Asia Cup Will Not Be Held in Pakistan BCCI President Sourav Ganguly

According to Ganguly both countries will take part in the Asia Cup and dismissed all rumors of India not playing in the Asia Cup. He was talking to media at Kolkata Airport while traveling to attend the Asian Cricket Council meeting which is scheduled to be held on 3^rd March. The rumors and reports were also surfacing that India will not depart to Pakistan to take part in Asia Cup due to which the tournament will have to be reschedule and decided to be played in UAE with mutual agreement of both parties.

Asia Cup Will Not Be Held in Pakistan BCCI President Sourav Ganguly

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PCB

The CEO Said, while attending a press conference with MCC President, Kumar Sangakara, at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. 

“We are hopeful of putting a strong case to the ICC for Pakistan hosting at least 1 if not 2 ICC global events in the next rights cycle”

ICC Mega Events in Pakistan

Regarding the 2009 attack on Sri Lanka team, he appreciated the efforts of Sangakara as,

“What became apparent from an early time was that Kumar Sangakkara was a huge advocate for Pakistan. He was an ambassador for bringing cricket back to Pakistan and he understood what it meant for the nation to have cricket on home soil”

Asia Cup 2020 in Pakistan

The Asia Cup is also going to be held in Pakistan in September. So the PCB will see alternate options if India Opts out of the tournament.

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The 32-year-old got the feat on the 5th day of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi on Sunday. While excellent batting in the last session of the day, the cricketer registered a seal at a place in history.

The match was draw; however, both Abid Ali and Babar Azam making their first centuries at home soil on their return to country after 10 years of test cricket.

Previously, Abid had scored the first ODI on 29 March 2019 in his debut match against Australia in the United Arab Emirates.

List of players who have scored centuries in their Tests and ODIs:

Abid Ali

Enid Bakewell

Wisden Cricket Tweet About Abid Ali Record

End of list # PAKvSL pic.twitter.com/v2YmBvYYKX

- Wisden (@ WisdenCreate) December 15, 2019

No other male cricketer has achieved this important position, however, and England’s Enid Bakewell has set the same record in women’s cricket.

However, Beckville had to wait 5 years to make this record. He scored his first Test ton against Australia in 1968, but he played his first ODI against International Xi Women’s in 1973.

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After his century at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday, the 25-year-old has now entered the top 10 Test batsmen in the ICC rankings list after the completion of Pakistan – Sri Lanka and Australia – New Zealand Test matches.

Now, Babar Azam is at 9^th postion in test match rankings, 3rd in ODI rankings and 1st in the T20I rankings. The only other player in all three lists is Virat Kohli who is leading both the Tests and ODIs lists. David Warner, Rohit Sharma, Joe Root, and Kane Williamson are currently included in

the top 10 batsmen in two different formats.

Top 10 Test Batsmen

Top 10 ODI Batsmen

Top 10 T20I Batsmen

Babar Vs Kohli
On the international Scenario, Babar vs. Kohli has been debated, after Babar’s extraordinary performance to break the record,  although he has been condemned by the former for saying that Kohli is a great batsman and has to compare him to his game. Need to improve, now more relevant than ever.

Babar Azam vs Virat Kohli Comparison

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Pakistan Women’s Cricket Team Squad Against England

Squads

ODIs: Bismah Maroof (captain), Aliya Riaz, Anam Amin, Aroob Shah, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Javeria Khan, Kaynat Hafeez, Nahida Khan, Nashra Sandhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Rameen Shamim, Sidra Amin and Sidra Nawaz (wicketkeeper)

T20Is: Bismah Maroof (captain), Aliya Riaz, Anam Amin, Aroob Shah, Ayesha Zafar, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Iram Javed, Javeria Khan, Nahida Khan, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Rameen Shamim, Sadia Iqbal and Sidra Nawaz (wicketkeeper)

PCB Women Cricket Team ODI and T20 Squad

Team management:

Aisha Jalil (team manager), Syed Iqbal Imam (head coach),  Abdul Majeed (fielding coach), Gemaal Hussain (strength & conditioning coach), Zubair Ahmed (analyst), Sajida Fajar (physiotherapist) and Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi (media manager).

Schedule

• 9 Dec – First ODI (ICC Women’s Championship), Kinrara Oval
• 12 Dec – Second ODI (ICC Women’s Championship), Kinrara Oval
• 14 Dec – Third ODI (ICC Women’s Championship), Kinrara Oval
• 17 Dec – First T20I, Kinrara Oval
• 19 Dec – Second T20I, Kinrara Oval

20 Dec – Third T20I, Kinrara Oval

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ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 is going to be started in England and Wales from 30 May 2019 and all of the international teams are announcing their world cup squads to play this mega event. At this moment, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has also announced the national team to play the coming mega event. Pak Squad for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

The national chief selector, Inzamam ul Haq has announced Pakistani cricket team squad for the coming Cricket World Cup 2019. Pakistan has announced its provisionary squad of 15 players and it can be changed due to performance of the players in England. Sarfaraz Ahmed will be the captain of the national team and Shoaib Malik will be its vice captain. The PCB has announced the world cup squad on Thursday.

The selection committee of PCB has announced the players and there is no surprise inclusion of the players in the greatest carnival of cricket. You can watch the squad of provisional 15 like Fakhar Zaman, Abid Ali, Imam ul Haq, Haris Sohail, Babar Azam, Muhammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Faheem Ashraf, Imad Waseem, Hassan Ali, Junaid Khan and Muhammad Husnain.

