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Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan celebrated his 24th birthday on Tuesday, October 04. A number of Pakistani cricketers and fans took to social media to greet the all-rounder on his special day. From a host of birthday greetings that were posted for Shadab, one specific conversation caught a fan's attention. That conversation was between Shadab and his teammate Iftikhar Ahmad.
Pakistan on Sunday lost the 7th and deciding T20I match to England by 67 runs at Gadaffi Stadium, Lahore. England posted 209 runs at the loss of 3 wickets batting first in the game and then stopped Pakistan at 142 for 8 in 20 overs. The hosts put on a dismal show with the bat in the series decider as only Shan Masood scored a fifty while the rest of the team failed to make noticeable contribution. While fans were supporting their respective teams, a section of the crowd made a bad gesture towards Pakistan batter Khushdil Shah.
Suryakumar Yadav lost his top position in the ICC T20I list by a few ranking points to Mohammed Rizwan of Pakistan, who has regained his pole position in the latest standings published on Wednesday. The difference between the two is a mere 16 ranking points with Rizwan reclaiming his top spot with 854 points and Surya in second spot with 838. Surya continued his stunning rise in 2022 by finishing India's recent T20I series at home against South Africa with two half centuries and as their leading run scorer with a total of 119 runs.
India's Suryakumar Yadav moved considerably closer to Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan, the number one ranked T20I batter in the world, intensifying the competition for the top spot. Both Rizwan and Suryakumar had decent outing in their home series against England and South Africa respectively. By concluding India's most recent T20I series at home against South Africa with two half-centuries and as their highest run scorer with a total of 119 runs, Yadav maintained his astounding climb in 2022.
India lost the final T20I to South Africa in Indore on Tuesday by a big margin but Rohit Sharma's team won the series 2-1 and are going into the T20 World Cup on the back of twin victories over the Proteas and reigning champions Australia. India is far from a settled bunch as they have several chinks in their armour but the group is an upbeat one under Rohit's leadership.
Former Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal slammed the selectors after the Babar Azam-led side slumped to a series defeat against England on home soil last week. Leading the series 3-2 at one point, Pakistan were outclassed in the last two games of the seven-matches, conceding the series 3-4. While highlighting Pakistan's middle-order issues, which have been evident since the start of the Asia Cup, Ajmal angrily suggested that the selectors could instead look at unfit players who can bat with some intent.
India's T20 bowlers need to lift their game in the final overs, head coach Rahul Dravid has said, after pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah's injury ruled him out of this month's World Cup. Rohit Sharma's men have haemorrhaged runs at the tail-end of their recent T20 series against both South Africa and Australia, conceding 73 in the last five overs of Tuesday's loss to the Proteas at Indore. "We have to look at how we can get better," Dravid told reporters after the match.
Jemimah and Deepti Sharma (64 off 49 balls) added 128 runs in 13.3 overs after UAE had briefly sent some shivers down the Indians' spine, reducing the tournament favourites to 20 for 3 inside the fifth over. However, the gulf in class between the two teams became more and more evident with India posting a challenging 178 for 5 in 20 overs.