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  • Indian cricketer Mohammad Siraj gets trolled by right-wing extremists for thanking Allah

    Indian cricketer Mohammad Siraj gets trolled by right-wing extremists for thanking Allah

    Extremist right-wing Indians have trolled Indian fast bowler Mohammad Siraj for thanking Allah after winning the T20 World Cup 2024.

    India defeated South Africa in the final of the T20 World Cup, winning an International Cricket Council (ICC) trophy after 13 years. India won the first T20 World Cup in 2007, while the ODI World Cup was in 2011.

    The pacer tweeted, “Thank You Allah Almighty” after lifting the trophy, an innocent tweet that got him trolled right-wing Hindutva followers. Some even suggested that he should have thanked the Indian team and Hindu gods instead.

    Here are some reactions:

  • Euro Cup: England defeats Slovakia by 2-1

    Euro Cup: England defeats Slovakia by 2-1

    In the Euro Cup 2024, England reached the quarter-finals with a dramatic win over Slovakia. In the round of 16, the English team defeated Slovakia by 2-1.

    In the first half of the match, Slovakia’s Ivan Shrins took the lead by scoring in the 25th minute, while the England team could not score any goals.

    Despite several attacks in the second half, England could not get any success, but in the extra time, Jude Billingham scored in the 90th minute of the match and Harry Kane scored in the 91st minute to give England victory.

    In the second match of the event, Spain easily defeated Georgia by 4 goals to 1.

  • Pakistan’s Hamza Khan wins Asian Junior Squash Championship

    Pakistan’s Hamza Khan wins Asian Junior Squash Championship

    Pakistan’s Hamza Khan won the Asian Junior Squash Championship in Islamabad. The exciting event saw young talents from across Asia compete fiercely for the title with Hamza Khan emerging victorious in the Under-19 category. In the final of U-19, Hamza Khan faced third seed Haris Daniyal of Malaysia.

    Hamza dominated the court in the 35-minute match and won comfortably with scores of 11-5, 12-10 and 11-9.

  • Virat Kohli is retiring from T20 cricket

    Virat Kohli is retiring from T20 cricket

    Former Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli has announced his retirement from T20 cricket.

    After a sensational match, India defeated South Africa and became the T20 world champion once again.

    Speaking after the match, Virat Kohli announced his retirement from T20. He said that today was the last T20 World Cup and today’s final was the last match for India.

    Kohli was declared Man of the Match for the final.

    Virat has represented India in 125 T20 Internationals and scored 4188 runs with one century and 38 fifties.

  • Unbelievable: India defeats South Africa by seven runs in a thriller

    Unbelievable: India defeats South Africa by seven runs in a thriller

    India has defeated South Africa by seven runs in the final of the ICC T20 World Cup in Barbados.

    Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first.

    First inning:

    Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli opened the innings. Sharma was caught out for 23 runs, followed by Rishabh Pant for no runs and Surya Kumar Yadav for 36 runs.

    Kohli and Akshar Patel batted responsibly and scored 72 runs for the fourth wicket. However, Akshar Patel was run out for 47 runs off 31 balls, with four sixes.

    After that, Kohli and Dubey took over the Indian batting, but Kohli was caught after scoring 76 runs.

    India scored 176 runs for losing seven wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Kohli scored 76, Akshar 47 and Shivam Dubey scored 27 runs.

    For South Africa, Enrich Nurkia and Keshav Maharaj dismissed two players each.

    But Indian bowlers made an impressive comeback when South Africa needed 30 runs on 30 balls. In the last over, Protease needed 16 runs, but Hardik Pandya bowled an excellent over and led the team to victory.

    Second inning:

    With India’s target of 177 runs, the start of South Africa’s innings was disappointing. The first two wickets fell for 12 runs.

    Quinton de Cook and Tristan Tubbs made a partnership of 58 runs for the third wicket to stabilize the team’s position, but Tristan Tubbs got out after scoring 31 runs.

    Quinton de Cook scored 39 runs and caught Kuldeep, but Klaasen played an aggressive innings and returned to the pavilion after scoring 52 runs off 27 balls with the help of 5 sixes and two fours.

  • Who will officiate the T20 World Cup final?

