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  • Govt decides to restore departmental cricket structure

    Govt decides to restore departmental cricket structure

    The newly formed coalition government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to restore the departmental cricket structure, which has been dysfunctional as a result of the implementation of the 2019 constitution, ARY News reported on Monday citing sources.

    The departmental cricket was banished in 2019 under the then patron-in-chief of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Imran Khan, leaving thousands of players and officials jobless.

    Sources privy to the development told ARY News that the new government has also decided to restore first-class cricketers fired from government departments under Mani’s tenure as a result of new PCB constitution.

    It is pertinent to mention here that departmental cricket, which has played a pivotal role in the promotion of the sports in the country for last 45 years, was ended with former prime minister Imran Khan’s approval in 2019.

    According to the new domestic structure, only six teams eligible to play the First Class Cricket in the country, two from Punjab and one each from Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces and the federal territory.

    On the other hand, reports are circulating regarding the resignation of the current chairman of the PCB – Ramiz Raja, who was nominated by the ex-PM Imran Khan. Reports further suggest that former PCB Chairman Najam Sethi is a strong candidate for the position.

  • ‘Thora sa Shehzad Roy aap mein bhi hai,’ Twitter reacts to Wasim Akram’s picture

    ‘Thora sa Shehzad Roy aap mein bhi hai,’ Twitter reacts to Wasim Akram’s picture

    Former Pakistan captain and bowling ace Wasim Akram on Saturday shared two pictures with the caption: “Almost 30 years apart.”

    In the throwback picture, Akram can be seen wearing a brown jacket and shades while he is casually walking. In the latest picture, Akram is seen standing in front of a window with a blue jacket.

    Netizens reacted to Wasim Akram’s tweet in awe. One user wrote:

    “Thora sa Shehzad Roy aap mein bhi hai. Not aging at all.”

    PML-N Miftah Ismail also reacted.

    Another user commented that Akram’s taste in clothing was far better back then. What happened Wasim.”

    One user suggested that Akram should pose for a picture with the same dress and style that he wore 30 years ago.

    Recently, Wasim Akram was seen wearing a suit in a swimming pool in a video with a special message for trolls.

    Wasim said that last year he posted a video in a swimming pool, and some people started criticising him for being shirtless

    “Are you happy now? I’m swimming wearing a suit,” said Wasim to his trolls.

  • VIDEO: Wasim Akram wears suit to swimming pool, gives a special message to trolls

    VIDEO: Wasim Akram wears suit to swimming pool, gives a special message to trolls

    In a video circulating on social media, cricket legend Wasim Akram can be seen wearing a suit in a swimming pool. In the video, Akram gave a special message to people who trolled him “like grandfathers”.

    Wasim said that last year he posted a video in a swimming pool, and some people started criticising him for being shirtless.

    “Are you happy now? I’m swimming wearing a suit,” said Wasim to his trolls.

    Wasim’s wife Shaniera also shared the video of her husband jumping into a swimming pool while wearing a suit.

    https://twitter.com/iamShaniera/status/1514845867299201027

    In September 2020, Wasim posted a video of himself in the swimming pool. Soon after he posted the video, social media users came under his post to criticise him for not wearing a shirt.

  • Referee halts football match to help Muslim player break Ramazan fast

    A referee had to halt a football league match for a Muslim player, Moussa Niakhate,26, to allow him to break Ramazan fast. It happened during a match between Mainz and Augsburg last week in Bundesliga which is a professional association football league in Germany.

    Moussa Niakhate who is a center-back in the Mainz team was observing fast during the match. The match referee stopped the game at 65 minutes to allow Niskhate to break Ramazan fast by drinking water.

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    Later, Niakhate ran up to the referee to thank him for this kind gesture. It was the first time in the history of the Bundesliga league that a match has been paused to allow the player to break the fast. Augsburg won the match against Mainz with 2-0 goals. There were other cases where the referee paused the game for a similar situation.

