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  • PSL 9: Multan Sultans on top of its game with massive collaborations

    PSL 9: Multan Sultans on top of its game with massive collaborations

    Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Multan Sultans is in the game with massive collaborations for PSL season 9. Multan has partnered with KTrade as an investment partner and Raiment 61 as official partner (Clothing Brand) for the ninth edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League.

    On Wednesday, KTrade, a leading stock trading platform, formerly known as KASB, joined Multan Sultans as the official investment partner for the HBL Pakistan Super League season 9.

    On this occasion Multan Sultan’s General Manager Hijab Zahid said, “We are extremely delighted to have KTrade on board. To have a respected stock brokerage firm in KTrade collaborating with us is a testimony of how popular Multan Sultans as a franchise is. Through this partnership, cricket is tapping into a new industry in Pakistan, which will prove to be beneficial for the game and the stock and commodity brokerage industry.

    KTrade Securities Chairperson Ali Farid Khwaja said, “We are proud of our association with the Multan Sultans. They punch beyond their weight through passion and energy, which is the feat of a true champion. Their cricket is not only about the game on the field but about social and community development of a region which has deep historical value and entrepreneurial energy.”

    Today, Pakistan’s Raiment 61 (Clothing Brand) joined Multan Sultans. The franchise’s contingent will wear Raiment 61 trousers during their team dinners, travels, and other activities in the ninth edition of Pakistan Super League.

    Multan Sultans General Manager Hijab Zahid said “We are thrilled to be partnering with Raiment 61. I am sure our players, coaches, and management will look classy in these especially designed pants.

    “What makes us proud to be having Raiment 61 on board with us are the strong ethical values that these manufacturers hold. Whether it is the sustainability initiatives or steps towards gender-inclusivity, Kehkeshan Usman, Raiment 61’s chief operating officer, and her team have been at the forefront.”

    Raiment 61 Co-Founders Saba and Anees Khawaja said “With our strong roots in the city of Multan, we are delighted to be partnering with Multan Sultans. This has always been our team. It gives every person of this region a great pleasure to see how much this young team has achieved in short time both on and off the field and we are very excited for the upcoming edition.”

    “We are looking forward to working with this young and dynamic team.”

    Anees Khawaja further said, “I have known Ali Khan Tareen, the owner and chief executive of Multan Sultans, for a long time, and I have great admiration for the work he has done and continues to do for the uplifting of the region of South Punjab. Seeing how Multan Sultans are taking a lead in providing equal opportunities in administration and coaching side of the things is very heartening and perfectly aligns with our vision.”

    Multan Sultans will begin their HBL PSL 9 campaign on 18 February against Karachi Kings at the Sultans Fort (Multan Cricket Stadium).

  • Hockey Federation employees unpaid since six months

    Hockey Federation employees unpaid since six months

    Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) employees have not been paid salaries since six months.

    According to Geo sources, employees of the Lahore headquarters have demanded that they be paid dues soon.

    PHF sources say that sick employees do not have money for medical treatment, including a PHF employee who suffers from heart disease.

    According to sources, the issue of due salaries of senior and junior players is also pending. Captain Imad Shakeel Butt demanded payment of delays after participating in the Olympics qualifying round, but funds have not been released to PHF by the government. A funds and assignment account is yet to be opened.

    According to PHF sources, one month’s salary is in arrears in the current cycle, the remaining five months’ arrears are from the previous cycle. About eight crore rupees is pending.

    The current administration had closed the accounts of the federation in the last week of December due to which it is now necessary to open an assignment account.

  • ‘TOOTAY HUAY DIL JAEIN KAHAN,’ BABAR AZAM NAY BATA DIA

    ‘TOOTAY HUAY DIL JAEIN KAHAN,’ BABAR AZAM NAY BATA DIA

    Babar Azam, the former captain of Pakistan Cricket Team was asked by a fan that ‘tootay huay dil jaein kahan’ and Babar gave ‘the right solution’.

    When asked, ‘tootay huay dil jaein kahan’, Babar responded, “Doctor kay pas”.

    Babar Azam is currently in an X (Former Twitter) space titled ‘From the Pitch to the Mic: Babar Azam’ where he was responding to questions asked by his fans under #AskBabar.

