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  • PSL 2024: Babar Azam Called ‘Zimbabar’ By Fan; Angry Batter Threatens To Hit Him With Bottle; Watch | cricket news

    Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam lost his cool during a Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2024 as he was poked by fans calling him ‘Zimbabar’. The Peshawar Zalmi skipper did not take the comments lightly and threatened to throw a water bottle at the fans who were poking. Babar was seen riled up for a second but he got himself together after looking agitated by the troll comments by the fans.

    Watch the video here:

    Kalesh b/w Babar Azam And One of guy from Crowd over he was Calling him “Zimbabar” during PSL match pic.twitter.com/mtR99WDmoW Ghar Ke Kalesh (@gharkekalesh) February 24, 2024

    Why Was He Called Zimbabar?

    Babar Azam burst onto the international cricket scene in 2015, showcasing immense talent and promise as a batsman for Pakistan. Initially hailed as a potential successor to Virat Kohli’s dominance in world cricket, Babar was anticipated to excel across all formats of the game. However, in recent years, he has faced criticism for his inconsistent performances, particularly in crucial matches for Pakistan. (Will CSK Captain MS Dhoni Retire After IPL 2024? Here’s What We Know)

    While he continues to shine in less pressure-intensive or inconsequential games, his inability to deliver during pivotal moments has tarnished his reputation. Fans on social media often troll him for scoring runs against weaker teams when he gets out early against big teams like Australia, England, etc.

    Recent Controversy In PCB

    Former Pakistan all-rounder and Director of Cricket Mohammed Hafeez slammed ex-director of Cricket Mickey Arthur and ex-skipper Babar Azam for not paying attention to the fitness levels of the team.

    Recently, Hafeez was removed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) from his position following a clean sweep loss to Australia in a three-Test series Down Under and another loss to New Zealand in the five-match T20I series. He was appointed as the Director of Cricket just after Arthur’s tenure ended following a mixed-bag Cricket World Cup campaign in India.

    Speaking to ARY Sports Channel, Hafeez said, “When I took over as director (in 2023) and we reached Australia, I told the team trainer to give me a report on the players’ fitness standards and prepare a new fitness regimen.”

    “He told me that the former captain (Babar) and head coach (Arthur) had told him six months ago that fitness is not the priority at the moment and let the players play as they wanted,” added the former all-rounder.

    Hafeez asserted that fitness is a modern-day priority for all cricket teams. He said that the body fat levels of players were checked and skin folds of players were high, mostly 1.5 times the accepted limit.

    “Fitness in modern-day cricket is a top priority for all teams,” said Hafeez. (PSL 2024: Hawk-Eye Issues Apology To PCB Following Mistake Which Cost Islamabad United A Loss Against Quetta Gladiator)

    “When the fat levels of the players were checked, the skin fold of all of them was high – for most players it was 1.5 times the limit. They were unfit and some of them couldn’t complete a 2 KM trial run. You will suffer defeats if the fitness is like that,” he concluded. Pakistan’s next assignment is a tour to England in May this year, during which four T20Is were played. (With ANI inputs)

  • Watch: Shaheen Afridi consoles Babar Azam after PSL exit

    Lahore Qalandars knocked out Peshawar Zalmi out of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) after beating them by 4 wickets within the elimination playoff on Friday.

    As a consequence Lahore will tackle Multan Sultans within the ultimate on Saturday in a repeat of final 12 months’s title match.

    Unheralded opening batter Mirza Baig (54) hit his maiden PSL half-century to steer Lahore to 176-6. Lahore turned the primary workforce to chase efficiently in eight PSL video games at Lahore this season.

    Peshawar put up 171-5, led by Mohammad Haris with 85 off 54 balls after skipper Babar Azam selected to bat first in overcast circumstances.

    “After 10 overs the ball reversed a little bit for the pacers and it became a little difficult,” Babar mentioned. “In the top, our bowling was not on top of things, we had been good for eight to 9 overs within the subject, however not the total 20 (overs).