    According to The Mail, Lutz Michael Frohlich – director of communications for the German Referee Committee​ – has given his approval for officials to stop matches to allow players to break their fast during Ramazan.

    “There is no general instruction in this regard,” he said on Monday, “but of course, we support our referees allowing such drinking breaks during Ramazan at the request of the players.”

  • Team Pakistan, Sri Lanka set to play Test & ODIs during July series

    Team Pakistan, Sri Lanka set to play Test & ODIs during July series

    Pakistan cricket team is set to tour Sri Lanka for test and ODIs series which will begin from July to August this year. Pakistan will play two Tests and five One Day International (ODIs) matches against Sri Lanka. Pakistan recently successfully hosted Australia for a full series after 24 long years … 3 tests, three ODIs, and a T20.

    Both Cricket Boards will announce venues and dates for the matches after mutual consultation. Pakistan will prolong its tour in Sri Lanka for the T20 Asia Cup, which will end in September.

    Before touring Sri Lanka, the West Indies team is visiting Pakistan in the month of June to play three ODI matches with Pakistan.

    Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to remove covid restrictions and bio-secure bubble during the Pakistan-West Indies series as the infection rate has significantly dropped in the country.

    England is scheduled to tour Pakistan for seven T20I matches after the Pakistan-Sri Lanka series.

  • Shahid Afridi congratulates PM Shehbaz Sharif, Twitter goes boom

    Former Cricket Captain, Shahid Afridi has sent good wishes to newly-elected Prime Minister (PM), Shehbaz Sharif following the ouster of Former Prime Minister Imran Khan through a no-confidence motion on Sunday.

    Shahid Afridi penned down on Twitter, “Congratulations to Shahbaz Sharif on being elected the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan. I hope that he will be able to use his management skills to bring Pakistan out of the current economic and political crisis.”

    In another tweet, he said, “When the time comes to leave, whether it is right or sad. Leave must be accepted in a dignified manner. Accusations, conspiracies, and even defeats are part of the power game. In the pages of history, it is ultimately about moral standards, democracy, and the supremacy of the constitution. This is the balance of beauty.”

    Shehbaz Sharif secured 174 votes of Parliamentarians and was elected the new Prime Minister unopposed on Monday as Shah Mehmood Qureshi and his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ( PTI) boycotted the session. Later, all members of the PTI in the National Assembly resigned from their seats.

    However, Shahid Afridi’s tweets have been receiving mixed reactions from Pakistanis.

    One user said, “He’s your PM, not ours. He sold his soul to the devil, the most corrupt person on bail.”

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  • Who will be next PCB chairperson after Ramiz Raja resigns?

    Who will be next PCB chairperson after Ramiz Raja resigns?

    The incumbent Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairperson Ramiz Raja is likely to quit from the position following the defeat of Former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a no-confidence motion on Sunday, reports SAMAA.

    Former Captain Ramiz Raja was elected unanimously as the 36th PCB chairman for a three-year term in September 2021.

    According to a report by Cricket Pakistan, Ramiz Raja is currently in Dubai for the International Cricket Council (ICC) board meeting. During the meeting, he shared his proposal for a four-nation T20 series ( Pakistan, India, Australia, England) which is rejected because it could not fit in the next media cycles due to the packed Future Tour Program (FTP).

    However, Ramiz Raja expressed his satisfaction with how the meeting underwent through his Twitter account.

    News reports claim that Ramiz is expected to quit his office and former PCB chairperson Najam Sethi is expected to become the next head of PCB.

    Najam Sethi served in 2013 as head of PCB. However, he faced a legal battle with Chaudhry Muhammad Zaka Ashraf, another former chairperson of PCB. He later took up the position again in 2014 but Shahryar Khan replaced him and Sethi was given the charge of the executive committee.

    In 2017, he was appointed again as PCB chairperson but after one year he soon gave up his position in 2018.

    Najam Sethi was the person who launched the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in 2016 and was the president of PSL at that time.


