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Pakistan Cricket Board's Massive Role In Arshad Nadeem's Olympic Gold, Helped Struggling Athlete With...

Arshad Nadeem ended a long drought for Pakistan at the Olympics 2024. The last time the country won a medal at the Olympics was in 1992 edition. Javelin thrower Nadeem ended the long wait with an Olympic record of 92.97m. to take home the gold medal ahead of India's Neeraj Chopra, who won the silver with his season best throw of 89.45m. After the Olympic feat, Arshad Nadeem has been showered with cash prizes but there was a time when he struggled for funds.

Australia batsman Smith says he has no plans to retire

MELBOURNE : Veteran Australia batsman Steve Smith says he has no plans to wind down his cricket career having signed a long-term deal to play in the Big Bash League (BBL) with the Sydney Sixers.

BCCI's Surplus Earning From IPL 2023 Jumps 116 Per Cent To Rs 5120 crore, Says Report. Total Income Is...

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has earned a surplus of Rs 5120 crore from the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, according to a report in the Economic Times. The report further claimed that it was a 116 per cent jump from the Rs 2367 crore surplus that the BCCI earned from IPL 2022. According to the report, BCCI's total income from IPL 2023 was Rs 11,769 crore, a 78 per cent year-on-year increase. The expenditure also increased 66 per cent to Rs 6648 crore, according to BCCI's annual report for 2022-23.

Babar Azam Snubbed From List As Ex-Captain Names Fittest Players Of Pakistan

As the Pakistan senior men's national team gets ready for their home series against Bangladesh, the focus has shifted to fitness after the issue raised a lot of controversy ahead of the T20 World Cup when the team underwent training at an Army camp. The fitness of the players is again a matter of discussion ahead of the Test series against Bangladesh with former Pakistan captain Salman Butt picking the three fittest players in the squad. Incidentally, Salman Butt's list of most fit Pakistan cricketers does not include white-ball skipper Babar Azam.

Ex-Pakistan Star Blasts Waqar Younis Over Selection Call, Says "Will Ruin..."

Pakistan will take on Bangladesh in the first Test match in the two-game series on Wednesday. Following the disappointing show at the T20 World Cup 2024, the Pakistan cricket team has come under a lot of criticism and the series against Bangladesh will be very important in their World Test Championship (WTC) campaign. However, the decision to drop spinner Abrar Ahmed and batter Kamran Ghulam has once again sparked a controversy. Former Pakistan fast bowler Tanvir Ahmed took a huge dig at Waqar Younis, who was appointed as the advisor to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief, and the Pakistan cricket team selection committee to exclude the two players from the squad for the first Test match.

40 Hours Before Match, Pakistan Announces Playing XI For First Test vs Bangladesh

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday announced their playing eleven for their first Test match against Bangladesh. The two-match Test series will kick off on August 21 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The two Tests against Bangladesh will mark the first assignment of Jason Gillespie as Pakistan's Test coach. The second Test of the two-match series is set to be played from August 30 to September 3 in Karachi.

"Need To Leave It To...": Neeraj Chopra On Not Breaching The 90m Mark Yet

Having missed out on breaching the elusive 90m mark at the Paris Games, two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra has left that widely debated matter "to the gods". After all, Chopra has been chasing that milestone for years and the wait got longer when his only legal throw of 89.45m got him a silver at the Paris Olympics earlier this month. A back-to-back medal at the Summer Games was a monumental feat for an Indian athlete but it was way short of Arshad Nadeem's sensational 92.97m that comfortably secured a historic gold for the Pakistani.

Bangladesh Aim To Beat Pakistan For The First Time Ever In Test Cricket

Bangladesh begin a two-Test series in Pakistan this week with their preparations severely hampered by the political turmoil that has wracked the country. Unrest that led to the overthrow of prime minister Sheikh Hasina kept the team's foreign coaches indoors, strictly following advisories from their embassies, while mass protests stopped the team from assembling for practice sessions. The make-up of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is also up in the air, after president Nazmul Hassan fled the country due to his association with Hasina.

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Pakistan Cricket Board's Massive Role In Arshad Nadeem's Olympic Gold, Helped Struggling Athlete With...

Australia batsman Smith says he has no plans to retire

BCCI's Surplus Earning From IPL 2023 Jumps 116 Per Cent To Rs 5120 crore, Says Report. Total Income Is...

Babar Azam Snubbed From List As Ex-Captain Names Fittest Players Of Pakistan

Ex-Pakistan Star Blasts Waqar Younis Over Selection Call, Says "Will Ruin..."

40 Hours Before Match, Pakistan Announces Playing XI For First Test vs Bangladesh

"Need To Leave It To...": Neeraj Chopra On Not Breaching The 90m Mark Yet

Bangladesh Aim To Beat Pakistan For The First Time Ever In Test Cricket