    Who will officiate the T20 World Cup final?

    The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced who will officiate the T20 World Cup final, scheduled to be played between India and South Africa on Saturday. The on-field umpires for the final will be Richard Illingworth and Chris Gaffaney, while Richie Richardson has been appointed as the ICC match referee.

    Richard Kettleborough will be the TV umpire for the match in Barbados, and Rod Tucker will be the fourth umpire for the World Cup final.

  • How much will Pakistan cricket team get for its failed World Cup campaign?

    How much will Pakistan cricket team get for its failed World Cup campaign?

    Despite being eliminated in the first round of the T20 World Cup, the Pakistan cricket team has reaped substantial financial benefits.

    According to Urdu Point, each player of the will get PKR 1,674,336 as match fee and PKR 550,000 as daily allowance.

    A total of USD 247,500 (about seven crore Pakistani rupees) will be given by the International Cricket Council (ICC), from which 15 players and management will get more than PKR 4,300,000 per person.

    For winning two matches against Ireland and Canada, USD 62,308 dollars (about 1 crore 75 lakh rupees) are also to be given to the green shirts, from which more than PKR 1.1 million will be given per person.

    In total, more than PKR 76 lakh will be received by each player; this does not include sponsor logo money.

  • Who will be winner if T20 World Cup final washes out?

    Who will be winner if T20 World Cup final washes out?

    The International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup 2024 final is scheduled to be held tomorrow between India and South Africa, but the day is likely to be affected by rain.

    Rain is forecast in Barbados on Saturday, starting early morning.

    A reserve day has been set for the finals on Sunday, but there is a possibility of rain in Barbados on the reserve day as well.

    An extra time of 190 minutes has been scheduled for both the days of the final match. The official duration of the match is from 10:30 AM to 1:40 PM local time and in case of extra time, the game can continue till 4:50 PM.

    Note: If the final cannot be completed, then India and South Africa will jointly be declared T20 champions.

  • Second Semi-final: India defeats England by 68 runs

    Second Semi-final: India defeats England by 68 runs

    In the second semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, India qualified for the final after defeating the defending champion England.

    England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and invited India to bat first.

    First inning:

    When India scored 65 runs for 2 wickets in 8 overs, the match was stopped due to rain and the pitch was covered with covers, but the match resumed after some time.

    India did not have a good start against England, Virat Kohli failed to play a big innings this time too and was bowled by scoring only 9 runs.

    Newcomer batsman Rishabh Pant also failed to score big and returned to the pavilion for 4 runs, while captain Rohit Sharma and Surya Kumar Yadav played responsible batting and hit attractive shots all around the ground.

    However, then Rohit Sharma was dismissed for 57 and Surya Kumar Yadav scored 47 runs. Apart from this, Hardik Pandya returned for 23 runs, Shiv Dubey for zero and Akshar Patel for 10 runs while Jadeja remained not out for 17 runs.

    Thus, India scored 171 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

    On behalf of England, Chris Jordan took 3 wickets, Adil Rashid, Topley, Archer and Sam Curran took one wicket each.

    Second inning:

    Harry Brooke and Jos Buttler scored 25 runs and Jofra Archer scored 21 runs and Liam Livingston scored 11 runs.

    England’s Moeen Ali was dismissed for 8, Phil Salt scored 5 runs, Jonny Bairstow was dismissed for zero while Sam Curran and Adil Rashid scored 2 and 2 runs respectively.

    India’s Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav took 3 wickets each while Jasprit Bumrah took 2 wickets.

  • Rishabh Pant praises Pakistani hip hop stars Young Stunners

    Rishabh Pant praises Pakistani hip hop stars Young Stunners

    Pakistani Hip Hop band Young Stunners is popular both in Pakistan and India. The duo are super popular across the border and Indian star wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant is also a fan.

    In a recent interview, when Rishabh was asked about his favourite songs, he said, “I don’t have any favourite song, but I like a song named ‘Afsaanay’. I love other songs sung by the same singers.”

    The famous music band started their journey 11 years ago with the songs ‘Burger e Karachi’ and ‘Maila Majnu’. The trio include Talha Anjum, Talha Younas, and their music production, Jokhay.