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Marcus Rashford: Manchester United forward signs new five-year contract at Old Trafford until 2028

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Team Pakistan’s Humbling Defeat to India Serves as a Wake-up Call Ahead of World Cup, Says Coach Bradburn

The Pak Sports - September 12, 2023

Kolkata Weather Report, KKR vs PBKS: Cyclone Mocha puts West Bengal on ALERT, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings IPL 2023 clash to be WASHED out, Follow LIVE Updates

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Kolkata Weather Report, KKR vs PBKS: Cyclone Mocha puts West Bengal on ALERT, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings IPL 2023 clash to be...

India to Host Pakistan in Highly Anticipated Cricket World Cup Clash After Seven-Years

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India to Host Pakistan in Highly Anticipated Cricket World Cup Clash After Seven-Years

India’s defeat in the World Test Championship (WTC) final on Sunday underlined the cricket-mad country’s lack of success in global tournaments and has thrown the future of their frontline batters into doubt. India’s much-vaunted top order let them down at The Oval, where Australia secured a 209-run victory to be crowned Test cricket’s world champions. India, who lost the inaugural WTC final to New Zealand in 2021, put up scores of 296 and 234 in their two innings but those figures fell far short of what was required to deliver a first global title since the 50-overs Champions Trophy in 2013. “Superstars flop yet again,” read a headline in Monday’s Times of India newspaper, which mourned the team’s “sustained failures on the big occasion”. “Is it time for a transition and a phasing out of some senior batters as the next WTC cycle begins for India from the West Indies tour in July and August?” The Indian Express recalled the team’s defeat in the 2021 WTC final and lamented how they were “sleepwalking into the same old problems”. “It seemed like a rerun of an old movie, or a copycat with minor tweaks in the script, or a hastily cobbled-up sequel with the same arcs but different settings,” it said. India, who lost in the semi-finals of the 2019 ODI World Cup and the 2022 T20 World Cup, have lost the “knack” for winning “a knockout match of significance”, it added. “The harsh reality is that India is a broken team. It needs to be fixed, lest these same mistakes would recur, in an endless vicious cycle.” Former captain Sunil Gavaskar lashed out at the “ridiculous” shot selections by the frontline batters, including Virat Kohli, who fell for 49 on Sunday chasing a wide ball. “It was a bad shot … You should ask Kohli what shot he played,” Gavaskar told Star Sports. “To win the match, you needed a long innings, a century-plus innings but how are you going to do that if you play a shot so far outside the off-stump?”

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India mourn World Test Championship defeat, ponder phasing out misfiring stalwarts

Zaman Khan Joins Derbyshire for Vitality Blast: Pakistan's Rising Fast Bowler Set for English Cricket

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Zaman Khan Joins Derbyshire for Vitality Blast: Pakistan’s Rising Fast Bowler Set for English Cricket

Fakhar Zaman Sets Five Records with Third Consecutive Century in Pakistan's Win Against New Zealand

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Fakhar Zaman Sets Five Records with Third Consecutive Century in Pakistan’s...

The Pak Sports - May 1, 2023

India to Host Pakistan in Highly Anticipated Cricket World Cup Clash After Seven-Years

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India to Host Pakistan in Highly Anticipated Cricket World Cup Clash...

The Pak Sports - June 27, 2023

Fate of Asia Cup 2023 and Pakistan's World Cup Participation to be Decided on IPL Final Sidelines

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Fate of Asia Cup 2023 and Pakistan’s World Cup Participation to...

The Pak Sports - May 26, 2023

Rinku Singh's Incredible Five Sixes Seal Unforgettable Victory for KKR

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Rinku Singh’s Incredible Five Sixes Seal Unforgettable Victory for KKR

The Pak Sports - April 10, 2023

Shadab Khan Prioritizes World Cup Victory Over India Match in Exclusive Interview: Focusing on the Bigger Picture

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Shadab Khan Prioritizes World Cup Victory Over India Match in Exclusive...

The Pak Sports - June 30, 2023

Saud Shakeel’s double ton puts Pakistan on top in Sri Lanka Test

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Saud Shakeel’s double ton puts Pakistan on top in Sri Lanka...

The Pak Sports - July 18, 2023

Najam Sethi backs Babar Azam, asks people not to make captaincy ' controversial'

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PCB Chairman Najam Sethi quells controversy surrounding Babar Azam’s captaincy ahead...

The Pak Sports - April 12, 2023

LAHORE: Sterling performances by Pakistan’s opening batter Fakhar Zaman helped him to attain the International Cricket Council Men’s Player of the Month award for April, cricket governing body announced on Tuesday. Fakhar smashed centuries in each of the opening two games of Pakistan’s five-match One-day International series against New Zealand. His 180 not out in the second match in Rawalpindi, following 117 in the first, helped Pakistan pull off their second-highest run chase. “He [Zaman] beat tough competition from Sri Lanka spin wizard Prabath Jayasuriya, and emerging New Zealand batter Mark Chapman,” an ICC news release stated. Fakhar said he was “truly honoured” to win the award. “This month has been one of the highlights of my career and it was an amazing feeling to play in front of my own people in Lahore, Rawalpindi and Karachi,” he was quoted as saying in the ICC news release. “I really enjoyed scoring back-to-back centuries in Rawalpindi, but my favourite was the 180 not out in the second match. I hope to continue the momentum leading into the World Cup, and make Pakistan fans happy and proud with my performances.”

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Fakhar bags ICC player of the month award

The Pak Sports - May 10, 2023

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Pakistan Cricket Team Finally Arrives in Hyderabad for ICC World Cup...

The Pak Sports - September 28, 2023

ICC officials leave Pakistan ‘impressed’

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ICC officials leave Pakistan ‘impressed’

The Pak Sports - June 2, 2023

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