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Pakistan is next to Afghanistan without Australia playing

Pakistan is next to Afghanistan without Australia playing

Pakistan is next to Afghanistan without Australia playing

Australia is scheduled to play a three-match ODI series against Afghanistan next March. But the series was canceled at the last moment. Of course, it happened at the sole will of the Australian Cricket Board. The Australian team does not want to play, mainly because women are banned from playing cricket in Afghanistan. Of course, Afghans don’t have to sit still. Asian superpower Pakistan announced to play against them.

 

Recently, a notification given by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) informed that they will play a series against Afghanistan in March. The notification said, “Australia has canceled the series against Afghanistan in March. Afghanistan does not have any games at that time. So we have decided to play against them at that time. In that case, a three-match T20 series will be held between the two countries.”

 

As per PCB notification, this series will be held in UAE. All matches will be played at Sharjah International Cricket Stadium. Although the venue may seem neutral, it is the home venue for the Afghans. They have been using UAE as their home venue for two years. However, for a long time before this, Pakistan also used this country as their home venue.

 

Meanwhile, despite not being able to play the series against Australia, Afghanistan does not have to face any loss. Rather, a kind of profit has been theirs. As the Australian team single-handedly scrapped the series on their own, the Afghans pocketed a full 30 points from these three matches in the ICC ODI Super League. If the two teams battled at 22 yards, there was little chance of them scoring 30 points at power.

 

But even though he is benefiting in terms of points, Rashid Khanra is giving priority to the game. Afghan cricketers protested against the Australian team’s decision not to play against them. At the same time they all boycotted the Big Bash. Rashid and others did not go to play in this T20 league based on the Australian franchise. Those who went to play before the Australian decision not to play, also left the Big Bash after learning of the decision.

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Bangladesh women lost before the start of the world cup

Bangladesh women lost before the start of the world cup

Bangladesh women lost before the start of the world cup

Bangladesh entered South Africa as the champion in the women’s T20 World Cup qualifiers. That’s why the expectations for the Tigers in this World Cup are higher than all the previous seasons. But before that dream journey, the women sat down as if with an ominous signal. The main battle of the World Cup has not yet started. Before that, Bangladesh tasted defeat in the warm-up match against Pakistan.

 

The batting weakness of Bangladesh has been revealed in the preparation match. As usual, the team’s run from twenty overs is only 101! The Bangladeshi bowlers could not put up any fight in the match. Pakistan did not face any danger while chasing an easy target. They won by 6 wickets. However, when the Pakistan women cruised to victory, there were still four overs to spare.

 

However, Bangladesh has also conducted some experiments in this match. Salma Khatun and Sobhana Mostari were seen opening the innings against Pakistan. The surprising thing is that none of them are professional openers. Salma is an all-rounder, Mostari is a middle-order batsman. Maybe Bangladesh wants to change the batting lineup by thinking of something new in the World Cup. But the initial phase of that plan has so far not been successful.

 

Such a loss before the start of the main phase of the World Cup, is sure to take a toll on the morale of Bangladesh. There’s no substitute for a win to boost confidence ahead of the main season. Whatever the strength of the opposition, victory at twenty-two yards is the last thing. After losing against Pakistan, Bangladesh slipped back in that place. However, the incident in the preparation match is not very important to Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Jyoti. She said so in the interview. As everyone has performed to become the champion of the qualifiers, the Tigers are waiting to do the same in the World Cup.

 

The Bangladesh captain also said about their confidence and expectations. They want to present their smooth game and best fight against big teams. But Nigar Sultana Jyoti also wants the support of the audience for that. As much support as men get in cricket, women also want support. By proving their superiority on the world stage, the tigresses are ready to bring honor to the country. Let’s see how successful the Bangladesh women’s cricket team is on the main stage after overcoming the shock of defeat in the preparatory match.

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Before the England series, Tamim Iqbal got injured

Before the England series, Tamim Iqbal got injured

Before the England series, Tamim Iqbal got injured

In the ninth season of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), Tamim Iqbal is playing for Khulna Tigers. The team did not get the expected results in the tournament. Khulna could not go to the play-offs. There, the injury of an important player like Tamim is increasing the team’s worries. Tamim has a groin injury. That’s why the star Bangladesh opener will not be able to play in their last two matches in the group stage.

 

It is known that Tamim’s injury is not new. He is feeling pain again from a long-standing knee injury. Due to the same injury, he missed the last ODI and Test series against India at home. After returning to the field with the BPL, Tamim could not bat very well. Although he has seen several half-centuries in the tournament. But there was a lack of continuity in his bat.

