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Pakistan Cricket Stars Plan Outing Mid-Match During Tour Game In Australia. Watch | Cricket News
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Pakistan Cricket Stars Plan Outing Mid-Match During Tour Game In Australia. Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] Pakistan Test skipper Shan Masood, Babar Azam and Sarfaraz Ahmed were involved in a hilarious conversation regarding an outing after the end of day's play during the ongoing warm-up match against Australia's Prime Minister XI in Canberra. In a conversation captured on the stump mic, the trio can be heard talking about the outing plan in the middle of the match which ends with Babar breaking down in laughter. “Hum time se ready ho jayenge gaye (We'll get ready on time)," Masood said. “Ap time peye aa jana, aap log 3 log log honge na (Please come on time, you'll be three guys, right?," Sarfaraz said. “Aa teeeja kera aa gaya (Where did the third one came from?)," Babar remarked leaving all of them in splits.Meanwhile, in the match, Cameron Bancroft hit 53 and Marcus Harris 49 against...
Racist Slur Appears On Screen During Pakistan’s Match In Canberra, Cricket Australia Says… | Cricket News
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Racist Slur Appears On Screen During Pakistan’s Match In Canberra, Cricket Australia Says… | Cricket News

[ad_1] The Pakistan cricket team is currently on a Tour of Australia. It's a new-look Pakistan cricket team with Shan Masood being the captain of the side. The Pakistan cricket team is currently playing in a warm-up match against Australia Prime Minister's XI at Manuka Oval, Canberra. During the match on Wednesday, an untoward incident happened during the broadcast of the game when Imam Ul Haq and Abdullah Shafique were batting.The broadcasters of the match, Fox Cricket, went for the abbreviation 'Paki' instead of the traditional 'Pak' while denoting the Pakistan team in the ticker of the screen. 'Paki' is an offensive word for people of Pakistan origin as well as the Indian sub-continent.Australian cricket journalist Danny Saeed raised the issue on X. Cricket Australia then changed the ...
On Viral Video Of Pak Players Loading Luggage In Truck, Shaheen Afridi’s “Save Time” Clarification | Cricket News
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On Viral Video Of Pak Players Loading Luggage In Truck, Shaheen Afridi’s “Save Time” Clarification | Cricket News

[ad_1] A video of Pakistan players loading their luggage in a truck had created a lot of buzz.© X (Twitter)A video of Pakistan players loading their luggage in a truck, following their arrival in Australia, had gone viral on social media earlier this week. In the video, Pakistan players were seen helping the luggage crew to load their kit bags and bags. While the video had garnered a lot of criticism, with fans blaming the officials for mismanagement of the situation, Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi has revealed the reason behind the same. He said that with the team scheduled to catch their next flight in about 30 minutes, the Pakistan players were only helping each other out to save time."We only had 30 minutes to catch our next flight and we helped because there were just two people. We ...
Video Of Pakistan Cricket Team Stars Loading Luggage In Truck Viral. Internet Reacts | Cricket News
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Video Of Pakistan Cricket Team Stars Loading Luggage In Truck Viral. Internet Reacts | Cricket News

[ad_1] The Pakistan cricket team arrived in Australia on Friday ahead of a three-match Test series, with the first match in Perth starting from December 14. After a disappointing World Cup on the Indian shores, the Pakistan cricket team has gone through a major tweak on and off the field. While star batter Babaz Azam stepped down as captain across formats, the Pakistan cricket team also fired the entire management team that had accompanied the team to India for the World Cup.Opening batter Shan Masood will lead the red-ball team, Shaheen Afridi has been named captain of the T20I team.On the management front, Mohammad Hafeez was appointed Director of Cricket, with former pacer Wahab Riaz taking over as the chairman of selectors.As the Pakistan team arrived Down Under, the players were see...
“You Will Be Made Sacrificial Lamb…”: New Pakistan Test Captain Shan Masood Told. His Reply Is… | Cricket News
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“You Will Be Made Sacrificial Lamb…”: New Pakistan Test Captain Shan Masood Told. His Reply Is… | Cricket News

