Category: Sports

Details regarding the allegations of the bad behaviour of fast bowler Shaheen Afridi with national team coaches have been disclosed.

Yesterday, the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Mohsin Naqvi, was informed about the fast bowlers’ bad behaviour towards the coaches.

On further investigation, it has been found that the former captain was bitter with the batting coach Mohammad Yousuf, which became intense. The incident did not take place during the World Cup but earlier on the occasion of England’s tour, Faizan Lakhani has reported for Geo.

During net practice at Headingley, batting coach Muhammad Yusuf repeatedly pointed out fast bowler Shaheen Afridi’s no-balls, which angered Shaheen and led to an intense argument between the two.

Later, the team management reprimanded Shaheen Afridi. Afridi also realised his mistake and apologised to the coach in front of the team.

After his apology, the management took charge and resolved the matter. The incident was viewed as a ‘heat of the moment’, and was not considered unusual. Therefore, the incident was not reported to the PCB.

Fast bowler of the national cricket team, Shaheen Shah Afridi, is going to be a father very soon.

Jason Gillespie, the head coach of the red ball format of the Pakistan team, delivered the happy news, saying, “The birth of a child is expected at Shaheen Shah Afridi’s house in the next few days, so he wants to spend time with his wife.”

The fast bowler might be dropped from the series against Bangladesh so he can spend time with his family.

The Bangladesh cricket team will come to Pakistan in the third week of August for two Test matches, which are part of the World Test Championship.

Sahibzada Farhan has been named the captain of Pakistan Shaheens, who will lead the four-day series against Bangladesh A in Darwin, Australia.

Two matches will be played in the four-day series; one change has been made in the 15-member squad: fast bowler Haneen Shah is out of the series due to injury, and Qasim Akram Pakistan Shaheens has replaced him.

Captain Sahibzada Farhan will address the press conference at the National Stadium today; Pakistan Shaheens will now leave for their destination on Saturday morning instead of Sunday. Thus, the camp will end on Friday at the Hanif Muhammad Regional High-Performance Center of the National Stadium.

Pakistan Red Ball Head Coach Jason Gillespie will also join the team in Darwin. Jason Gillespie will return to Pakistan in the first week of August after the second four-day match.

Pakistan Shaheens Squad

Sahibzada Farhan (captain), Haseebullah, Qasim Akram, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Muhammad Ali, Kamran Ghulam, Kashif Ali, Khurram Shahzad, Mehran Mumtaz, Muhammad Harira, Mubasar Khan, Umeer bin Yousuf, Shahnawaz Dhani, Tayyab Tahir and Umar Amin.

Indian media has stirred up uncertainty surrounding Champions Trophy, claiming that the Indian team may not travel to Pakistan for the tournament.

Pakistan is hosting the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy 2025, scheduled for February or March 2025.

Pakistan has also shared the schedule with the ICC, according to which all India matches will be held at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

According to the schedule, the match between traditional rivals Pakistan and India will be held on March 1st at the Gaddafi Stadium, but the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has not yet confirmed or denied the Indian team’s trip to Pakistan.

The Champions Trophy was last played in 2017, which Pakistan won by defeating India.

However, now the neighbouring country’s media is claiming that some matches of the Champions Trophy will be held in the United Arab Emirates or Sri Lanka on a hybrid model. However, the Indian government will take the final decision.

Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Mohsin Naqvi has clarified that Pakistan is ready to host the event and that the entire tournament will be played in Pakistan. The matter will be further discussed in the upcoming ICC meeting in Sri Lanka at the end of July.

No bilateral series had been played between Pakistan and India since 2013, and the Indian team has not come to Pakistan to play in any tournament since 2008.

Pakistani music is once again taking the football world by storm. The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) selected the viral Pakistani Coke Studio hit Blockbuster on the entry of French football star Kylian Mbappe into the football arena.

The Federation posted a reel titled ‘Mbappe’s ‘blockbuster’ entry’ on its official TikTok account.

The song, released on May 25 as part of Coke Studio Pakistan Season 15, has captured the attention of millions of Pakistanis and is also making waves internationally. After seeing FIFA’s post, producer Zulfi took to his Instagram and wrote, “From Coke Studio Pakistan to FIFA’s global stage, our ‘Blockbuster’ just appeared with Mbappe on FIFA’s official TikTok page! Feels real.” Our voice, our beats, cross timelines that were once thought impossible. Congratulations, Pakistan. It’s an outstanding achievement.”

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Mbappe’s “BLOCKBUSTER” entry

♬ original sound – thequickstyle

‘Blockbuster’ is a Punjabi song composed and written by Pakistani artists Zulfikar Jabbar Khan (Zulfi), Umair Butt, Faris Shafi and Shamroz Butt.

Rapper Faris Shafi, Umair Butt and an all-female ensemble called ‘the Gharvi Group’ have sung the dance number.

Veronika and Sybil Sohail, sisters from Pakistan, made history at the Asia-Pacific African Combined Powerlifting Championship by winning four gold medals each.

Sybil won gold medals in 52 kilograms and Veronika in 57 in the squat, bench press, deadlift and overall categories. Their third sister, Twinkle Sohail, will be in action today.

The three sisters also created a unique record by participating in an event together.

Details of the new selection committee of the national cricket team have been revealed.

According to ARY, the committee will include coaches from both formats of the game, along with coaches Jason Gillespie and Gary Kirsten, Mohammad Yousuf, and Asad Shafiq. The captain of the team’s format will also be included in the selection committee.

After the team’s poor performance in the T20 World Cup, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi removed Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq from the committee.

In the second semi-final of the Euro Cup, England has defeated the Netherlands by 2-1 to qualify for the final.

The match between the two teams was played in Dortmund, Germany.

The Netherlands scored a goal in the seventh minute of the match but could not hold on for long.

Xavi Simons scored a goal for the Netherlands, while Harry Kane, the player of the English team, scored a penalty in the 18th minute to level the score at one-on-one.

The score between the two teams in the first half was 1-1, while in the second half, both teams made several attacks on each other’s goals but could not succeed.

In the last 90 minutes of the match, English player Ollie Watkins scored another goal to give his team a 2-1 lead, which remained until the end of the game.

The final of the Euro Cup will be played on Sunday between England and Spain in the German city of Berlin.

Pakistani students won gold and bronze medals in the global food competition Battle of Chefs 2024 in Malaysia. Chefs from many countries, including Pakistan, participated in this event.

Pakistan Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management students won gold and bronze medals in this competition. Ayesha Ali and Seharsh Ayyub won gold medals while Aram Shaikh and Fatima won bronze.

Sindh Tourism and Culture Minister Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah met with the students who won in the global food competition. The provincial minister also announced to award 50,000 rupees to the successful students.

After the removal of Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq from the national cricket team’s selection committee, team manager Mansoor Rana has also been removed from the post.

According to Geo, the team was not disciplined during the last three tours, prompting a confirmation of complaints.

Further updates about the selection committee will be provided later after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announcement.

Earlier, the PCB confirmed the removal of both selectors from the selection committees, saying that their services in the men’s and women’s selection committees are not required anymore.

The committee included four former cricketers: Wahab Riaz, Abdul Razzaq, Asad Shafiq, and Muhammad Yousuf. Wahab was also the team’s senior manager. However, Muhammad Yusuf and Asad Shafiq are still selection committee members, and a decision has yet to be made about them.