  • ‘Mind your own business, meri coach mat bano’: Sarfaraz Ahmed under fire for mansplaining wife Khushbakht

    ‘Mind your own business, meri coach mat bano’: Sarfaraz Ahmed under fire for mansplaining wife Khushbakht

    Pakistan’s former test cricket captain Sarfaraz Ahmed and his wife Khushbakht recently appeared on Nida Yasir’s Sehri show on ARY Digital, the duo shared that they don’t talk about cricket after an unforgettable moment happened between them before their marriage. 

    Cricketer Sarfaraz Ahmed Makes It To Nida Yasir Show With Family [In Pictures] - Lens
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruwLcOHuFtY

    The couple shared why they avoid talking about cricket. 

    “It was my first Test tour to South Africa in 2013 and we just got hitched,” Sarfaraz recalled. 

    “As you know, South African bouncy conditions are always tricky for us, so I failed to score runs there.

    “I was already disturbed with my performance and then Khushbakht asked me to focus on my performance. It irritated me a bit and I immediately told her to mind her own business,” he disclosed. 

    “Mera coach banne ki zaroorat nahi hai, mere pas already coaches hain [Don’t try to be my coach, I already have my coaches],” Sarfaraz was quoted saying to his wife on phone.

    Intervening into the conversation, Khushbakht said; “Thereafter, we didn’t talk about cricket ever.”

    This statement of Sarfaraz has gained polarising response from netizens.

    Sarfaraz and Khushbakht tied the knot in 2015. The couple have two children named, Abdullah and Ayesha. 

    Sarfaraz also mentioned that he gets very angry when any of his equipment gets misplaced.

    Recently he appreciated actress Hania Aamir for her performance in blockbuster drama serial, Ishqiya costarring Feroze Khan.

    Sarfaraz Ahmed

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    In a recent interview in which the Pakistani athletes had to comment on local celebrities, Sarfraz stated that the Anaa star impressed him with her performance in the romantic drama.

    The former captain also penned a dialogue from the hit drama Parizaad starring Ahmed Ali Akbar on his Instagram stories.

  • Olympian Talha Talib tested positive in dope test, likely to get ban

    Olympian weightlifter, Talha Talib has tested positive for taking prohibited substances to improve performance. The tests were carried out under the authority of the International Testing Agency along with International Weightlifting Federation on Friday. It was conducted in two cities Gujranwala and Lahore for all Pakistani weightlifters.

    According to the reports, some substances of prohibited drugs were found in the blood of three weightlifters including Talha Talib. He has been banned from taking participating in the Birmingham Commonwealth games and the Olympics. In addition, Talha Talib could a face ban for at least four years.

    It is to be mentioned here that Talha Talib won the country’s first-ever medal at the World Weightlifting Championship last year in Uzbekistan by winning a Bronze in the snatch event in the 67kg category.

    He has come into the limelight when he missed two points to get a medal for Pakistan in the last Olympics. Many celebrities and politicians lauded his debut performance in Olympics.

  • Babar Azam and Shadab Khan caught being themselves

    Babar Azam and Shadab Khan caught being themselves

    Babar Azam, the Men in Green’s all-format captain, and Shadab Khan, the white-ball vice-captain, have demonstrated their leadership talents on the cricket field, they have also demonstrated their humanitarian abilities by distributing food items for Iftar to unprivileged people on the streets of Lahore.

    Following the distribution of Iftar, both cricket stars spoke to the media. Babar and Shadab were both in good spirits as they joked around with the press. Fans praised the duo’s generous gesture as the video of them serving food to the needy went viral on social media.

    Babar joked that journalists should refrain from asking any cricket-related inquiries.

    https://twitter.com/stzarak/status/1512166793367879693?t=UGki58_mcV3eIulRTomYlg&s=08

    After a busy home season that featured the seventh edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and Australia’s historic trip to the country, Pakistan’s national team players got some well-deserved respite.

    The Green Shirts’ next international assignment will be versus the West Indies in June 2022, when they visit Pakistan for a three-match One-Day International series.