention to it. “I perform in the ground. I know my game, I try to improve my game day by day.”

    Azam stressed that he was not personally satisfied with playing one down but he did it for Pakistan.

    In the match played at National Stadium Karachi yesterday, Peshawar Zalmi defeats Karachi Kings by two runs after a nail biting match.

  • PSL 9: Peshawar Zalmi defeats Karachi Kings by 2 runs in last ball thriller

    PSL 9: Peshawar Zalmi defeats Karachi Kings by 2 runs in last ball thriller

    In the 29th match of Pakistan Super League 9, Peshawar Zalmi defeats Karachi Kings by 2 runs in a last ball thriller match in National Stadium Karachi.

    Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat against Karachi Kings.

    Peshawar Zalmi inning

    Batting first, Peshawar Zalmi scored 147 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Captain Babar Azam scored 51 runs, apart from this Saim Ayub scored 19, Muhammad Haris 13, Rovman Powell 30 and Aamir Jamal scored 8 runs.

    Arafat Minhas, Zahid Mehmood and Hasan Ali took one wicket each for Karachi Kings.

    Karachi Kings inning

    Chasing the target of 148, Karachi Kings openers gave a very good start of 61 runs on the board. Tim Seifert scored 41 runs, James Vince 21, Shoaib Malik 22, Irfanullah Niazi 39, and Anwar Ali scored 14 runs.

    On the last ball, Karachi needed 4 runs, Aamir Jamal bowled a very good yorker to Irfanullah Niazi and he missed the ball, Karachi Kings lost this match by 2 runs.

    From Peshawar Zalmi Naveen took two while Luke Wood, Aamir Jamal and Saim Ayub took one wickets each,

  • Muhammad Amir’s fury at being called ‘Fixer’ by spectator

    Muhammad Amir’s fury at being called ‘Fixer’ by spectator

    Quetta Gladiators’ fast bowler Muhammad Amir got angry after being called a ‘fixer’ by a spectator.

    After the match between Quetta Gladiators and Lahore Qalandars in Karachi, Amir was called a ‘fixer’ from the enclosures, on which the cricketer got angry and said, “This is what you have learned from home.”

    Quetta Gladiators officials took Amir away from the enclosures.

    The Gladiators defeated Qalandars in the important match, qualifying for the playoff stage of the ongoing event.