New Zealand cricket team opener Colin Munro has decided to retire from international cricket.
Munro has not been included in the Kiwis’ World Cup squad.
The aggressive batsman represented New Zealand in 123 international matches, scoring a total of 3000 international runs in 65 T20Is, 57 ODIs and one Test match.
Munro last played an international match for New Zealand in 2020.
Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Lucknow Super Giants’ owner Sanjiv Goenka got angry with captain KL Rahul after a humiliating defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Yesterday, Sunrisers defeated the Supergiants team by 10 wickets in an important match, giving a blow to the chances of qualifying to the play-off stage.
At the end of the match, Lucknow Supergiants owner Sanjeev Goenka lashed out at the team captain KL Rahul. A video of the altercation is going viral on social media.
In the video, it can be seen that Sanjeev Goenka is scolding captain KL Rahul for the worst defeat while the captain is listening to his words with courage.
Supergiants managed to score 165 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in the allotted 20 overs, while Sunrisers Hyderabad achieved the target without any loss in just 9.4 overs.
Ireland’s cricketers have rejected Cricket Ireland’s offer of new central contracts ahead of the series against Pakistan.
According to media reports, the offer of 2024 central contracts was delayed due to International Cricket Council (ICC) funding being cleared in March, which has left Ireland players playing under last year’s central contracts.
Cricket Ireland offered new central contracts but the cricketers rejected it.
The cricketers want a pay rise and other benefits and the Irish Cricketers’ Association is negotiating with Cricket Ireland on behalf of the players.
Cricket Ireland has been stalled by cost overruns and funding delays, but if negotiations are successful, the players will receive new central contracts by March 1.
The Ireland team is to play the first T20 match against Pakistan tomorrow and the Ireland team will visit the Netherlands after the series against Pakistan.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has recently revealed the jersey for T20 World Cup 2024, a very different one to the jersey worn by India during the World Cup 2023.
The new jersey contains prominent blue and orange colors, becoming a source of memes on social media. Cricket fans are comparing this jersey with Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’s Jethalal’s JPL team.
Here are some reactions on social media:
Fast bowler Muhammad Amir has been ruled out of the first T20 match that Pakistan will play against Ireland.
Amir has not yet received a visa for Ireland, leaving him unable to depart with the team.
Amir is returning to international cricket after four years during the T20 series against New Zealand last month where he represented the national team in four matches and was included in the Pakistan squad for the T20 series against Ireland and England.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is in constant contact with Cricket Ireland as the board believes that it is the responsibility of the hosts to ensure timely issuance of visas.
In the 30th Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Cup, Pakistan defeated Canada by 5-4 to qualify for the final.
In the ongoing 30th Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Cup in Ipoh, Malaysia, Pakistan has been unbeaten so far in the event and are leading the table with 10 points after four matches. Canada took a 2-0 lead in the first 17 minutes and put Pakistan on the back foot.
However, the Green Shirts made a brilliant comeback and won the match 5-4.
Abubakar Mahmood scored the first two goals for Pakistan to bring his team back into the game. For Pakistan, Arshad Liaquat, Rana Waheed Ashraf and Ghazanfar Ali also scored one goal each.
For Canada, Shaun Davies scored two while Harbir Sindhu and Ujoot Buttar scored one each.
If Japan defeats Malaysia later today, both Pakistan and Japan will qualify for the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2024.
A video of Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan has gone viral in which he can be seen abusing one of his fans ago is trying to take a selfie.
The incident took place ahead of the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) 2024 match between Sheikh Jamal Dhanmundi Club (SJDC) and Prime Bank Cricket Club.
In the video, it can be seen that before the toss, Shakib Al Hassan is talking to the head coach, Sheikh Salahuddin. A young man tries to take a selfie with Shakib Al Hasan while Shakib Al Hasan tries to take away his mobile phone. The fan is pushed back, grabbing him by the neck, then at the same time try to slap him.
Shakib was previously involved in controversies with players and umpires.
In 2015, in Bangladesh Premier League, Shakib vented his anger on an umpire, after which he was banned for one match also a fine of $250 was imposed on him.
On October 2010, Shakib threatened to hit a member of ground staff with a bat for moving the sightscreen in front of him during a Bangladesh-New Zealand ODI.
On October 2019, Shakib was banned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for failing to report an approach from a bookie. He returned after the ban in January 2021.
Pakistan’s 17-member cricket team has reached Ireland to play a three-matchT20 series under the leadership of Babar Azam.
The national cricket team will rest today and the first training session will be on May 9. The T20 matches will be played in Dublin on May 12, 10 and 14.
The Pakistan cricket team will reach England after completing the tour of Ireland to play a four match T20 series before T20 world cup. This series will start from May 22 to May 30.
Babar Azam (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Muhammad Abbas Afridi, Muhammad Amir, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Usman Khan are included in squad.
Pakistan cricket team leg spinner Usman Qadir has revealed the dirty politics in Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
In a recent interview on YouTube channel ‘Hafiz Muhammad Imran’ Usman Qadir said, “When I got injured in a bilateral series against England, PCB forcefully took me to the New Zealand tour.”
“I was not allowed to bowl in the nets and was asked to get an additional X-ray test instead. My X-rays showed two fractures while I initially was diagnosed with just one fracture.”
He said, “PCB hired an Australian doctor for staging a conspiracy as his refusal to declare me fit led to the exclusion from Pakistan’s T20 World Cup squad in 2022.”
Later, Usman Qadir said, “The Australian doctor admitted his error. However, I was already dropped from the Pakistan team.”
Qadir claims to have evidence of the conspiracy, but he couldn’t defend himself because nobody on the board or the team listened to him.
An 11-year-old boy died after being hit by a ball on the groin while playing cricket in Pune, India.
According to Indian media reports, sixth grade Pune student Shambhu Kalidas was playing cricket with his siblings at a local club when the ball hit him in the groin.
In a video that has surfaced on social media, it can be seen that Shambhu was bowling when the powerful shot played by the batsman hit him directly. As the ball hits, Shambhu collapses in pain and his friends rush to his aid.
Shambhu was immediately rushed to a nearby private hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
The police say that the actual cause of death will be revealed after an autopsy, however, the police have registered a case of accidental death of the boy.