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Shan Masood Dropped As Pakistan Name Squads For Afghanistan ODIs, Asia Cup 2023 | Cricket News
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Shan Masood Dropped As Pakistan Name Squads For Afghanistan ODIs, Asia Cup 2023 | Cricket News

[ad_1] Pakistan national men's selection committee on Wednesday named the squads for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Afghanistan and the Asia Cup 2023. An 18-player squad will take on Afghanistan in Sri Lanka from 22 till 26 August and it will be trimmed to 17 players for the Asia Cup. Shan Masood and Ihsanullah have been dropped from the side, which played New Zealand in the five ODIs in April and May to miss out. Also, Saud Shakeel has only been included for the Afghanistan series."Shan has missed out on selection following a string of low-scores, while Ihsanullah is undergoing a rehabilitation programme under the observation of the PCB's medical panel following an injury in his bowling elbow," the PCB said in a statement.Faheem also returns to the ODI side after a gap of t...
After ‘BazBall’ And ‘DravBall’, Pakistan Legend Introduces ‘PakBall’ | Cricket News
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After ‘BazBall’ And ‘DravBall’, Pakistan Legend Introduces ‘PakBall’ | Cricket News

[ad_1] Pakistan won the first Test against Sri Lanka© AFPThe word “Bazball” has become a massive part of cricket vocabulary in the recent past with the aggressive brand of Test batting finding fans all around the world. The brand of cricket, which is named after England cricket team head coach Brendon McCullum, has been dominating headlines due to the ongoing Ashes series but it looks like there is a new batting style which can be making his debut slowly on the international stage. India's aggressive show against West Indies also saw gave birth to the name 'DravBall', in reference to Rahul Dravid's team. Pakistan have been playing their own aggressive brand of cricket against Sri Lanka and former pacer Shoaib Akhtar has now dubbed it “PakBall”. During the second Test match, Pakistan scor...
Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood Propel Pakistan After Bowlers Delight | Cricket News
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Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood Propel Pakistan After Bowlers Delight | Cricket News

[ad_1] Abdullah Shafique and Shan Masood smashed half-centuries to help Pakistan take the opening day honours after they bundled out Sri Lanka for 166 in the second Test on Monday. Pakistan, who lead the two-match series 1-0, reached 145-2 at stumps, trailing Sri Lanka by 21 runs in Colombo. Shafique, on 74, and skipper Babar Azam, on eight, were at the crease when bad light stopped play for the day. Shafique put on a second-wicket stand of 108 with the left-handed Masood, who made 51, to put Sri Lanka on the backfoot with their attacking play. Bowlers set up Pakistan's dominance after leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed and fast bowler Naseem Shah shared seven wickets between them to dismiss the hosts in the second session.In reply, Imam-ul-Haq fell early for six, but Shafique and Masood hit back w...
“This Is Quite Something!”: David Wiese, Shan Masood Combine For Relay Catch In T20 Blast. Watch | Cricket News
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“This Is Quite Something!”: David Wiese, Shan Masood Combine For Relay Catch In T20 Blast. Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] David Wiese taking a boundary line catch in England's T20 Blast.© TwitterYorkshire fielders David Wiese and Shan Masood produced a beautiful relay catch to dismiss opponent batter Rishi Patel during T20 Blast match against Leicestershire on Friday. The right-handed batter hit the ball down the ground. What could have been a six in majority of the cases was caught by Wiese with a diving effort near long-on fence. However, the fielder was quick enough to release the ball from his hands before falling to the other side of the boundary. An alert Masood was standing at a distance from Wiese but the release from the Namibian star was so accurate that it found Masood.Watch it here:As relay catches go, this is quite something!David Wiese and Shan Masood combining for a quite magnificent c...
“Ready To Give Up Life For Babar Azam”: Pakistan Star Makes Massive Statement | Cricket News
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“Ready To Give Up Life For Babar Azam”: Pakistan Star Makes Massive Statement | Cricket News

