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Gavaskar backs Rohit Sharma for India captaincy
BIPIN DANI
All's not well in the Indian team. The reports coming from the UAE, where the IPL teams are playing, not only R. Ashwin but two more senior players are reported to have had reservations over Virat Kohli's captaincy.
First, Ashwin's name came as he had revolted against Virat Kohli and had complained to the BCCI secretary (Jay Shah) about feeling insecure. Ashwin was not included in the final eleven in any of the four Test matches in England.
Kohli had a fallout with the selectors for the inclusion of Ashwin in the T20 World Cup squad as the Indian captain wanted leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal for the mega event.
Kohli had reportedly accused the player of not showing enough intent in the World Test Championship final against New Zealand in June this year.
Now, it is also being reported in the media that Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane are not happy with Kohli in the team.
Pujara was dealing with some harsh criticism for his slow batting, India's Test deputy-skipper Ajinkya Rahane was struggling to score runs in the longest format. Both were treated very harshly by the skipper in the dressing room.
Interestingly, the coach Ravi Shastri has failed to pacify the situation and Kohli has announced to quit the captaincy after the World Cup.
Now, we hear that the BCCI treasurer has denied the controversy, but there can't be a smoke without fire. There can't be any evidence of the complaints, and even if the evidence is there, can anyone believe that the BCCI would revealt it?
Adding fuel to the controversy, legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar has voiced his opinion to change the captain for next month's T-20 World Cup in the UAE.
“I think (of) Rohit Sharma (as captain) for the next two World Cups,” Gavaskar said on the Star Sports show ‘Cricket Connected’.
“You could say they (World Cups) are back-to-back, one starting in a month and another exactly a year from now. So clearly, yes, you don’t want to change too many captains at this particular stage.
“Rohit Sharma would definitely be my choice for captaincy of the Indian team for both these T20 World Cups,” Gavaskar said.
National T20: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat GFS Sindh by six wickets
ABDULLAH ASJAD
Rawalpindi:-GFS Sindh suffered their first defeat in the National T20 (2021-22) as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa recorded a comfortable six-wicket victory in the 12th match of the tournament played at the Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi on Thursday night.
Set a 151-run target, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa completed the chase in 17.4 overs with six wickets left. Opener Fakhar Zaman led the charge for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with a typically aggressive 49 off 32 balls (four fours, four sixes). The left-hander hit pacer Mohammad Hasnain for three sixes and a four in the second over the innings as Hasnain conceded 28 runs –most in an over in the tournament so far.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa batters didn’t let the early loss of their prolific captain Mohammad Rizwan affect the chase as Sahibzada Farhan, Adil Amin and Musadiq Ahmed took the side past the target.
Farhan scored 45 off 30 balls with the help of three fours and as many sixes. The right-hander added 58 runs for the third-wicket with Adil who scored 26 off 19 balls (three fours.)
Rumman Raees, Anwar Ali, Danish Aziz and Zahid Mahmood took a wicket each. This was Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s third win in four matches, Sindh too have three wins from four games.
Earlier, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa opted to bowl after winning the toss. Sharjeel Khan hit three fours in the opening over of the match bowled by Shaheen Shah Afridi. The left-hander was however pegged back by the bowlers and was eventually dismissed by Arshad Iqbal for 25.
Sindh lost Shan Masood (13) and Sarfaraz Ahmed (0) in one Asif Afridi over to crash to 41 for three (7.3 overs).
Khurram Manzoor and Saud Shakeel did the repair work by adding 56 for the fourth-wicket. The left-handed Saud was dismissed for 32 by Imran Khan Snr who then got rid of Danish Aziz the next ball.
Imran narrowly failed to take a hat-trick as Shaheen spilled a difficult chance in the slips with Anwar Ali the batter.
Anwar hit a last ball six off Mohammad Wasim Jnr as Sindh finished with what looked like an under par score midway. Asif took two wickets for 20 runs while Imran returned figures of 4-0-24-2.
Scores in Brief:
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat GFS Sindh by six wickets.
GFS Sindh 150 for 7, 20 overs (Khurram Manzoor 54, Saud Shakeel 32; Asif Afridi 2-20, Imran Khan Snr 2-24)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 156 for 4, 17.4 overs (Fakhar Zaman 49, Sahibzada Farhan 45; Rumman Raees 1-10, Anwar Ali 1-11)
Player of the Match: Fakhar Zaman
School Cricket Championship October 7 in Peshawar
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Peshawar (October 1, 2021):- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cricket Association is hosting Khyber Pakhtunkhwa School Cricket Championship 2021-22 from 7 October in 35 districts of the province. The 30-over matches will have more than 4000 players participating in 276 teams in the month-long event.
