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  • BPL team owner rejects match-fixing allegations against Shoaib Malik

    BPL team owner rejects match-fixing allegations against Shoaib Malik

    A statement by the owner of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) team Fortune Barisal has been issued to defend Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik’s against allegations of involvement in match-fixing, Geo News has reported.

    Shoaib Malik bowled three consecutive no-balls in a BPL march, after which match-fixing allegations were levelled against him by fans.

    Fortunes’ owner Barishal Meezanur Rahman said, “The rumors about match-fixing against Shoaib Malik are baseless. Shoaib Malik is a good cricketer, and he has played the best game for our team.” He added that Malik is a senior cricketer, and deserves to be respected.

    Malik went to the United Arab Emirates from Bangladesh to play in the T10 League after playing a BPL match 3 days ago.

    The spokesperson of Fortune Barisal has confirmed that Shoaib was supposed to return before the next match but now he he will arrive on February 4. The team thinks that Shoaib Malik shouldn’t play anymore.

  • Pakistan issues visas to Indian tennis team

    Pakistan issues visas to Indian tennis team

    The Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi has issued visas to the Indian tennis team, making it certain that players from the neighbouring country will come to Pakistan for the Davis Cup.

    The Indian tennis team, consisting of seven players and five officials, will reach Islamabad from Delhi on January 28.

    Pakistan High Commission has also issued visas to a few Indian journalists for coverage. The two countries will face each other in the Davis Cup tie on February 3 and 4.

  • Hafeez alleges players were focused on foreign leagues during Australia and New Zealand tours

    Hafeez alleges players were focused on foreign leagues during Australia and New Zealand tours

    Former Pakistan Cricket Team Director Muhammad Hafeez has alleged that national players were not fully focused on the game during the tour of Australia and New Zealand, as they were worried about different leagues.

    According to Geo News sources, Muhammad Hafeez, who was the team director of Pakistan on the tour of Australia and New Zealand, met with the Acting Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Shah Khawar, to whom he explained the reasons for the defeat and also discussed the improvement of cricket.

    Sources say that Hafeez has told the head of the board that the national players in Australia and New Zealand were not fully focused on the game, there too they were worried about different leagues.

    According to sources, Hafeez also met PCB COO Salman Naseer separately. It should be noted that Hafeez’s contract as team director has expired.

    Hafeez also expressed his desire to renew the agreement, on which he was told that the decision is possible only after the consultation of inter-provincial coordination of ministries.

    It should be remembered that Pakistan faced a whitewash in the Test series during Australia’s tour, while the national team lost 1-4 in the T20 series against New Zealand

  • Hindutva trolls target MS Dhoni for not attending Ram Mandir inauguration ceremony

    Hindutva trolls target MS Dhoni for not attending Ram Mandir inauguration ceremony

    Indian cricket legend Mahindra Singh Dhoni is getting hate by right-wing Indians for not attending the inauguration ceremony of Ayodhya Ram Mandir on Monday.

    MS Dhoni was invited by the management of the controversial temple but he didn’t attend the ceremony. As a result, he is getting backlash on social media, with his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) being criticised for not posting anything about Ram Mandir on social media.

    Hindutva extremists are pointing out that Dhoni made many public appearances including many get-togethers, birthday bashes and an engagement ceremony. But when it comes to attending the Pran Pratishtha ceremony, he was not available.

    Here are a few reactions on social media:

    India’s batting maestro Virat Kohli and captain Rohit Sharma also didn’t attend the Ram Mandir inauguration ceremony.

  • Is Muhammad Amir making a come back to the national team?

    Is Muhammad Amir making a come back to the national team?

    Former fast bowler Muhammad Amir has spoken up about returning to the national team. This week, Muhammad Amir shared his perspective on the current state of his cricket career during a press conference with his ILT20 team ‘Desert Vipers’.

    “At this time I had moved on, there were different things to do in my life, and now the chapter of my return to the national team is closed.”

    “Three years away from international cricket is a long time. If you look at Pakistan’s system now, it’s changing every month so you never know what’s going to happen,” he said.

    Stating that the discussion is closed for him after being out of the team since three years, the pacer emphasized, “I don’t think it would be a wise decision for me to come back. At least I don’t know what will happen in the next few years.”

    Amir retired from international cricket in 2020, citing what he called injustices meted out to him by head coach Misbah ul Haq and Waqar Younis.

  • Under-19 World Cup: Pakistan defeats Nepal by five wickets

    Under-19 World Cup: Pakistan defeats Nepal by five wickets

    In the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, Pakistan defeated Nepal by 5 wickets for their second win on Buffalo Park, East London.

    In the match played in East London, the national team achieved the target of 198 runs in 47.7 overs, Azan Owais scored 63 runs, Shamyl Hussain and Shahzaib Khan scored 37 runs each.

    Nepal won the toss and decided to bat against Pakistan and scored 197 runs and gave Pakistan a target of 198 runs to win. Arafat Minhas took 3 wickets, Obaid Shah and Ahmed Hussain took 2 wickets each for Pakistan.

