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South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt says test cricket will always be the pinnacle of the sport and believes the women's game needs to be a showcase for more red-ball matches at the elite level.
The second half of the ICC Champions Trophy saw plenty of discussions arise on the 'unfair advantage' the Indian team enjoyed by playing all of their matches in Dubai. After India refused to travle to Pakistan for the tournament, a hybrid model was set up that saw Rohit Sharma's men playing all of their matches in Dubai. Many feel that India had an unfair advantage as they didn't have to travel to another venue for their matches and understood the pros and cons of the Dubai International stadium over the course of their stay, picking their playing XI accordingly. But, Australia pace great Glenn McGrath doesn't feel India had any advantage.
Legendary Pakistan cricket team fast bowler Wasim Akram has found himself in a bit of controversy recently with some experts and former players taking aim at him. Amidst the ongoing chatter, old videos of former teammates Aamer Sohail and Ijaz Ahmed have resurfaced where they criticised Akram's decision-making during the 1999 World Cup final against Australia and blamed his toss call for their defeat. In the past few months, the 1990s generation of Pakistan cricket team were blamed for 'long-standing issues' following the national side's humiliating Champions Trophy 2025 campaign.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that the 2025 Women's ODI World Cup Qualifier will be held across two venues in Lahore from April 9-19. Six teams will compete for two places in the main event to be held in India in October-November. Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa, and Sri Lanka, along with hosts India, have already qualified for the World Cup by virtue of finishing in the top six of the 10-team ICC Women's Championship (2022-25). The sixth edition of the Women's ODI World Cup Qualifier will see teams from four Full Members - Bangladesh, Ireland, Pakistan, and the West Indies - compete with Associate nations Scotland and Thailand in the 15-match tournament.
Former Pakistan cricket team star Basit Ali included six Indian cricketers in his 'Team of the Tournament' for Champions Trophy 2025 with Rohit Sharma being his captain. India did not lose a single game as they clinched the title with a comprehensive win over New Zealand in the final. Basit picked Rohit and Rachin Ravindra as his openers with Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer forming the top order of his side. He went with KL Rahul as his wicket-keeper batter with Glenn Phillips at No.6 and Afghanistan all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai at No, 7 to complete his middle order.
Pakistan cricket is currently under intense scrutiny. Their tea, got knocked out of the Champions Trophy in the group stage and even had one of the worst run-rates in the tournament that they were hosting. The Champions Trophy is the latest in a series of set back for the Pakistan cricket team. They went out of the round robin stage in the ODI World Cup and then exited from the group stage in the 2024 T20 World CUp. Former Pakistan player Kamran Akmal was furious with the results.
All 50 Pakistan players - 45 men and 5 women - went unsold in The Hundred draft. While Aliya Riaz, Fatima Sana, Yusra Amir, Iram Javed, and Jaweria Rauf did not find any takers amid tough competition in the women's pool, many big names from the men's team also went unsold. The names included the likes of Imad Wasim, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan and Hasan Ali with fast bowler Naseem Shah being the highest-priced among them. Afghanistan spinner Noor Ahmad and New Zealand all-rounder Michael Bracewell got the best deals with Noor joining Manchester Originals while Bracewell was picked by Southern Brave. Former Australia cricketer David Warner was picked by London Spirit.
Pakistan cricket is going throuhg a turmoil following the national team's early exit from the Champions Trophy. Pakistan, the hosts of the tournament, failed to reach the semi-finals, suffering defeats to New Zealand and India while their match against Bangladesh was washed out. Recently, former Pakistan head coach Jason Gillespie attacked his successor Aaqib Javed, calling him a "clown". Gillespie, who quit as Pakistan head coach three months back, also accused Javed for running a campaign behind the scenes to take the coaching role.