    It was Shaheen Shah Afridi who completed the sport in fashion with a straight 4 and a six off consecutive balls in opposition to Irshad, who returned an costly 1-42.

    A video which went viral on social media after the sport exhibits Shaheen Afridi consoling his counterpart Babar Azam after the sport.

    Watch the heart-warming video right here:

    Babar and Shaheen 🤩

    Unbreakable bond 🤝#LQvPZpic.twitter.com/iGcHYbcX56

    — Cricket Pakistan (@cricketpakcompk) March 17, 2023

    In this version of the PSL, Babar Azam scored 522 runs throughout 11 matches at a median of 52.20 and a strike fee of 145.40.

  • Watch: Hasan Ali and Rassie van der Dussen mix to take a surprising catch

    Islamabad United quick bowler Hasan Ali mixed with Rassie van der Dussen to take a surprising catch close to the boundary to dismiss Karachi Kings’ Irfan Khan throughout the Pakistan Super League sport (PSL) on Friday.

    Irfan Khan had mistimed one among Tom Curran’s supply. The ball went excessive up within the air and Hasan Ali chased after it to take the catch. But as he approached the boundary rope, he realised the ball was going over the boundary. He dived to catch the ball outdoors the sphere of play and earlier than he fell on the bottom, threw the ball again to van der Dussen whereas in mid-air to finish a surprising catch.

    Irfan, who was trying good until that time, was dismissed for 30 courtesy of the gorgeous effort. However, the Kings posted a mammoth complete of 201/5 on the board within the first innings. Skipper Imad Wasim scored 92 of simply 54 deliveries and remained not out on the finish of 20 overs. In his blistering knock, Wasim scored 11 boundaries and two towering sixes.

    Catch hai, catch hai! 😮

    Excellent work by @RealHa55an! #SabSitarayHumaray l #HBLPSL8 I #IUvKK pic.twitter.com/gUFCcHnogu

    — PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 3, 2023

    However, in reply United chased down the mammoth complete with 4 balls remaining and gained by six wickets. Wicket-keeper batter Azam Khan scored 72 not out of 41 balls to take his aspect house. He scored eight boundaries and 4 large sixes in his innings.

    “I think it is all about practice. I try to keep calm in the practice games back in Karachi. I will rate the Quetta innings higher. Basically, I was trying to ask Faheem to take singles. I wanted to take on Tabraiz. I was confident about Asif. He took out some pressure from me,” Azam Khan mentioned after receiving the Player Of the Match award.

    After the win, Islamabad United are third within the desk whereas Karachi Kings are caught at fifth.

  • Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United Live Score PSL 2023: Explosive begin from Babar Azam and Mohammad Haris

    Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United T20 Live Cricket Score Online and Updates: Catch all of the stay motion between Peshawar and Islamabad from Karachi.

    Peshawar Zalmi (Playing XI): Mohammad Haris(w), Babar Azam(c), Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Rovman Powell, James Neesham, Dasun Shanaka, Wahab Riaz, Sufiyan Muqeem, Usman Qadir, Arshad Iqbal

    Islamabad United (Playing XI): Colin Munro, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rassie van der Dussen, Shadab Khan(c), Azam Khan(w), Asif Ali, Mubasir Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Tom Curran, Hasan Ali, Rumman Raees

  • WATCH: Opening sport of PSL 8 will get delayed as a part of floodlight catches hearth

    The eighth season of the Pakistan Super League acquired off to fiery begin. Literally. The first match of the 2023 season of the PSL needed to be delayed as a result of a portion of the floodlights on the Multan Cricket Stadium caught hearth as a result of fireworks from the opening ceremony, in accordance with media experiences in Pakistan.

    Videos posted on social media confirmed panic among the many followers as part of the floodlights burned.

