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KARACHI: Pakistan’s frontline pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi shared his feelings after conceding three sixes from Matthew Wade which cost Pakistan T20 World Cup 2021’s semi-final. 

Speaking in ARY News’ show Bouncer, Afridi disclosed that the night after defeat against Australia was too painful for him and it can’t be explained in words.

“It was too painful that I can’t explain it in words,” Afridi shared. “Did you cry that night,” the host asked. “Yes, I cried. It was painful for me to make comeback after that match. But, here I want to thank our senior players, Hafeez and Shoaib Bhai who motivated not only me but the whole team. Their support and motivation let me move on quickly,” he added.

Victory against arch-rivals India in T20 WC 2021

Afridi said victory against India was historic for them. “It was a memorable moment for our entire team. We played like a unit and that gave us victory,” he said.

“Wickets of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul were special for me. But, if you will ask me to pick one, it will be of Rahul,” the young bowler shared.

KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has organized a surprise ceremony today to reward the national squad who showed exceptional performance in T20 World Cup 2021.

According to details, PCB has called a complete squad who participated in T20 World Cup 2021 and finished in the top four teams.

These players will get surprise gifts from the PCB for their performance in the mega event. Remember, Pakistan also beat their arch-rivals India for the first time in ICC World Cup that too by 10 wickets.

Pakistani Squad

Babar Azam, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Mohammad Rizwan, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Shoaib Malik, Shaheen Afridi, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf

KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has summoned the entire Pakistan’s squad for the ICC WT20 to honour them with a surprise ceremony, sources claimed.

As per the sources, all the squad members will be participating in the event hosted by the PCB tomorrow in Lahore.

According to the details, PCB is likely to distribute prizes among the top performers from the event.

It’s worth noting that the green shirts have had a remarkable tournament, defeating arch-rivals India for the first time in any world cup game. The men in green were also undefeated in the group stage before losing to Australia in a thrilling semi-final.

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KARACHI: Pakistan’s international woman cricketer Maham Tariq recorded her protest against selection injustice and wrote a letter to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)’s chairman Ramiz Raja and women cricket head Tania Mallick. 

In her letter to PCB chairman and women cricket head, Maham complaint about the injustice done with her for so long. She also alleged senior players of unacceptable behavior with juniors.

“Fed up of sitting on the bench,” Maham complaint.

According to details, Maham has withdrawn from women’s training camp ahead of ICC Cricket World Cup in March-April this year. It must be noted here that the training camp kicked off here at Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre (HPC) on Saturday.

As many as 34 players have been divided into two teams who will also play tri-series alongside the boys’ team.

50-over practice matches will be played in NSK and HPC from Monday.

READ: Women’s training camp for World Cup kicks off

KARACHI: Chief Minister of Sindh, Syed Murad Ali Shah met Pakistan’s rookie pacer Shahnawaz Dahani on Monday to acknowledge his achievements so far. 

In their meeting, CM Sindh praised Dahani for his efforts to make it into the national team and asked him to work for his people back home. Hailed from Larkana, Dahani was asked by CM Sindh to help more cricketers of Sindh to come in limelight.

Moreover, Shah shared his goals to bring Sindh’s cricketers to the forefront. He also acknowledged Nauman Ali and other Sindh’s cricketers.

Meanwhile, CM Sindh also wished to buy a franchise of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). “We are finding a sponsor. Soon, we will plan to buy a franchise in PSL,” he said.

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LAHORE: Veteran cricketer Mohammad Hafeez has confirmed taking retirement from international cricket.

According to the details, Hafeez will do a press conference in a short while here at Gaddafi Stadium in which he will announce his decision publicly. Meanwhile, reports state that he will be available for franchise cricket across the world.

It must be noted here that Hafeez had taken retirement from Test cricket in 2018 after playing his last Test against New Zealand in Dubai.

He was dropped from after ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. He last wore green in ODIs against Bangladesh in group contest of the ICC event.

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KARACHI: Astro Turf installation work has started in Gilgit/Baltistan’s Lalak Jan Hockey Stadium, this correspondent reported on Saturday. 

According to the details, modern day Astro Turf has reached in stat-of-the-art hockey stadium which is situated between the mountains. It took more than 10 years to install Astr Turf at this ground.

The plan was passed in 2007 but due to uncertainties, it kept getting delayed. The project that started with a budget of 3.5 crores, will be completed in 10 crores in March this year.

As per the sources, the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF)’s president Khalid Sajjad Khokhar played an important role in completing this project.

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KARACHI: The finalist teams of the ongoing premium First-Class (FC) tournament of domestic cricket – Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (QEAT) 2021-22, were expelled by the hotel management over the booking issue.

The expulsion of the finalists, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Northern, burst the bio-secure bubble, as the players of both teams had to leave the hotel with all their stuff.

The hotel management claimed that the booking of the teams ended on December 22. Whereas, no official statement made by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as of yet.

The players left stranded for a while until the PCB booked another hotel for the teams. Chairman PCB, Ramiz Raja said that he is monitoring the incident himself.

The final of QEAT 2021-22 is scheduled from December 25 to December 29 here at National Stadium.

READ: KPK beat Central Punjab to qualify for QEAT 2021-22 final

GUJRANWALA: Pakistan’s commonwealth winning wrestler, Inam Butt, lamented the absence of international-level training facilities, while giving interview in the ARY News’ program Bouncer.

When asked about his future objectives, the wrestler stated that after winning all of the major titles, he hopes to win a medal at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

“The forthcoming Paris Olympics is my primary focus. I have two years to prepare for the qualifying rounds, so I will do everything I can to qualify and bring home a medal for my country,” he said.

Inam, Pakistan’s star wrestler, also stated that money is not his main priority; rather, he wants to take advantage of international level training in order to win more medals for his country.

“The most essential aspect is our international training; we compete for the country, and we are trained locally with limited resources, whereas our competitors have access to worldwide training.,” said Inam.

Inam also claimed that the assigned training space, provided by the Punjab Sports Board, is devoid of facilities, and that the wrestler improvised the training space with no help.

When it comes to mat-wrestling training, Inam says the mat provided by the sports board is insufficient for the amount of athletes who train here.

“The mat is usually for the training of eight to ten players, whereas, we have almost hundred players training here, ” he said.

Inam also extended his requests to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Imran, to provide the wrestler all the training facilities and to set up a wrestling academy.

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KARACHI: Few West Indian players showed reservations over playing the third scheduled T20I against Pakistan despite returning negative in Rapid Antigen Tests. 

Three more players and two officials were tested COVID-19 positive on Thursday after which the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) conducted rapid antigen tests. All remaining players returned negative.

Currently, Windies Cricket are having online meeting with their team management. According to sources, few of the players showed reservations over playing the game without full strength.

The official decision regarding the remaining matches is expected to come out soon.

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