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Many big names from the Pakistan Test squad are likely to be ruled out of the Bangladesh series due to fitness, Sama has reported.

Muhammad Huraira is expected to join the squad, while Faheem Ashraf, Wasim Jr., Saim Ayub, and Nauman Ali may remain in it.

Imam-ul-Haq and Sahibzada Farhan will be included, while a decision about Amir Jamal and Hasan Ali will be made after their fitness test.

The final decision for the squad will be made next week.

Fast bowler Shahnawaz Dahani has once again suffered an injury and has been ruled out of the second tour match of Pakistan Shaheens in Darwin, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed.

PCB says that the medical panel will assess the nature of his injury on his return to Pakistan. All-rounder Mubasar Khan has been included in the white ball squad instead.

Pakistan Shaheens won the first match by 148 runs against Bangladesh.

The American Basketball Association (NBA) announced 11-year global media rights deals worth $76 billion with Walt Disney, National Broadcasting Company (NBC) Universal, and Amazon. Spanning from 2025-26 to 2035-36, the deals will increase game coverage for U.S. and global telecast audiences and streaming viewers and increase the value of every NBA team and the salaries of basketball’s top superstars.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said, “Our new global media agreements with Disney, NBC Universal and Amazon maximize the reach of NBA games for fans in the United States and worldwide.”

These partners will distribute our content across a wide range of platforms. The new deals will retain U.S. coverage on Disney-owned media outlets ESPN, ABC, NBC, and Peacock and ship a set of games to Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service.

Prime Minister Youth Program (PMYP)’s Chairman Rana Mashhood has revealed details of the government’s plan to organize a hockey league.

He said, “Shehbaz Sharif’s vision is that Pakistan’s national sport, which has declined for a long time, should be given its place again. Pakistan reached the finals of major events like the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament after 13 years, and currently, Pakistan hockey players are getting offers to play from major Dutch and Australian clubs.”

Rana further said there is immense talent in Pakistan, it just needs to be given a platform. “We are going to give the youth of Pakistan new hope and a new future. In the next few months, the nation will see our youth progressing in sports, education, IT and technical education.”

Cricket, being the most popular sport by far, already has a Pakistan Super League (PSL). The country needs leagues for other sports like football, hockey and javelin. The League will mark a significant milestone in the country’s sports history and elevate hockey’s popularity and talent in the region.

Umesh Kumar, a close friend of Indian cricketer Muhammad Shami, has revealed that Shami had thought of suicide after match-fixing allegations against Pakistan in the 2021 T20 World Cup.

Shami has many achievements and records in his cricket career, but his private life is also in the news.

In Shami’s private life, his disagreement with his wife, distance from his daughter, allegations of match-fixing, claims of violence against his wife and then, also dropped from Central Contract are some of the most challenging moments of his life. Kumar revealed that Shami thought of suicide during this time.

Kumar said in a podcast, “This period was difficult for Shami. At that time, Shami lived with me in my house. Still, when he was accused of match-fixing with Pakistan, and the investigation started that night, he told me that he could tolerate everything but could not tolerate accusations like cheating the country.”

“One day after that, it was around 4 am when I got up to drink water. I saw Shami standing on the terrace of the 19th floor of the building. I could understand that it was the most difficult night of his career. Then he got a call that he got a clean chit from the committee investigating the fixing charge, which he was then, happy about.”

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has again shown a preference for Wahab Riaz, initiating the process to hire him as a coach, media reports have said.

According to ARY, PCB has given him a ticket to the International Cricket Council (ICC) Workshop in the Maldives, but he does not have coaching experience. He will attend the workshop with Shahid Nawaz, the Head Coach of the National Cricket Academy (NCA).

Last year, due to a conflict of interest, Inzamam-ul-Haq left the post of Chief Selector, and then Zaka Ashraf replaced him with Wahab. When Mohsin Naqvi became the PCB chairman, he also retained him as a selection committee member.

Later, the post of senior manager was also given to him.

This year, Wahab was removed from the T20 World Cup for poor performance and disciplinary violations, but preparations are underway to bring him back into coaching.