Actor Ayesha Omar and cricketer Shoaib Malik teamed up for a magazine’s shoot. The duo, known for their impressive sense of style oozed crackling chemistry together.
“Always a pleasure working with friend,” wrote the all-rounder.
The two have been spotted together at events in the past.
On the work front, Ayesha is playing Khoobsurat in the super hit TV serial Bulbulay while Shoaib is currently playing national Twenty20 Cup.
Pakistani cricketer Umar Akmal shared a picture on social media where he said he was going to the United States (US) for some personal meetings.
Akmal took his fans by surprise as he posted a picture on Twitter and said he was off to the US for some personal meetings and would have to stay there for some time if things worked out.
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Reacting to his post, Twitterati asked him not to come back.
“Please don’t come back @Umar96Akmal” wrote one of the users.
“Don’t come back just be there,” wrote another user.
Some of the users also speculated that Akmal was off to the US to play in the Major Cricket League (MCL).
In July this year, Akmal had issued an apology for failing to report cases of spot-fixing in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
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“Seventeen months ago, I made a mistake which caused damage to my cricket and career. I learnt a lot during this time and due to that mistake Pakistan cricket’s reputation suffered badly. I ask for forgiveness from the PCB and from cricket fans around the world,” Akmal said in a video released by the PCB.
Akmal admitted that the period had been “very difficult for him”.
Former captain of Pakistan cricket team Inzamam-ul-Huq has clarified that he did not suffer a heart attack, as widely reported by the media.
Inzamam, in a video message, thanked all the people across the world who had prayed for him — fans, former and current cricketers, and commentators.
“It felt very nice being remembered, so I wanted to thank everyone,” he said.
The former batsman said that he did not suffer a heart attack; he had gone to the doctor for a “routine checkup”.
“They recommended an angioplasty and during the procedure, they said my artery is blocked and a stent is needed,” he explained.
Inzamam said he gave his go-ahead, and then a procedure was done, which was a success and he is alright now.
He said he stayed at the hospital for 12 hours and is now home.
The batsman urged everyone to immediately go to the doctor whenever they suspect anything wrong with their health.
“The doctors told me that had I delayed going in, I could have suffered damage,” he said.
Inzamam’s manager had earlier today said that he had been discharged from the hospital after undergoing successful angioplasty surgery at a Lahore hospital.
Following the news of his illness, Sachin Tendulkar, Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar, Shoaib Malik, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam, Hassan Ali and others had wished Inzi a speedy recovery.
Indian veteran cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has extended his wishes to Inzaman-ul-Huq, who has had a heart attack on Monday.
Taking to Twitter, the Indian great wrote: “Wishing you a speedy recovery @Inzamam08. You’ve always been calm yet competitive, and a fighter on the field.”
“I hope and pray that you’ll come out stronger from this situation as well. Get well soon,” he added.
As per reports, the 51-year-old cricketer had been complaining about chest pain over the last three days. After tests, it was revealed he had suffered a heart attack and needed immediate surgery.
The former cricketer has been discharged from the hospital after a successful angioplasty.
Pakistan cricket great Inzamam-ul-Haq underwent angioplasty on Monday (September 27) after suffering a heart attack. The 51-year-old is in a stable condition in a hospital.
His manager revealed that a stent has been placed in Inzamam’s heart. Inzamam, who had been complaining of chest pain recently, underwent tests that revealed a heart attack, following which the angioplasty had to be performed.
Inzamam made his debut for Pakistan by the end of 1991 and was a part of their successful 1992 World Cup campaign. He went on to lead the national side and eventually finished as their most prolific batsman with over 20,000 runs by the time he retired in 2007. He was recently working with the PCB as the chief selector until July 2019.
Several Pakistani cricketers and people from cricket fraternity extended their wishes for his quick recovery.
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has fined news channel Neo News Rs 200,000 for airing “insensitive, degrading, insulting, and nasty” remarks by Abdul Razzaq, Dawn has reported.
The complaint was filed by tennis player Aisamul Haq Qureshi with Pemra’s Council of Complaints through Barrister Khadija Siddiqi.
As per Pemra’s order the complaint filed said the female host on the show also “degrades and shames the career adopted by female cricketers, expressly stating that female cricketers mostly leave cricket when they get married”.
