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Iceland Cricket's Hilarious Request To ICC On Hosting Champions Trophy 2025 Goes Viral

Iceland Cricket took to social media to express their interest in hosting the Champions Trophy 2025 in a hilarious post amid rumours of Pakistan losing on the hosting rights due to India's stance on not travelling. India and Pakistan have not played a bilateral series for around a decade due to political tensions and several reports have claimed that the tournament can be shifted to Dubai. Iceland Cricket wrote an entire letter with jokes regarding their challenging weather conditions and lack of standard cricket grounds in a bid to host the competition amid the ongoing reports and rumours. "We are not people who hold back. We have today issued our bid to host the Champions Trophy of 2025, and we look forward to hearing what Greg Barclay of ICC has to say about it," the post read on X.

"Every Player Wants To...": Star Pakistan Pacer Expresses Desire To Play In IPL

Pakistan's star pacer Hasan Ali has expressed his desire to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He said that he will definitely play the tournament if given an opportunity. It is worth noting that Pakistan cricketers took part in the inaugural edition of IPL way back in 2008 but after that they were banned from the competition due to the increasing political tension between their country and India. In the first season, big names like Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul and Kamran Akmal had taken part in the cash-rich competition.

Sport Ireland received complaints from around the world over medal snub of young gymnast

Sport Ireland received messages from around the globe in the wake of an international furore over a gymnastics medal ceremony in which a young black competitor was the only participant not to be given a medal.

Iceland Cricket Trolls Babar Azam's Batting Average. It Has 'Pandemic' Connection

Known for their humorous posts on social media, Iceland Cricket have taken a fresh aim at Pakistan star batter Babar Azam, who recently stepped down as captain of the team across formats. Babar relinquished his captaincy amid backlash over Pakistan's early exit from the Cricket World Cup 2023. Babar had a below par tournament with the bat as Pakistan failed to qualify for the semi-finals. He scored 320 runs in the nine matches, averaging less than 40. Taking to social media platform X, Iceland Cricket trolled Babar over his average.

Wasim Akram, Gautam Gambhir Slam Indians, Pakistanis Celebrating Each Other's Defeats

The Cricket World Cup 2023 brought a rare occasion for fans from India and Pakistan as the two countries squared off against each other on the grandest stage. While Pakistan endured a dismal campaign that saw them crash out in the league stage itself, India were beaten in the final by Australia. Seeing the social media trend where the fans of the two countries celebrate each other's defeats, former cricketers Wasim Akram and Gautam Gambhir have urged people to refrain from getting into such acts, even on the internet.

PCB Asks For Compensation From ICC If India Refuse To Play Champions Trophy 2025: Report

The Pakistan Cricket Board urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to sign the Champions Trophy 2025 hosting rights agreements with it, stressing that the PCB should be compensated if India refuse to travel to the country citing political and security reasons. A highly reliable source in the PCB told PTI on Sunday that while the ICC has marked Pakistan as the host of the tournament, the global body is yet to sign the important hosting agreement with it. The source disclosed that PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf and COO Salman Naseer had met the ICC executive board in Ahmedabad to discuss the hosting of the Champions Trophy in Pakistan in February-March, 2025.

Watch: Babar Azam Chases Mohammad Rizwan With Bat In Hand After Pakistan Star Does This

A funny video of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan is going viral on social media. In the clip, Babar could be seen leaving his crease after a ball was delivered. Wicketkeeper Rizwan throws the ball on the stumps after collection and appeals for a run-out from the leg umpire. The follow-up sees Babar running funnily towards Rizwan in a bid to hit the wicketkeeper with his bat. As Rizwan runs behind the stumps to save himself, Babar chases the player, giving rise to a hilarious scene.

'Tell Suryakumar Yadav It's An ODI' To Stop Him: Shoaib Akhtar's Post Criticized By Netizens

Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar trolled India's star batter Suryakumar Yadav post his match-winning knock against Australia in the first T20I in Visakhapatnam. Akhtar shared a reported conversation between former India captain Ravi Shastri and ex-Australia opener Matthew Hayden on Friday. In the reported interaction, Shastri praised Suryakumar's performance and asked Hayden about what could stop the batter. To this, Hayden replied that tell him it's an ODI game. The post from Akhtar was criticised heavily by the netizens.

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Iceland Cricket's Hilarious Request To ICC On Hosting Champions Trophy 2025 Goes Viral

"Every Player Wants To...": Star Pakistan Pacer Expresses Desire To Play In IPL

Sport Ireland received complaints from around the world over medal snub of young gymnast

Iceland Cricket Trolls Babar Azam's Batting Average. It Has 'Pandemic' Connection

Wasim Akram, Gautam Gambhir Slam Indians, Pakistanis Celebrating Each Other's Defeats

PCB Asks For Compensation From ICC If India Refuse To Play Champions Trophy 2025: Report

Watch: Babar Azam Chases Mohammad Rizwan With Bat In Hand After Pakistan Star Does This

'Tell Suryakumar Yadav It's An ODI' To Stop Him: Shoaib Akhtar's Post Criticized By Netizens