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MELBOURNE: Pakistan captain Babar Azam asserted that he will try to keep things simple in the much-anticipated clash of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 between two arch-rivals – Pakistan and India.

Babar, while talking to the media ahead of the high-octane clash of the T20 World Cup Super 12s against India is hopeful to take less pressure off the big match against India.

“No doubt it’s a high-pressure game but we will try to keep it simple and keep faith in our abilities and the practice we’ve done,” said Babar.

“It is going to be a good game of cricket while I am unsure about how the wicket would react,” he added.

Skipper Babar then requested the Pakistan cricket fans for their support and is hopeful of doing well in the mega event.

“We request our fans for their support and at the same time we will try to give our best and do well for our country,” he said.

The right-handed batter then opined regarding a heart whelming moment on captains’ day ahead of the commencement of the T20 World Cup when his Australian counterpart presented him with a cake on his 28th birthday.

“I felt really humbled by his gesture,” he stated.

It is pertinent to mention that Pakistan will start their T20 World Cup campaign on Sunday (October 23) as they take on their traditional rivals India.

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BRISBANE: Pakistan cricket team is set to start its ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 campaign as the green shirts departed for Melbourne on Thursday.

Amid their stay here, the national team played two warm-up matches against England and Afghanistan respectively and also participated in a training session.

Following their arrival in Melbourne, the team will enjoy a rest day today before hitting the nets on Friday.

It is pertinent to mention that Pakistan will start their T20 World Cup 2022 campaign against arch-rivals India on Sunday (October 23) at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

According to weather reports, there is a chance of 85% that it will rain in Melbourne on Sunday which might affect the much-anticipated clash between the arch-rivals.

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MELBOURNE: While millions of cricket fans are waiting anxiously for the blockbuster India vs Pakistan clash in the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup, the rain may act as a spoiler on the day. 

Two teams will face each other at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on October 23 (Sunday).

According to weather reports, there is a chance of 85% that it will rain in Melbourne on Sunday which might affect the upcoming clash between the arch-rivals.

According to Melbourne Weather Forecast, rain is predicted both in the morning and evening in the state. This means that both teams might need to prepare for the worst-case scenario and plan accordingly.

If the game gets washed out there is no reserved day for the match and thus both teams will split the points.

In the last 3 encounters, one in T20 World Cup 2021 and the two in Asia Cup 2022, Pakistan have won two while India have won one.

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KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Younis Khan opined regarding India’s refusal to tour Pakistan for next year’s Asia Cup and advised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to take a strong stance on this matter.

During Tuesday’s episode of Har Lamha Purjosh – ARY News’ famous cricketing show, host Waseem Badami asked former cricketers Younis and Kamran Akmal to comment on the statement of the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah, who is also the president of Asian Cricket Council (ACC).

In response, both former cricketers unanimously suggested that the PCB should take a strong stance on this matter and should stick to hosting the tournament regardless of India’s participation.

“I think Jay Shah should not have said that but since the bullet has been fired I would ask the PCB to take a firm stance on this issue, just like we did in the past [after New Zealand called off Pakistan’s tour at the eleventh hour] and as you know those teams have begun to tour the country,” said Younis.

“But if they [BCCI] decide to stick with their decision then it should not matter to us if the Indian team does not participate in Asia Cup and we should consider not travelling to India for the ODI World Cup the following year, nor we should agree to host Asia Cup at a neutral venue,” he maintained.

Kamran, on the other hand, echoed Younis’ comments and demanded a boycott of all matches against India, including their eagerly anticipated ICC T20 World Cup 2022 matches, which is set to take place on Sunday (October 23).

“I believe Jay Shah’s statement was unexpected, and since he attended the Pakistan-India game during this year’s Asia Cup, he should reserve politics for his opposition and avoid dragging it into sports,” Kamran said.

“Asia Cup should only be hosted in Pakistan and if that does not happen then Pakistan should not play against India at any level, be it ICC events’ matches, Asia Cup matches, or even their match on October 23,” he added.

It is pertinent to mention that following the 91st BCCI Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday, Shah, in his statement, announced that the Indian cricket team will not travel to Pakistan for Asia Cup 2023, while also hinting to host the continental event at a neutral venue.

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SYLHET: All-rounder Nida Dar shone with a brilliant half-century as she blasted 56 off 37 before picking two wickets to aid Pakistan women’s team beat India by 13 runs in the Women’s Asia Cup, here on Friday. 

