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The original price of the ticket for the Diamond Club of New York Stadium is USD 10,000. The eagerly awaited India-Pakistan T20 World Cup match has led to tickets being sold in black for USD 20,000 or PKR 55 lacs.

The price of the ticket for the general stand has reached $ 2750 dollars, almost Rs800,000.

On the other hand, former Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi has slammed the ICC for selling expensive tickets.

Lalit Modi expressed surprise at the high price of tickets for the India-Pakistan match and wrote, “The intention of the ICC is only to make money from the India-Pakistan match. The purpose of the World Cup in America is to engage the fans or to make money?”

The T20 World Cup match between Pakistan and India will be played on June 9 in New York.

Indian media has confirmed that the vice-captain of the cricket team Hardik Pandya and his wife and Serbian actress Natasa Stankovic have divorced.

According to Indian media websites ‘Cricket One’ and ‘Film Mantra Media’, Hardik and his wife have divorced, as a result of which 70 percent of the cricketer’s property will now be transferred to Natasa.

Cricket One has claimed that fresh reports about the couple have revealed that Pandya and his Serbian wife have officially separated after divorcing each other.

On the other hand, ‘Odisha TV.in’ claims that Hardik made the decision to pursue divorce.

During the last week, there were several rumors about the separation between Pandya and Natasa.

The rumors of separation between the pair were sparked when Natasa removed Hardik’s name from her Instagram account bio.

Hardik Pandya and Natasha Stankovic got married on May 31, 2020 and have an almost 4-year-old son.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced the squad for the T20 World Cup starting from next month.

Here is the 15-member squad of Pakistan cricket team:

Babar Azam (captain), Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Iftikhar Ahmed, Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Haris Rauf, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Rizwan, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup is scheduled from June 1 to June 29 in America and West Indies.

The second T20 match between Pakistan and England will be played tomorrow in Edgbaston at 6:30 pm (PKT). The weather forecast predicts a cloudy day but there is little chance of rain during the second T20 match.

Weather website AccuWeather predicts that there is a 3 percent chance of rain at the end of the day and 0 percent chance during the match.

Earlier, the first T20 match between Pakistan and England was called off due to continuous rain on Wednesday.

The Indian Kabaddi team has been banned from participating in Kabaddi World Cup and Kabaddi Championship.

According to media reports, the major decision to ban the Indian Kabaddi team from participating in the international tournament has been taken in the online meeting of the Asian Kabaddi Federation. The secretary of the Federation has stated that the reason for this extreme action against the Indian team is not giving powers to the elected body of the Kabaddi Federation.

Secretary Asian Kabaddi Federation Sarwar Rana said in the meeting, “The Indian Kabaddi authorities were reminded several times in this regard but the elected body was not given powers.”

According to the Asian Kabaddi Federation, the ban on the Indian team’s participation in international events will remain in place until powers are given to the selected body.

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has refused to coach the Indian cricket team, one of the most lucrative position in the game.

The Indian Cricket Board, currently looking for a new coach, approached Ricky Ponting for coaching during the IPL.

The former Australian cricketer confirmed the Indian cricket board’s contacts and said, “During the Indian Premier League (IPL), there have been small conversations about this, I would love to coach the national team but there is more to life.”

“I want to spend time at home with my family. If you are the coach of the Indian team, then you cannot be a coach in the IPL. Being the coach of the national team means a job spanning 10 or 11 months a year.”

“It doesn’t suit my lifestyle right now, there is still much to enjoy in life, I know the names of Justin Langer, Stephen Fleming and Gautam Gambhir have also come up to coach the Indian team” said Ponting.

Talking about India’s culture he said, “My family likes the cricket culture in India but at the moment, full-time coaching does not fit into my lifestyle.”

Australia won the 2003 and 2007 cricket World Cups and 2006 and 2009 Champions Trophies under his captaincy. He was also a member of the 1999 World Cup winning team.

The dreams of a few officials who wanted to visit America under the guise of the T20 World Cup have been dashed.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials have banned unnecessary visits.

According to Express sources, PCB officials will no longer be able to make unnecessary trips for free after Chairman Mohsin Naqvi banned the practice. This will be applied both internally and abroad.

The board used to spend a lot of money on travel and stay and also had to bear losses in terms of allowances but when the matter came to the notice of the chairman, he took action.

On the other hand, sources further claimed that the process of changes in PCB is not over yet but will start again soon. The Chairman now has an idea of the performance of most of the top officials and wants to make appointments based on merit.

Some officials also came into light who do not work much but apparently it was done as if the board was running on their bill. Preparations have started to send such people home. Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises have also complained to the PCB.