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“Prime Minister Asked Me..”: Shahid Afridi On Babar Azam’s Captaincy And Why He Never Backed Shaheen | Cricket News
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“Prime Minister Asked Me..”: Shahid Afridi On Babar Azam’s Captaincy And Why He Never Backed Shaheen | Cricket News

[ad_1] After a forgettable Cricket World Cup, the Pakistan cricket team went through some big changes on Wednesday. Skipper Babar Azam resigned from his post and Shan Masood was made the Test captain while the reins of the T20I team were given to Shaheen Afridi. Pakistan lost five out of their nine matches and failed to qualify for the semifinals. Babar himself did not have a great outing in the tournament with 320 runs from 9 matches.Shahid Afridi, a former Pakistan cricket team captain and also the father-in-law of Shaheen Afridi, has now opened up about the captaincy change."I was saying that there was no need for change the captain so soon. Prime Minister asked me, we were talking about cricket and captaincy. I gave my views, saying Babar should not be changed now. I thought he shoul...
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“Habit Of Getting Beaten By Shoes”: Shahid Afridi, Umar Gul Clarify Stance On ‘Aishwarya Rai’ Comment | Cricket News
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“Habit Of Getting Beaten By Shoes”: Shahid Afridi, Umar Gul Clarify Stance On ‘Aishwarya Rai’ Comment | Cricket News

[ad_1] (L to R) Umar Gul, Abdul Razzaq and Shahid Afridi© X (formerly Twitter)Former Pakistan cricket team skipper Shahid Afridi distanced himself from the controversial statement made by his one-time teammate Abdul Razzaq involving Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. During a recent event, Afridi was in attendance along with Razzaq and former Pakistan fast bowler Umar Gul. Razzaq criticised Babar Azam and Pakistan's performance in the Cricket World Cup 2023 where they failed to reach the semifinals after losing five out of their nine matches. During his analysis, Razzaq made a comment where he namedropped Aishwarya but it was not received well by the internet as he was criticised massively. On Tuesday, Afridi made it clear that he was not aware of exactly he was saying on stage an...
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Cricket World Cup – “Not Needed”: Shahid Afridi, Wasim Akram’s Sharp Response On Babar Azam’s ‘Easy To Give Opinion’ Comment | Cricket News
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Cricket World Cup – “Not Needed”: Shahid Afridi, Wasim Akram’s Sharp Response On Babar Azam’s ‘Easy To Give Opinion’ Comment | Cricket News

[ad_1] The Pakistan cricket team's Cricket World Cup 2023 campaign never really took off. With only four wins in nine matches, the Babar Azam-led Pakistan side finished their Cricket World on a disappointing note. Nothing really worked for the Pakistan cricket team. On top of that there were reports that the Pakistan Cricket Board was not really happy with Babar Azam's captaincy. The star batter was heavily criticised by former Pakistan cricket team players. Naturally, Babar was unhappy.He gave a sharp response to the criticism ahead of Pakistan's final round-robin stage match against England. "It's very easy to give opinion on TV. If someone wishes to offer advice, they are welcome to call me directly, my number is known to everyone," Babar Azam said, referring to the criticism.The comm...
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Shoaib Akhtar Blasts Ex-Pakistan Stars For ‘Clapping’ As Abdul Razzaq Made ‘Aishwarya Rai’ Comment | Cricket News
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Shoaib Akhtar Blasts Ex-Pakistan Stars For ‘Clapping’ As Abdul Razzaq Made ‘Aishwarya Rai’ Comment | Cricket News