Set to chase 138 runs, India were bowled out for 124 as Pakistan bowlers stormed through the strong Indian batting lineup.

Hashra Sandhu had the initial breakthrough for Pakistan as she sent back Sabbhineni Meghana (15 off 14) in the fourth over before she dismissed star batter Smriti Mandhana after she scored 17 off 19.

Pakistan bowlers put on a combined effort to thwart the Indian batters from reaching the target and picked wickets at regular intervals.

Wicket-keeper batter Richa Gosh resisted lately with a valiant knock of 26 off 13 and was about to turn the table when Sadia Iqbal dismissed her as she tried to hit a six. 

For Pakistan, Sandhu grabbed three wickets while Dar and Sadia made two scalps each. Aimen Anwar and Tuba Hasan also had a wicket to their credit.

Opting to bat first after winning the toss, Pakistan openers provided an unimpressive start of 26 runs before Pooja Vastrakar had the first breakthrough as she dismissed Sidra Ameen (11 off 14) in the fifth over. 

Muneeba Ali soon followed the suit and fell prey to Deepti Sharma after scoring 17 off 17. However, the fifth-wicket partnership of 76 runs between skipper Bismah Maroof and Dar took the team out of the crisis.

The pair moved the scoreboard at an accelerating pace between the 7th and 16th over, aiding the Green Shirts to reach a respectable total in the allotted 20 overs.

Bismah played a crucial knock of 32 off 35 before she was removed by Renuka Singh.

The next two batters Aliya Riaz (7) and Ayesha Naseem (9) fell cheaply in the final overs of the game while attempting to hit big.

For India, Deepti Sharma starred with the ball as she produced sensational figures of 3/27 while Pooja dismissed two Pakistan batters.

DUBAI: Pakistan will be locking horns with the arch-rivals India on February 12 at Cape Town as International Cricket Council announced the fixtures for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 in South Africa. 

The eighth edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup will begin on 10 February 2023 featuring 10 teams divided into two groups.

Pakistan and India are placed in Group B along with West Indies, England and Ireland. Meanwhile, Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, South Africa and Bangladesh are drawn in Group A.

Pakistan will start its T20 World Cup campaign with the blockbuster clash against arch-rivals followed by the matches against Ireland, West Indies and England on February 15, 19 and 21, respectively.

The top two teams in each group at the end of the group stage play the semi-finals slated on February 23 and 24.

The final of the mega-event will be staged at Cape Town on 26 February 2023 with a reserve day available on the 27th in case the match gets postponed on the designated date.

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DUBAI: The thrilling Asia Cup 2022 Super Four fixture between the arch-rivals – India and Pakistan – became the most watched T20 International outside of the World Cup, the official broadcaster of the tournament, Star Sports announced.

The recently-concluded 15th edition of the Asia Cup was a treat for the cricket fans as the continental event featured two matches between one of the biggest rivals in cricket – Pakistan and India – in a span of just one week.

The traditional rivalry lived up to the expectation as both Pakistan-India matches set new heights of viewership as the two rivals came face to face in back-to-back thrillers on August 28 and September 4.

Star Sports had recently announced the Asia Cup 2022 group match between Pakistan and India as the most-watched T20I apart from the World Cup, however, the Super Four clash surpassed the record with a staggering 57.4 million AMA.

The highly competitive edition of the Asia Cup kept cricketing fans glued to their television sets as 243 million viewers tuned in to watch the Asia Cup 2022 (excluding the finals). The high-voltage tournament clocked a total of 58.8 billion minutes (excluding the finals).

It is pertinent to mention here that India edged Pakistan in a final-over thriller in the group stage by five wickets before Pakistan returned a similar outcome in the Super Fours.

India then lost to Sri Lanka in their next fixture and crashed out of the tournament, while Pakistan advanced to the final of the continental event after edging Afghanistan in another final-over thriller.

The Green Shirts, however, failed in the final against Sri Lanka, who defeated them by 27 runs to lift their sixth Asia Cup title.

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KATHMANDU: Pakistan women’s football team will start their South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women’s Championship 2022 campaign tomorrow as they take on their arch-rivals India in an anticipated clash.

The sixth edition of the SAFF Women’s Championship embarked today as the hosts Nepal took on Bhutan in the curtain-raiser.

Whereas, all eyes will be on the second fixture of the championship as the two-arch rivals come face to face after a gap of eight years.