[ad_1] Pakistan cricket is embarking on a new journey starting with their Australia Tour, that starts with Test on December 14. After a disappointing Cricket World Cup campaign, Pakistan cricket saw many changes. Babar Azam resigned as the Pakistan cricket team captain. Shan Masood was appointed the Pakistan Test team's skipper and Shaheen Afridi was given charge of the T20I team. Several officials in the Pakistan cricket team selection committee were also changed. How the experiment will bear fruit will be a matter of intrigue.Pakistan's new Test captain Shan Masood was recently asked on whether he might be made the proverbial 'sacrificial lamb'"Aapko Qurbani ka bakra banaya jayega (You will be made the sacrificial lamb)?" a reporter asked Shan Masood."Firstly, we see it as an opportuni...
Pakistan Test Captain Shan Masood’s Contract Upgraded From D To B Category | Cricket News
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Pakistan Test Captain Shan Masood’s Contract Upgraded From D To B Category | Cricket News

[ad_1] File photo of Pakistan cricketer Shan Masood© AFPPakistan Test captain Shan Masood's contract was on Thursday upgraded to 'B' category from earlier 'D' by the country's cricket board, hours after the team led by him left for Australia for a Test series. The 34-year-old Masood was named Test captain on November 15 until the conclusion of the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle, after Babar Azam stepped down, following Pakistan's 50-over World Cup debacle in India. "The PCB has decided to upgrade Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood's category in the central contract list from D to B," the PCB said in a statement. "The decision has been made in line with board's policy that if a centrally contracted player below A or B categories is appointed captain, their contract shall be upgr...
New Skipper Shan Masood Wants Pakistan To ‘Change History’ On Australia Tour | Cricket News
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New Skipper Shan Masood Wants Pakistan To ‘Change History’ On Australia Tour | Cricket News

[ad_1] Newly appointed skipper Shan Masood set Pakistan a tough target on Wednesday for their forthcoming tour of Australia -- make history. Pakistan have never won a Test series in the 12 times they have toured down under, with the south Asian side losing the last 14 five-dayers in a row there. But Masood, 34, who took over the Test side after Babar Azam relinquished the captaincy in all formats of cricket following Pakistan's disastrous World Cup campaign, sees an opportunity."When you have not achieved something in history, then you have an opportunity to change it," he told a news conference in Lahore ahead of the team's departure."So we will make an effort to produce positive results for Pakistan and for the World Test championship."Pakistan are on the top of World Test Championship...
“Don’t See Any Logic Behind…”: Javed Miandad Slams New PCB Appointments | Cricket News
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“Don’t See Any Logic Behind…”: Javed Miandad Slams New PCB Appointments | Cricket News

[ad_1] File Photo of Javed Miandad© AFPPakistan great Javed Miandad feels Sarfaraz Ahmed was better suited to lead the Test team in Australia than newly appointed Shan Masood. “It is clear that Sarfaraz is a very seasoned cricketer and has done well as captain before for Pakistan and if he had been made captain it would have been vital for the team in Australia which is a tough place to tour." "Sarfaraz Ahmed should not only be included in the team against Australia, but due to his experience, he should have been the captain," Miandad told the media in Karachi. Referring to the appointments of Wahab Riaz as chief selector, Muhammad Hafeez as team director and Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal as bowling coaches, Miandad said he always felt that there should be a age gap between coaches and player...
PCB Starts Clearing Players’ Dues After Central Contracts Issue Resolved | Cricket News
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PCB Starts Clearing Players’ Dues After Central Contracts Issue Resolved | Cricket News

[ad_1] The Pakistan Cricket Board has started clearing the dues of national team players, which were held up for the last few months because of issues relating to new central contracts. A PCB official confirmed that majority of the players offered new contracts had signed the document and their dues had been cleared dating back to June."A few who have not signed as yet will do so in the next two days and their dues will also be cleared swiftly," he said.While the old central contracts expired in June, the new contracts list was not announced until late September because of differences between the players and the cricket board.The team then left for India to play in the World Cup.Eventually, the board gave in and announced big hikes in the monthly retainership of players and also confirme...
Pakistan Stars Divided In Reaction After Babar Azam Quits Captaincy | Cricket News
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Pakistan Stars Divided In Reaction After Babar Azam Quits Captaincy | Cricket News

[ad_1] Babar Azam's decision to step down from Pakistan captaincy has evoked a mixed reaction from his teammates, with a few of them taking to social media to praise the 29-year-old's contributions as the leader while some others remained silent. Babar on Wednesday had announced his decision to relinquish Pakistan leadership roles across formats after the team failed to enter the semifinals of the ongoing World Cup. Pacer Naseem Shah, who had missed the marquee event with an injury, took to X to extend his support for Babar.“Four years of pure joy, it has been an absolute honour to have played and made my white ball debut under your leadership.“You have always led from the front and made us believe in ‘One Team, One Dream.' “Inshah Allah, we will watch you break many batting records for ...