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  • PCB medical chief says was compelled to resign after PSL bubble breach although he was not accountable

    Pakistan Cricket Board’s medical chief, Dr Sohail Saleem has claimed that the PCB had compelled him to resign after a bio-bubble breach led to the postponement of the Pakistan Super League in March although he was not liable for the fiasco.
    Saleem, who headed the PCB’s medical and sports activities sciences division, was the one official to resign within the wake of the bio-bubble breach which compelled the postponement of the PSL-6 in Karachi.
    “I didn’t resign myself. The truth is soon after the postponement the PCB CEO Wasim Khan told me to resign. I knew that I had no choice because if I didn’t I would be sacked,” Saleem stated on ‘Geo News’ channel.
    The PCB needed to postpone PSL-6 abruptly after a number of gamers, together with foreigners Fawad Ahmed, Tom Banton, Lewis Gregory and a few native gamers and officers had contracted the virus regardless of remaining in a bio-secure bubble.
    Saleem stated whereas he had designed the blueprint for the PSL-6 bio-secure bubble, he was by no means liable for its monitoring and execution.“I only gave them the blueprint. It was the responsibility of the PCB to run it. If they were breaches it is their responsibility not mine,” stated Saleem.
    He stated he felt damage on the method he was compelled to resign by the Board after serving for 22 years.
    “I had raised objections to some of the franchises conducting commercial shoots at the hotel and also on some other matters but no one listened to me. Yet today, I am blamed for the breaches,” he stated.
    He famous that the PCB was now prepared to pay an enormous sum of money to a international firm to design and run the bio-secure bubble for the remaining matches of the PSL-6 in June.
    Saleem additionally claimed that regardless of his pleas, the PCB had refused to share the findings of the two-member inquiry committee fashioned to probe the bio-secure bubble breach.

  • PSL 6 bio-bubble was damaged and compromised on a number of events: PCB

    An impartial truth discovering committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that the bio-bubble arrange for the PSL 6 was damaged and compromised on a number of events.
    The two-member committee of infectious ailments specialists was constituted by the PCB to probe what went unsuitable with the bio-secure bubble in PSL 6.
    The closing report of Dr Syed Faisal Mahmood and Dr Salma Muhammad Abbas was submitted to the PCB chairman Ehsan Mani on March 31.
    The PCB chief will now research the report and share the small print with the board members earlier than any closing determination is taken.
    But a supply aware of the findings of the committee stated that whereas it had not blamed any explicit particular person, the report had confirmed that there have been a number of events when the bio-secure bubble was compromised in the course of the match in Karachi.
    The supply stated the committee had additionally made suggestions on how the board can guarantee a protected and safe bio-secure bubble for stakeholders when the PSL 6 resumes in June.
    The PSL 6 was postponed by the PCB in early March after simply 10 of the 34 matches had been accomplished following an increase in COVID-19 instances within the occasion.
    The PCB needed to postpone PSL 6 abruptly after a number of gamers, together with foreigners Fawad Ahmed, Tom Banton, Lewis Gregory and a few native gamers and officers had contracted the virus regardless of remaining in a bio-secure bubble.
    Interestingly, the supply stated the specialists had talked about that some stakeholders had even introduced to note of some PCB officers concerning the bio-secure breaches however they didn’t reply proactively.
    The PCB has stated that it will take motion in opposition to these staff discovered to be answerable for not implementing the bio-secure bubble correctly.
    Dr Sohail Saleem, who’s head of the PCB’s medical and sports activities sciences division, has already submitted his resignation to the board chairman after the PSL was postponed on March 4.

  • PSL 2021 postponed after three extra gamers check constructive for COVID-19

    The Pakistan Super League 2021 has been postponed with speedy impact after three extra unnamed gamers examined constructive for the COVID-19 on Thursday, taking the full depend to seven.
    “The decision was made after seven cases were reported in the competition, which had started on 20 February,” an official launch from the PCB acknowledged.
    The PCB mentioned in a press release that the three gamers are from two completely different groups and they’re going to now self-isolate themselves for 10 days.
    “The three players were not part of the sides that featured in Wednesday’s HBL Pakistan Super League 6 double-header, and had been tested in the afternoon after showing symptoms,” the PCB mentioned.
    Earlier, England batsman Tom Banton had claimed that he was one of many two international gamers who had examined constructive for COVID-19 within the ongoing PSL 2021 and he has been put below isolation.
    PCB had introduced on Tuesday that two international gamers and one member of the help employees had examined constructive for the virus. On Monday, Australian leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed had examined constructive for the virus.
    (with PTI inputs)

