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"Can I Laugh, Is It Allowed?": Ramiz Raja's Hilarious Reply To Sanjay Manjrekar's Question On Live TV

Together with Babar Azam's Pakistan side, the team director Mickey Arthur is also under the spotlight owing to their poor Cricket World Cup 2023 performances. While comeback and semi-final qualification chances aren't entirely ruled out for the Pakistan team, there remain only mathematical chances when it comes to securing a top 4 position. When Pakistan great Ramiz Raja was asked about a 1992-like comeback by former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar, the former gave a cheeky response.

PCB "Issuing Removal Warnings To Captain Babar Azam, Downgrading Morale": Ex-Pakistan Star

The Pakistan cricket team's underperformance hasn't just earned Babar Azam's men constant criticism but the nature of the results has also put the board in the line of fire. While Babar and several other splayers have seen questions being raised over their credentials, there are those too who believe that the PCB deserves as much flak as the team following the poor World Cup campaign in India. Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria is one such player.

World Cup 2023: Ramiz Raja Decodes Reason Behind 'Jittery' Babar Azam's Poor Form

Since reaching India for the Cricket World Cup 2023, Pakistan captain Babar Azam has failed to deliver with the bat. Though Babar has gotten off to fine starts on a few occasions, he has failed to make it big on every instance. Ramiz Raja, one of the finest Pakistan cricketers ever, donned a pundit's hat as he analysed the reasons behind Babar's poor form with the bat. Ramiz feels it's against spin where Babar has looked the most 'jittery'.

Watch: Eden Gardens Crowd Showers Love On Babar Azam. His Reaction Can't Be Missed

Shaheen Shah Afridi grabbed three wickets while openers Fakhar Zaman and Abdullah Shafique cracked half-centuries as Pakistan stormed to a seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh on Tuesday to stay afloat in the race for a Cricket World Cup 2023 semi-final place. Shaheen's 3-23 helped Pakistan dismiss Bangladesh for just 204 in 45.1 overs before Zaman's 74-ball 81 and Shafique's 69-ball 68 guided Pakistan over the line for the loss of three wickets with 105 balls to spare. The victory revived Pakistan's outside hopes of reaching the semi-finals with six points from seven matches.

"Sir Mind Your Own Business": Shahid Afridi Slams PCB Chief For Statements Against Babar Azam

The Pakistan cricket team is going through a tough phase. The Babar Azam-led side has won only three out of seven games at the Cricket World Cup. A semi-final berth, though not impossible to achieve, will be very tough for the side. In the midst of this, a huge controversy has broken out with an alleged WhatsApp chat leak of Babar Azam. A Pakistan tv channel shared a screenshot of the alleged chat. The text, as displayed by the Pakistani channel, read: "Babar, there's also been this news circulating on TV and social media that you have been calling Chairman and he's not answering. Have you called him recently?", the sender by the name of Salman wrote.

That's A First! Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan Asks Bangladesh Batter If He's Out Before DRS Call. Watch

Pakistan cricket team finally registered a win at the Cricket World Cup after four losses at the trot. The Babar Azam-led Pakistan cricket team had come into the game against Bangladesh needing a win to stay relevant in the semi-final race at the Cricket World Cup. They achieved the target in some fashion with a seven-wicket win over the Shakib Al Hasan-led Bangladesh. The win took Pakistan to six points in seven games. They need to win their remaining games against New Zealand and England and hope for other teams' results go their way to have chance to enter the last-four stage.

Cricket World Cup: Babar Azam Hopes Win Against Bangladesh Will Raise Pakistan's Confidence

After Pakistan registered a 7-wicket victory against Bangladesh, captain Babar Azam lavished praise on his team's outstanding performance in all three departments and said that his side will hope to carry the confidence into the next two games. Pakistan defeated Bangladesh in Kolkata to register their third win in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023. With this brilliant victory, Pakistan broke their four-match losing streak in the ongoing tournament and moved to 5th in the points table with 6 points. Meanwhile, the ODI World Cup semifinal dream remained unfulfilled for Bangladesh.

Mane puts Al-Nassr into the King’s Cup quarters

RIYADH: Sadio Mane struck in extra-time to give Al-Nassr a 1-0 win over Al-Ettifaq to send his team into the last eight of the King’s Cup.

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"Can I Laugh, Is It Allowed?": Ramiz Raja's Hilarious Reply To Sanjay Manjrekar's Question On Live TV

PCB "Issuing Removal Warnings To Captain Babar Azam, Downgrading Morale": Ex-Pakistan Star

World Cup 2023: Ramiz Raja Decodes Reason Behind 'Jittery' Babar Azam's Poor Form

Watch: Eden Gardens Crowd Showers Love On Babar Azam. His Reaction Can't Be Missed

"Sir Mind Your Own Business": Shahid Afridi Slams PCB Chief For Statements Against Babar Azam

That's A First! Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan Asks Bangladesh Batter If He's Out Before DRS Call. Watch

Cricket World Cup: Babar Azam Hopes Win Against Bangladesh Will Raise Pakistan's Confidence

Mane puts Al-Nassr into the King’s Cup quarters