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  • Asia Cup 2023: Pakistan call up backup bowlers after Haris, Nasim injuries

    Asia Cup 2023: Pakistan call up backup bowlers after Haris, Nasim injuries

    Pakistan team management has requested Asian Cricket Council (ACC) to allow replacement of injured duo pacers Haris Rauf abs Nasim Shah. Pakistan called up backup bowlers after fast bowlers Haris Rauf and Nasim Shah got injured during the last match between Pakistan and India. Shahnawaz Dahani and Zaman Khan may replace both bowlers if they don’t get fit soon.

    In the last match between Pakistan and India, Haris Rauf did not play on the reserve day due to discomfort in his right flank. During the match, Nasim Shah also got injured as he tried to grab a straight catch hit by Virat Kohli.

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    The duo’s loss could potentially be a huge negative for Pakistan’s bowling department if the two don’t play the remaining matches of the Asia Cup 2023.

    Pakistan is now in 3rd spot on the points table and they need a good comeback against Sri Lanka to reach the tournament final.

  • Asia Cup 2023: India beat Pakistan by 228 runs

    India defeated Pakistan by a massive margin of 228 runs in the Super 4 stage match of the Asia Cup 2023 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. 

    Pakistan’s captain, Babar Azam, won the toss and chose to bowl first on Sunday. On the first day, India managed to score 147 runs for the loss of two wickets in 24.1 overs before the match was interrupted by rain and eventually called off. 

    The following day, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul began the game and built a strong partnership of 233 runs for the fourth wicket. Virat Kohli scored 122 runs, while KL Rahul contributed 111 runs. India set a formidable total of 356 runs in 50 overs. Shaheen Afridi and Shadab Khan each took one wicket for Pakistan. 

    Pakistan started their innings slowly, losing two wickets for 44 runs in 11 overs. Rain briefly interrupted the match again but resumed after an hour. Pakistan continued to lose wickets at regular intervals, managing only 128 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 32 overs. Haris Rauf and Nasim Shah were injured and did not bat. Kuldeep Yadav was a key bowler for India, securing a five-wicket haul. 

    The next Super Stage match will be played between India and Sri Lanka tomorrow. 

    Here’s a summary of the key moments in the match: 

    – Pakistan scored 128/8 in 32 overs. 

    – Iftikhar Ahmed was caught out for 23 runs on the fourth ball of the 30th over, bowled by Kuldeep Yadav. 

    – Shadab Khan was caught on the fourth ball of the 28th over by Kuldeep Yadav, scoring 6 runs on 10 balls. 

    – Agha Salman was dismissed lbw by Kuldeep Yadav for 23 runs in 32 balls. 

    – Fakhar Zaman was bowled out on the second ball of the 20th over by Kuldeep Yadav, scoring 27 runs in 50 balls. 

    – Mohammad Rizwan was caught out on the fourth ball of the 12th over by Shardul Thakur, scoring 2 runs on 5 balls. 

    – Pakistan resumed their innings at 44/2 after a rain delay. 

    – Babar Azam was bowled out by Hardik Pandya after scoring 10 runs from his first 20 deliveries. 

    – Pakistan was at 43/1 in 10 overs when Imam-ul-Haq was caught out on 9 runs, bowled by Jasprit Bumrah. 

    – India had set a total of 356 runs in 50 overs, with Virat Kohli scoring 122 runs and KL Rahul scoring 111 runs. 

    Haris Rauf did not continue bowling due to discomfort in his right flank. 

    The match was eventually concluded with India winning by 228 runs. 

  • Something to look forward to after the Asia Cup: Shaheen ki Shaadi

    Something to look forward to after the Asia Cup: Shaheen ki Shaadi

    Shaheen Afridi is set to get married to his fiancé Ansha Afridi who is Shahid Afridi’s daughter. Their wedding will take place on Sept 19 and Valima on Sept 21.

    The couple got nikkah-fied in a ceremony in Karachi in February.

