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DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has started to sell the tickets for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia, and the tickets for the match between the arch-rivals – Pakistan and India has been sold out within hours.

As per the details, the cricket fans had booked the tickets in advance, which resulted in the rapid selling out of the tickets.

The two sides will lock horns in the mega event on October 23 at Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Furthermore, a total of around 200,000 tickets for different matches have been sold out for the upcoming T20 World Cup.

It is worth mentioning here that Pakistan ended the jinx of losing to India in World Cup clashes, last year on October 24 when the green shirts handed a crushing defeat to the men in blue; defeating the latter by 10 wickets.

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KARACHI: Former Pakistan’s fast bowler – Shoaib Akhtar termed the green shirts favourite to win against India in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup, scheduled in October.

According to the Indian media, the 46-years-old made his prediction for the most followed clash in cricket, said Pakistan will beat India again in Melbourne.

“We will beat India again in Melbourne. Pakistan is a better side than India in T20 Cricket,” he said.

Shoaib also criticized Indian media, stated that the media creates unnecessary pressure for the face-off.

“It’s the Indian media that make unnecessary pressure on their team whenever we have the clash of both countries in cricket, it’s normal for India to lose,” Shoaib added.

It is worth mentioning here that the two arch-rivals India and Pakistan will come face to face on October 23 in their opening match of the ICC T20 World Cup. Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) will host the most-followed clash.

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KARACHI: Wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan refused to have any off-the-field tensions with Indian players and said they are ‘brothers’.

Speaking in ARY News’ show Bouncer, Rizwan said all cricketers in the world are the same as they come under the banner of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

“On the ground rivalry is something different and it is the beauty of cricket. But, we are all same outside the ground,” the wicket-keeper said.

“Our match against India is always exciting. We are rivals on the ground but they are our brothers outside the ground. I don’t use social media but I have heard about threats to Indian bowler Shami and Virat Kohli’s daughter. Such things shouldn’t be involved in cricket,” he added.

It must be noted here that Shami was threatened in India after they lost their match against Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2021. Moreover, Indian media reported rape threats to Kohli’s six-month-old daughter.

Maiden World Cup victory against India

Rizwan recalled glorious victory against arch-rivals India and credited captain Babar Azam and team for it. “We played like a unit and alhamdulillah succeed. Captain and coaches gave plans to us and we tried to execute them,” he shared.

“Indian players looked like under pressure but our focus was to give them tough time till the last,” he maintained.

The cricketer also reminisced incredible love and support showed to them by Pakistanis after that historic win.

“I can’t explain in words, the love and support we got after winning against India. People were like we have won the World Cup. That feeling was exceptional,” he added.

Quran’s Tilawat behind the stumps

Rizwan disclosed that he recites a couple of Surahs behind the stumps and it is something between him and Allah.

“Not during batting, but yes I recite a couple of Surahs which I remember while keeping,” Rizwan shared. “See, it is something between me and Allah. But, a lot of people ask me what I keep on saying behind the stumps. Also, Nicholas Pooran and a couple of other Multan Sultans’ team members inquired me about this so I shared with them,” he mentioned.

Gift of Quran to Matthew Hayden

Rizwan, for the first time, talked on-air about gifting Quran to Matthew Hayden (Pakistan’s batting consultant for T20 World Cup 2021).

“Being a Muslim, it is our duty to let non-muslims know about Allah and our religion. Hayden was noticing our religious activities. One day he came and sit with us to listen to Friday’s Sermon (Khutbah),

“So, I took a step, and with the help of our media manager, I went to his room to gift him Quran. He was shocked to see that, later on, he took us inside his room and we talked about it,” Rizwan shared.

KARACHI: Former England’s cricketer – Michael Vaughan termed the India-Pakistan rivalry as the biggest, also outweighed the Ashes.

Vaughan, while discussing the rivalry between the Asian neighbouring giants, referred to it as the ‘biggest game’.

“I think, we being England and Australia ex-players, we all kind of think of the Ashes as the biggest game in world cricket, it’s not! India vs Pakistan is the biggest game,” Vaughan said.

Vaughan also commented on the next match between the two sides in the ICC T20 World Cup on October 23, stating that it would be a real test for Rohit Sharma, the recently appointed Indian captain.

“Looking forward to Rohit Sharma being the captain, probably the first time he’s going to be under real pressure. It’s going to be an epic event,” he added.

Pakistan and India are set to lock horns on October 23 in their opening match of the 2022 World Cup at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

It’s worth noting that the T20 World Cup will commence on October 16 and will be held in seven venues across Australia. Whereas, India and Pakistan have been placed in Group 2 alongside South Africa, Bangladesh, winner of Group B, and runner-up of Group A.

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DUBAI: International Cricket Council (ICC) has revealed the fixtures for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup, arch-rivals Pakistan and India to lock horns on October 23 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

The T20 World Cup will be played in Australia from October 16 to November 13.

Pakistan will play their opening match against the arch-rivals India as the two teams are placed in Group B alongside South Africa and Bangladesh with two qualifying teams to join.

Whereas, Group A includes the defending champions Australia, alongside New Zealand, England, and Afghanistan, while the two more teams will join the group after the conclusion of the qualifying stage.