The Council of Complaints also observed that the comment on women leaving cricket after marriage was a “generalisation” that “leads to blatant discrimination against female gender”. The female host is insinuating that short hair is too masculine and that women cricketers are somewhat an anomaly,” the council said.
Razzaq was “implying a presupposed notion that cricket is a sport only meant for boys, who define the masculine nature of the sport,” the council said.
Earlier, this year in July, Abdul Razzaq and Nida Dar appeared in NEO TV’s program in which, one of the members interrupted Dar while she was talking about her profession and said that women cricketers leave their profession and get married.
Abdul Razzaq was quick to jump in, saying, “Oh, they don’t get married.” “Aap inko hath mila kay dekh lein, yeh larki to nahi lagtein,” said Razzaq. (If you shake her [Dar’s] hand, she is anything but feminine). The video clip went viral on social media and Abdul Razzaq faced backlash for his comments.
Pakistani left-arm spinner, Zafar Gohar extended his outstanding run in the County Championship with a match-winning haul of 6-51 in Gloucestershire’s Division Two triumph against Durham in the season’s final game.
Playing for Gloucestershire, Zafar claimed 17 wickets in his last three innings for his side after going wicketless in his sole Test appearance against New Zealand earlier this year.
Gohar grabbed 11 wickets in Gloucestershire’s seven-wicket victory over Durham, securing the team’s second-place finish in Division Two.
Gohar’s sixth and final wicket in the second innings surprised all who watched it. Liam Trevaskis of Durham cut a stroke off short leg, which hit Tom Lace’s knee and ballooned up towards James Bracey, who grabbed a simple catch.
As seen in the video, the ball hit Tom in full severity, which raised concerns for his well-being. However, he was declared well in a tweet after the game was over.
Cricket Presenter Zainab Abbas has announced her pregnancy. The sports journalist took to her Instagram account to make the announcement. Zainab, while sharing the picture, wrote, “My travel partner, this past year.”
“Feels more like a test match rather than a T20, but managed to weather the storm and carry on working throughout. Hoping this new journey is as rewarding as the previous one. Grateful,” added Zainab,
Zainab recently became first Pakistani female presenter to make her debut with British sports channel Sky Sports .
Pakistani speedster Mohammad Amir has slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after his name was included in the list of players who received domestic contracts for the upcoming season.
“If I’m not playing international cricket, then what’s the point of featuring in domestic cricket. They want to control me by offering this contract but that’s not going to happen. PCB should have contacted me before including my name in the domestic contracts list,” said Amir in a recent interview.
“They [PCB] have well-educated people in their ranks but they still behave like ignorants,” he added.
The 29-year-old also asked the PCB to give his contract to a young cricketer.
“The PCB should give my central contract to a young cricketer to help him and so that he can support his family,” he said.
Amir also stated that he is enjoying playing league cricket all over the world.
“Maybe they [PCB] haven’t accepted the fact that I have retired from international cricket, which is why they take such steps,” he said. “I am enjoying playing league cricket and spend the rest of the time with my family.”
Amir retired from international cricket in December last year due to reservations with Pakistan’s team management. He represented Pakistan in 36 Tests, 61 ODIs and 50 T20Is.
Former captain of Pakistan cricket team Sarfaraz Ahmed was recently spotted riding a bike on the roads of Karachi while some fans offered him a cricket match in the video.
A video went viral on social media in which Sarfaraz can be seen on a bike with probably his daughter when two boys on a bike went near to him and offered a cricket series at a local ground.
“Saifi Bhai, series khelein kia? New Zealand ka squad toh gaya, Star Ground aajayein, series khelte hain,” the boys were quoted saying to Sarfaraz in the video. “Haan ab yehi reh gaya hai,” the cricketer replied.
[Translation: “Saifi Bhai, should we play a series? You’re not in the New Zealand squad, so come to Star Ground and we will have a series there.”
Sarfaraz replied: “Sure, now this is what is left for me to do.”]
It must be noted here that Sarfaraz was dropped from ODI and T20I squad against New Zealand. The announced T20I squad for the home series against New Zealand is the same that will play against England and in T20 World Cup.