The age criteria for players’ participation in the tournament is, players born on or after 14 August 2005.
The tournament will be played at 69 venues across the province with 40 teams from private schools and 236 teams from government schools featuring. The teams have been divided into 76 pools with 510 matches to be played in the tournament.
CLIMBING - Int News 01 Oct, 2021
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Islamabad (October 1, 2021):-Sirbaz Khan, the first Pakistani to climb 9 over 8000 meters peaks including a successful expedition of Mount Dhaulagiri at an altitude of 8167 meters.
The 32 years old climber Sirbaz Khan, who belongs from Aliabad, Hunza began his professional climbing career in 2016. Sirbaz became the first Pakistani to summit Mount Lhotse, the world’s fourth-highest mountain at 8,516 meters in Nepal without using supplementary oxygen. His other 8,000 meters summits include K2, Nanga Parbat, Broad Peak, Manaslu., Anapurna, Everest Gasherbrum II, and now Dhaulagiri. On four of his 8,000m peaks expeditions, Khan had accompanied Mohammad Ali Sadpara.
List of Summits
1- Nanga Parbat 8125-M 2017
2- K2 8611-M 2018
3- Broad Peak 8047-M 2019
4- Manaslu 8163-M 2019
5- Lhotse Peak 8516-M 2019
6- Anapurna 8091- M 2021
7- Everest 8848 – M 2021
8- Gasherbrum II 8035-M
9- Dhaulagiri 8167-M
National T20: Haider Ali stunned Central Punjab
Muhammad Kabir
Rawalpindi (September 30, 2021):-Haider Ali’s sensational unbeaten 91 helped Northern comfortably chase down a 201-run target against Home City Central Punjab in the 11th match of the National T20 2021-22 at the Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi on Thursday evening.
The right-handed top-order batter who was later adjudged player-of-the-match played a series of sensational shots in his 91-run innings off 53 balls (six fours, six sixes).
Haider set the platform for the chase with a stroke-filled 84-run third-wicket partnership with Mohammad Nawaz who scored 41 off 21 balls (two fours, four sixes). Nawaz who was the player-of-the-match for Northern in their victory last night against Southern Punjab played some powerful shots to put the Central Punjab bowlers under pressure.
Haider continued his aggressive batting mode even after Nawaz’s dismissal, he hit two back-to-back sixes off Ehsan Adil as Northern continued their charge towards the big target.
Asif Ali helped Haider overcome any nerves in the death overs by scoring 28 off 14 balls (three fours, one six).
Northern completed the chase with two balls to spare with Haider at the crease along with his captain Shadab Khan.
Earlier, Babar Azam produced a T20 batting master class after winning the toss and opting to bat first. The Central Punjab and Pakistan captain posted his sixth T20 century (most by any Pakistan batter).
Babar’s 105 came off 63 balls only, the right-hander hit 11 fours and three sixes in a typically effortless batting display that left the Northern attack stunned and bereft of answers. Babar reached his century with a glanced four off Haris Rauf.
Babar added 67 runs for the first-wicket with Ahmed Shehzad who hit five fours in a Sohail Tanvir over before falling to Mohammad Nawaz for 37 (20 balls, eight fours).
Wicketkeeper-batter Muhammad Akhlaq carried the momentum with a 17-ball 21 before falling to Shadab after hitting him for two sixes.
Shoaib Malik joined hands with Babar, the two added 92 runs for the unbroken third-wicket stand that took Central Punjab to their imposing total. Shoaib scored 31 off 21 balls (four fours). Nawaz and Shadab were the only two wicket-takers for Northern.
Scores in Brief:
Northern beat Home City Central Punjab by six wickets
Home City Central Punjab 200-2, 20 overs (Babar Azam 105 not out, Ahmed Shehzad 37, Shoaib Malik 31 not out; Mohammad Nawaz 1-29)
Northern 201-4, 19.4 overs (Haider Al 91 not out, Mohammad Nawaz 41, Asif Ali 28; Wahab Riaz 1-17)
Player of the match: Haider Ali
Friday’s matches:
Balochistan vs ATF Southern Punjab -3pm
Northern vs GFS Sindh -7:30pm
MARTIAL ARTS - Taekwondo 30 Sep, 2021
SPORTS DESK
Islamabad (September 30, 2021):-The great annual educational gathering of the judo family, based on judo values, is approaching on 28th October 2021, millions of judoka across the planet will meet physically and or digitally, to celebrate World Judo Day 2021. This year it is the theme of 'SOLIDARITY' which has been chosen and which will guide all the actions that will be carried out.
