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Legendary Australian batsman Greg Chappell has lost his only baggy green cap, leaving the former captain very sad.

Greg revealed the disappearance of the baggy green cap in an interview.

He said, “We had stored the equipment in one place for 10 years, and it had this cap; when we moved to Adelaide, we noticed that the cap was not in the luggage. I don’t know what happened, but I’m very sad; it’s a souvenir for me that I don’t have anymore.”

He received more than one baggy green cap during his career. He gifted one to Jeffrey Boycott; it was later auctioned for $15,000. Greg had only one baggy cap left.

He scored 24 centuries in 87 Test matches in the 70s and 80s, making him one of Australia’s greatest batters.

Former Australian cricketer David Warner also lost his green cap last year when he was playing his last test match, but later he got his green cap back.

The Baggy Green Cap is a green loose-fitting cap that has been given to Australian Test cricketers as a tradition since the 20th century and is held in high regard by Australian cricketers.

Lions defeated Stallions by 12 runs in the first eliminator match of the Champions One Day Cup, with Stallions out of the race for the finals.

In this match at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium, the Lions scored 263 runs in the allotted 50 overs while batting first. In response, the Stallions scored 251 runs in the allotted 50 overs.

Yasir Khan, 39; Muaz Sadaqat, 27; Hussain Talat, 32; Tayyab Tahir, 28; Muhammad Mohsin, 30; Muhammad Haris, 30; and Jahandad Khan, 36, were the standouts for Stallions.

On behalf of the Lions, Sirajuddin took one wicket, Ahmed Daniyal 3, Sharon Siraj one, Khushdil Shah 3, and Faisal Akram took one wicket.

Earlier in the Lions’ innings, the top-order batsman Rohail Nazir got out after scoring only eight runs, which Obaid Shah dismissed. The other player who got out of Lions was captain Imamul Haq, who Obaid Shah also caught with an incredible catch. On the way, Khai, Imam-ul-Haq scored 23 runs in 32 balls with the help of 3 fours.

The Lion’s third out was Mohammad Talha, who faced 59 balls and scored 47 runs with two fours and two sixes, just three runs short of his half century.

Aamir Yamin and Ahmed Daniyal performed exceptionally well for the Lions; Aamir’s 46 off 57 balls and Ahmed Daniyal’s 65 off 59 balls played a vital role in setting the Lions a target of over 260 runs.

On behalf of the Lions, Umeer Yusuf, 4, Irfan Khan, 7, Khushdil Shah, 2, Sirajuddin, 7 and Faisal Akram, 2, could not score runs and did not enter double figures.

On behalf of the Stallions, Ubaid Shah took three wickets, Haris Rauf took one wicket, and Adil Amin and Muaz Sadaqat took 2 and 2 wickets, respectively.

In the qualifier played yesterday, the Panthers defeated Markhors by seven wickets and made it to the finals.

The winner of today’s match, the Lions, will have to face Markhors to reach the final; the semi-final match between the two teams will be held on September 27 at Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad; the winner of this match will face Panthers in the final. , the final will be played on September 29.

Pakistan’s 15-member squad for the first Test against England has been announced on Tuesday. The players included in the national test squad withdrew from the Champions Cup.

Nauman Ali has been included in the national squad instead of Khurram Shahzad as he could not regain fitness.

On the other hand, Kamran Ghulam and Muhammad Ali were not included in the 15-member squad.

Fast bowler Amir Jamal has returned to the national Test squad, while Abdullah Shafiq also managed to retain his place.

Young Mohammad Huriara has also been included.

The squad for the first Test includes Shan Masood, Saud Shakeel, Amir Jamal, Abdullah Shafiq, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Mir Hamza, Muhammad Huriara, Muhammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Nouman Ali, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Shaheen Afridi.

Selected players will assemble in Multan on September 30, while the national team camp will start on October 1 in Multan.

Medical expert Eduard Estivill has shared the reasons behind the successful careers of Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain Lionel Messi.

In a podcast, Eduard said, “Both star footballers have a sleep coach, which tells them how many hours of sleep they need. They use a lot of energy during the game, and they need to get adequate sleep to maintain their health.”

Despite having a long football career, legendary players remain in the headlines due to numerous achievements.

Ronaldo has recently achieved 900 career goals while he is aiming to complete his 1000 career goals.

On the other hand, Inter Miami striker and Argentina captain Lionel Messi has scored seven goals in six matches for his club. Messi is almost 40 years old, but he has not given any indication of retirement.

The Pakistan cricket team have reached Dubai to participate in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s T20 World Cup.

The team will start practice tomorrow to get ready for their first warm-up match against Scotland on September 28. The second warm-up match against Bangladesh will be played on September 30.

The mega event will start on October 3. Pakistan team will play its first match against Sri Lanka on October 3, while on October 6, the team will face traditional rivals India.
Australia, India, New Zealand and Sri Lanka are in one group along with Pakistan.

The Indian cricket team has finally achieved a milestone 92 years in the making while defeating Bangladesh by 280 runs in Chennai on Sunday.

After defeating Bangladesh, the Indian team’s Test wins have exceeded the number of defeats.

For the first time in 92 years, India has won more matches than it has lost in Test cricket. The Indian team has 179 victories in Test matches, and has been defeated in 178 Test matches.

India played its first Test in 1932 under the leadership of CK Naidu, but lost by 158 runs.

Since that match, India has never been able to increase the number of matches it has won more than the number of matches lost, but now, after 92 years, it has been done.

This record is currently held by only five teams who have more wins than losses. Apart from India, Australia, England, South Africa, and Pakistan have achieved this honour.

Pakistan achieved this milestone in the first three years of Test Cricket.

Former cricketer and chief selector Wahab Riaz recalls how Shoaib Akhtar responded to the disbelief of some team players regarding his friendship with Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif.

Recently, Wahab Riaz appeared as a guest on Tabish Hashmi’s program Hansana Mana Hai where he criticized the poor performance of the national team.

In the same program, Wahab also shared some funny moments from the dressing room. While telling a story from the past, he said, “Once we were on a tour of New Zealand, and all of us players were eating in Shoaib Akhtar’s room. Bollywood star Katrina Kaif’s famous song Sheila Ka Jawani was playing on TV. Shoaib looked at the screen and said that he knew Katrina and that he was also friends with Katrina.”

Wahab smilingly continued, “Muhammad Hafeez was surprised to hear about Shoaib Akhtar and Katrina Kaif’s friendship, but he could not believe it. When no one believed what Shoaib said, he threw everyone out of the room, saying, ‘You people consider me a liar.’ He got angry, and the players had to go to a restaurant to eat.”

Shoaib Akhtar represented Kolkata Knight Riders in the first season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008, where he forged friendships with Bollywood King Shahrukh Khan and superstar Salman Khan.

India defeated Bangladesh by 280 runs in the first Test match, played at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

Chasing 515 runs by India, the Bangladeshi team was bowled out for 234 runs.

Najam-ul-Hasan Shanto stood out for Bangladesh with 82 runs.

In the second innings, on behalf of India, Ashwin took six wickets while Jadeja took three.

In the first innings of the first Test match, the Indian team was bowled out for 376 runs, while the visiting team could only score 149 runs.

In the second innings, India declared the innings by scoring 287 runs and gave Bangladesh a target of 515 runs to win.

In the series of 2 Test matches, India has got a 10-0 lead.