Magnificent Muhammad Waseem century sends UAE to Asia Cup with win over Oman
Muhammad Waseem crushed a trademark century to lead the UAE to Asia Cup qualification.
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Legend Cricket League Manager Indicted For Match-Fixing In Sri Lanka
Cricket team manager of the Legend Cricket League 2024, Yoni Patel has been indicted before the Colombo High Court over match-fixing charges, the Attorney General informed the court. Patel was charged over match-fixing allegations during the Legend Cricket League 2024 on complaints by former New Zealand legend Neil Broom, who represented the team Punjab Royals and Sri Lankan cricketer Upul Tharanga, who represents the Kandy Samp Army team. The two former cricket stars had alleged that they were pressurised into engaging in match-fixing deals by Patel.
Watch: Athlete Carries Both Pakistan And India Flags After Victory, Gesture Breaks The Internet
India vs Pakistan battles on the sporting stage are rare, but whenever athletes from the two nations come across each other, intense competition is produced. It was the same scenario when India's Rana Singh and Pakistan's Shahzaib Rindh came up against each other in the Karate Combat on Saturday. The intense battle saw the Pakistani athlete emerge triumphant 2-1. The contest went into the third round after Pakistan's Rizwan Ali and India's Himanshu Kaushik won the first and second match respectively.
"Padosiyo Ka Haq Hota...": Shahid Afridi Reacts To Rohit Sharma's India-Pakistan Bilaterals Restart Remark
India captain Rohit Sharma recently claimed that resumption of bilaterals with Pakistan will be a huge boost to Test cricket. Now, former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has reacted to the comments made by Rohit. For the unversed, India have not played Pakistan in a bilateral series for over a decade due to the political differences between the two nations. During a discussion on the Club Prairie Fire podcast, former England captain Michael Vaughan had questioned Rohit saying: "Don't you think India playing Pakistan regularly will be fantastic for Test cricket?".
"Target Right Now Is To Host Champions Trophy": PCB Chief
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi has said that the PCB would be open to the idea of playing with India in bilateral series if they send their team to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy next year. Talking to reporters in Lahore during a function, Naqvi was asked about the recent interview of Indian captain Rohit Sharma, in which he praised the Pakistan cricket team and said it would be "awesome" to play the neighbours from across the border in a Test series overseas.
Muhammad Waseem the star but UAE’s Asia Cup qualification was a team triumph
It felt obvious that Muhammad Waseem would be the man to drag UAE cricket out of its malaise and back to glory.
Mark Chapman Leads New Zealand To Shock Win Over Pakistan In Third T20I
Mark Chapman hit an undefeated 87 to lead an under-strength New Zealand to a shock seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in the third Twenty20 international in Rawalpindi on Sunday. The 29-year-old left-hander smashed his runs off 42 balls to anchor New Zealand's chase of a 179-run target in 18.2 overs against a much-vaunted Pakistan bowling attack, silencing a packed 16,000-strong holiday crowd. Shadab Khan (41) and Babar Azam (37) were the main contributors in Pakistan's 178-4 after the hosts were sent in to bat. Tim Robinson hit 28 off 19 balls and Tim Seifert 21 off 16 to set the tone for New Zealand's chase. New Zealand were already strongly placed at 53-2 in the sixth over before Chapman and Dean Foxcroft (31) took over, adding a solid 117-run third-wicket partnership to square the five-match series at 1-1.
Watch: Pakistan Athlete Shahzaib Rindh's India Flag Gesture After Win Breaks Internet
India vs Pakistan battles on the sporting stage are rare, but whenever athletes from the two nations come across each other, intense competition is produced. It was the same scenario when India's Rana Singh and Pakistan's Shahzaib Rindh came up against each other in the Karate Combat on Saturday. The intense battle saw the Pakistani athlete emerge triumphant 2-1. The contest went into the third round after Pakistan's Rizwan Ali and India's Himanshu Kaushik won the first and second match respectively.