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T20 World Cup 2024 Receives 'Terror Threat' From North Pakistan: Report

With just about a month to go before the T20 World Cup 2024 begins in the United States of America and the West Indies, a concerning piece of news has emerged from the Caribbean islands, with a report suggesting that a 'terror threat' has been received by Cricket West Indies over the upcoming showpiece event. The security threat over the global cricketing event is said to have come from the North of Pakistan, prompting the cricketing body to jump into action and take stricter security measures.

PCB Announces Massive Reward To Each Player If Pakistan Win T20 World Cup 2024 Trophy

Each member of Pakistan's T20 World Cup squad will get USD 100,000 if the team wins the ICC event in June in Americas, the country's cricket board announced on Sunday. The announcement was made by the PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi after spending nearly two hours with the players here before their departure for the away T20 series against Ireland and England on Monday night. Naqvi also said that the prize money held no importance compared to lifting the trophy, expressing the hope that the team would raise the Pakistan flag. "Chairman PCB Mohsin Naqvi announced to give 100,000 dollars prize to every player for winning the T20 World Cup," the PCB posted on social media.

'Rinku Singh Should Have Been Picked': Ex-Pakistan Star Slams Indian Selectors

Former Pakistan cricketer Rashid Latif believes instead of having four spinners, India would have taken three and added Rinku Singh to the squad for the ICC T20 World Cup, starting next month. There has been a lot of discussion over BCCI's decision to not include Rinku Singh in the 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup. BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar even clarified that it wasn't Rinku Singh's fault as he did nothing wrong. The explosive batter showed brilliant promise in IPL 2023 and then followed it up with impressive performances for the Indian cricket team in T20Is.

Shane Watson "Surprised" At SRH Star's T20 World Cup Snub, Questions Selectors

Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has expressed his surprise over SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) pacer T Natarajan's exclsuion from India's T20 World Cup 2024 squad. With 13 wickets in seven matches, Natarajan is one of the contenders to win the Purple Cap this season. While the player was considered for selection, his name was missing from the 15-man squad as well as the four travelling reserves. Watson highlighted how India could've benefited from Natarajan's ability to consistently bowl a yorker.

'If We Lose T20 World Cup, PCB Will Blame Gary Kirsten": Ex-Captain Slams Pakistan's 'Tradition'

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) this week appointed Gary Kirsten and Jason Gillespie as head coaches for the white-ball and red-ball cricket teams, respectively, each for a two-year term. However, the timing of the appointment ignited debate in the cricket fraternity as the ICC T20 World Cup is just a few days away. Speaking to IANS, former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Rashid Latif, too, expressed his concern over the late appointments.

BCCI Selectors "Wanted To Go With...": Sourav Ganguly On Rinku Singh's T20 World Cup Snub

Rinku Singh shouldn't be disheartened by his exclusion from India's World T20 squad as it was pure tactical decision by team management to ask for an extra spinner taking pitches in the Caribbean into account, former India skipper Sourav Ganguly said on Friday. Ganguly feels the 26-year-old, who boasts of a 176-plus strike rate in 15 T20Is and plays the role of a finisher for Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, may have missed out as India wanted to go with an "extra spinner" keeping in mind the spinning tracks in the West Indies.

Actor Urvashi Rautela Faces Awkward 'Marriage' Question On Rishabh Pant. Says This

On Friday, a video went viral on social media when Bollywood actor Urvashi Rautela could be seen being asked tricky questions regarding India cricket team star Rishabh Pant and Pakistan bowler Naseem Shah. The queries ranged from marriage to talking about crush. The actor looked quite awkward while answering the questions and gave very short replies. Last year, when Pant suffered a horrific acident, Rautela had called him 'India's pride' and wished speedy recovery.

"Virat Kohli Should Open, Rohit Sharma Goes Back": Ex-India Star On T20 World Cup Combination

Former all-rounder Ajay Jadeja believes that India skipper Rohit Sharma should push himself to the number three spot and promote Virat Kohli to the opening position during next month's T20 World Cup in the Americas. India announced their 15 for the marquee tournament earlier this week and will open their campaign against Ireland on June 5. "For me, Virat Kohli opens. Who goes back? Rohit Sharma bats at three. He gets a little cushion and gets to understand the game, he has so much going on, in his mind as a captain," Jadeja told Jio Cinema.

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T20 World Cup 2024 Receives 'Terror Threat' From North Pakistan: Report

PCB Announces Massive Reward To Each Player If Pakistan Win T20 World Cup 2024 Trophy

'Rinku Singh Should Have Been Picked': Ex-Pakistan Star Slams Indian Selectors

Shane Watson "Surprised" At SRH Star's T20 World Cup Snub, Questions Selectors

'If We Lose T20 World Cup, PCB Will Blame Gary Kirsten": Ex-Captain Slams Pakistan's 'Tradition'

BCCI Selectors "Wanted To Go With...": Sourav Ganguly On Rinku Singh's T20 World Cup Snub

Actor Urvashi Rautela Faces Awkward 'Marriage' Question On Rishabh Pant. Says This

"Virat Kohli Should Open, Rohit Sharma Goes Back": Ex-India Star On T20 World Cup Combination