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Inzamam-ul-Haq Appointed As Pakistan's Chief Selector Ahead Of World Cup 2023

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday re-appointed the legendary Inzamam-ul-Haq as its chief selector, bringing back the former skipper for the role for a second term. Inzamam, 53, had earlier held the position of chief selector between 2016 and 2019. The 1992 World Cup winner had given his consent last week to become a paid selector. Inzamam has played 120 Tests, making 8830 runs at an average of 49.60 with 25 hundreds and 46 fifties. From 378 ODIs, Inzamam amassed 11739 runs at 39.52 with 10 centuries and 83 fifties. He had also played a lone T20I for his country. In his latest role as the chief selector, Inzamam will succeed Haroon Rasheed who stepped down last month.

Watch: Ex-Scotland Star, 83, Plays With Oxygen Cylinder On His Back

The love for cricket knows no age and one of the biggest example of that is 83-year-old Scottish cricketer Alex Steele. The wicket-keeper made his debut for Scotland way back in 1967 against English county side Lancashire but his love and passion for the game has remained the same. A club cricketer for Forfarshire Cricket Club, Steele still appears for matches and recently a video of him keeping wickets has gone viral. The 83-year-old was seen on the field while carrying an oxygen cylinder on his back but that did not stop him from giving his all. He has been suffering from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a terminal respiratory disease, since 2020.

"Sasur-Damaad Same-Same": Identical Celebrations From Shaheen Afridi, Shahid Afridi Go Viral. Watch

The 'sasur-damad' duo of Shaheen Afridi and Shahid Afridi has some great connection between them. Shaheen is currently playing in The Hundred tournament in England while Shahid is featuring in the Global T20 Canada. The two players are thousands of miles away from each other but they showed some uncanny similarity when they picked wickets during their respective matches on the same day. Both the players picked two wickets apiece and the manner in which they celebrated the wickets was identical.

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Marsh named Australian T20 captain for SA tour, Cummins has wrist fracture

Mitchell Marsh was named Australia's new Twenty20 captain on Monday for their tour of South Africa, as selectors revealed Test and one-day skipper Pat Cummins has a fractured wrist but should be fit for the Cricket World Cup.

Watch: Game Of Emotions! Video Of Old Man Playing 'Imaginary Cricket' Is Viral

Cricket remains the most beloved game in India. The 'Gentlemen's Game', as it is profoundly known across the world, enjoys an extravagant fan following, especially in the Asian subcontinent. This year, the craze for the game is set to hit the roof, with two big events, in the form of the Asia Cup and ODI World Cup, scheduled to be held. As the cricket world gears up for a busy period, a video went viral on social media, where an old man could be seen playing 'imaginary cricket'.

Pakistan Hockey Team Reacts As PCB Confirms ODI World Cup Participation

Pakistan field hockey player Abdul Rana lauded his government's decision of sending the men's senior cricket team to India for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, saying that players from both the countries should visit each other's nations for matches between two rival teams because fans enjoy them. Currently, the Pakistan hockey team is in India to play in the Asian Champion Trophy, which is being held in Chennai. Both rival teams will square in a much-anticipated match on Wednesday.

Watch: Singing Or Sledging? Pakistan Star Grabs Attention In Global T20 Canada With Unique Style

A video of Pakistan star Azam Khan's wicketkeeping is going viral on social media. The clip is from a Global T20 Canada match in which the 24-year-old could be seen singing behind the stumps and sledging his fellow countrymate Mohammad Haris during the latter's batting. It was a match between Khan's team Mississauga Panthers and Haris' side Surrey Jaguars at CAA Centre, Brampton, Ontario on August 2. The Jaguars were chasing a paltry target of 57 runs and Panthers wicketkeeper Khan was trying his level best to distract the opponent batter Haris.

Indian Men's Hockey Team Beats Malaysia 5-0 In Asian Champions Trophy Game

Hosts India returned to winning ways with a 5-0 victory over Malaysia in their Asian Champions Trophy match on Sunday. The city's Karthi Selvam gave India the lead right at the end of the first quarter with his 15-minute field goal off a fine Harmanpreet Singh pass. Hardik Singh doubled the lead for the home team when he scored off a penalty corner in the beginning of the third quarter (32nd minute), putting the Malaysians under tremendous pressure. Having missed a penalty corner, Harmanpreet made amends after India were afforded another opportunity, the skipper finding the back of the net to add to Malaysia's misery in the 42nd minute. Gurjant Singh made it 4-0 with his 53rd minute field goal before Jugraj Singh added another in the next minute to complete the rout.

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Inzamam-ul-Haq Appointed As Pakistan's Chief Selector Ahead Of World Cup 2023

Watch: Ex-Scotland Star, 83, Plays With Oxygen Cylinder On His Back

"Sasur-Damaad Same-Same": Identical Celebrations From Shaheen Afridi, Shahid Afridi Go Viral. Watch

Marsh named Australian T20 captain for SA tour, Cummins has wrist fracture

Watch: Game Of Emotions! Video Of Old Man Playing 'Imaginary Cricket' Is Viral

Pakistan Hockey Team Reacts As PCB Confirms ODI World Cup Participation

Watch: Singing Or Sledging? Pakistan Star Grabs Attention In Global T20 Canada With Unique Style

Indian Men's Hockey Team Beats Malaysia 5-0 In Asian Champions Trophy Game