    He announced on January 31 on his X account, “Are you as excited as I am for the live Twitter Space? I’ll be answering questions already submitted using #AskBabar. Send your questions and tune in. I will answer as many questions as possible. ✨ ”

    Babar was asked by a fan about his skin care routine for his glowing skin and he said, “I sleep on time and nothing else. It is thanks to Allah that I have such beauty”.

    Cricketer Muhammad Rizwan came to the space and asked him, “Shadi kab ho rahi hai” to which Babar said, “Murshid main aapko akelay mein bataun ga”. Rizwan and Babar started laughing and then Rizwan mentioned how his wife kept asking him daily when Babar would get married.

  • Owner of Quetta Gladiators Nadeem Umar demands separate board for PSL

    Owner of Quetta Gladiators Nadeem Umar demands separate board for PSL

    Nadeem Umar, owner of PSL franchise Quetta Gladiators, has demanded that a separate board be formed for the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

    Regional Cricket Association President Nadeem Umar came to watch the final of the Inter-Department Cricket League, during which he awarded the captain of the winning team, Umar Associate, with a trophy and cash prize of Rs 200,000.

    Talking about PSL, Nadeem Umar said, “The chairman and setup of the Pakistan Super League should be completely different, their working method should also be different, and how the rights of the matches work and sell. It must be different”.

    He continued: “We sleep for 11 months of the year, there is no activity plan, and the setup of the exercise of the separate boards of other leagues like the Indian Premier League (IPL) and many other leagues has been going on for a long time.”

    Nadeem Umar emphasized that PSL is the most powerful brand in the country. “But we have to fight with the board for some improvement. Not representing Karachi and Lahore in the PCB Governing Board is unfair, who will be the chairman, and what will be the role of the game, the input of big cities is necessary for these challenges”.

  • Jay Shah elected president of Asian Cricket Council for third consecutive time

    Jay Shah elected president of Asian Cricket Council for third consecutive time

    Jay Shah, the Secretary of the Board of Cricket in India (BCCI), has once again been elected as the President of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), marking the third time he has held on the seat.

    A meeting of the Council was held in Bali, Indonesia, in which Pakistan was represented by Acting Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Shah Khawar and COO Salman Naseer.

    According to Geo News reports, Indian Cricket Board Secretary Jay Shah has been elected as the president for the third year in a row.

    During the last Asia Cup, jointly hosted by Pakistan and Sri Lanka, continuous rains in the island nation affected many matches, due to which Jay Shah was severely criticized.

  • People verbally abused me for dropping Warner’s catch in World Cup, reveals Usama Mir

    People verbally abused me for dropping Warner’s catch in World Cup, reveals Usama Mir

    National cricket team’s leg-spinner Usama Mir has revealed that trolls verbally abused him through private messages for dropping David Warner’s catch in the ODI World Cup played in India in September last year.

    While talking to Geo Super, Usama Mir said “We could not give a good performance during the matches in India, which is a pity”.

    He continued: “I dropped David Warner’s catch, but it was one that anyone could catch. Later, people’s reaction was extremely bad. Some people used bad words for me on social media, and some used private messages and verbally abused me”.

    Usama said, “People make you Don Bradman with one performance but with a bad performance these same people make you fall. Pakistanis should support us because we are playing for our country, not for any other country.”

    During the 18th match of the World Cup, first Usama Mir and then Abdullah Shafiq dropped David Warner’s catch when the batsman was on 10 runs. Usama Mir caught Warner on Shaheen Afridi’s ball. Warner scored 163 runs off 124 balls with the help of 9 sixes and 14 fours and won the Player of the Match award.

  • Powering up PSL: Multan Sultans and The Current join hands to BREAK THE INTERNET

    Powering up PSL: Multan Sultans and The Current join hands to BREAK THE INTERNET

    Pakistan Super League’s one of the most successful franchise Multan Sultan has joined Pakistan’s first digital news platform ‘The Current’ as Digital Media Partner for PSL season 9.

    Now Multan’s fans will be able to see behind-the-scenes content through The Current.

    The MOU signing ceremony takes place at The Current’s headquarters in Lahore.

    Multan Sultans General Manager Hijab Zahid: “We are delighted to have The Current as our Digital Media Partner. Over the years, The Current has established itself as a credible and respected platform through its unique and innovative news coverage, and considering how Multan Sultans, as a team, has been at the forefront of innovation on and off the field, this is a perfect partnership.