    ملتان اسٹیڈیم میں پی ایس ایل کی افتتاحی تقریب کے دوران ہونے والی آتش بازی کے باعث فلڈ لائٹس میں آگ لگ گئی… ریسکیو عملے نے آگ پر قابو پا لیا ہے#PSL8 pic.twitter.com/Td940KTWKP

    — Qadir Khawaja (@iamqadirkhawaja) February 13, 2023

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    The hearth was doused after the fireplace brigade was known as in. The drama led to a delay within the sport between Lahore Qalandars and Multan Sultans. The sport was equally as dramatic because the construct up, with the Lahore franchise prevailing by one run. The sport boiled right down to the house facet needing six runs off the ultimate ball and regardless of Khushdil Shah hitting the ultimate ball for a boundary, it was not sufficient.

    For Lahore, who batted first, Fakhar Zaman had set the tone with a 42-ball 66-run knock, with 5 sixes and three fours.

    On Tuesday, Karachi Kings will tackle Peshawar Zalmi.

  • PSL: Jason Roy’s quickfire 116 will get Quetta Gladiators over end line

    England’s Jason Roy, representing Quetta Gladiators in a Pakistani Super League match in opposition to Lahore Qalandars, devastated the latter’s bowling assault as he scored a quickfire 116 off simply 57 balls.
    Batting first, the Qalandars had scored 204/5 in 20 overs however Roy’s elegant innings, which consisted of 11 fours and eight sixes, took the match away from them. He was lastly caught by Haris Rauf off David Wiese’s supply within the sixteenth over. Roy had lapped it and ended up discovering the person at quick fantastic leg.
    The Gladiators gained a good match with simply 3 balls to spare with 7 wickets in hand and the credit score in addition to plaudits will all go to Roy’s outstanding innings.

    Jason Roy out for 116 (57) – an innings of fantastic energy!
    Quetta Gladiators want 31 runs in 23 balls#PSL #QGvLQ pic.twitter.com/lTbAtcpATx
    — PakPassion.web (@PakPassion) February 7, 2022

    GOT HIM! What an evening it was for @JasonRoy20 👌🏼 Receives cheers from throughout! #HBLPSL7 l #LevelHai l #QGvLQ pic.twitter.com/ArQvYTYrwa
    — PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 7, 2022

    Roy oh Roy! #HBLPSL7 l #LevelHai l #QGvLQ pic.twitter.com/lcRXeLHBsz
    — PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 7, 2022
    Roy had joined the Quetta Gladiators squad on Sunday forward of this important match. His arrival helped Quetta change their plans as he offered a distinct dimension to an in any other case peculiar Gladiator facet.

    ROY-al remedy 👑 #HBLPSL7 l #LevelHai l #QGvLQ pic.twitter.com/lDylyYFbZg
    — PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 7, 2022
    The Englishman returned from worldwide responsibility as he was a part of England’s T20 International squad who had been up in opposition to the West Indians.

    Monster knock from Jason Roy!#PSL2022 pic.twitter.com/SALtrza6Sk
    — T20 Player Index (@T20PlayerIndex) February 7, 2022

    In the five-match T20I sequence, Roy produced a fluctuating efficiency; he scored 6 within the first T20I and adopted that up with a 45-run knock which included six boundaries and two maximums. The third T20I noticed Roy’s wicket fall for 19 runs as England had been chasing a goal of 225 runs by the West Indies. Roy then struck a 42-ball half-century within the fourth whereas ending the sequence with a two-boundary hit cameo.

  • Watch: Fire breaks out inside Karachi’s National Stadium

    Just two days earlier than the primary recreation of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season, a fireplace broke out inside Karachi’s National Stadium. According to a report on Cricket Pakistan web site, the fireplace contained in the make-shift commentary field was precipitated as a consequence of quick circuit within the energy strains through the preparations.
    Following this incident, a PCB spokesperson confirmed {that a} fireplace brigade car and personnel have been deployed on the stadium to cope with any emergency from now onward, in line with the aforementioned web site.
    It needs to be famous that the commentary field on the third ground of the National Stadium has been moved to the bottom as a consequence of being a part of the biosecure bubble of commentators and broadcasters.