  • 2 extra international cricketers constructive for virus in Pakistan

    Two extra international cricketers and one staffer examined constructive for the coronavirus within the Pakistan Super League on Tuesday.
    One unnamed participant was from Islamabad United, whereas the opposite two’s names and groups weren’t recognized by Pakistan Cricket Board media and communications director Sami Ul Hasan.
    They convey to 4 the variety of identified infections within the league after Australian legspinner Fawad Ahmed examined constructive on Saturday. His Islamabad facet had its scheduled sport towards Quetta Gladiators on Monday postponed to Tuesday.
    Hasan mentioned that sport will go forward, and the league will proceed with testing each three days. Spectators may also proceed to be allowed.
    All 4 individuals who examined constructive are in 10-day isolation.

  • PSL sport postponed after Ahmed assessments constructive for COVID-19

    A Pakistan Super League sport was postponed Monday after Australian legspinner Fawad Ahmed examined constructive for COVID-19 and was put in isolation.
    Islamabad United was to satisfy Quetta Gladiators however the Pakistan Cricket Board rescheduled the sport for Tuesday after first suspending it by two hours.
    “One of our players, Fawad Ahmed tested positive … and was immediately put in isolation two days ago,” Islamabad United mentioned in a press release.
    The PCB mentioned all remaining members of Islamabad United and your entire Quetta Gladiators squad examined adverse.
    The cricket board additionally mentioned that the choice to reschedule Monday’s sport was made with an purpose to permit gamers “sufficient time to relax, refocus and regroup following the testing and in the best interest of the competition.”
    In his solely look within the PSL this 12 months, Ahmed took 1-40 towards Peshawar Zalmi on Saturday. Islamabad misplaced by six wickets.
    It’s the primary COVID-19 constructive take a look at in Pakistan’s premier Twenty20 league, which started on Feb. 20.
    Players and participant assist personnel of the 4 remaining groups — Karachi Kings, Lahore Qalandars, Peshawar Zalmi and Multan Sultans — together with match officers may even bear speedy COVID-19 assessments on Monday night.
    On Feb. 21, Peshawar captain Wahab Riaz and head coach Daren Sammy have been allowed to rejoin their squad after their enchantment towards a quarantine for breaching COVID-19 protocols was accepted by the PCB.
    Riaz and Sammy breached the crew’s bio-secure bubble on Feb. 19 after they met with their crew proprietor, who was not a part of the bubble. But they rejoined the crew following two adverse COVID-19 assessments after they have been spared the three-day quarantine when their enchantment was accepted by the PSL committee.

  • ‘I have no time for you as a human’: Dale Steyn slams Kiwi commentator over tasteless comment in PSL

    Dale Steyn, made his Pakistan Super League (PSL) debut on Friday when he represented the Quetta Gladiators within the 2021 season. However, it was his coiffure that turned the subject of dialogue greater than his on-field efficiency.
    This was after former New Zealand cricketer, and present commentator, Simon Doull, remarked that Steyn was having “a little mid-life crisis with that hair”. A clip bought viral on social media wherein Doull and Gower may be heard speaking about Steyn’s new coiffure.
    “Mid-life crisis with that hair,” Doull quipped and in reply, Gower referred to as it ‘Lockdown hairs’.
    Thereafter, the cameras focussed on Steyn, who was sitting contained in the dressing room.

    .@DaleSteyn62 reacts on this remark by @Sdoull, requested him to do his job#PSL6 #PSL2021 #MatchDikhao pic.twitter.com/IaIHtU8OmE
    — muzamilasif (@muzamilasif4) February 27, 2021
    However, this didn’t go down properly with the Protea pacer, who lashed out at Doull and took to Twitter to vent his ire.
    “If your job is to talk about the game, then do that. But if you use that airtime to abuse anyone for their weight, sexual choices, ethnic backgrounds, lifestyle etc or even hairstyles, then im afraid I have no time for you as a human. You and anyone else like that to be fair,” Steyn wrote.