[ad_1] Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan© X (formerly Twitter)Legendary Pakistan cricket team fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar was extremely critical of his one-time teammate Abdul Razzaq after the latter namedropped Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan while slamming the national side's disappointing run in the Cricket World Cup 2023. During a recent interaction, Razzaq talked about the changing 'neeyat' or motive of the team and mentioned Aishwarya in an attempt to make his point. The statement faced a lot of criticism from social media users and Shoaib Akhtar also blasted the other guests present at the event for clapping and not criticising the comments made by Razzaq.Former Pakistan cricketers Umar Gul and Shahid Afridi were in attendance."I highly condemn the inappropriate joke...
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Zaka Ashraf “Sir Mind Your Own Business”: Shahid Afridi Slams PCB Chief For Statements Against Pakistan Captain Babar Azam, Others | Cricket News
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Zaka Ashraf “Sir Mind Your Own Business”: Shahid Afridi Slams PCB Chief For Statements Against Pakistan Captain Babar Azam, Others | Cricket News

[ad_1] 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.The receiver, whose name was saved as 'Babar Azam New', responded saying,"Salam Salman bhai, ma ny to sir ko koi call nai ke (Hello ...
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“If PCB Chairman Did This…”: Shahid Afridi Loses Cool As Babar Azam’s WhatsApp Chat Is Leaked | Cricket News
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“If PCB Chairman Did This…”: Shahid Afridi Loses Cool As Babar Azam’s WhatsApp Chat Is Leaked | Cricket News

[ad_1] Not just on the field, but off it too Pakistan cricket team skipper Babar Azam is struggling to keep himself away from the headlines. Having been in the line of fire over his team's poor show in the Cricket World Cup 2023, Babar became a big talking point on social media after his alleged personal WhatsApp chats were leaked in the Pakistan media. After legendary Pakistan cricketer, Waqar Younis slammed the 'pathetic' act, former captain Shahid Afridi also lashed out, calling the move 'shameful'.Amid speculation that the Pakistan Cricket Board Chief Zaka Ashraf wasn't answering Babar Azam's call, a Pakistan news channel shared a screenshot of a WhatsApp chat from the skipper. The conversation suggested that Babar never even tried to get in touch with the PCB chairman.While what exa...
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Shaheen Afridi Equals Father-In-Law Shahid Afridi’s Unique Feat In ODI Cricket World Cup | Cricket News
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Shaheen Afridi Equals Father-In-Law Shahid Afridi’s Unique Feat In ODI Cricket World Cup | Cricket News

[ad_1] Shaheen Afridi in action for Pakistan against Australia in Cricket World Cup 2023© AFPShaheen Afridi became the second Pakistan cricketer ever after father-in-law Shahid Afridi to claim two five-wicket hauls in ODI World Cups but his heroics were not enough to clinch the victory for his side during the Cricket World Cup 2023 match against Australia on Friday. Afridi finished with the figures of 5 for 54 and that was a major reason behind Pakistan restricting Australia to a total below 400 after a glorious start provided by openers David Warner and Mitchell Marsh. This was the second five-wicket haul for Shaheen and that booked his place in a special list of cricketers in the history of the competition.Pakistan bowlers with most World Cup five-wicket hauls2 - Shahid Afridi2 - Shahe...
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Age Is Just A Number! Shahid Afridi Stuns Fans With Two Wickets In G20 Canada Match | Cricket News
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Age Is Just A Number! Shahid Afridi Stuns Fans With Two Wickets In G20 Canada Match | Cricket News

[ad_1] Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi© TwitterVancouver Knights defeated Toronto Nationals by 25 runs in the last league stage match of the ongoing Global T20 Canada on Thursday. Asked to bat first, the Knights posted a total of 128/7 in 20 overs with Corbin Bosch scoring 30 off 26 balls. Later, the Nationals were bundled out for 103 as Harsh Thaker took a four-wicket haul. Despite ending up on the losing side, the match turned out to be really memorable for former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi, who stunned everyone with his two wickets.The dashing 43-year-old cricketer gave a tough competition to all the youngsters with his brilliant spell. In the 11th over of the match, Afridi dismissed his former Pakistan teammate Mohammad Rizwan, who tried to go for a big hit but was caug...
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