[ad_1] Pakistan cricket team in action© AFPPakistan cricket team batsman Shan Masood said that the entire team is completely behind skipper Babar Azam and even claimed that the players are “ready to give their lives” for him. In the recent past, a number of ex-cricketers have criticised Babar and even hinted towards a possible rift in the Pakistan team. However, in a recent interaction, Masood completely denied any such reports and said that the team is more united than ever and are ready to perform under Babar's leadership."We were ready to give our lives when Sarfaraz Ahmed was our captain, and now we are ready to give our lives for Babar Azam," the Pakistan batter told a local channel according to Cricket Pakistan.Masood also rubbished all rumours of a possible rift between the cricke...
Ex Pakistan Captain Sarfaraz Ahmed Sings at Shan Masood’s Wedding. Internet Amazed –  Watch | Cricket News
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Ex Pakistan Captain Sarfaraz Ahmed Sings at Shan Masood’s Wedding. Internet Amazed – Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] Sarfaraz Ahmed at Shan Masood's wedding.© TwitterFormer Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed recently made a successful comeback to international cricket. He played his first Test series in three years against New Zealand recently at home and scored three half-centuries and a ton for Pakistan. After being picked over Mohammad Rizwan in the team, Sarfaraz repaid the trust shown as he scored 335 runs in the two-match series. Wishes and praises poured in for Sarfaraz for his gritty knock in the second Test.Now in a video, that has gone viral, Sarfaraz can be seen singing a song 'Sada khush raho tum...' at Pakistan cricketer Shan Masood's wedding.Sarfarz Ahmed sings at #Shaanmasood 's Qawali Night. #sarfarazahmed #qawali #qawalinight #weddingdiaries pic.twitter.com/ylDkWEYO2r— CCZDigital (...
“Shan Masood Shouldn’t Have Been Named Pakistan Vice-Captain In ODIs”: Shahid Afridi | Cricket News
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“Shan Masood Shouldn’t Have Been Named Pakistan Vice-Captain In ODIs”: Shahid Afridi | Cricket News

[ad_1] File image of Shahid Afridi© YouTubePakistan interim chief selector Shahid Afridi spoke against the appointment of Shan Masood as the vice-captain of the ODI team for their recently-concluded series against New Zealand. Pakistan announced a 16-member squad for the three-match home series against the Blackcaps that took place in January this year. Masood, who missed ODI cricket for more than three years, got a chance to play against New Zealand in the third ODI, however, this time his inclusion was not only as a player but also as the deputy to Pakistan skipper Babar Azam.In a recent interview, Afridi revealed that Masood was not under consideration by either him or Babar in the first two ODIs against New Zealand. He added that the Pakistan Cricket Board chairman should have consul...
“Must Learn How To…”: Pakistan Star Reacts After T20 World Cup Final Loss vs England | Cricket News
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“Must Learn How To…”: Pakistan Star Reacts After T20 World Cup Final Loss vs England | Cricket News

[ad_1] Pakistan can take pride in getting to the World Cup final but now their young team must take the next step -- learning how to close out tight games, said batter Shan Masood on Sunday. Babar Azam's men pushed England all the way at the Melbourne Cricket Ground but fell to a five-wicket defeat with six balls remaining after setting a below-par 138-run target to win. Masood top-scored with 38 and said he took responsibility for not staying around longer to put together a bigger total."There were stages especially with the bat that we could have finished things off really well," he said."Personally, I take blame for it. We were aiming for 170 and having looked at the way the innings ended, we could have used a batsman staying in and getting us to at least 155-160, which would have bee...
England Ride On Ben Stokes And Sam Curran’s Brilliance To Win 2nd T20 World Cup Title, Beat Pakistan By 5 Wickets In Final | Cricket News
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England Ride On Ben Stokes And Sam Curran’s Brilliance To Win 2nd T20 World Cup Title, Beat Pakistan By 5 Wickets In Final | Cricket News

[ad_1] England were crowned champions of the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup on Sunday as they defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets in what eventually turned out to be a comprehensive victory. This is England's second T20 World Cup win, 12 years after Paul Collingwood's team had beaten Australia to win the first ICC title for the 'Three Lions'in  2010. Ben Stokes slammed an unbeaten fifty to take the team home after Sam Curran's brilliance with the ball had restricted Pakistan to a below-par total of 137 runs. England are now the first team ever to hold the 50-over World Cup and the T20 World Cup titles together.Pakistan needed a large-hearted bowling performance to stay in the match they did just that.Shaheen Shah Afridi produced a peach of a delivery to castle England's semi-final star Alex Hales for...
“A Lot Of Things Went In Their Favour”: Shan Masood On Pakistan’s Defeat To India In T20 World Cup | Cricket News
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“A Lot Of Things Went In Their Favour”: Shan Masood On Pakistan’s Defeat To India In T20 World Cup | Cricket News

[ad_1] India and Pakistan began their T20 World Cup 2022 campaign against each other on October 23. The match turned out to be an epic contest between the two teams and a see-saw battle unfolded that saw many twists and turns. In the end, the Indian team emerged victorious, thanks to Virat Kohli's unbeaten 82. The loss to India was one of the two that Pakistan have incurred so far and their star player Shan Masood has claimed that a lot of things went in the favour of Rohit Sharma & Co. in that match.India skipper Rohit Sharma put Pakistan to bat first after winning the toss. India did well with the ball in restricting Pakistan to a score of 159/8. The final overs of the match saw some dramatic incidents take place, be it Kohli's twin sixes to Haris Rauf or Mohammad Nawaz's no-ball i...