    After the shaadi on September 19, there will be no honeymoon for Shaheen and Ansha. Shaheen will be flying to India to take part in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. The tournament starts on October 5. Pakistan play their first match vs Netherlands on October 6 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

  • Venkatesh Prasad deletes viral tweet about Jay Shah, abuses Muslim journalist for sharing screenshot

    Former Indian cricketer Venkatesh Prasad on Saturday tweeted what many social media users believe was a cryptic tweet targeting Asian Cricket Council (ACC) President Jay Shah, who is also secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

    “It takes one corrupt, arrogant guy to take away the hard work of an organisation that is generally non-corrupt and get a stamp of corruption on the whole leadership, not just on a micro level but at a large level.”

    Prasad’s tweet made many X (former Twitter) users speculate if the former cricketer had targeted BCCI and Jay Shah, son of Indian Home Minister Amit Shah. However, Prasad soon deleted his tweet.

    Indian journalist and fact-checker Mohammed Zubair posted a screenshot of the tweet deleted by Prasad.

    AltNews co-founder Zubair was not the only one who posted a screenshot of Prasad’s deleted tweet. Many news outlets did a story on it as well. However, Prasad chose to target and abuse Zubair in a racist and bigoted tweet.

    Prasad quote-tweeted Zubair and wrote: “Haha.. Says a serial hate- monger, who has put so many lives in danger for his agenda. You disguising as a fact-checker is like Terrorists talking about peace. Now post that you need money to survive and ask for donation for your website, no shame in living off by fooling people.”

    In response, Zubair said that he hopes Prasad will be forgiven for his tweet on BCCI by his “political masters for compensating by abusing and comparing” him to “terrorists”.

    One user pointed out that Venkatesh Prasad’s manager is Amritanshu Gupta, a known right-wing BJP supporter, which is why Prasad’s language is of right-wing trolls.

    Many X users called out the former Indian cricketer for his bigoted and hateful tweet against a Muslim journalist in India.

    https://twitter.com/shirinkhan0/status/1700745905811452255?s=46&t=NeHT3ePJG7zY8CuA5h6boA
    https://twitter.com/Earthyy_Mermaid/status/1700585758355325151

    Prasad posted a new version of his deleted tweet a day later.

  • ‘Striving to bring back abducted football players from Dera Bugti,’ says interior minister

    ‘Striving to bring back abducted football players from Dera Bugti,’ says interior minister

    An operation is underway by the Frontier Corps Balochistan (North) for the recovery of six kidnapped footballers in Dera Bugti, Balochistan. Seven suspects have been arrested so far.

    On Saturday (September 9), six footballers were kidnapped by unknown armed assailants in Dera Bugti while they were on their way to Sibi to participate in the Chief Minister Balochistan Gold Cup tournament.

    “FC Balochistan (North) is tirelessly striving to bring back the abducted football players from #DeraBugti. Your prayers are needed. Hoping for safe recovery. InshAllah,” tweeted caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti on Sunday.

    Around 24 players were on their way to Sibi when they were abducted at gunpoint by armed men, reported Dawn. However, the kidnappers released 18 players but kept six. According to the Dera Bugti deputy commissioner, the kidnapped footballers are residents of Dera Bugti and Sui.

  • Ex-Pakistani cricketer Khalid Latif gets 12 years for inciting murder of Islamophobic Dutch politician

    Ex-Pakistani cricketer Khalid Latif gets 12 years for inciting murder of Islamophobic Dutch politician

    Former Pakistani cricketer Khalid Latif has been sentenced to 12 years in prison by a Dutch court on Monday (September 11) for inciting murder of far-right politician Geert Wilders. Latif was being tried in absentia in the Netherlands.


    Last month, prosecutors informed judges that they were requesting a 12-year sentence for a former cricketer from Pakistan who was on trial in absentia for inciting people to kill Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders in 2018.


    The suspect, 37-year-old former cricketer Khalid Latif, resides in Pakistan. He is accused of inciting murder, inciting criminal behaviour, and threatening to harm Wilders.


    According to the prosecution, Latif published a video in 2018 proposing a reward for the assassination of Wilders worth around 21,000 euros at the time.
    Wilders released the video in which he declared his intention to conduct a cartoon competition featuring caricatures of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). However, the contest was cancelled.

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    Caricatures of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) are incredibly offensive to all Muslims.

    Latif was directly addressed by Wilders in his victim statement, in which he declared that he would not be intimidated.

    “Your call to kill me and offer a reward is despicable and will not silence me,” he declared in court.

