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  • PCB stops Muhammad Hafeez from holding press conference

    PCB stops Muhammad Hafeez from holding press conference

    After allowing team director Muhammad Hafeez to hold a press conference on his return home from Australia, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has barred him from holding a media talk.

    Sources say that the authorities wanted to protect Hafeez and PCB from conflict.

    According to Geo News sources, Chief Operating Officer Salman Naseer Muhammad is not in favour of Hafeez’s press conference, while a few board officials also disagree with the decision. International Director Usman Wahla’s No Objection Certificate (NOC) policy is also different in the board.

    Sources say that Usman Wahla did not give an NOC for Bangladesh League to Mohammad Haris, while it gave a third NOC to Azam Khan for ILT20.

    Shadab Khan is fit to play for Pakistan and for the ILT20 league, but board officials are disagreeing with bringing Muhammad Hafeez in front the media to discuss the matter.

    Muhammad Hafeez thinks that PCB cannot give priority to league cricket.

    According to sources, Hafeez is not happy with the Pakistani media, especially social media. He wanted to remove the one-sidedness and speculations regarding the tour of Australia and New Zealand and clear himself by explaining the reasons for the failure.

    Muhammad Hafeez did not tweet considering the extension of the contract or not.

    In his message on social media, Muhammad Hafeez said that cricket is his passion and the most important strength in life. “False news spread by professionals on social media cannot reduce it,” he said.

  • Why did Pakistan team’s fitness and fielding decline?

    Why did Pakistan team’s fitness and fielding decline?

    The reason for the decline in the fitness and fielding standards of the national team has come to light.

    According to Geo News sources, the previous team management had ended a series of fitness tests, ignored the fitness camp and Yo-Yo test, etc, while former captain Babar Azam and former director Mickey Arthur had unanimously ended the series of fitness tests.

    Sources say that now Muhammad Hafeez has formulated a new strategy, with the goal of not compromising on fitness in the future.

    According to sources, the team management was not happy with a few players who gained weight. Muhammad Hafeez will now set up the Pakistan Cricket Fitness Program as the Director.

    Fitness test will be taken before the upcoming series and tournament and the players who do not pass the fitness test will not be selected.

    Moreover, the team management will not shy away from making tough decisions to improve the fitness test.

  • Athletes return medals after Sports Minister Wahab Riaz’s ‘false promises’

    Athletes return medals after Sports Minister Wahab Riaz’s ‘false promises’

    Athletes who participated in the Punjab Rising Games have returned their medals to the office of caretaker Sports Minister Punjab Wahab Riaz as a protest. The players returned their medals to expose the “false promises” of cash prizes by the Punjab Sports Board and Wahab Riaz.

    All the national and international players participating in the tournament won medals by competing with heart and soul and they deserve better treatment. When the players tried to meet former cricketer and caretaker sports minister Wahab Riaz, his office was locked.

    Riaz had earlier announced that the mega event will continue for 16 days and will include sports like volleyball, hockey, football, badminton, athletics, and table tennis.

    The ongoing Punjab Rising Games started on January 18 and the final of the games will be held on February 2.

    Wahab Riaz had announced before the tournament that the top performers in the mega event would be given a monthly stipend of Rs 70,000, Rs 50,000 and Rs 30,000 for a year based on their performance. The former cricketer also announced that a prize money of Rs 25 lakh will be given for each game during the mega event, but all these promises and announcements have not been fulfilled yet. A total of 950 players from all divisions of Punjab have registered for the event.

  • Indian tennis team arrives in Pakistan to play Davis Cup after 60 years

    Indian tennis team arrives in Pakistan to play Davis Cup after 60 years

    An Indian tennis team has reached Pakistan to play Davis Cup Group 1 tie of the Davis Cup competition after 60 years.

    An Indian tennis team last visited Pakistan in 1964. Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) Secretary Colonel (retd) Gul Rehman and other officials of the federation welcomed the Indian team on their arrival.

    The team arriving in Pakistan includes five players, two physios, one coach, one manager, and one coordinator. The two-day India-Pakistan Davis Cup will begin on February 3 at the Pakistan Sports Complex in Islamabad.

    It should be noted that the All-Indian Tennis Association (AITA) tried to use all options to deprive Pakistan of hosting rights, first approaching the Davis Cup Committee and then the Chair of the Independent Tribunal to move the tie to a neutral venue. However, his efforts went in vain and he was left with only two options: either to travel to Pakistan to play the tie or forfeit the tie and face the wrath of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and pay fines.

    Fearing fines and possible repatriation, the Indian team eventually decided to travel to Pakistan and arrived in the federal capital.

  • ICC lifted the suspension over Sri Lanka’s cricket

    ICC lifted the suspension over Sri Lanka’s cricket

    The International Cricket Council (ICC) immediately lifted the suspension of Sri Lankan cricket. The ICC had suspended Sri Lanka cricket as a member in November last year due to government interference.

