India defeated Pakistan by 61 runs on 15 February at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, in the Group Stage.
The legendary Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar was once famously quoted as saying the following: “Records are meant to be broken.” While…
India set to play Pakistan once again in the ongoing Asia Cup 2025 final, scheduled for Sunday, September 28 in Dubai.
Former Pakistan cricketer and legendary speedster Shoaib Akhtar slammed the third umpire’s decision, calling it “unfair”.
The former cricketer was also of the opinion that Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha was right to skip post-match ceremony.
Hafeez had said that the duo of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis couldn’t deliver an International Cricket Council (ICC) title to Pakistan
Recently, Sehwag shot a commercial for Myntra FWD and took to Instagram to promote the brand along with Sahiba Bali and Mandira Bedi.
Mir, who captained Pakistan Women from 2009 to 2017, took the defending champions to the cleaners and launched a rancorous attack.
In the same show, Akhtar was left in awe of Indian star batter Virat Kohli, who scored his 51st ODI hundred and 82nd overall in international cricket.
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Harbhajan Singh and Shoaib Akhtar reignited their old rivalry in a light-hearted video ahead of the highly anticipated India versus Pakistan clash in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
Shoaib Akhtar expressed his worry about Jasprit Bumrah’s workload and potential physical issues.
Shoaib Akhtar made a bold claim regarding the Indian cricket team and star batter Virat Kohli amid the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025 row.
According to the latest developments, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is reportedly willing to accept India’s hybrid model request to host the ICC Champions Trophy, wherein the latter would play its matches of the tournament at a neutral venue.
As per the tentative schedule, the tournament is set to kick start on February 19 with the final set to be played on March 9 in Pakistan.
Imran Muhammad was born in Pakistan before he moved to Oman to pursue occupation before finding himself playing the franchise cricket league there.
Seeing Arshad Nadeem etch history, the members of the Pakistan cricketing fraternity also expressed their joy and jumped in celebrations.
Akhtar said that he was hurt when India missed the World Cup last year by a whisker while hailing Rohit Sharma and calling him a selfless captain.
In an old interview, Akhtar had expressed his admiration for the ‘Hum Saath Saath Hain’ actress and jokingly stated that he would propose marriage to her.
The former Pakistan speedster, Shoaib Akhtar, who was present at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore saw Shaheen Shah Afridi emulate the latter’s wing celebration.
The first Test between India and England will be played from January 25th to 29th at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
One of Shoaib Akhtar’s fans posted an old video of him, where Vaughan was dismissed by the former Pakistan great.
Shoaib Akhtar slammed PCB selection committee, Mohammad Rizwan among others for Pakistan’s failure in CWC 2023.
Playing in Chennai, Afghanistan completed a magical chase to register their second win of the World Cup.
Each Indian bowler picked up two wickets each as the Men in Green last just 42.5 overs.
Rizwan played a brilliant inning of 131* runs off 121 balls to help achieve the mammoth total of 345 runs and get his side past the victory line.
Despite Shubman Gill’s well-fought century, Team India failed to reach the target as they were bowled out for 259 runs with one ball remaining.
India will now resume their innings from 147/2 on Monday, 11 September.
After their group-stage match got washed out in second innings, the neighbouring nations and arch-rivals will now lock horns in the Super Four stage on September 10 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
In the Asia Cup 2023, India and Pakistan will once again lock horns in the Super Four stage on September 10, Sunday.
Shoaib Akhtar also remarked that creating pressure on Team India is wrong for the Indian media to do.
Akhtar said that Rohit is a more talented batsman than Virat Kohli, however, slammed the Indian skipper’s captaincy.
Akhtar, who is fondly called ‘Rawalpindi Express’ by his fans, said that he wants Kohli to break Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 100 international centuries.
Later in 2012, when Yuvraj Singh was battling cancer, Pietersen made a point to visit Singh at his residence.
The Men in Green showcased aggression against their rivals, Sri Lanka, where they put up 145 runs in just 28.3 overs, with a run rate of over 5 runs per over.
The deadliest capsizing of a migrant boat occurred when a vessel went down off the coast of Libya enroute to Italy in April 2015, killing an estimated 1,100 people.
Sehwag was talking about the recent guest on the ‘Breakfast with Champions’.
The video is a compilation of former cricketers answering bold questions in a humourous way.
While praising the fan, Akhtar asked users to find the elderly man as he’d “love to meet him.”
Akhtar also hoped for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to find an amicable solution to the current tussle between the two teams.
Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar has also backed Kohli to get more than a hundred centuries.
Bumrah has been out of action since August 2022 and has missed major tournaments for Team India.
Singh and Akthar are playing for India Maharajas and Asia Lions in LLC Master 2023.
This remark of Afridi comes after the former Pakistan speedster said that Babar Azam is not a “brand” in Pakistan.
The Pakistan cricketer confirmed that he would take a legal route if the makers continue to do that film and use his name or life story events in any way.
Now, as Ramiz Raja has relinquished the PCB Chief job, the former Pakistan captain has sent a message to Akhtar via the media.
As the video started doing the round on the internet, fans shared their views on Shoaib Akhtar’s comments.
Shoaib Akhtar is set to make his OTT debut with “The Shoaib Akhtar Show”.
He further claimed that Shoaib Akhtar’s record can only be broken by a machine and not a human being.