    Fire erupted in National Stadium final night time. Situation beneath management now#PSL7 #LevelHai pic.twitter.com/qSJmTdne1j
    — muzamilasif (@muzamilasif4) January 26, 2022
    The event is scheduled to kickstart with the Multan Sultans taking over the Karachi Kings whereas the surge in Covid-19 instances has been a priority for the PCB director, Ramiz Raja.

  • Six-team Pakistan Super League set for Karachi, Lahore

    The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) says”sturdy” Covid-19 well being and security protocols are in place forward of its month-long home Twenty20 competitors in Karachi and Lahore, with a number of international cricketers collaborating in a six-team occasion.
    “In the present-day environment, all international sport events are going ahead because there is more awareness and information about the pandemic,” PCB chairman Ramiz Raja advised The Associated Press on the eve of Pakistan Super League (PSL).
    Karachi will host the primary leg of the match starting Thursday earlier than the league strikes to Lahore on Feb. 10. Lahore may also host the playoffs and the ultimate on Feb. 27.
    Last 12 months the PSL was postponed in March after six gamers examined optimistic for COVID-19 in a bio-secure bubble, and the league was switched to Abu Dhabi in June.

    The PCB has employed the identical firm for the seventh version of its marquee occasion which efficiently created the bio-secure preparations in Abu Dhabi final 12 months.
    “The PCB, despite delivering 267 matches in 10 domestic events in 2021, is not taking anything for granted,” Raja mentioned.
    “We have designed and put in place robust health and safety protocols for the well-being of all (PSL) participants.”The virus has already triggered issues earlier than the primary recreation between defending champion Multan Sultans and Karachi Kings kicks off at National Stadium on Thursday.
    At least three gamers, together with Peshawar Zalmi’s wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal, and 5 assist workers members examined optimistic final Saturday when the groups started to assemble in Karachi.
    The match’s technical committee has allowed Peshawar to incorporate Pakistan worldwide Imam-ul-Haq as a substitute for Akmal.
    A spike in optimistic COVID-19 circumstances in Karachi pressured authorities to impose lockdowns in high-risk areas. The authorities had initially allowed full crowds within the PSL, however as a result of spike within the optimistic circumstances, now solely 25% of spectators might be allowed contained in the stadium which implies round 8,000 followers might be allowed to attend.

    Pakistan has reported 1,381,152 circumstances and 29,122 deaths from the coronavirus because the pandemic started in 2020.Unlike the final two seasons when the PSL was performed over two legs, the PCB has no plans to both postpone or cancel the occasion this 12 months in case there are COVID-19 outbreaks among the many gamers. It has been deliberate that the league will restart after every week’s break by resetting the bio-bubble from scratch.
    While there are 20 gamers every within the six groups, within the occasion of any outbreaks, matches might be allowed to go forward if 13 gamers can be found on both sides.
    Despite the specter of virus surrounding the PSL, Raja sees the presence of international gamers as a optimistic facet for Pakistan which might be internet hosting 4 main nations this 12 months, together with Australia for the primary time in Pakistan since 1998.
    Johnson Charles of West Indies, New Zealand’s Colin Munro, Rilee Rossouw of South Africa and Chris Jordan and Alex Hales of England are among the international cricketers who might be enjoying within the PSL.
    The PSL has seen a number of Pakistan cricketers emerge internationally through the years with bowlers like Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali and Shahnawaz Dahani amongst them. And Raja sees the extent of shut competitors among the many six franchises to develop.
    “The PSL has strengthened its reputation and profile as one of the most competitive and challenging leagues, which makes it exciting to follow locally and internationally,” he mentioned.
    Pakistan received three main ICC awards final week with Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan being voted ODI and T20 cricketers of 2021, respectively, and Shaheen Afridi taking the celebrated Sir Garfield award for cricketer of the 12 months.
    All three might be main their groups within the PSL with Babar captaining Karachi Kings, Rizwan defending the title by main Multan whereas Shaheen has been named because the skipper of Lahore Qalandars.
    Islamabad United might be led by Shadab Khan and Quetta Gladiators  “for which legendary Shahid Afridi will be playing ” might be captained by former Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed. (AP)

