Tag: cricketers
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Twitter reacts after Shaheen ‘Test Player of the Year’ snub
Pakistani Twitter has strongly reacted after Pakistani pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi has not been named among the nominees for ICC ‘Test Player of the Year’. India’s spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, England skipper Joe Root, New Zealand’s all-rounder Kylie Jamieson and Sri Lanka’s Test captain Dimuth Karunaratne have been nominated for the award on Tuesday. Shaheen was…
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Shaheen Afridi ranks Rizwan ‘best’ and Babar ‘second’ best captain
Pakistan’s young fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi, who was recently appointed as the new captain of Lahore Qalandars, has revealed that he ranks Mohammad Rizwan as a better captain than Babar Azam. While attending a press conference where Shaheen was officially announced as the new captain of the Lahore Qalandars team, the left-arm pacer was…
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Shadab Khan reveals his wedding date, Babar Azam’s number in a tell-all Q&A
Pakistan’s right-arm spinner Shadab Khan recently hosted a question and answer (Q&A) session on his Instagram. The prodigious turner of the ball answered to some interesting questions. From his wedding date to Pakistan’s all-format captain Babar Azam’s phone number, Shadab had hilarious responses to the questions. A fan asked the young cricketer that when is…
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‘Treat injured woman cricketer with Babar’s India match fee’: says Babar’s father
Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam’s father, Azam Siddique, has asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to treat woman cricketer Bisma Amjad through the captain’s match fee, which he had received in the T20 World Cup fixture against India. “I request PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja to immediately make arrangements for national cricketer Bisma Amjad’s treatment,”…
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Babar vs Kohli: Who is the better player? Pak-Ind experts weigh in
As cricket fever reaches its peak, fans around the world are looking forward to the upcoming Pakistan-India blockbuster T20 World Cup match. Geo News brought together cricketing legends from both countries for two high-octane exchanges on Saturday. Veterans like Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mushtaq Ahmed and Sohail Tanveer where Pakistani panelists and host was Shahzad Iqbal, while Indian…
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Pakistani cricketers wish Babar Azam on his birthday
Pakistani cricketers and cricketing fraternity wished the captain of Pakistan cricket team, Babar Azam, on his birthday. Taking to Twitter, Safaraz wrote: “Happy birthday bobby. Celebrating another year of your life with health and happiness. I hope your birthday is a great occasion and I wish you all the very best! You’re a shining star…
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PCB completes first phase of COVID-19 vaccination for players, support staff
The Pakistan Cricket Board has completed the first phase of it’s COVID-19 vaccination drive in collaboration with Pakistan government’s National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). During this phase, Pakistan’s leading cricketers across all three formats and support staff were vaccinated. The PCB is one of the first cricket boards in the world to introduce a robust vaccination…
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VIDEO: David Warner, Kane Williamson observe Ramzan fast
David Warner and Kane Williamson observed the fast alongside Rashid Khan to celebrate the holy month of Ramzan during the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). In a video posted by Khan, Warner can be heard saying that he is very hungry. Sunrisers Hyderabad’s (SRH) Australian captain Warner and New Zealand batsman Williamson kept a fast…
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Wasim Akram sends best wishes to Sachin Tendulkar
Former Captain of the Pakistan Cricket Team Wasim Akram has extended his best wishes to Sachin Tendulkar after he was hospitalised for COVID-19. “Even when you were 16, you battled [the] world’s best bowlers with guts and aplomb,” said Akram wishing his former rival well. “So I am sure you will hit Covid-19 for a…
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Horrid tour lays bare Shan Masood’s frailties
“The core question we are confronted with now is that if Shan 2.0 was a hoax or whether he would get his act together and we’ll get to see that Shan again who can judge which balls to play and which ones to leave.” In the absence of Babar Azam and with Pakistan’s most senior…