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ISLAMABAD : Australia batsman Usman Khawaja says there will be no room for sentiment when the first ball is bowled in the opening test against Pakistan this week, though he acknowledges it will be "very special" to play in the country of his birth.
Shaheen Shah Afridi has become the youngest captain to win a major T20 league title, as his team Lahore Qalandars beat Multan Sultan in the Pakistan Super League final in Lahore. Previously, Australia's former captain Steve Smith held the honour, having led Sydney Sixers to the Big Bash title in 2012 at the age of 22. For someone who had never captained at any level, Afridi's appointment as captain of the Lahore franchise had come as a big surprise to cricket fans before the start of the PSL but, on Sunday night, he proved that the Lahore management had taken the right decision.
Shami has slammed trolls as neither real fans nor real Indians in his first comments since being subjected to vitriolic online abuse following the defeat to Pakistan at the T20 World Cup. Shami, 31, became the main target of abuse after India were thrashed by their arch-rivals last October on their way to an embarrassingly early exit from the marquee tournament. After's India's loss, thousands of hate messages flooded social media, including Shami's Instagram account, calling him a traitor and alleging he had taken money to throw the game.
Smriti Mandhana has been cleared to continue playing at the ICC Women's World Cup after taking a blow to the head during the team's first warm-up fixture against South Africa. Mandhana was forced to retire hurt after being hit on the head by a Shabnim Ismail bouncer during her team's first warm-up game which India won by two runs.
After the debacle at the T20 World Cup last year, India have gone on to notch three straight T20I series clean sweeps, equaling a record for the most consecutive T20I wins after completing a 3-0 whitewash of Sri Lanka in Dharamsala on Sunday. The Rohit Sharma-led side has been impressive in recent times and, despite the series wins coming at home, are already showing signs of being a major contender for the T20 World Cup in Australia later this year. After losing to Pakistan and New Zealand in their opening two matches of the T20 World Cup last year, India have won their next 12 matches - against Afghanistan, Namibia and Scotland at the T20 World Cup and then winning three series at home featuring three matches each against New Zealand, West Indies and Sri Lanka.
India's veteran pace bowler Mohammed Shami has slammed trolls as neither real fans nor real Indians in his first comments since being subjected to vitriolic online abuse following the defeat to Pakistan at the T20 World Cup. Shami, 31, became the main target of abuse after India were thrashed by their arch-rivals last October on their way to an embarrassingly early exit from the marquee tournament. Cricket clashes between India and Pakistan frequently heighten tensions between the neighbours.
Lahore Qalandars finally rid themselves of the status of franchise cricket’s lovable underachievers as they claimed the HBL Pakistan Super League title for the first time on Sunday night.
Usman Khawaja is taking the Pakistani homecoming in his stride but admits the hype around Australia's first Test tour of the country since 1998 is real.