  • Another cricketer of Pakistani origin falls victim to Indian harassment

    Another cricketer of Pakistani origin falls victim to Indian harassment

    Another Pakistani-origin cricket has fallen victim to the India’s discriminatory visa policies. India has not yet issued an Indian visa to English cricketer Shoaib Basheer, who is of Pakistani origin.

    Shoaib Basheer has been ruled out of England’s first Test. Despite being part of the British squad, he could not travel with the team on Sunday.

    The young off-spinner will return to England after a camp in Abu Dhabi, and reapply for a visa to India.

    English captain Ben Stokes expressed displeasure over Indian behavior towards Shoaib Basheer, stating, “It is quite disappointing to see such behavior towards a young player. He is not the first player this has happened to.”

    It should be remembered that because of his connection with Pakistan, Australia’s Usman Khawaja was also issued an Indian visa late last year, while at least two journalists of Pakistani origin living in Britain were also deprived of coverage of the World Cup last year.

  • Which anchor is a good cricketer? Inzamam ul Haq spills the beans

    Which anchor is a good cricketer? Inzamam ul Haq spills the beans

    Pakistan media anchors, like the rest of the country, are very fond of playing cricket. We know that many of them play cricket quite regularly, including Kashif Abbasi and Talat Hussain. But has one of the legends of the game ever praised an anchor’s cricketing skills? Well, that has happened now.

    During a live show on Geo News on Friday, former Pakistani batsman Inzamam ul Haq revealed which anchor is also a very good cricketer.

    While discussing Zaka Ashraf’s resignation as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman on Friday, Inzamam ul Haq joined a live call on Geo News with anchor Shehzad Iqbal. During the conversation, Inzamam ul Haq said, “Look Shehzad, I am telling you a little thing, you also play very good cricket and you are a very good batsman I don’t think most people know.”

    Coming back to the topic, Inzamam said, “Zaka Ashraf’s tenure as PCB chairman was not good for Pakistan cricket. He was elected to organize PCB elections but he did not and resigned without organizing elections. He did some good things too in his duration, but the duty for which he was elected, he didn’t do.”

    Ashraf resigned on Friday as PCB chairman, leading to Shah Khawar being appointed as acting chairman of PCB on Tuesday.

  • Shah Khawar appointed acting Chairman of PCB

    Shah Khawar appointed acting Chairman of PCB

    Shah Khawar has been appointed as the acting chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday.

    According to Geo news sources, Interim Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar has officially nominated Mohsin Naqvi to the Board of Governors (BOG) of PCB while Election Commissioner Shah Khawar is the Acting Chairman as per the PCB Constitution.

    Caretaker Federal Minister IPC Fawad Hasan Fawad has confirmed in a conversation with Geo News that Mohsin Naqvi has been nominated as a pattern representative in the BOG of Pakistan Cricket Board, the notification of which has also been issued.

    He said, “Mohsin Naqvi has been nominated in BOG in place of Zaka Ashraf, the Prime Minister has also accepted the resignation of Zaka Ashraf”.

    “I had a meeting with Shah Khawar in which he was told to complete the BOG of Pakistan Cricket Board soon and complete the election process”.

    It should be noted that as per Clause 2 of Article 7 of the PCB Constitution, as soon as the post of Chairman becomes vacant, all the powers are transferred to the Chief Election Commissioner and constitutionally he will be bound to complete the process of election of the board within four weeks. After the election, the elected chairman can take charge of his office within a week.

    In the present situation, the way for Mohsin Naqvi to become the chairman of PCB has been paved because Mohsin Naqvi will have retired from the duties of caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab by the date of PCB election and taking over charge by the general elections of February 8.

  • Is Ali Hamza PCB’s choice for PSL 9 anthem?

    Is Ali Hamza PCB’s choice for PSL 9 anthem?

    Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has on Monday approached singer Ali Hamza for the anthem of Pakistan Super League 9, Urdupoint sources say.

    Ali Hamza was one of the producers of season 11 of Coke Studio. The singer is part of the band Noori, formed with his brother Ali Noor, and is best known for his song “Par Chana De” in Coke Studio Season 9.

    PCB had earlier roped in singer Ali Zafar who is known for his blockbuster PSL anthems.

    In an official statement, Zafar said, “I had hired choreographers, singers, and producers to create the second PSL anthem and proposed three different anthems for the brand and the PSL franchise. One of the female officials was shocked and pointed out that my association with PSL would damage its brand and integrity”.

    “After working on it for two months, hiring musicians and music producers at my own expense, I came up with three different versions of the anthem for PCB to choose from. After planning to finalize and release one of them, I was told by PCB that I could not go ahead with the anthem for this reason but I would not like to disclose it at this time”.

    The anthem will now be produced by another singer and now it seems Ali Hamza’s magical voice will be the hallmark of the ninth season, but it remains to be seen if PCB signs a deal with the singer. Earlier, Fawad Khan, Naseebo Lal, Aima Baig, Young Stunners, Asim Azhar, Arif Lohar, Shae Gill and many others have also come up with great anthems for the league.