Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, and 12 other ex-cricket captains earn praise from Pakistanis for letter demanding humane treatment for Imran Khan. Their Pakistani counterparts called ‘shameless’.
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”.
Pakistan’s cricketing community was divided Rachin Ravindra's injury. While some criticised the PCB for poor infrastructure, others defended the board, calling it a freak accident.
Due to logistical challenges with the English and Australian teams' arrival, the tournament’s traditional opening ceremony and the customary captains' day will be scrapped, reported Dawn.
Gillespie’s resignation comes a month after former white ball coach Gary Kirsten’s resignation. The general consensus is: ‘Not a day where this board doesn’t sabotage the team’.
What really troubles me is the idea of an actor with British citizenship representing India at the UK’s national film awards ceremony, all while wearing an Italian designer.
Initial talks held on the possibility of India entering the programme that was started in 2017 between France, Germany and Spain to ensure European sovereignty in defence and security.
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