General Cricket thread

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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.financialexpress.com/opinion/the-fitness-debate-fitness-in-cricket-is-tricky-it-doesnt-adhere-to-the-template-of-any-other-outdoor-sport/2212031/lite/

An interesting article criticizing precedence
being given to fitness test in present day cricket over actual bowling and batting skills of a player

 

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Death anniversary of Shakoor Rana

Shakoor Rana was a Pakistani cricketer and umpire. He had a modest playing career. He played in 11 first-class matches between 1957 and 1973, accumulating 226 runs and 12 wickets. He was overshadowed by his brothers Shafqat Rana and Azmat Rana who both represented Pakistan at Test level.

Rana made his international debut as an umpire in 1974 at Lahore, the city that had become his hometown. The match was between Pakistan and the West Indies. His career continued until his last match between Pakistan and New Zealand in 1996, also at Lahore. He stood in 18 test matches and 22 One Day Internationals.

In a test match in Faisalabad in 1987, Rana and Mike Gatting argued after Rana decided Gatting had made an alteration to the fielding positions as Eddie Hemmings ran in to bowl. The argument stopped the match, and Rana refused to stand again in that Test until he received an unconditional apology from Gatting. Gatting issued a written apology and has since expressed regret at his part in the row.

 

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Lahore

 

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Shifted to UAE [emoji1256]

 

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Cricket grounds will be established in all UCs across the country, says PM


The Newspaper'
June 27, 2021

ISLAMABAD: As the Korang Cricket Ground, being developed by Capital Development Authority (CDA) nears completion, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday visited the site and announced that he plans to establish at least one sports ground in all union councils across the country.

The Korang Cricket Ground, being developed in UC Bani Gala, is the first organised cricket facility to be established in a rural area of the federal capital. “We are confident that the ground will be completed by the target of July 15, as there is no major construction work involved,” said a senior official of the CDA.

Officers of the CDA and the ICT administration involved in levelling the ground and putting things together have appealed to locals that it would be their responsibility to maintain the place in the long run.

Cost for construction of the Korang Cricket Ground was negligible as it is being built on CDA land while levelling of the ground and other infrastructure development is being executed by machinery and manpower belonging to various departments of CDA.

Radius of the ground is 215 feet, which is the average size of cricket grounds in Islamabad whereas experienced gardeners of Islamabad have already planted grass patches.

“This occasional rainfall in the city is helpful in getting grass to attain roots after plantation and as monsoon season is approaching, we expect that the grass will flourish by mid-July,” said a CDA officer involved in development of the cricket ground.


Published in Dawn, June 27th, 2021

 

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June 27, 2021

The New Zealand cricket authorities are hopeful their national squad will tour Pakistan after 18 years.

New Zealand Cricket Chief Executive David White said if security arrangements are satisfied, the Black Caps will tour Pakistan before ICC Men's T20 World Cup this year.

White said the New Zealand board was in contact with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Pakistani government agencies.

"All going well, ensuring that we satisfy all the security arrangements which I’m confident we will do, we will be touring Pakistan," he said.

New Zealand is looking forward to playing a white-ball series against Pakistan before the T20 World Cup. The series will prove beneficial for both sides to improve their T20 skills before the global event kicks off on October 17 in the UAE.

Pakistan is scheduled to host England for a T20 series before the T20 World Cup, in October 2021.

The New Zealand cricket team also has a packed schedule ahead of itself as the Black Caps are supposed to tour India, whom they defeated in the final, right after the conclusion of the T20 World Cup, before hosting Bangladesh and South Africa for more red-ball matches.

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson, Trent Boult, James Neesham, and Lockie Ferguson will feature in the second phase of the IPL 2021 in the UAE before the T20 World Cup, confirmed White.

 

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President’s XI vs. Australia 1959-60 - Official Dinner at Army Mess, GHQ Rawalpindi

standing (L to R) : Amin Ashraf, Zafar Altaf, Zia Burney, Munir Malik, Army Officer, Brig C.H.B.Rodham ( Director of Pakistan Sports Board), Salah-ud-din (Official Rawalpindi Cricket Association), Humayun Zaman, Farrukh Ahmed, Farooq Azeem.
Sitting (L to R) : Intikhab Alam, Shahid Mahmood, A.H.Kardar (Captain), General Musa Khan (Commander in Chief), Mushtaq Mohammed, Ghafoor Butt, Khalid Hasan

 

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PSL stars Sohaib Maqsood, Shahanawaz Dahani likely to get central contract

Shahanawaz Dahani and Sohaib Maqsood. File photo

LAHORE: Multan Sultans' Sohaib Maqsood and Shahanawaz Dahani are likely to be offered central contracts following their superb performances in the recently concluded Pakistan Super League’s sixth edition, according to a Geo News report published Wednesday.

Both of them emerged as top players of the league with Dahani bagging the award of Best Bowler while Maqsood was given the best batsman and player of PSL 2021 awards due to his exceptional batting performance.

According to Geo News sources, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has still not finalised the central contracts for the men's team which are going to expire today.

The PCB officials are working on the contracts and discussions are underway about some players while the fitness of a few is also a matter of concern for the board.

It was expected that the players will be given the new contracts before the England series but various reasons prevented that from happening.

Sources within the PCB told Geo News that the contracts are under review, in final stages, and the players' names for the contracts will be announced either this week or at the start of the next week.
"Performance and fitness of the players would be the priority for the new contracts and the same is being tested during a training session in England," they said.

Some players might be promoted to a higher category while some may face demotion depending on their performance during the past few series.

Hassan Ali and Faheem Ashraf are expected are also being considered for the new contracts.

 

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1982-83

 

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In a press release issued yesterday, the Board of Governors (BoG) was informed that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has submitted expression of interest for six ICC Events in the 2024-31 cycle. Of these six events, the PCB is keen to host the three-venue ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and 2029 on its own, while it has offered to host the remaining four events – two eight-venue ICC T2o World Cups 2026 and 2028, as well as the two 10-venue ICC Men’s Cricket World Cups 2027 and 2031 – in partnership with other Asian countries.

According to sources, Pakistan has more than the required number of venues, Karachi, Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi, to host the Champions Trophy. Meanwhile, Peshawar will also be added as a centre soon.

The T20 World Cups will be co-hosted along with United Arab Emirates (UAE), whereas the 50-over World Cups will be held in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

PCB will also hire the services of an independent security company, Eastern Star International, for the home series against Australia, England, West Indies and New Zealand between September 2021 and March 2022. The company will share details about security plans with the touring teams and make sure that there are no apprehensions.

The same company was hired by the International Cricket Council for the World XI tour of Pakistan in 2017, for a fee of 1.4 million dollars.

PCB set to co-host World Cups with UAE, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Board has submitted expression of interest for six ICC Events in the 2024-31 cycle

cricketpakistan.com.pk

 

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The first officially recognized Cricket Test Match started on 15 March 1877 and ended on 19 March 1877..
It was held between England and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
Australia won by 45 runs.

Date: March 1877

 

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1983 WC Trailer

I usually don't watch bollywood sports movies as they are cringy, predictable and some physics defying feat not possible in real world sports. However this one seems good feels natural and most importantly based on actual stats and events when Indian team then underdogs defeated then defending champions mighty West Indies team of that era to win our first worldcup.