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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has banned certain colours including white, gray and silver in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 jerseys.

IPL team Punjab Kings (PBKS) unveiled their jersey for the upcoming IPL on Saturday, at the Elante Mall in Chandigarh.

While speaking at the event Punjab Kings owner Preity Zinta said, “BCCI has banned certain colour like white, gray and silver in IPL jerseys because these colours matched with the ball.”

She also recalled Punjab’s old jersey which had a mixture of red and grey from 2009-2013.

“Earlier, we had a combination of red, grey and silver but then the BCCI banned silver, grey and white due to sighting issues with the ball. Hence, we went ahead with red and this year we have the best combination with red,” said Zinta at the event.

Punjab Kings didn’t have a memorable last season as they finished at the eighth spot winning six out of 14 matches with total 12 points.

Pakistani-born English footballer Adil Nabi has refused to play with the current management of the national team due to differences with coach Stephen Constantine.

In a statement issued on social media, Adil Nabi said, “Just to make it clear, Aitzaz and I worked tirelessly to receive our passports to have the huge honour to represent our country. We will not participate in fixtures under the current management. I looked forward to play in front of you great Pakistani fans one day InshAllah”.

Adil Nabi is currently playing league football in Cyprus. Aitzaz Hussain has yet to comment on the matter.

According to media sources, Adil Nabi had differences with the head coach Stephen Constantine who was not satisfied with Adil Nabi’s behavior.

Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh has been slammed by social media after once again displaying arrogance towards Pakistan.

A Pakistani fan shared an edited photo on X showing Pakistan and India cricketers together in a frame with the caption, “This is an Indian and Pakistani cricket fan’s dream”, alluding that both countries’ players should play in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

In response, Harbhajan wrote, “No Indian has such a dream, you should also stop dreaming and wake up.”

Due to the tension between the governments of the two countries, Pakistani players have not participated in the IPL since 2008.

Singh’s tweet was criticised for being against sportsman’s spirit and for playing to India’s extremist right wing.

Multan Sultans spin bowling coach Alexandra Hartley has been inspired by the fasting of the players and started fasting.

In an interview given to the British broadcasting organization, Alexandra Hartley said, “I am also fasting in Ramadan, I want to feel how these people fast and play cricket in evening.”

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She said “I eat at 4 o’clock and then I remain hungry all day, we break (Aftaar) the fast in the evening and then everyone goes to pray. Fasting is a difficult task, I feel very thirsty.”

Abrar Ahmed and Saud Shakeel of Quetta Gladiators have been fined 5 percent of their match fee for violating the code of conduct.

Both were found guilty of violating the code of conduct during the match against Islamabad United at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi on Friday night.

Abrar Ahmed has been fined under Article 2.4 of the Code of Conduct for ignoring the orders of the umpires during the 19th over of Islamabad United’s batting.

In the same match, Saud Shakeel was also found to be in violation of Article 2.5 of the Code of Conduct. After dismissing Islamabad United batsman Salman Ali Agha in the 12th over, Saud approached Salman and made remarks that could have enraged the batsman.

Both the players admitted to the charges and accepted the sanctions recommended by match referee Mohammad Javed.

Saudi national taekwondo team member Donia Abu Talib has officially become the first Saudi female athlete to qualify for the Paris Olympics after winning the Asian qualifying rounds.

According to media reports, Saudi Arabia has invested heavily in youth sports in recent years under Vision 2030, with a special emphasis on women.

The British newspaper Telegraph has said that there are 330,000 registered female athletes in Saudi Arabia, while the number of female athletes in Saudi Arabia has increased by 195% since 2021.

Former Pakistani fast bowler Aqib Javed has been appointed as the bowling coach of the Sri Lankan cricket team.

According to Sri Lanka Cricket, the former Pakistani pacer has been hired and appointed as the bowling coach for the T20 World Cup. Aqib will join Sri Lanka Cricket immediately and will coach the team in T20 World Cup, initially conducting a fast bowling camp.

Pakistan will host a Tri-Series ahead of International Cricket Council (ICC) Champion Trophy 2025. This series will include New Zealand, South Africa and Pakistan.

Chairman PCB Mohsin Naqvi met the chairman of South Africa and New Zealand Cricket Board in Dubai, in the meeting the final shape of the tri-nation cricket tournament in Pakistan in February was finalized.

The cricket teams of South Africa and New Zealand will come to Pakistan at the end of January 2025 to play the tri-series cricket tournament, while the series will be played in February.

Chairman PCB Mohsin Naqvi also invited the chairmen of South Africa and New Zealand Cricket Boards to visit Pakistan.

Last time Pakistan hosted a tri-series in 2004 in which Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe participated.