World Cup 2023,who is in and who is out
India and champions England are definitely among them, but former champions West Indies, South Africa and Sri Lanka may have a long and difficult road ahead of them to reach the 2023 World Cup. be.AFP Sport finds out who needs what to create a global showcase in India in October and November. So far,seven teams have booked seats in his 10-man tournament. These are India (the host country) and Pakistan, England, Australia, New Zealand, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, each passing through the Super League with 11+ wins.That leaves the Super League berth now occupied by the West Indies, with its last second place coming in June and be in the top two in a 10-team qualifier to be held in Zimbabwe in July.Sri Lanka,South Africa and Ireland still have a chance to secure eighth place in the qualifiers,but Zimbabwe and the Netherlands are out. The missing team has one last chance to go to India as one of his top two finishers in ots 10-team qualifier in Zimbabwe. The host nation and the Netherlands are already in the game for that. The five teams relegated to the Superleague join Scotland, Oman and Nepal, who were the top three teams in World Cup League Two, and two others yet to be decided.The two of the latter will be contested in Namibia next week in the League Two repechage, when Papua New Guinea, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Jersey and Canada join the hosts in a play-off contest.
Brett lee praises Babar Azam for his cover drive
Former Australian fast bowler Brett Lee has expressed his admiration for Pakistani captain Babar Azam, saying ,” he is his favorite batsman in world cricket and his impressive skills on the cricket pitch and praised his talent”. In a recent interview with local media,Brett repeated his gesture towards the 28-year-old, praising his skills.“My favorite hitter is Babar Azam,beautiful cover drive,” said Brett Lee. Earlier, South African batsman David Miller chose Babar Azam’s cover of his drive instead of Virat Kohli’s cover of him in a segment called “You have to answer” on ESPNCricinfo. Left-handed players were asked to choose from among the aforementioned hitters, and Miller preferred the Pakistani captain’s classic shot.
Bangladesh remarkable win against world Champions England by 3-0 in t20
Bangladesh became the second team after Australia to face England in the T20I series with a 16-run victory in the third T20I at Mirpur on Tuesday. Bangladesh defeated England in his third T20I at Mirpur on 16 runs to clinch his 3-0 victory in his T20I series on Tuesday. After conceding the series last Sunday, Jos Butler’s men settled into the lead against Bangladesh.
Dubai has the world’s tallest tennis court at the top of Burj Al Arab.
The fourth tallest and only seven-star hotel in the world, the Burj Al Arab in Dubai, has the world’s biggest tennis courts.A circular tennis court 300 meters above the Arabian Gulf,doubles as a helipad. Andre Agassi and Roger Federer played on the Burj Al Arab heliport tennis court on February 22, 2005 ahead of the $1 million Dubai Duty Free Men’s Open. The world’s most unusual tennis courts have lured tennis legends to friendly ‘hit’ with each other. At 321 meters high, the man-made island hotel Burj Al Arab is the most luxurious hotel in the world.
Afghanistan will host Pakistan in the T20 series in Sharjah from 25 March.
Afghanistan announced Tuesday that it will host Pakistan in his third Twenty20 Internationals in Sharjah later this month.The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has announced that their home season will begin with a series against Pakistan.“Afghanistan’s 2023-24 international home season will kick off with a three-game T20I home series against Pakistan in Sharjah on March 25, 27 and 29,” written in ACB publication.Afghanistan was due to start the season in one-day international series against Australia in March this year, but Cricket Australia (CA) refused to play in protest over the treatment of women in the war-torn country.CA has also refused to host Afghanistan for a test match in November 2021 for the same reason.ACB president Mirwais Ashraf welcomed Pakistan’s decision to compete with his team.“I am grateful to the Pakistan Cricket Board for their readiness to face Afghanistan in March.This is an important achievement for his two neighboring countries,” Ashraf said in a statement.Afghanistan has previously faced Pakistan in multinational events,three times at the T20 International and four times at the ODI, without a win so far, but this is the first time between the two countries,It will be a bilateral series.
Babar,Shaheen and Rizwan Ranked the Most Expensive players of the year
Babar, Shaheen and Rizwan Ranked Most Expensive StocksAhead of the English League’s upcoming third season, Pakistan’s top cricketers, including his captain Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizuwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi, were drafted into the Hundred. Pacemakers Mohammad Amir, Haris Rauf and Naseem have listed £60,000 reserves, while Babar, Shaheen and Rizwan each have £100,000 reserves. Pakistani spinner Shadab Khan was previously signed from Birmingham Phoenix of The Hundred. The championship starts in August this year.