    It should be noted that due to the poor performance of the Sri Lankan cricket team in the ICC One Day World Cup, Sri Lankan Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe dismissed the Cricket Board.

    Sri Lanka Cricket has assured the ICC of no government interference.

    Later, 1996 World Cup-winning team captain Arjuna Rana Tunga was handed over and was also appointed as the interim chairman.

    However, the former president of the Cricket Board, Shami Silva, approached the court against the decision of the Sports Ministry, after which the Appellate Court stopped the implementation of the interim committee after dismissing the Sri Lankan Cricket Board.

  • West Indies defeats Australia after 27 years on their soil

    West Indies defeats Australia after 27 years on their soil

    West Indies defeated Australia after 27 years in a Test match on their soil and achieved a historic victory. West Indies have beaten Australia on their soil since 1997.

    West Indies beat the Kangaroos by 8 runs on the fourth day of the Test at the Gabba Stadium in Brisbane. In response to West Indies’ 311, Australia declared their first innings 289 for 9.

    Australia had a target of 216 runs to win this match in the second innings, while West Indian bowlers outclassed the entire team by scoring 207 runs.

    West Indies’s Shamar Joseph dismissed 7 players on behalf of West Indies.

    It should be noted that the two-match Test series was tied 1-1, now the three-match ODI series will begin on February 2 in Melbourne.

  • ‘I am not talking to you; Babar Azam gets into heated argument at BPL

    ‘I am not talking to you; Babar Azam gets into heated argument at BPL

    Pakistan’s star batsman Babar Azam, usually one of the calmest figures on the field, got into a heated argument in a Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) match between Rangpur Riders and Dhaka Dominators.

    Babar played an important role in his team’s total of 183, scoring 62 runs off 46 balls against Dominators Dhaka.

    However, in the 13th over of the innings, Babar Azam got angry when he got into a heated argument with Dhaka’s wicketkeeper Irfan Sukkur. In a viral video, Babar can be heard saying, “I am not talking to you” to Irfan.

    The Umpire and Dhaka captain Mussadiq Hussain tried to end Babar and Irfan’s quarrel.

    However, fans in Bangladesh are enjoying his presence and are also getting autographs from King Babar.

  • Shah Brothers’ best in business, ICC shares a video of Naseem and Ubaid Shah

    Shah Brothers’ best in business, ICC shares a video of Naseem and Ubaid Shah

    International Cricket Council (ICC) shared a video of Obaid Shah’s best bowling in the Under-19 World Cup, termed him and Naseem Shah as destructive to the batsmen.

    Pakistan U-19 cricket team is busy playing ICC World Cup, where young Pakistani pacers are showing their skills with good bowling. The younger brother of national team fast bowler Naseem Shah also came to the attention of ICC with his excellent performance in this event.

    The world body of Cricket has also shared a video of brother Naseem Shah’s wicket-taking along with Obaid Shah’s disastrous bowling against New Zealand on his official Instagram page with captions “Brothers of destruction”.

    It should be noted that in the ICC U-19 World Cup, Pakistan defeated New Zealand by 10 wickets while completing a hat-trick of victories.

  • Under-19 World Cup: Pakistan defeats New Zealand by 10 wickets

    Under-19 World Cup: Pakistan defeats New Zealand by 10 wickets

    Pakistan defeated New Zealand by 10 wickets in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Under-19 World Cup to clinch their 3rd consecutive win.

    In the match played in East London, Pakistan easily achieved the target of 141 runs given by New Zealand in the 26th over without any loss.

    Shahzaib Khan played an unbeaten inning of 80 runs, and Shamyil Hussain also remained not out with 54 runs. None of New Zealand’s bowlers could get Pakistan’s opening pair out.

    Earlier, the New Zealand team was bundled out for 140 while batting first, with Stockpole scoring 42 and Olivier 29.

    On behalf of Pakistan, Ubaid Shah and Arafat Minhas took three wickets each, Naveed Ahmed took two wickets, and Muhammad Zeeshan and Ali Asfand took one wicket each.

  • PCB suspended three women cricketers for brawling

    PCB suspended three women cricketers for brawling

    The Pakistan Cricket Board has suspended three women cricketers for one match for brawling during the women’s national cricket championship.

    According to the ARY sources, during the national cricket championship, the players of the national women’s team got into a fight, two players beat up the third teammate in the hotel.

    Both women players beat the third cricketer so much that his nose bled, however, the battered cricketer did not open her mouth for two matches.

    After the matter became unbearable, the said cricketer informed the administration of the cruelty done to him, after which the board administration banned the three players for one match each instead of taking major action.

    After the ban, Sadaf, Yusrah, and Ayesha could not play Friday’s match.

    On the other hand, according to the board, the chairperson women’s cricket will reach Rawalpindi to investigate the matter. It should be noted that the Pakistan Women’s Cricket Championship is being played in Rawalpindi.