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A Furious Ramiz Raja Said He Wasn’t Allowed To Take His Staff from PCB Office

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The ousted Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ramiz Raja attacked the PCB management for the fiasco. He termed his ouster from the board a vendetta politics just to accommodate Najam Sethi. He further alleged that even he wasn’t allowed to take his stuff from the office.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Ramiz Raja had a three-year contract with PCB but had to leave within a year
• Najam Sethi is the new PCB chief appointed by the board
• But Ramiz Raja doesn’t see a cricketing reason for appointing Najam Sethi

What Did Ramiz Raja Say On His Ouster From PCB?

Ramiz Raja was critical of the way he was ousted from PCB. He called it a political move that defied cricketing logic. He alleged bulldozing of the PCB constitution just to accommodate one person who had nothing to do with cricket and had never lifted a bat.

The former PCB chairman said that the change had been made in the middle of the season when teams were visiting. They had changed the chief selector to bring Micky Arthur. Saqlain Mushtaq’s tenure was ending anyway in January. Saqlain had played over 50 (49) Tests, he was a legend. That was no way to treat the cricketers said, Ramiz Raja.

Ramiz Raja Say About Najam Sethi

What Did Ramiz Raja Say About Najam Sethi?

He said he was given three years to work but was asked to quit even before 12 months. At 2 am in night, Najam Sethi tweeted that Ramiz Raja was gone during a YouTube interaction with his fans on Monday. He said that change was made to bring a political person and that would build pressure on the board, national team, and captain.

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What Will Happen To ODI World Cup 2023, If Doesn’t Play In Asia Cup 2023?

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Assuming that India won’t play in Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan Cricket Board Chief Ramiz Raja cleared their stand that they won’t play in ODI World Cup 2023 scheduled just after the Asia Cup. It is to be noted that no international team has visited Pakistan since 2009 after the terrorist attack on the Sri Lanka team.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Ramiz Raja set a condition for Pakistan to play in ODI World Cup 2023
• Pakistan didn’t play any international cricket on its soil after the 2009 terrorist attack on the Sri Lanka team
• England will visit Pakistan to play three Tests

What Did Ramiz Raja Say About India?

Ramiz Raja Say About India

“Our position is blunt”, he said. If India doesn’t play in Asia Cup 2023 in Pakistan, Pakistan won’t participate in ODI World Cup 2023 in India. “Let them play without Pakistan”, said Ramiz Raja. He further said that if Pakistan didn’t play in the world cup no one would see that.

He said that Pakistan had defeated the biggest business-making cricket team in the world. They had played in the final of the T20 World Cup. Ramiz Raja said that he had always said that they had to improve the economy of Pakistan cricket and that would happen only if their team performed well.

Ramiz Raja said about India that they had defeated India in the T20 World Cup 2021 and the Asia Cup. They had beaten the board of billion dollar economy twice in one year.

Why International Teams Stopped Playing In Pakistan?

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What Are The Revised Playing Conditions For T20 World Cup 2022 Final?

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Rules for the T20 World Cup 2022 final have been revised for the Pakistan and England match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. The rules are changed to prevent the rough weather conditions from spoiling the play. The revised conditions make sure that the match doesn’t get washed out with the rain.

Revised Match Conditions

Revised Playing Conditions For T20 World Cup 2022 Final
  1. Monday is the reserve day in case the match doesn’t start on the scheduled day.
  2. The Event Technical Committee (ETC) amended clause 13.7.3 of the Playing Conditions to increase the additional playing time on the reserve day to four hours from two hours, in case the match doesn’t completed in the provided time.
  3. 10 overs per side are required to enter the knockout stage and all efforts will be put to complete the match on the scheduled day even with necessary reductions of overs.
  4. The match will be played on the reserve day only when the minimum number of overs (10 overs per side) aren’t played on the scheduled day.
  5. The match will continue on the reserve day beginning at 15h00 (9:30 AM IST).
  6. An additional 30 minutes are available for Sunday and extra four hours are reserved for Monday.
  7. A Super Over will decide the match in case of a tie.
  8. If Super Over can’t be played due to rough weather conditions, Pakistan and England will be declared joint winners.

It is to be noted that weather forecasts have predicted heavy rain on Sunday but ICC wants to complete the match on Sunday or Monday, only if necessary. If nothing works, both teams will share the trophy.

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Sachin Tendulkar Favors South African T20 Squad For This Reason

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The Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar picked his favorite teams for the semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2022. The cricketer also chose two dark horses that could go far in the tournament. The marquee cricket event has begun in Australia that is also the defending champion.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Sachin Tendulkar selects Pakistan and India as two of the four semi-finalists for the T20 World Cup 2022
• India will begin its campaign with Pakistan on the coming weekend
• Sachin Tendulkar also opened up on Jasprit Bumrah missing the event

Who Are The Four Semi-Finalists Of Sachin Tendulkar?