    If your job is to speak in regards to the sport, then do this.But for those who use that airtime to abuse anybody for his or her weight, sexual decisions, ethnic backgrounds, way of life and so forth and even hairstyles, then im afraid I’ve no time for you as a human.You and anybody else like that to be truthful.
    — Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) February 27, 2021
    “That’s all I have to say. It was a great time last night, fantastic to play in front of crowds again, cricket is so much better that way. We lost but hopeful to pull it together in our remaining games. Thanx for the support Have a great weekend everyone,” he wrote in one other tweet.

    That’s all I’ve to say.
    It was a good time final night time, incredible to play in entrance of crowds once more, cricket is so significantly better that means.We misplaced however hopefull to tug it collectively in our remaining video games.Thanx for the assistHave an awesome weekend everybody
    — Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) February 27, 2021
    Steyn went on to snare two wickets however conceded 44 runs in his 4 overs. However, the Gladiators misplaced the match towards Peshawar Zalmi, who chased down 199. Quetta Gladiators are on the backside of the desk.
    Scores briefly:
    Quetta Gladiators 198-7, 20 overs (Sarfaraz Ahmed 81, Azam Khan 47, Faf du Plessis 37; Saqib Mahmood 3-34, Wahab Riaz 2-54)
    Peshawar Zalmi 202-7, 19.3 overs (Haider Ali 50, Imam ul Haq 41, Sherfane Rutherford 36 not out, Shoaib Malik 34, Wahab Riaz 20; Dale Steyn 2-44)
    Player of the match – Haider Ali (Peshawar Zalmi)

  • ‘No time for you as a human’: Dale Steyn lashes out at commentator for comment on coiffure throughout PSL 2021

    Image Source : TWITTER/GETTY IMAGES Dale Steyn hit out on the commentator for making a comment on his coiffure throughout the 2021 Pakistan Super League.
    South Africa quick bowler Dale Steyn lashed out at a commentator after the latter made a comment on his coiffure throughout a 2021 Pakistan Super League match on Friday. Steyn took to Twitter to answer to the remark.
    During the sport between Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi, commentator Simon Doull made a comment on Steyn’s lengthy hair. He was heard saying, “mid-life crisis, with that hair” because the digital camera pointed in direction of Steyn within the dressing room. A fellow commentator additional stated, “lockdown hair.”

    Post the sport, Steyn requested followers on social media to establish the commentator who made the comment, and additional posted a stern message as soon as a number of followers posted the video-clip of the second from the sport.

    “If your job is to talk about the game, then do that. But if you use that airtime to abuse anyone for their weight, sexual choices, ethnic backgrounds, lifestyle etc or even hairstyles, then im afraid I have no time for you as a human. You and anyone else like that to be fair,” Steyn wrote on his official Twitter profile.

    “That’s all I have to say. It was a great time last night, fantastic to play in front of crowds again, cricket is so much better that way. We lost but hopefull (sic) to pull it together in our remaining games. Thanx for the support. Have a great weekend everyone,” he wrote in one other tweet.

    Steyn took two wickets however conceded 44 runs within the sport in opposition to Peshawar Zalmi, because the latter chased down the goal with three deliveries to spare. This was Steyn’s first match within the ongoing PSL season.
    Since the restart of cricket following COVID-19 outbreak, Steyn has solely featured in franchise cricket. He represented the Royal Challengers Bangalore within the 2020 Indian Premier League earlier than enjoying two video games for the Kandy Tuskers within the inaugural season of the Lanka Premier League.

  • Arshad Iqbal bowls weird full toss, ball flies over batsman’s head | Watch

    Image Source : TWITTER Arshad Iqbal
    Babar Azam hit his second successive half-century within the Pakistan Super League and anchored Karachi Kings to a seven-wicket win over Multan Sultans on Saturday.
    Babar’s unbeaten 90 off 60 balls — together with 13 fours and a six — led Karachi to 198-3 with seven balls to spare in one more profitable chase in Pakistan’s premier Twenty20 league.