Pak Squad for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

Muhammad Amir is not included in the list of squad for world cup but he will be part of the national team during tour to England and he selection in the world cup squad will subject to his performance in the tour to England. Asif Ali is also not part of the national team but he will play the matches against England in tour to England series and he shows his satisfactory performance during the English tour, then he can be considered to be included in the national team.

Pakistani national coach, Mickey Arthur called him the big match player and the head coach still has good confidence in Amir. The squad of the national team has been announced at such time when PCB is facing some internal crisis as the Board of Governor restored to take PCB to court after challenging the appointment of Wasim Khan during a meeting in Quetta. Pakistani cricket team left for England on 23 April and it will play one T20i match and five one day  international matches during their tour to England and after that the national team will play the coming World Cup 2019.

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According to the sources, on the suggestions to pay two test matches in Pakistan on the request of PCB, Sri Lanka has given the positive gestures. After more discussion in this regard, this suggestion will be given final shape.

ICC is going to manage the ICC test championship and PCB has shown its desire to conduct two test matches with Sri Lanka in Lahore and Karachi. The PCB officials are trying to convince the Sri Lankan cricket board to send their team in Pakistan. After the hopeful response from Sri Lankan cricket board, the PCB officials are sure that the matters will be settled soon.

Sri Lankan team Agrees to Play Test Matches in Pakistan

The ICC officials are pleased with the security situation in Pakistan and the successful holding of the PSL matches in Pakistan and they have given the indications if the boards discuss with each other and they are agreed to play the matches, then ICC will have no objection over it.

On the other side, Pakistan Cricket Board is doing the negotiations with Bangladesh Cricket Board, in which the option is given to play against UAE in Pakistan. There are more chances that the matches with Bangladesh will be played in UAE. Pakistani national cricket team will tour to Australia to play two test matches of the ICC Test Championship. In the test championship, nine teams are going to play and the final test match will be played between two top teams in 2021.

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SHOAIB AND SANI CHILD BIRTH

Lahore: shoaib and Sania child birth is being expected inn few days in India.

He child birth of shoaib and Sania is being expected in Few days inn India, Pakistani team senior player shoaib malik to spend some time with her wife went to India to his in law home. According to the resources, the former captain shoaib malik went to Hyderabad from Dubai after taking permission from the PCB, after the birth of his child he stay with his wife for some days, before the Asia cup while talking to the media shoaib malik said that the nationality of the kid instead of India and Pakistan can be of some third country, and he asked his fans to pray that this time also pass by easily.

Till now according to media the birth of the child is being expected in Hyderabad or some other city, after the arrival of shoaib malik his decision will also be asked and after that child birth city will be selected.

On the other side after the two test matches between Pakistan and Australia 3 t20 matches will be played on 24, 26 and 28 of October. So that the player that just resigned from the test matches, shoaib malik will be able to play the t20 matches or not depend upon the birth of the child. PCB gave permission to shoaib malik that he can stay with her wife as long as he wants.

Keep in mind that the Pakistani cricket star shoaib malik and the Indian tennis star Sania mirza got married on 12 April 2010 and now after 8 years they are going to become parents.

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Pakistan Squad for Asia Cup 2018

Asia Cup 2018 will be started in UAE from 15 September 2018 and the leading of Asia will play this great event. There are Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and one qualifier team will play this great event. The chief selector of PCB has announced the names of the players, who will play this mega event and they will represent Pakistan in this Asia Cup 2018.

Pakistan Squad for Asia Cup 2018.

Pakistani cricket team will include the players like Fakhar Zaman, Imam ul Haq, Babar Azam, Shan Masood, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Muhammad Amir, Hassan Ali, Asif Ali, Shoaib Malik, Haris Sohail,. Usman Khan Shinwari, Junaid Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Muhammad Nawaz. Pakistani team will show the wonderful performance as all of the players are in excellent form. Muhammad Hafeez and Imad Waseem were dropped from the national team as both the players could not pass the physical fitness test. Kamran Akmal is in good position but there is no placement for him in the national team according to the chief selector of PCB.

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awards pcb

Sarfraz ahmed received the best outstanding performance award by the chairman of PCB najam sethi, Shan masood won the award f best batsman, whereas the best bowler for domestic cricket was aizaz cheema, whereas the award for best wicket keeper for domestic cricket was given to kamran akmal.

The best women batsman award was given to bisma maroof, best bowler Diana baig, wicket keeper sidra nawaz, whereas the blind cricketer of the year award was given to Amir Ishfaq.

pcb awards winners 2018

The best emerging cricketer of the year award was given to rana faheem ashraf, whereas the best emerging female cricketer award was given to Diana baig, whereas in the event being organized in a hotel different famous players from different fields participated in it.

Hasan Ali receiving his award for the best ODI player of the year (men) in best ODI players category. #PCBAwards #TitansGala pic.twitter.com/wcLKZywG8s

— PCB Official (@TheRealPCB) August 8, 2018

Proudly presenting our fantastic four from the Pakistan Women’s Cricket team at PCB Awards & TITANS Charity Gala ‘18 #PCBAwards pic.twitter.com/N8uQSQBy9Y

— PCB Official (@TheRealPCB) August 8, 2018

Diana Baig receiving her award for the Best Bowler (women) in domestic category. #PCBAwards #TitansGala pic.twitter.com/vYptyOt4Kl

— PCB Official (@TheRealPCB) August 8, 2018

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