Taking to Twitter, ICC shared the fixtures for the upcoming ICC T20 WC.

The fixtures for the ICC Men’s #T20WorldCup 2022 are here!

All the big time match-ups and how to register for tickets 👇

— ICC (@ICC) January 20, 2022

Eight teams will play in the first round, four of which will advance to the Super 12.

The T20 World Cup 2022 semi-finals will be held on November 9 and 10 at the SCG and Adelaide Oval, respectively. The Adelaide Oval will host a World Cup semi-final for the first time.

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 final will be played at the MCG on November 13, 2022.

PAKISTAN’s SCHEDULE

Pakistan vs India on October 23

Pakistan vs Group B Winner (Qualifying Round) on October 27

Pakistan vs Group A Runner-up (Qualifying Round) on October 30

Pakistan vs South Africa on November 3

Pakistan vs Bangladesh on November 6

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LAHORE: Pakistan’s captain in all three formats, Babar Azam praised captaincy advice from Champions Trophy 2017 winning skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed. 

In Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)’s ceremony to honor cricketers, Babar said he goes to Sarfaraz for captaincy advice anytime.

“As a captain, I learned a lot from Saifi Bhai. I always go to him for captaincy advice because I know his experience as a skipper. He knows the game very well and is always there to support me,” he shared.

Babar once again called ‘Pakistan victory against India in T20 World Cup’ as a highlight for him in 2021.

“The highlight for me in 2021 was our victory against India. I am happy with how our players performed like a unit. We didn’t take pressure against them,” he said.

Pakistan beat India for the first time in ICC World Cup that too by 10 wickets.

READ: T20 World Cup: Tickets for PakvsInd sold out within hours

KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)’s chairman Ramiz Raja is likely to propose a Quadrilateral series involving India, Pakistan, England, and Australia. 

According to Code Sports Australia, the PCB chairman has planned to pitch the idea of a Quadrilateral series that will play an important role in the revival of cricket between the two arch-rivals, India and Pakistan. Reportedly, the idea will be pitched in the next ICC meeting.

It must be noted here that Pakistan and India haven’t played a bilateral series since 2012-13. They only faced each other in ICC events and Asia Cup during this time period.

However, Australia and England are due to visit Pakistan this year. Australia will tour the country after 1998 to play three Tests and as many ODIs against the home team. England will visit Pakistan in November-December this year to play five T20Is.

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LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)’s chairman, Ramiz Raja congratulated the national team for beating India by two wickets in U19 Asia Cup in Dubai on Saturday. 

Taking to Twitter, the former cricketer praised the men in green for convincing victory. “Congrats young guns. Played a tremendous game and held your nerve to beat India,” he wrote. 

#pakvIndAsiaCupUnder19 Congrats young guns. Played a tremendous game and held your nerve to beat India.#PakistanZindabad

— Ramiz Raja (@iramizraja) December 25, 2021

Mohammad Shehzad (82) and Zeeshan Zameer (5-60) drove Pakistan to convincing victory against their arch-rivals. This was Pakistan U19 team’s first win against India since 2013.

READ: Batters drive Pakistan to victory against India in U19 Asia Cup 

DUBAI: Prominent performers in Pakistan’s victory against India in U19 Asia Cup on Saturday, Zeeshan Zameer and Mohammad Shehzad were overwhelmed to have contributed for Pakistan in a big match. 

In a video interview released by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Zeeshan, who took his maiden fifer, said it was his plan to take wickets against India.

“I had a plan to take as many wickets as I can against India. And, Alhumdulillah, I achieved this feat,” the youngster said in the video.

Meanwhile, Shehzad (82) was also satisfied with his powerful performance against the arch-rivals.

“All the players executed the plan so well. It was my dream to perform against India. I am grateful with this performance and contributing runs in my team’s victory,” he shared.

It must be noted here that Pakistan beat India by two wickets to register second consecutive victory in the multi-nation Asian event.

READ: Batters drive Pakistan to victory against India in U19 Asia Cup

DUBAI: Mohammad Shehzad scored unbeaten 82 runs to set the tone for Pakistan’s successful run-chase against arch-rivals India in their second match of U19 Asia Cup here on Saturday. 

Set to chase 238 runs in fifth match of the tournament, Pakistan lost opener Abdul Bangalzai earlier for naught but Shehzad and Maaz Sadaqat put up fighting 64 runs on the scoreboard to set the momentum.

Shehzad went onto score 82 off 105 balls laced with four boundaries and five maximums. Qasim Akram made 22 followed by cameos from Irfan Khan (33), Rizwan Mehmood (29) and Ahmed Khan (29*).

The three batters, in the end, made the chase easier for the Green Shirts.

Raj Bawa of India bagged four wickets while Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravi Kumar, Nishant Sindhu shared a wicket apiece.

While batting first, Harnoor Singh (46) and Aaradhya Yadav (50) drove India to 237. Kaushal Tambe scored 32 runs off 38 balls including four boundaries whereas Rajvardhan Hangargekar 33 spread over five boundaries and a six.

Zeeshan Zameer took five wickets to help Pakistan bowl out India for 237. Awais Ali took two wickets and Qasim and Ahmed took a wicket each.