    “I am sure the Multan Sultans and Pakistan cricket fans will enjoy The Current’s content during the HBL PSL.”

    The Current Founder Marium Chaudhry: “The presence of Multan Sultans has modernised the brand of the HBL PSL as they have undertaken exemplary inclusivity initiatives and perfectly blended the use of data and analytics on the field. We are huge Multan Sultans fans and are looking forward to be their digital media partners, cheering them on as they ace to win this year’s HBL PSL cup.

  • Bride who looks like Babar Azam’s twin breaks the internet

    Bride who looks like Babar Azam’s twin breaks the internet

    A picture of a bride, who looks like Babar Azam, has broken the internet. The Pakistani batting master’s fans are surprised at the extent to which the bride resembles Azam.

    Fans first thought that the images might be AI-generated, but the reality turned out to be quite the opposite, as these are the wedding images of a girl from India.

    The bride’s name is Sarumi, while the photos were uploaded on ‘Fada Makeover’, an Indian makeup artist’s Instagram page.

    The said photos were released on the page on January 1. The post has been removed, while the Instagram story of the bride’s look is still on the account.

  • ‘Virat Kohli spat on me during India tour’; Dean Elgar’s startling revelation

    ‘Virat Kohli spat on me during India tour’; Dean Elgar’s startling revelation

    Former South Africa batsman Dean Elgar has alleged that India’s star batsman, Virat Kohli, spat on him during his first tour of the South Asian country.

    Elgar, who recently retired from Test cricket, when Kohli spat at him, he too responded in kind. The former opening batsman immediately reacted and threatened to hit the then Indian captain with his bat.

    Speaking in a podcast, Dean Elgar said that, “The first time I faced Kohli in India, the wickets there were a joke and was difficult to play at that level.”

    When he came to the crease to bat, Elgar narrated, he had trouble playing Ashwin and Jadeja while Kohli spat at him.

    “I told Virat Kohli if you keep doing this, I will hit you with this bat,” the former batsman told the host of The Boys podcast.

    “However, when you play in India, you have to be a bit careful,” said the former South African batsman.

    Notably, Dean Elgar came to play Test matches for the first time in 2015 on a tour of an Asian country. In the same year, Virat became the full-time captain of the Indian Test team.

  • PSL season 9: All teams announced the names of their supplementary players

    PSL season 9: All teams announced the names of their supplementary players

    All the franchises of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) have announced the names of their supplementary and replacement players for season 9.

    In the supplementary round, Multan Sultans have selected West Indies’ Johnson Charles, while nineteen-year-old Mohammad Shahzad will join Multan Sultans. Lahore Qalandars have made Tayyab Abbas and Karachi Kings 21-year-old Muhammad Roheed a part of their team. Peshawar Zalmi drafted left-arm spinner Sufyan Moqim.

    Peshawar Zalmi has selected Waqar Salam Khel in the silver category for Lungi Ngidi, and fast bowler Khurram Shehzad has been selected in the silver category due to the partial availability of fast bowler Arshad Iqbal. In contrast, Peshawar Zalmi has selected England’s Gus Atkinson in place of Noor Ahmed. Selected. Naveen-ul-Haq of Afghanistan will be partially available, the team has reserved the right to select.

    Rashid Khan will not be available for Lahore Qalandars, the team has reserved the right to select him, while Dean Lawrence will be partially available to the franchise, Islamabad United’s Tom Curran will also be partially available, on which the team will choose him. The right has been reserved. Fast bowler Luke Wood was selected by Peshawar Zalmi Obaid McCoy by Islamabad United

    Karachi Kings have hired Zahid Mahmood as a partial replacement for Kieron Pollard, New Zealand’s Tim Seifert will be available to Karachi Kings after the New Zealand series. Karachi Kings picked up English middle-order batsman Leus du Plooy
    and Sri Lankan batsman Bhanuka Rajapakse. Vanundu Hasringa will be partially available for the Sri Lanka series where Quetta Gladiators have replaced Vanundu Hasringa with Bismillah Khan. took Quetta Gladiators have made English batsman Laurie Evans a part of the squad.