  • Shahid Afridi’s empathy with Taliban features heavy criticism

    Shahid Afridi, former Pakistan cricket crew captain, in a press release shocked the world as he claimed “Taliban have come with a very positive mind.”
    In a video shared by Pakistani journalist Naila Inayat the retired cricketer was additional seen lauding Taliban’s new regime saying, “They’re allowing ladies to work in various fields including politics.”

    ❝Taliban have include a really constructive thoughts. They’re permitting women to work. And I consider Taliban like cricket rather a lot❞ Shahid Afridi. He ought to be Taliban’s subsequent PM. pic.twitter.com/OTV8zDw1yu
    — Naila Inayat (@nailainayat) August 30, 2021

    Afridi’s assertion comes as a shocker amidst unrest in Afghanistan following suicide bombing on airport and crammed evacuation.
    The 46-year-old, who shall be taking part in his final match for Pakistan Super League mentioned, “Taliban loves cricket.” He additional inspired their involvement and mentioned it might assist cricket develop in Pakistan each when it comes to finance and a sport.

  • Karachi Kings qualify for PSL playoffs, knock out Lahore Qalandars

    Defending champion Karachi Kings squeaked into the Pakistan Super League playoffs after beating Quetta Gladiators by 14 runs in its do-or-die final league recreation on Saturday.
    Karachi completed on 10 factors alongside Lahore Qalandars, however its higher internet run-rate knocked out the 2020 finalist from the playoffs.
    Quetta completed on the underside of the desk with solely two wins from 10 video games.
    Danish Aziz’s whirlwind knock of 45 runs off 13 balls lifted Karachi to 176-7. The left-hander smacked 33 runs in Jack Wildermuth’s penultimate over of the innings from 4 consecutive sixes and two boundaries.
    Quetta, which made 5 modifications in its final league recreation, ended up at 162-7. Captain Sarfaraz Ahmed was unbeaten on 51 off 33 balls.
    Quetta debutant left-arm spinner Arish Ali Khan grabbed 4-28 as Karachi slipped to 121-5 within the seventeenth over. But Aziz’s masterful knock turned the tide in Karachi’s favor.
    Wildermuth was introduced into the assault instead of quick bowler Naseem Shah, who pulled a calf muscle simply earlier than he was about to bowl the penultimate over, and limped off the sector.
    Fast bowler Mohammad Ilyas (3-39) ran via the Quetta prime order and Arshad Iqbal chipped in with 2-39.
    Fast bowler Mohammad Amir twice got here near his first wicket in 5 PSL video games, however first Wildermuth efficiently overturned an lbw choice via tv referral and Amir dropped a sitter off his personal bowling off the following supply to finish up with 0-21.
    Later Saturday, PSL chief Islamabad United beat second-placed Multan Sultans by 4 wickets to consolidate its spot on the prime of the standings.
    Mohammad Wasim took 4-31 from 4 overs as Islamabad restricted Multan to 149 from its 20 overs after captain Shadab Khan received the toss and elected to discipline first.
    Shan Masood prime scored for Multan with 59 off 37 balls, with six boudaries and three sixes, however the opener misplaced companions recurrently because the Sultans innings by no means received going.
    Khan led the reply for Islamabad with 35 from 27 blls and shared helpful patnerships with Muhammad Akhlaq (26) and Hussain Talat (34) to win with two balls to spare.
    The two groups meet once more on Monday in a qualifying remaining, with Karachi to play Peshawar in an elimination remaining on Tuesday.