Semi-Finalists Of Sachin Tendulkar

India, Pakistan, Australia, and England are the teams that Sachin Tendulkar believes could reach the semi-final of the 2022 edition of T20. He also chose two teams with high potential to play and even win the final. These are New Zealand and Australia and he calls them dark horses. Sachin said that those were the conditions South Africans got to encounter at home in September-October. They were used to such conditions.

What Did Sachin Tendulkar Say About India-Pakistan Match?

India will play with its arch-rival Pakistan on Sunday in Melbourne and Sachin Tendulkar believes that India has a very good chance to win. He said that the Indian team was well-balanced and they had the confidence to go out and deliver. In fact, Sachin was quite hopeful of their chances and going the full distance.

What Did Sachin Tendulkar Say About Jasprit Bumrah?

Jasprit Bumrah won’t play in the T20 World Cup and Sachin said that not having one of the best fast bowlers would obviously impact the team. Bumrah had always been someone who had been one of the prime … Read the rest

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What Did Shahid Afridi Say On Babar Azam’s Tweet On Virat Kohli?

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Pakistan captain Babar Azam surprised everyone by coming to the rescue of Virat Kohli who has been facing severe criticism for his poor performance in the ongoing England tour. But Virat Kohli has yet to respond to Azam’s tweet.

HIGHLIGHT

• Pakistan captain Babar Azam tweeted in support of Virat Kohli
• The tweet came after Virat Kohli lost his wicket in the second ODI at Lord’s
• Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi said Virat Kohli should have responded now
• Babar Azam and Virat Kohli are the two biggest batsmen presently

What Babar Azam Tweeted For Virat Kohli?

Babar Azam Tweeted For Virat Kohli

Babar Azam tweeted “this too shall pass” on Virat Kohli’s poor performance during the England series. He also answered questions about his tweet on Virat Kohli during a press conference on the eve of the first test against Sri Lanka.

He said that as a player himself he knew anyone could go through such a phase and he also knew what a player went through in such a phase. In those times, players need support. He just tweeted thinking that it would give just some support. Babar Azam further maintained that Virat was one of the best players and he was playing a lot of cricket. He knew how to come out of those situations. If people backed players, that would be really good.

What Shahid Afridi Said On Azam’s Tweet?

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi said that sports helped in improving relations. Babar had sent a wonderful message. He further said that he didn’t know whether there had been a response or not from Virat. Virat should have responded by then. If there was a response, then it would have … Read the rest

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A Former Pakistani Cricketer Said SRK Wanted Him To Play In IPL

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Pakistani cricketer, Yasir Arafat’s revelation that he was offered an opportunity to play for Kolkata Night Riders (KKR) by its co-owner Shah Rukh Khan has surprised many because Pakistan was banned from participating in IPL matches post the 26/11 terror attacks in November 2008.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Yasir Arafat said he was offered a contract to play for KKR
• He made this revelation on YouTube
• His name wasn’t shortlisted for playing in IPL

When Did SRK Contact Yasir Arafat?

Speaking on the YouTube channel Cricket Den, Yasir Arafat said that he was playing County Cricket for Kent in 2008 when he was approached by KKR officials with a message from SRK. The officials met him and conveyed SRK’s message that the star wanted him to play for KKR in IPL 2009. They handed him a card and took his contact details.

Initially, he thought that it was a joke as to why SRK would send somebody to talk to him. But soon he received an email where the KKR official complained about him not contacting them and the talks were closed. But he was again approached by KKR with a 3-year contract and at that time SRK himself called and welcomed him.

Did Yasir Arafat Decline The Offer?

Indian Premier League (IPL) has been the biggest T20 franchise competition in the world since its beginning. And there is hardly any player who hadn’t dreamt of playing in IPL matches. Pakistan was also invited to send their cricketers and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had even shortlisted names of players when the 2008 terror attack happened and India banned Pakistan from IPL.

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Controversial Run Out Of Pakistani Batsman Fakhar Zaman By South Africa Wicket Keeper Quinton de Kock

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Pakistan lost the 2nd ODI to South Africa in Johannesburg on Sunday when its start batsman Fakhar Zaman was run out controversially. How Fakhar Zaman was out is a breach of fair play rule 41.

Match summary

South Africa batted first and set a target of 342 runs for Pakistan that could make only 324 runs at 9 wickets when Fakhar Zaman was run out in the last over. At that time, Pakistan was only 31 runs short of winning the match.

How was Fakhar Zaman run out?

Fakhar Zaman was batting on 193 and it was the last over of the match. He was at the striker’s end to face the ball. He played the ball towards the off-side and ran for a single but asked the runner to come for a second. He started running towards the striker’s end when the Australian wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock distracted his attention by asking the fielder who took the ball to throw it to the non-striker’s end. Fakhar Zaman looked back in distraction when the fielder threw the ball at the striker’s end. The ball hit the stumps when Fakhar Zama was short of his ground.

What does international cricket rule 41 say about the fair game?

The rule deters players from distracting batsmen. And here Quinton de Kock distracted Fakhar Zaman by pretending that the ball would hit the non-striker’s end but in reality, he wanted the ball at the striker’s end.

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