Despite the hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the judo family has never been so united to overcome these trials and has proven it in the most beautiful way possible during the recent Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. As if catastrophe weren't enough, the world has been faced with other destructive plagues; political crises which threw thousands of refugees on the roads and climatic crises which endangered the very nature of life, continued to swarm over our heads. Yet all is not gloomy and there are many reasons to hope and dream.
Celebrating solidarity between peoples at the very heart of our societies, beyond differences, is part of this hope that the judo community is keen to promote.
On 28th October 28 2021, we will celebrate the ability of the judo family to come together around its values and its ability to share them with as many people as possible. We invite you, at your level, whether at the individual level or that of your club or your federation, to think of solidarity by telling yourself that the hand you extend today may be the one you need tomorrow.
Often solidarity is limited within a group, between its members. Some would even like to reduce it to an inter-self that does not correspond to what judo teaches us. In judo, we are committed to acting together as far as our capacities for action allow. To speak and act in solidarity is to be open to others, it is to have a philosophical and humanist approach to society, it is to give in order to receive better and thus to maintain a virtuous circle beneficial for all.
ATF Under-14 Tennis: Asad and Ahtesham claim Doubles title
ABDUL JABBAR FAISAL
Islamabad (September 30, 2021):-Asad Zaman pairing with Ahtesham Humayun have won the Boys’ Doubles title of the Midcourt ATF Under-14 Tennis Championships 2021 after beating Mohammad Haider Ali Rizwan and Mohammad Hussnain Ali Rizwan 2-1 at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex Islamabad on Thursday. The final score-line was 6-1, 3-6, (16-14), as match was decided on tie-break set.
Both teams displayed top quality game by playing beautiful strokes. The winners claimed first set after conceding only a single game 6-1, as they lost second game at 3-6. However, tie-break set was a close contest and no one was ready to succumb, at the end Haider and Hussnain lost the set at 16-14.
Earlier, in the Girls Doubles final, Haniya Minhas and Amna Qayum toyed Soha Ali and Zainab Ali Raja in a single sided affair. Both girls did not allow their opponents to take a sigh of breath in both sets. They won the match without conceding a solitary game at 6-0 and 6-0.
Meanwhile, in Boys Singles, Ahtesham Humayun (SNGPL) and Asad Zaman qualified for the final. Ahtesham Humayun (SNGPL) outplayed Mohammad Haider Ali Rizwan 6-1, 7-5 and Asad Zaman got rid of Hamza Roman 2-1 at 6-1, 4-6 and 6-2.
Results:
Boys Doubles Final: Asad Zaman / Ahtesham Humayun beat Mohammad Haider Ali Rizwan / Mohammad Hussnain Ali Rizwan: 6-1, 3-6 (16-14)
Girls Doubles Final: Haniya Minhas / Amna Qayum beat Soha Ali / Zainab Ali Raja: 6-0, 6-0
Boys Singles (Semi-Finals): Ahtesham Humayun (SNGPL) beat Mohammad Haider Ali Rizwan: 6-1 ,7-4 Asad Zaman beat Hamza Roman: 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
Boys Singles (Positions 9-12): Mohammad Hamza Ali Rizwan beat Amir Mazari: 1-6, 6-1 (10-8)
Shehryar Anees beat Ismail Aftab: 6-0, 6-1
Boys Singles (Positions 5-8): Mohammad Hussnain Ali Rizwan beat Zohaib Afzal Malik: 6-3, 6-1
Ali Zain beat Abdur Rehman: 6-1, 6-0
Boys Singles (Positions 13-16): Nabeel Qayum beat Hammad Kashif: 6-0, 6-0
Haziq Aasim beat Syed Aalay Bukhari: 6-0, 6-0
Boys Singles (Positions 17-20): Mohammad Ibarheem Ashraf beat Eesa Fahd: 6-0, 6-0
Girls Singles (Positions 5-6): Soha Ali beat Lalarukh Sajid: 6-2, 6-0
Girls Singles (Positions 3-4): Fatima Ali Raja beat Zainab Ali Raja: 4-6, 6-3 (10-6)
Girls Singles (Positions 7-8): Mahrukh Sajid beat Mahnoor Farooqui: 6-3, 6-2
Boys Singles and Girls Singles Finals will be played on 1st October 2021
Girls Singles Final: 10:00 am
Boys Singles Final: 3:30 Pm
Jaffna Stallions owners planning to invest in global tournaments in USA
BIPIN DANI:
The owners of the Jaffna Stallions team who are denied the ownership of the last year winning team in the forthcoming Lanka Premier League (LPL) are now planning to bring their investments in some major league cricket in the USA, according to its spokesperson Mahesh Abeyewardene.