    Multan had earlier spoiled a blistering begin and had been restricted to 195-6 as Karachi skipper Imad Wasim adopted a well-known script of captains placing the opposition in to bat after profitable the toss.
    Meanwhile, in the course of the sixteenth over of the Multan’s innings, Arshad Iqbal, whereas attempting to drag off a back-of-the-hand slower ball, bowled a weird full toss supply towards Shoaib Maqsood. 
    Iqbal additionally obtained a warning from the on-field umpire. The right-arm medium pacer finally completed with figures of two/36.

    In the second innings, Englishman Joe Clarke (54 off 26 balls) took the sport away from Multan by combining in an electrifying stand of 97 runs with Babar. Clarke smashed 4 sixes towards spinners Shahid Afridi and Khushdil Shah and likewise hit three boundaries in his strong half-century earlier than he was caught at brief high quality leg whereas trying to ramp a sluggish bouncer from Shanawaz Dhani (2-28).
    Earlier, Multan did not money in on Chris Lynn’s strong begin (32 off 14 balls) and had been cruising alongside at 72-1 within the first six overs of batting powerplay.
    James Vince (45) and skipper Mohammad Rizwan (43) each fell in successive overs of quick bowler Arshad Iqbal (2-36) as Multan slipped to 133-3 within the 14th over.
    Karachi got here again strongly within the final 5 overs with their quick bowlers leaking just one boundary. Left-arm quick bowler Mohammad Amir, who earlier began with a maiden over, bowled seven vast balls in his subsequent three overs however obtained the dangerman Shahid Afridi (3) within the nineteenth over to complete with 1-34.
    After its third loss, Multan slipped to fifth within the six-team occasion with a solitary win towards Lahore Qalandars, who’re on account of meet Islamabad United in Saturday’s different league match.
    (With AP Inputs)

  • Moin Khan’s son Azam hits enormous six towards Wahab Riaz, ball lands out of stadium | Watch

    Image Source : TWITTER/PSL Azam Khan
    Quetta Gladiators’ Azam Khan, son of ex-Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Moin Khan, smashed a big six towards Peshawar Zalmi within the eighth match of the continued Pakistan Super League (PSL). 

    Azam performed a quick-fire 26-ball 47 that included 2 monstrous sixes and 6 fours. In the fifteenth over bowled by Wahab Riaz, Azam nailed a six that landed straight on the roof after which bobbled out of the venue. Picking up Wahab’s size early, the right-hander hit a 98-metre six on the National Stadium.

    “On the roof! That’s one of the biggest sixes the NSK has ever seen!” wrote the official Twitter deal with of Pakistan Super League whereas sharing its video.

    Azam’s second six was additionally a big one as he drilled a size ball over long-off for a most. On the final supply of the sixteenth over bowled by Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Azam continued his boundary spree and cleared the fence once more.

    The 22-year-old was ultimately dismissed within the final over when he miscued the slog and hit it straight to fielder Kohler-Cadmore.

    Quetta, after being put to bat first in Karachi, posted a hefty 198-run whole on the scoreboard as skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed scored 81 off simply 40 deliveries, laced with 12 fours and a six. 

    Earlier, Saim Ayub hit 21 whereas Faf du Plessis scored 37 to collect runs within the Powerplay. After the duo’s departure, it was skipper Sarfaraz and Azam who accelerated the run-flow with their whirlwind knocks. For Zalmi, Saqib Mahmood picked up three wickets — all within the final over of the innings — and Wahab Riaz plucked two. 

  • Shahid Afridi expresses displeasure after umpire refuses to take cap

    Pakistan’s flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi is just not happy with the International Cricket Council (ICC) rule that bars umpires from taking caps from gamers throughout a match because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    The former Pakistan captain, who’s enjoying for Multan Sultans within the ongoing Pakistan Super League right here, was not blissful on Tuesday night time when, throughout their match in opposition to Peshawar Zalmi, the umpires refused to take his cap when he got here on to bowl.
    “Dear ICC wondering why the umpires are not allowed to hold the bowler’s cap even though they are in the same bubble as the players and management and even shake hands at the end of the game?” he tweeted on Wednesday.

    Dear @ICC questioning why the umpires will not be allowed to carry bowlers cap regardless that they’re in the identical bubble because the gamers/administration and even shake palms on the finish of the sport? 🤷‍♂️
    — Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) February 24, 2021
    Some different gamers within the PSL have additionally expressed shock over the ICC rule which is being enforced due to the pandemic.