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Former Pakistan bowler Sarfaraz Nawaz feels the current Pakistani team is more stable and better at handling pressure compared to the current Indian team, he also said India doesn’t have the proper combination for the upcoming Asia Cup and also the ICC World Cup 2023. Sarfaraz Nawaz Said: “Pakistan has a much more settled and stable outfit for the Asia Cup and World Cup when compared to India. The Indians have still not been able to work out their final combination for these major events,” Nawaz told the media in Lahore. “Captains are changing, many new players are being tried…

The head coach of the Pakistan women’s team has stepped down ahead of the South Africa series citing personal reasons, “He will not be available with the women’s side for the upcoming white-ball series against South Africa, which is set to start from 1 September in Karachi”. as quoted by PCB. Mak Coles was appointed as head coach of the Pakistan Women’s in April this year, The former New Zealand cricketer had previously served as head coach of the women’s team from 2017 to 2019. “The PCB would like to extend its gratitude to Mark Coles for his brief stint…

Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday announced their 15-member women’s squad ahead of the white-ball series against South Africa, The team will play three T20Is and three ODIs under the leadership of Nida Dar. Shawaal Zulfiqar has been added for the three T20Is while Right-arm fast bowler Diana Baig makes a comeback and has been picked for both ODI. Pakistan Women’s T20I squad: Nida Dar (c), Aliya Riaz, Bismah Maroof, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Muneeba Ali, Najiha Alvi (wk), Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Parvaiz, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah and Umm-e-Hani Reserves – Anoosha Nasir, Omaima…

Indian Skipper Rohit Sharma admits that the no. 4 position for India has been an issue after the retirement of Legend Yuvraj Singh, The Skipper said “Look, No. 4 has been an issue for us for a long time. After Yuvi (Yuvraj Singh), nobody came and settled themselves in. He also said Injuries have been a big problem with the Indian Players “There were so many guys who came in and went out. But injuries kept them away or they were not available or someone lost form”. Rohit Sharma Said: “Look, No. 4 has been an issue for us for…

Tickets for the Upcoming Cricket World Cup 2023 will be available to buy from August 25th, The sale of tickets will be in a phased manner to manage the rush. Ticket Sale Stage/Day: Sale of tickets for all the non-Indian warm-up matches and all non-Indian event Matches to begin from 25th August. Sale of tickets for India’s Matches at Guwahati and Trivandrum to start from 30th August. (Both are India’s Warm-Up matches) Sale of tickets for India’s Matches at (Chepauk) Chennai, Delhi and Pune to start from 31st August. (Match on 8th October against Australia, 11th against Afghanistan at Delhi…

PCB Announces Pakistan Squad For Asia Cup 2023 Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday announced their 18-member squad for the upcoming ACC Men’s Asia Cup and the three-match One-Day International series against Afghanistan, The team will play under the leadership of Babar Azam. An 18-player squad will take on Afghanistan in Sri Lanka from 22 till 26 August and it will be trimmed to 17 players for the Asia Cup, which begins from the Multan Cricket Stadium on 30 August when Pakistan plays Nepal. As quoted by the PCB. Pakistan squad: Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (captain), Salman Ali Agha,…

Former Indian Star Irfan Pathan took to X to criticize Hardik Pandya after he hit a six of Powell’s ball and denied the non-striker Tilak Varma couldn’t complete his half-century. Irfan Wrote: “Mushkil kaam aap karo, Asaan kaam mein Kar leta hoo. Suna suna Sa lagta hai…” Mushkil kaam aap karo, Asaan kaam mein Kar leta hoo. Suna suna Sa lagta hai… — Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) August 9, 2023 Never seen a SELFISH Player like Hardik Pandya, Tilak was batting at 49 in hisa third game & Hardik finished the match with the six,this is how the LEADER should be? #HardikPandya#indvswi Pathetic!…

Former Indian Cricketer and Commentator Aakash Chopra criticised Indian T20I Skipper Hardik for hitting a six, India required 2 runs off 14 balls, Hardik was at strike and was at 14 of 14 balls and Tilak Verma in non-striker end at 49 of 37 balls, Hardik hit a six of Powell’s ball due to which the non-striker Tilak Varma couldn’t complete his half-century. “You needed 2 runs off 14 balls, and he (Hardik) smashed a six”. Aakash Chopra on his official YouTube channel: “Tilak Varma, outstanding. First Indian to get 30+ scores in his first three international innings. He scored a fifty in…