TIME TO WRITE THE FUTURE! 💥

The Pakistan Women’s National Team will be up against Team India in the first match of the SAFF Women’s Championship! 🏆

After an 8 year long wait, our girls are finally back. Let’s make this one count!#PakistanFootball #DilSayFootball #PakvsInd pic.twitter.com/bg344QnmLx

— Pakistan Football Federation (@TheRealPFF) September 6, 2022

The anticipated clash will commence at 12:15 pm (PST) and will officially mark Pakistan’s football revival after the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) waived the restrictions from the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) on June 30.

Speaking ahead of the anticipated clash, Pakistan captain Maria Khan asserted that the national team is well prepared and will strive to perform well against India.

“There is a lot of excitement in the match between arch-rivals. The team is well prepared and will try to do well,” said Maria.

PAKISTAN SQUAD: Hajra Khan, Maliha Nasir, Mishal Akram Bhatti, Rameen Fareed, Alina Isphani, Anmool Hira, Ghazala Aamir, Khadija Kazmi, Marvi Baig, Nizalia Siddique, Sara Khan, Shahida Amin, Shanza Nazir, Suha Hirani, Malika-e-Noor, Nisha Ashraf, Roshan Ali, Sahar Zaman, Mahpara Shahid, Zulfia Nazir, Atika Nasir, Maria Khan, and Nadia Khan.

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NEW DELHI: With his recent statement doing rounds all over social media, a top BCCI official claimed that everyone in the Indian team as well as management supported the star Indian batter, Virat Kohli, during his rough patch. 

“Virat has had backing of everyone. From his teammates to everyone at the BCCI. To say that he did not get the support, is not true,”said a senior Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) official as reported by InsideSport, an Indian sports website.

“He was granted break to rejuvenate, he got frequent rest. Even everyone at BCCI wished him on social media when he stepped down from Test captaincy. So, I don’t know what he is talking about,” he added.

Former Indian captain Kohli has created a sensation with his revelation at the post-match press conference on Sunday, saying that nobody supported him during a low phase of his career and it was only MS Dhoni who texted him personally after he announced to quit Test captaincy.

“When I left Test captaincy, I only received a message from one person and I have played with that person in the past. That person is MS Dhoni, anyone else did not message me. Many people have my number, and there are many people who give me suggestions on the TV,” Kohli stated.

Furthermore, the BCCI official clarified that there was no rift between the board and the veteran batter saying that his role in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup in Australia would be of utmost importance.

“There is no bad blood between Kohli and anyone in BCCI. Everyone respects him for his contributions to Indian cricket. He is a very important player across all three formats. He has hit form at the right time. We only wish he continues that run. It will be crucial for Team India in Australia,” the BCCI official said.

The right-handed batter looks in sublime touch in the ongoing T20 Asia Cup as he top-scored for India with a brilliant 60 against Pakistan in a much-anticipated Super Fours clash on Sunday. So far he has amassed 154 runs in the tournament, including two back-to-back fifties.

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DUBAI: Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz, who played a match-defining 42-run knock in the high-octane Asia Cup Super Fours clash on Sunday, revealed that he was promoted in the batting order to maintain left-hand right-hand combination.

Nawaz spoke to the presser here after his match-winning knock and unveiled the strategy behind his promotion in the batting order.

“The captain and the management decided that I should be sent to maintain a left-right combination,” said Nawaz.

“I tried to give the best performance for my team which was seen today. There was no plan to change my number earlier,” he added.

The all-around player then asserted that playing under pressure had been very beneficial to him and pledged to get better as the burden of responsibility increased on him.

“I benefited a lot from playing under pressure. As an all-rounder, the onus has also increased on me to improve myself,” Nawaz stated.

The left-handed batter then revealed his game plan with Mohammad Rizwan as the duo decided to take the game till the end and lay a solid foundation for Khushdil Shah and Asif Ali.

“I had discussed with Rizwan about taking the match to the end so that Asif and Khushdil can play better,” shared Nawaz.

“The first match against India was also very close, we played under pressure which was quite good for us. Our focus was solely on winning and we will continue to do so. In this match, we were thinking that we might need to tackle short pitch deliveries and we were prepared for that,” he concluded.

It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan avenged their Group A defeat by edge pasting arch-rivals India by five wickets in the Asia Cup Super Fours on Sunday. Nawaz played a match-winning knock for the Green Shirts as he scored a blistering 42 off a mere 20 deliveries after returning with match-winning bowling figures of 1/25.

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