No one expected Pakistan to win—including the Pakistanis. When Shehbaz Sharif congratulated the team on its ‘electrifying’ performance, people could not resist taking a dig.
In the AI-generated image, Ellyse Perry is down on one knee with a ring as Babar Azam stands with his hand extended in a cricket ground. Both are seen wearing jerseys of Australia's Big Bash League.
Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were the only two Category A players. After their demotion, there are no players in the category, marking a first in the 21-year history of Pakistan’s contract system.
Calling Pakistan’s Champions Trophy performance “disappointing”, former pacer Shoaib Akhtar said the team is playing a “different kind of cricket, not the ones other teams are playing”.
"There are 11 players, and each of them has a role," Babar Azam refuses to take responsibility for the Pakistan cricket team's defeat in the T20 World Cup.
Afridi said he wants the ICC Champions Trophy be held in Pakistan with India's participation. He also hoped that Babar Azam wins his next trophy on home ground but that he must improve his game.
Armenia has procured significant defence equipment from India, including artillery guns, multi-barrel rocket launchers, air defence system, sniper rifles, weapons locating radars, anti-drone weapons.
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
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