Lungi Ngidi rattled Indian batting line-up as he hunted down Rohit Sharma (15 off 14), KL Rahul (9 off 14), Virat Kohli (12 off 11) and Hardik Pandya (2 off 3).
Akhtar just could not stop his emotions as he was visibly angry.
Akhtar pointed out how Babar is repeating the same mistakes.
Akhtar came heavy on Pakistan Cricket Board’s chief selector Mohammad Wasim and the present head coach Saqlain Mushtaq for not specifically including Fakhar Zaman in the main squad as an opener.
While there was elation in the Pakistan camp, there was devastation on the faces of Afghanistan fans.
Team India lost their Super Fours opener against Pakistan by five wickets followed by a six wicket defeat by Sri Lanka on Tuesday.
Kohli has 70 centuries and is nearest to Sachin Tendulkar in active players.
Akhtar looked unhappy with the kind of cricket played while reviewing the game.
The legendary Pakistan pacer claimed Stoinis gesture as ‘shameful’ and claimed that its obvious ICC will remain quite about it.
The 46-year-old hoped that this would be his last surgery having undergone quite a few battling injuries in his professional cricket career.
Shoaib Akhtar took to Twitter to host a Q&A session with his fans.
Shoaib Akhtar took to Twitter to share a 25-second motion poster of the upcoming film on his life.
His remarkable performances in the three-match ODI series against England earned him the Player of the Series award.
The Rawalpindi Express has appreciated Rishabh Pant and his batting style on his official YouTube channel.
The 46-year-old also advised Kohli to forget that he was ever a captain and should only focus on his batting.
Recalling Pakistan’s loss to India, Akhtar said that he desperately wanted to play that game but the management made him sit out.
Notably, it was the same Test when Irfan Pathan took the famous hat-trick by dismissing Salman Butt, Younis Khan, and Mohammad Yousuf.
Akhtar played 224 international games. In these he picked 444 wickets, but couldn’t achieve more as injuries hampered his career.
Other than Akhtar, former India spinner Harbhajan Singh was also part of the discussion as the two of them previewed the IPL 2022 final.
Nicknamed the Rawalpindi Express, Akhtar bowled the fastest delivery during the 2003 World Cup.
Akhtar said that Dhoni can be a part of the management in the future as well.
Akhtar reacted to Kohli’s old claim in which he revealed that he never faced the Pakistani speedster but saw him in a game in Dambulla against Pakistan.
When asked who will be the player to watch out for in RCB vs RR clash on Tuesday, Shoaib Akhtar picked Jos Buttler without any hesitation.
The Rawalpindi Express claimed that he is not a big fan of RCB skipper as he doesn’t have confidence in Faf’s captaincy skills.
The incident happened around a picture Akhtar shared with a caption, “Here is a new look, hope you guys like it”.
Notably, both Akhar and Tendulkar shared a great rivalry on the field but displayed camaraderie off it.
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam showed some resilience by scoring 36 in 79 balls but didn’t get any help from other batters in middle-order.
The final of Legends League Cricket witnessed a crazy sequence of events on Saturday.
The pacer is currently playing in Legends Cricket League and is representing the Asian Lions, who have made their way into the final of the tournament.
Ravi Shastri showered praise on Mahendra Singh Dhoni for opting to be calm and composed instead of getting furious over incidents.
On Tuesday, Asia Lion’s premium bowler Shoaib Akhtar and chairman of LLC Ravi Shastri sat down in a candid chat to discuss the aspects that could make life easy for the bowlers in the game.
After Shoaib’s comments, fans started bashing out at the Pakistan cricketer in anger.
Akhtar also reckoned that it was not Kohli’s decision to leave captaincy but he was forced to do so.
Pakistan broke the long-standing record as they beat India by 10 wickets in the Group stage game in T20 World Cup last year.
The Rawalpindi Express made a shocking statement after the match, which was won by India Maharajas.
The 47-year-old was straight into action in Match 1 of the tournament in Oman.
“Look at that run-up. Even the hair that’s bouncing on both sides, it’s Shoaib Akhtar like. As of now, its 10 on 10 for Imran in terms of the impersonation,” the on-air commentator said.
Although a final update is awaited, an initial press release had mentioned that the competition would happen twice a year.
Shoaib’s mother’s health had deteriorated drastically and she had to be rushed to the hospital.
Notably, Mitchell Marsh was awarded the Player of the Match in the final for his unbeaten 77 from 50 deliveries.
Shoaib Akhtar was visibly disappointed with the result but also congratulated Team Australia for their win, praising the efforts of Wade and Stoinis.
During Pakistan’s match with New Zealand on October 26, Akhtar was asked to leave the show by the TV anchor for his alleged rude behaviour.
Niaz said that he would apologise for whatever happened irrespective of who between the two mistook to give rise to such a spat.
Pakistan have now claimed 4 successive victories over India, New Zealand, Afghanistan and Namibia.
Former Pakistan pacer Akhtar said that for a change India was also praying for Pakistan and their gesture of winning the game is exactly what good neighbours do.
When no apology came from Nauman, Akhtar walked away from the show post apologising to the other guests on the show.
Akhtar knows that it will be a tough ask for Pakistan to hand a defeat to India.
The 46-year-old was visibly upset with the world cricket governing body as he went on to claim that only India can save Test cricket now.
India will begin their Super 12 campaign with a clash against Pakistan at the Dubai International Stadium on October 24.
The 46-year-old shared the video of his bowling on Twitter, giving nostalgia to all the cricket fans.