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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief operating officer Salman Naseer acknowledged that lack of unity among the team and management was a part of the discussion during the Connection Camp held here. Amid the ongoing turmoil in the Pakistan team, the PCB decided to host a Connection Camp on Monday aimed at establishing a clear and unified vision for the future of Pakistan cricket.
Team India's one-sided 280-run victory against Bangladesh in Chennai has given cricket pundits plenty of food for thought. Bangladesh arrived in the series with a 2-0 sweep in Pakistan, hoping to continue their brilliant form in the sub-continent. However, Rohit Sharma & Co. maintained their upper hand throughout the match, wrapping up the result in 3 days and one session. Seeing India secure a dominant victory against the Bangla Tigers, former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali called out his country's bowlers, for their poor mindset.
Pakistan's white-ball head coach Gary Kirsten has expressed his concerns over the workload of star pacer Shaheen Afridi, who is currently playing in the Champions Trophy, a pentangular 50-over tournament organished by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Shaheen is leading the Lions, one of the five teams in the tournament. While commentating on a match between the Lions and the Panthers, Kirsten highlighted the immense pressure fast bowlers endure when playing across all formats. Kirsten emphasised the need to rotate bowlers in order to keep the top players fit for the big tournaments.
Pakistan all-rounder Imad Wasim has stated that the decision to reinstate Babar Azam as captain of Pakistan in white-ball cricket came as a surprise to not just everyone in the team, but everyone in the nation. After Pakistan failed to make the semi-finals of the 2023 ODI World Cup under his leadership, Babar Azam had resigned from captaincy in all formats, with pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi taking over. However, less than six months later, Babar was brought back as Pakistan captain right before the 2024 T20 World Cup, where Pakistan fared miserably, getting knocked out in the initial group phase. Imad expressed his shock at the decision of the selectors.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has allocated 12.8 billion PKR for the renovation of stadiums in Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi ahead of next year's ICC Champions Trophy, informed PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi. In a briefing given at the Board of Governors meeting in Faisalabad, Naqvi assured that the three venues would be ready in time to host the marquee event. Giving details of the fund distribution, Naqvi said 7.7 billion PKR out of 12.8 billion are being spent on the upgradation of the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore.
All eyes will be on Virat Kohli when Indian cricket team gets down to action against Bangladesh in a Test series, starting September 19. Kohli has already retired from T20Is and it means that fans will get to see the 35-year-old star in only two formats - Tests and ODIs. Comparisons have often been drawn between Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar, though the former has always maintained that the latter is unmatchable. Kohli has 80 international tons and is second to Tendulkar (100) in terms of number of centuries.
The Afro-Asia Cup was a series of charity matches that was played in the mid-2000s between Asian XI and African XI. The first Afro-Asia Cup was played in 2005 while the second was played in 2007. Players like Virender Sehwag, Irfan Pathan, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Zaheer Khan, Shoaib Akhtar, Anil Kumble, Shahid Afridi played in the same team for Asia. While, for Africa. Shaun Pollock, Jacques Kallis, Tatenda Taibu played for the same team.
After Pakistan's recent Test series loss against Bangladesh at home, the criticism has been widespread. What is worse is that this is not a one-off loss.Pakistan cricket team has been suffering from poor form for the last few months. Right from the ODI World Cup 2023 to the 2024 T20 World Cup, Pakistan's performance has not been satisfactory. There have been too many changes at the top with Babar Azam being removed as captain only to be reinstated few weeks later as white-ball skipper. Now, according to a report in Cricket Pakistan, Babar Azam may be sacked yet again and Mohammad Rizwan will be made the white-ball captain.