Speaking exclusively over the telephone from Canada, where he resides, he said, "We plan on participating in global tournaments. Some of our investors are planning to bring major league cricket to the USA".
"The consortium that created the championship brand will continue to own these assets".
"Jaffna Stallions have not been sold to any individual or entity".
It is learnt that the owners were verbally asked to buy Colombo Kings.
PCB names 18-woman squad for camp
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Karachi (September 30, 2021):-Eighteen national women players will take part in a 16-day training camp to prepare the side for the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier, which will be played in Zimbabwe from 21 November to 5 December.
The camp will be held from 5-20 October at the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre, National Stadium, Karachi, in a bio-secure environment.
During the camp the players will work on their fitness, match practice, scenario-based practice and match sessions keeping in mind the Zimbabwe event. To provide a challenging environment to the players, matches against U19 boys’ team will also be held at the camp.
Players for the camp: Aimen Anwer, Aliya Riaz, Anum Amin, Ayesha Zafar, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Iram Javed, Javeria Khan, Kainat Imtiaz, Maham Tariq, Muneeba Ali, Nashra Sandhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz, and Rameen Shamim.
Nawaz, Haider and Shadab guide Northern to victory
ABDULLAH ASJAD
Rawalpindi (September 29, 2021):-An impressive batting performance earned Northern a five-wicket win over ATF Southern Punjab in the tenth match of the National T20 played at the Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi on Wednesday night.
All-rounder Mohammad Nawaz (player-of-the-match) made full use of two dropped chances as he scored an unbeaten 56 off 35 balls (six fours, two sixes) to spearhead his side’s 176-run chase.
Nawaz added 67 runs for the fifth-wicket with his captain Shadab Khan who turned the game on its head by scoring 23 runs off Naseem Shah’s over -18th of the innings to ease out the nerves in Northern’s camp.
Shadab who got off to a sedate start scored 30 off 20 balls (three sixes, one four) with his three sixes and one four coming in Naseem’s over.
The chase was duly completed on the first ball of the final over with Nawaz hitting the winning runs, top-order batter Haider Ali (40 off 27 balls, five fours, one six) and opener Nasir Nawaz (24 off 15, two fours, two sixes) had earlier set the platform of Northern’s chase.
Left-arm-spinner Hassan Khan took two wickets for the luckless Southern Punjab who are now languishing at the bottom of the six-team table after suffering their fourth consecutive defeat. Northern have now won two out of their three matches.
Earlier, Northern won the toss and opted to field, the Southern Punjab total was set-up by a swashbuckling innings of 75 off 47 balls by captain Sohaib Maqsood who promoted himself as an opener along with Zeeshan Ashraf. The left-hander Zeeshan perished for one, Sohaib added 74 runs for the second-wicket with Salman Ali Agha who scored a run-a-ball 24 was dismissed by Imad Wasim.
Sohaib hit eight fours and four gigantic sixes in his innings, he was eventually dismissed by pacer Musa Khan. Musa then got rid of the dangerous Khushdil Shah (20), Sohaib and Khushdil added 49 runs for the third-wicket.
The pair of Aamer Yamin (23 off nine balls, three fours, one six) and Azam Khan (18 off 12, two sixes) hit some big shots in the death overs to propel Southern Punjab to their impressive total.
Musa took three wickets for 40 runs, Mohammad Nawaz, Imad and Haris Rauf took a wicket apiece for Northern.
Scores in Brief:
Northern beat ATF Southern Punjab by five wickets
ATF Southern Punjab 175-6, 20 overs (Sohaib Maqsood 75, Salman Ali Agha 24, Aamer Yamin 23; Musa Khan 3-40)
Northern 177 for 5, 19.1 overs (Mohammad Nawaz 56 not out, Haider Ali 40, Shadab Khan 30; Hassan Khan 2-13)
Player of the match: Mohammad Nawaz
Thursday’s matches:
Northern vs Home City Central Punjab -3pm
GFS Sindh vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa -7:30pm
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