India defeated West Indies in the 3rd T20 match by 7 wickets in a do-or-die match at Providence Stadium on Tuesday, Chasing the Target of 160 runs the openers couldn’t perform well and India lost their 2 early wickets, Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Verma made the chase look easy, SKY scored 83 of 44 balls and Tilak Verma Scored unbeaten 49 of 37 balls. Hardik came to bat at 4 when India was down to 121/3. India needed just 2 runs to win and had 14 balls, Hardik was at strike and hit a six of Powell’s ball while the…

Suryakumar Yadav became the fastest Indian player to hit 100 sixes his record came during the 3rd T20I match against the West Indies, Suryakumar Yadav played a Sensational innings in which he scored 83 off 44 balls with 10 four and 4 sixes,  Surya achieved this in just 49 innings which made him the fastest Indian to do so. SKY Said: “I think I didn’t do anything different, I have been batting the same way in the last two years. Today was also the same day, I just had to go out and express myself the way I have been…

Cricket Australia on Monday announced their squad for the upcoming World Cup 2023 in India, The team will play under the leadership of Pat Cummins. The World Cup will start from October 5th  to 19th November.  The five-time World Cup champions Australia will open their World Cup against India on 8th October at Muthiah Annamalai Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk) Chennai. All the teams who are qualified for the World Cup 2023 must finalise their 15-player squads before September 28 any replacements after the allotted time will require approval from the ICC. Australia squad: Pat Cummins (c), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Nathan…

West Indies Skipper on Monday found guilty of breaching the ICC’s Code of Conduct during the second T20 match against India at Guyana, The 27-years old held accountable for publicly criticizing the onfield Umpire for having to use up a player review for a decision in which he thought was not out. What do the ICC rules say about the player’s misconduct during and after the match? Level 1 offence: Warning/reprimand/or the imposition of a fine of up to US$ 2,000/ Max penalty is 50% of match fees. (relates to public criticism concerning an incident occurring in an international match.)  and…

Ravichandran Ashwin has shared his opinion on the selection of players in the Indian Squad for the Upcoming World Cup 2023, The 36 years old said Sanju Samson is in good form and has performed wherever he has been given the chance, He continued to say that the Opening position is fixed for Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma and Virat is fixed at 3 and Shreyas and KL are also absolute certainties for 4th position if they are fit. Sanju will need to play at 5 and also as a backup Wicket-Keeper. Ashwin on his Official Youtube: “The other player…

Former India batsman and Cricket commentator Aakash Chopra said Shubman Gill place is not permanent and he will have to leave if doesn’t perform, He continued to say that Gills position is like a rented house where you have to pay the rent (Perform in the match) and if you don’t pay then you have to vacate. Gill scored 7 of 9 balls in the second T20 match against West Indies at Providence Stadium where India lost the match by 2 wickets. The 23 years old has scored total 10 runs in 2 matches. West Indies is leading the 5-series…

Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis in an interview with Cricket Pakistan revealed the current Pakistan team handles the pressure well against the other cricket teams and also against India, The former skipper said “We used to choke against India in the World Cup match” and the pressure would be immense and tripled when the match is between India and Pakistan. He continued to say “We have match-winners, we have individuals that can win you matches single-handedly, including Babar himself, Shaheen, Fakhar and just the matter of putting things together and handling pressure”. Waqar Younis Said: “In our times, the pressure…

English cricketer and T20 World Cup champion Alexander Daniel Hales on Friday announced his retirement through his official social media handle. He wrote, “Just a note to announce that I have decided to retire from international cricket”. The right-handed opening batter made his ODI debut against India in August 2014 and made his Test cricket debut against South Africa in December 2015. Alex Hales played his last Test match on 11-14 August 2016 at The Oval against Pakistan. He has played 11 Tests and has scored 573 runs in 21 innings with a strike rate of 43.84. He played his last ODI match on 2nd March 2019 at Gros…

Cricket Ireland on Friday announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming 3-match T20I series against India, The Irish team will be led by Paul Stirling, The match will start from August 18th to 23rd August it will be played at Malahide, Dublin. Andrew White, Ireland Men’s national selector, said: “The recent qualifying campaign in Scotland was the first stage of our strategic planning for next June’s T20 World Cup. We currently have around 15 T20 Internationals scheduled between now and the World Cup, so it is important that we use each of these to continue to build on areas that…