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Virat Kohli To Partner Babar Azam For Same Team In This Tournament? Top Official's Big Statement

The Afro-Asia Cup was a series of charity matches that was played in the mid-2000s between Asian XI and African XI. The first Afro-Asia Cup was played in 2005 while the second was played in 2007. Players like Virender Sehwag, Irfan Pathan, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Zaheer Khan, Shoaib Akhtar, Anil Kumble, Shahid Afridi played in the same team for Asia. While, for Africa. Shaun Pollock, Jacques Kallis, Tatenda Taibu played for the same team.

Further Trouble For Pakistan, Will Have To Face This Top Star In Next Series

Ben Stokes returns as captain for England's three-Test tour of Pakistan next month while Brydon Carse could make his debut just weeks after completing a ban for breaches of betting rules. sStokes will skipper the side after missing the 2-1 home series win against Sri Lanka with a hamstring injury. Opener Zak Crawley is also in the squad announced on Tuesday after missing the same series with a broken finger.

Watch: Babar Azam Makes Awkward Gesture While Taking Photo, Fans Jump To Criticise

Pakistan cricket star Babar Azam has gone viral for the wrong reasons again. After a disappointing 2-0 home Test series loss to Bangladesh, Babar will be participating in the Champions One-Day Cup domestic tournament in Pakistan. However, prior to the start of the tournament, a video showing Babar refusing to let a fan wrap his arm around him while taking a photograph has gone viral on social media. Right after the selfie, Babar can be seen immediately walking away towards the cricket field.

Stokes returns to England squad for Pakistan test tour

Captain Ben Stokes will return to the England test side after missing this month's series victory against Sri Lanka, the country's cricket board (ECB) said on Tuesday after they announced a 17-member squad for October's tour of Pakistan.

"He Can Take Wickets On A Cement Pitch": Ex-Pakistan Star Reserves Special Compliment For Jasprit Bumrah

Arguably the finest bowler of his generation and the best in the world at the moment, Jasprit Bumrah is used to getting the highest praise from cricketers, experts and fans alike. However, former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has gone one step further in stating that Bumrah is so good that he would threaten batters on cement pitches. Bumrah - who won the Player of the Tournament award in India's title-winning 2024 T20 World Cup - was singled out for compliments by Ali.

"Not Saying This With Disrespect": Sourav Ganguly's Brutal Take On Pakistan's Dismal Form

The Pakistan cricket team faced a lot of criticism following their humiliating Test series defeat against Bangladesh where they lost both matches. It was a historic low for the side which failed to reach the ODI World Cup 2023 semifinals and were eliminated in the group stages of the T20 World Cup 2024 after a shocking loss against USA. Former Indian cricket team skipper Sourav Ganguly did not mince any words while speaking about Pakistan's downfall in the recent times and urged the stakeholders to take a close look at what is going wrong. In an event on Monday, he said that Pakistan used to have star players like Javed Miandad and Wasim Akram but that is not the case at the moment.

Watch: Old Mohammed Siraj Meme Cracks Up Rishabh Pant, His Reaction Is Viral

In a brilliant collaboration between sports and entertainment, star India wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant recently featured on popular Indian comedian and YouTuber Tanmay Bhat's channel, as they reacted to several cricket memes. However, the reaction to one old meme has gone viral in particular. Pant, Bhat and the others in the video cracked up when watching an old video of India pacer Mohammed Siraj, where the latter is stating what his official Instagram account is. Pant, Bhat and co. could not stop laughing.

Bangladesh Rising Pace Sensation Nahid Rana Confident And Ready For India Test Series

Having made an instant impact with his brilliant performance in the historic 2-0 triumph over Pakistan, Bangladesh rising speedster Nahid Rana has now set his eyes on the upcoming away Test series against India. The 21-year-old consistently hit 150 kph and stood out as the star performer especially in the second innings of the final Test in Rawalpindi where he took 4/44 as Bangladesh secured a historic sweep. "Obviously we are well prepared for India series. We have started training. The more we are prepared the better we will be in execution during the matches," Rana said in a video shared by Bangladesh Cricket in 'X', formerly twitter.

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Virat Kohli To Partner Babar Azam For Same Team In This Tournament? Top Official's Big Statement

Further Trouble For Pakistan, Will Have To Face This Top Star In Next Series

Watch: Babar Azam Makes Awkward Gesture While Taking Photo, Fans Jump To Criticise

Stokes returns to England squad for Pakistan test tour

"He Can Take Wickets On A Cement Pitch": Ex-Pakistan Star Reserves Special Compliment For Jasprit Bumrah

"Not Saying This With Disrespect": Sourav Ganguly's Brutal Take On Pakistan's Dismal Form

Watch: Old Mohammed Siraj Meme Cracks Up Rishabh Pant, His Reaction Is Viral

Bangladesh Rising Pace Sensation Nahid Rana Confident And Ready For India Test Series