 

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) physios are taking care of Tamim’s injury. Physio of Khulna team Amanullah Moon said, “Bayezidul Islam and Julien Calefato have reviewed Tamim’s report. They will meet with me (Moon) again. The three of us will decide which one will be good and which one will be bad. We would like to think whether Tamim can be played as much as possible. The rest will be decided based on his condition. “

 

Meanwhile, the England team is coming to visit Bangladesh at the end of February. The bilateral series will start from March 1. The two teams will play three ODI and T20 matches each in the tour. However, when regular ODI captain Tamim is injured, BCB will not want to take any risk with him. Because of this, the left-handed batsman is on a mission to recover under the BCB physios, despite not being able to play in the BPL.

 

The three-match ODI series against England is part of the ICC Super League. Moreover, since the game is at Bangladesh’s home ground, there is no alternative of winning. And to win the series against the English, Bangladesh needs both Tamim’s leadership and batting. That is why the BCB has focused on keeping the star cricketer fit by not playing regular matches in the BPL.

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Warner skippered Delhi in Pant’s absence in IPL

Warner skippered Delhi in Pant’s absence in IPL

Warner skippered Delhi in Pant’s absence in IPL

Delhi Capitals are going to face a big loss in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL). The team is not getting regular captain Rishabh Pant. Instead, David Warner will lead Delhi. This Australian batsman has the experience of leading the IPL before. He also got success leading Sunrisers Hyderabad. That’s probably why Delhi is putting their trust in Warner’s shoulder.

 

Delhi has already started practicing ahead of IPL. Their practice is in Kolkata, at Jadavpur University’s Salt Lake Campus. The players have started training there under Sourav Ganguly. After stepping down as the President of the Board of Cricket in India (BCCI), he took over as the Director of Cricket, Delhi. Taking this responsibility, Sourav corrects the mistakes of the players in practice.

Talking to the media on the sidelines of practice, Sourav said, “We will not get Panth this season.Instead we have fixed a new captain. Warner will lead Delhi. He has captained the IPL before. His experience and success, can be useful for our team. We want to trust him. Hopefully, Warner will make up for Panth’s lack of leadership in the team. “



Meanwhile, not all cricketers turned up for the practice in Delhi. But Sarfraz Khan, Yash Dhul, Mukesh Kumar and Abhishek Podel appeared in Sourav’s class. However, Abhishek has not yet been included in the team. The only reason he was called to the training camp was to find a domestic wicketkeeper instead of Pant. That’s why the cricket director of the team wants to test him in the initial trial.

 

Abhishek is more likely to survive in that trial. Since Panth will not play, this young wicketkeeper can be seen in the field as well. Meanwhile, Panth can be seen in the pavilion despite not being able to enter the field in the team’s jersey. A few days ago, Delhi head coach Ricky Ponting expressed his hope of seeing him in the pavilion. After the horrific car accident last December, the Indian wicket-keeper batsman is slowly recovering. Let’s see how Delhi fares under Warner’s leadership.

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Sachin’s friend, ex-Indian cricketer accused of wife abuse

Sachin’s friend, ex-Indian cricketer accused of wife abuse

Sachin’s friend, ex-Indian cricketer accused of wife abuse

Recently, former Indian cricketer Vinod Kambli has been accused of wife abuse by his wife. He alleged that he lost control and physically assaulted his wife. Kambli’s wife has already filed an FIR against the former cricketer in the police station, alleging physical abuse while intoxicated. However, the police have not arrested the accused yet. Vinod Kambli is basically a friend of Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar. At one time the two played together in the Indian national team.

 

Bandra police said Kambli’s wife Andrea went to Bandra police station last Friday night and made this complaint against him. According to Kambli’s wife, Kambli sexually assaulted Andrea while drunk in front of the child. Kambli became agitated after drinking at his house in Bandra. He then threw the broken handle of a cooking pan at his wife Andrea and hit her. This is not the end of the incident, the cricketer husband became aggressive and hit his wife with a bat. But somehow Andrea defended herself.

 

But he was injured. He had to rush to a hospital in Bandra and take care. Then he came to the police station and filed an FIR against the husband. He also submitted the medical report. Kambli’s wife told the media, “We and our son could not calm him down despite many attempts. He kept abusing us in unspeakable language for no reason.If you want to say something, you will be beaten recklessly. Threw cooking utensils at me. He also hit me with the broken handle of the frying pan. Not only that, he did not stop hitting with the bat. Somehow I calmed him down and came out with my son. “



Then last Sunday the police went to Kambli’s flat. Kambli was served a notice under Section 41 of the Indian Penal Code for wife torture. And he is said to come to the police station in the next one or two days to record his statement. It should be noted that Kambli was in the headlines a few days ago. He came to the headlines for seeking service jobs. This time he is in the headlines again on the allegation of wife torture.

 

Kambli played 17 Tests for India. His average of 54 runs is more than 1000. Sachin Tendulkar’s childhood friend also scored two double centuries in this format. He scored 2477 runs at an average of 32.59 in 104 ODIs in the Indian jersey. At one time he was considered more talented than Sachin Tendulkar. But later he slowly disappeared from cricket due to uncontrolled and riotous life. But sometimes Kambli makes headlines for negative reasons.

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