    According to the South China Morning Post, it is extremely unlikely that Latif will serve his sentence. “Dutch authorities have sought in vain to question Latif over the case and requested legal help from Pakistan, also to no avail.”

  • Asia Cup 2023: Colombo weather still cloudy on reserve day

    Asia Cup 2023: Colombo weather still cloudy on reserve day

    Latest Weather Updates:

    Sun’s out! Match is likely about to start! Pakistan vs India: ROUND TWO

    Match will start on 4:10 PM.

    Heavy rain started in Colombo.

    It’s Bright and Sunny in Colombo. Indian team has arrives at Stadium.

    https://twitter.com/i/status/1701144254511489228

    It’s been sunny with minor clouds in Colombo. Hopefully, we will have full match without any rain.

    The highly anticipated Pakistan- India was called off on Sunday due to rain in Colombo, Sri Lanka. A reserve day, Monday September 11, was scheduled in to complete the match. However, the weather is still not clear as predictions of heavy rainfall persist on Monday too.

    Pakistani legend fast bowler Wasim Akram shared an update on platform X ( Formally known as Twitter) on Colombo weather.

    It has been drizzling at regular intervals in Colombo. According to the weather department, there are chances of heavy rainfall after 4 PM.

    Yesterday, India scored 147 runs with the loss of two wickets in 24.1 overs. Rohit Sharma scored 56 runs while Shubam Gill scored 58. Rohit and Shubam score 121 runs in partnership for the first wicket. Shadab Khan and Shaheen Afridi took 1 wicket each. The umpires waited for approximately four hours before putting the match on hold but it was drizzling continuously.

    The match will start today from the point where it ended yesterday. If the match is not complete on the reserve day, both teams will get one point each.

    Earlier, the group match between Pakistan and India played at PalleKele Stadium was ruined by the rain.

  • Shadab-Kohli kay pyaar ki memes break the internet

    Shadab-Kohli kay pyaar ki memes break the internet

    Shadab Khan and Virat Kohli’s camaraderie off the field has won the hearts of Pakistani and Indian cricket fans.

    The Asia Cup 2023 match between Pakistan and India was officially called off on Sunday. It will resume tomorrow (Monday). India will resume their innings where they left off. Rain in Colombo, Sri Lanka, interrupted India’s innings at 24.1 overs, with India at 147-2.

    Here are the Shadab-Kohli memes breaking the internet:

  • Wasim Akram’s hilarious response to question about his 90’s haircut has internet in hysterics

    Wasim Akram’s hilarious response to question about his 90’s haircut has internet in hysterics

    A clip from the sports podcast Batta Fast is going viral on Twitter where left-arn great Wasim Akram finally addresses an important question: How he led the burger haircut wave throughout Pakistan because of his hairstyle in the 90’s.

    “I suppose 90’s mein I do feel responsible’ cackled the Sultan of Swing. “I don’t know mera kis ne karwaya tha because when I look at it and think, what the hell was I doing,” Akram said as hosts Osman Samiuddin and Ahmer Naqvi burst into laughter.

    “I didn’t have any idea about fashion, whatever the nai in Lahore used to say I had done it. ‘Sir ye naya fashion aya hai Lahore mein’.”

    The tweet since then has gone viral and has social media in fits.

    https://twitter.com/faizanusuf/status/1699964150435213633?s=20
  • ACC decides to set reserve day for the Pak-India match

    ACC decides to set reserve day for the Pak-India match

    After the last match between Pakistan and India on September 2 was ruined by rain, PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) has requested ACC (Asian Cricket Council) to set a reserve day for the Pakistan-India match.

    Some Weather tracking websites are predicting rain for the next 15 days in Colombo, with chances of a downpour on the day of the Pak-India match currently projected at 90 per cent. PCB has raised objections serval times, requesting a reserve day for the Pak-India clash.

    After the PCB’s request, ACC has decided to set a reserve day for the Pak-India match on September 10 on Sunday. If the match is not completed on September 10 due to weather conditions, the game will restart on September 11 from the point where it ended.

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    Ticket holders will also watch the match on the next day with the same tickets.

    Remember that if the match ends on September 11, the Indian team will have no practice day because their next match with Sri Lanka is scheduled for September 12.