Dubai Marathon 2023,Pakistani runners shine like stars
Participation of Pakistani athletes in Dubai Marathon Race was the limelight of the event,organised on Sunday. Runners from Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi represented Pakistan in the event along with the Pakistani residents of the emirate.Runners from Islamabad in a large number thronged Dubai to take part in the race. Players from Islamabad Running Club and Wednesday Night also represented Pakistan. During the Marathon,Amin Muqatay from Karachi and Bilal Ihsan from Islamabad performed well. Fahad Qureshi, Rehman Azhar, Yawar Abbas, Furqan and Shahid Shah also performed well.There were 16,975 athletes from across the world in the marathon. Dubai marathon is one of the most enjoyable sporting events in UAE’s calendar.More than 16 thousand runners from all over the world participated in it this year.
Controversy over Muslim Indian cricket team players not wearing tilak
After a video of the Indian cricket team hitting a player’s forehead with a tilak at a hotel reception went viral, his media storm erupted and two players, Mohammad Siraj and Imran Malik, crashed into the ring.They were criticized for avoiding tilak.Please note that this video was recently published on social media. One by one,players were seen stepping ahead and the staff was applying tilak on the foreheads of Indian cricketers while entering through the door.When Mohammad Siraj and Imran Malik are seen in the same video, they keep walking and avoid Tilak.It should be noted that with the exception of Muhammad Siraj and Imran Malik, there are other members of the Indian team avoided tilak too.q Muhammad Siraj is trending on Twitter in both Hindi and English. There are no details on when or where this video came from, but it is speculated that it was either during the series against New Zealand or during the series against Sri Lanka.In sharing this video clip, Suresh Chauhanke, CMD and editor-in-chief of Sudarshan TV, criticized Mohammad Siraj and Imran Malik, stating, “Mohammed Siraj and Imran Malik did not rub their foreheads at the reception.It was planted.They are player in the Indian team,not Pakistan. Over 11,000 likes, over 5,000 retweets, and over 600 comments.One user’s Varandev even said, “There is nothing wrong with using Tilak. By doing this,they are disrespecting players and action needs to be taken against them.” To give the video a religious and national angle,Muhammad Zubair, co-founder of the fact-checking website Alt News said “Vikram Rathor and Hariprasad Mohan” too did not apply Tilak.But Suresh Chauhanke and other right-wing accounts all focus on Muslim players such as Imran Malik and Mohammad Siraj.We must not put religion in sport”he stated.
Mickey Arthur will join Pakistani cricket team as a consultant
Mickey Arthur is being finalised to work as a consultant with the Pakistan team with his own handpicked support staff. PCB chairman Sethi confirmed the news and said “Currently Mickey Arthur is selecting his support staff which will comprise five officials.“While three officials have been picked and two are remaining,and as soon as he gives the names of his selected support staff,we will move forward to hire their services.” Arthur’s return as the Pakistan head coach has been in tal since Sethi took control of the board, replacing former PCB chairman Ramiz Raja.After that PCB did confirm its correspondence with Arthur but also suggested talks with him had fallen apart due to the coach`s contractual duties for English county side “Derbyshire”.The board once said the option to hire Arthur as either a coach or as a consultant to the PCB on a time-sharing basis with Derbyshire,was seen difficult on both sides,But last week he showed positive response to Sethi and informed about his decision.Mickey Arthur coached Pakistan from 2016 to 2019.In his period,Pakistan won 2017 ICC Champions trophy and placed on number one in the international Twenty20 ranking.But the 54-year-old was dismissed after Pakistan missed out on reaching the semi-finals of 2019 World Cup in England. Arthur, who has also coached his native country South Africa and Sri Lanka,now manages Derbyshire for 3 years contract.
Indian team finally arrives as West Asian baseball kicks off
The Indian baseball team has been stranded at the Wagah border since arriving on Wednesday, waiting to receive a NOC from the government,the Indian baseball team has finally arrived in Pakistan via Wahga border on Friday.They came after two days since the tournament has been started.On Friday, they were allowed to travel across the border to Islamabad to compete in the West Asia Baseball Championship, which started here on Friday.In the first game of the tournament, Pakistan won his 17–0 victory over Afghanistan as Fakir Hussein scored his three runs and Wasim Akram added his two runs, including a home run. The home side’s Mohammad Hussein, Arslan, Fazal Khan, Shahzad and Mohammad Younis all scored twice.In the second match of the day, defending champions Sri Lanka defeated Nepal with 26-0 win. Nepal, Bangladesh and Palestine are other teams participating in regional competitions.The president of the Pakistan Baseball Association, Fakhar Ali Shah, expressed his joy at the arrival of the Indian player and hoped the team would play passionately.