Indian tennis star Sania Mirza is all set to marry Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik in April, two months after she broke her engagement with childhood friend Sohrab Mirza.
Indian tennis star Sania Mirza gave her husband Shoaib Malik full backing after the Pakistan cricketer had an ugly altercation with West Indian pacer Tino Best in the ongoing Caribbean Premier League.
Calls have been growing for spilt captaincy in the Indian team since Rohit led Mumbai Indians to a fifth title in the IPL.
Controversial Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has confirmed that he had payment disputes with the Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders, who are yet to clear his dues.
Following are the statistical highlights of the Champions Trophy match between India and Pakistan.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Monday.
But the ISI chief did not retire giving the impression that he has won General Asim Munir's trust, notes Rana Banerji who headed the Pakistan desk at RA&W.
Selectors also left out Mohammad Sami and included Moin Khan in a 17-member squad to be officially announced on Monday.
Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar proposed a made-for-television three-match ODI series against arch-rivals India to raise funds for the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in both the countries. In these extraordinary times, Akhtar believes both countries should help each other.
In the other game of the tournament, Brandon McMullen began this tournament with a five-wicket haul, and he now has a maiden ODI hundred after firing Scotland to a 76-run win over Oman.
PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan said the fast bowler will undergo a fitness and attitude test to be considered for future selection.
The Pakistan all-rounder was slapped with a one-Test ban by the inquiry committee for throwing a Twenty20 Cup match.
Pakistan all rounder Shoaib Malik will consult a bio-mechanics expert in Australia in a bid to remove any flaws in his bowling action.
The fast bowler's selection would be subject to his passing a fitness test.
Pakistan's coach said the ace fast bowler can return to the side only if he is full fit.
A medical commission report found his injury during the third and final Test against India "inconclusive".
Strengthening their pace attack, the Pakistani selectors on Tuesday included controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar and his fellow paceman Umar Gul in the final 15-man squad for next month's Champions Trophy.
Controversial Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar on Saturday signed up for the Cricket Board-promoted multi-million dollar Indian Premier League, along with wicketkeeping compatriot Kamran Akmal.
Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has denied any news of him getting married with a 17-year-old-girl.
Pakistan's Shoaib Akhtar said he is ready to take court action to fight the five-year ban imposed on him by the Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday. The 32-year-old fast bowler, punished because of repeated disciplinary violations, described the long ban as harsh and unjustified.
India's top two singles players Sumit Nagal and Sasi Kumar Mukund have conveyed to the national tennis federation that they won't travel to Pakistan for the next Davis Cup tie.
'You can't control the emotions of the crowd and such incidents happened in the world of cricket.'
Pakistan's emerging talent gave a glimpse of the future on a day one old warrior finally called time under the shadow of Old Father Time.
Hyderabad's MA Siddiqui contested Shoaib Malik's claim that the Pakistani cricketer had not married his daughter, Ayesha.
After demolishing Delhi Dardevils in his maiden IPL outing, Shoaib Akhtar said that he had 'no points to make to anybody.'
He is here to shoot a commercial for a scooter manufacturer.
The retired judge appointed to head the three-member appellate tribunal, which will hear Shoaib Akhtar's appeal against his five-year ban, on Tuesday said the pacer would be given a fair hearing. Aftab Farukh, a former Judge of the Lahore High Court, said he is aware of the importance of the case but asserted that the tribunal would not be influenced by anybody and would only go by the evidence presented before it.
'They should come to Pakistan. It's not fair that they do not come to Pakistan. The Indian team is much better than us. We have a beautiful hotel just across the stadium. If Indians come it will send a good message that we are good neighbours.'
Mohammad Yousuf and Abdul Razzaq also found a place in the 30-member shortlist.
A court has issued a notice to the Pakistan Cricket Board in response to an application by fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar seeking an early hearing of his appeal challenging the one and a half year ban and fine of Rs 7 million imposed on him.
The suspended Pakistan fast bowler said he signed with the IPL after receiving permission from the PCB.
'There is a rise after every fall and it might help India in the World Cup.'
The last time England toured India, back in early 2021, Joe Root's team went back home beaten and bruised 3-1.
He had been feeling down since Inzaman gave him and the other bowlers a piece of his mind before the fifth day's play in Multan.
Uninvited guests and security mismanagement marred Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik's reception in Sialkot, forcing the hassled newly-weds to leave the function before it was over.
Even as newly-wed couple Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza plan to leave for Pakistan, Hyderabad court directed the Banjara Hills police to register a case against the duo and 12 others for allegedly hurting the sentiments of Muslims.
The Pakistan pacer, who was banned for 13 ODIs, said his next target is to do well in the series against India next month.
Did the players get away too easy, or is this a fair decision?
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has not yet sought the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) clearance for travelling to Mumbai for a commercial shoot.
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