Like Aamir, another Pakistani fast bowler has retired at the age of 26
Like Aamir, another Pakistani fast bowler has retired at the age of 26
Pakistan's left-arm pacer Mohammad Amir announced his retirement from Test cricket in a hurry in July 2019. Leaving the format of Aamir's white dress at the age of only 26 was a surprise for the cricket world.
Like him, Usman Shinwari, another left-arm Pakistani pacer, retired from Test cricket at the tender age of 26. Like Aamir, Usman retired from Test cricket mainly to focus on white-ball cricket.
Usman announced his retirement in a message on social media Twitter on Tuesday afternoon. The reason for his retirement, he said, is to plan to prolong his career by avoiding injury risk.
Usman had been suffering from a back injury for the past few months. After overcoming that, he is now ready to return to the field. However, in consultation with doctors and physios, he decided not to play Tests and decided to retire from red-ball cricket.
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Usman wrote, 'Thanks to my physio. I came back from a back injury and am now perfectly fit. However, following the advice of the physio doctor, I am giving up long-range cricket to avoid these injuries. So that I can prolong my career. '
Usman played the only Test for the Pakistan national team in 2019. The 26-year-old left-arm pacer has also played 18 ODIs and 19 T20I matches in white-clad cricket.
Not two of the five crores, but one and a half crores of Pandya watches in customs
It was reported on Monday that two watches worth Rs 50 million belonging to Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya were seized at the Mumbai airport on Sunday night. That is not entirely true. The cast has really been given a watch, but not two and the price is not even five crore rupees.
Pandya himself clarified the whole matter after the news spread on social media and media that two watches worth Rs 5 crore were stuck. He said in a detailed statement that a watch worth Rs 1.5 crore was kept at the customs.
However, it was not detained at customs. Instead, the price of the watch has been properly determined and the tax has been assessed accordingly, Pandya said. He is in regular touch with Mumbai Airport in this regard.
In a statement on social media, Pandya wrote, "I voluntarily went to the Mumbai airport customs to show all my purchases and pay the appropriate taxes accordingly." Wrong news is flying on social media about this. I want to clear it. '
"I have informed the customs that I have bought everything from Dubai in accordance with the legal requirements and I am also willing to pay the customs charges if required," he said. Then they wanted to see all my shopping papers, I gave them. Customs is now monitoring everything to see how much I have to pay. '
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'My watch is worth Rs 1.5 crore, not Rs 5 crore as it is circulating on social media. I am a law-abiding citizen of this country and follow the rules of all government agencies. I have received full cooperation from customs. I also promised full cooperation. What is being said about breaking the law against me is completely baseless. '
Not Kohli, but Williamson stepped aside
The New Zealand cricket team will go down to play a three-match T20 series against India before forgetting the pain of losing the World Cup final. They have already reached India. However, regular Kiwis captain Kane Williamson will not play in this series.
India's recently departed captain Virat Kohli had earlier withdrawn from the series to refresh his body and mind from the stress of the drawn game. This time New Zealand captain Williamson also stepped aside. As a result, the series will be under two new captains.
Despite not playing in the T20 series, Williamson will join the team in the Test series of the India tour. He has decided to skip the T20 mainly to prepare himself for the Tests. Right-arm pacer Tim Southee will take charge in the absence of the regular captain.
Williamson arrived in Jaipur, the venue of the first T20, with the team on Monday evening. But he will not play, will rest. There will be three T20 matches on November 18, 19, and 21. The Test series will start on the 25th.
The 2022 T20 World Cup will be played in seven venues
The screen of the 2021 T20 World Cup came down on Sunday. Australia defeated New Zealand by 8 wickets in the title match to become the champions. 335 days after the final, the 2022 T20 World Cup will be held in Australia.
The World Cup will start on October 16 next year. Cricket Australia has announced the venue for the upcoming World Cup on Tuesday morning. Oman and the UAE have played 45 World Cup matches at four venues. However, the World Cup to be held in Australia will be played in seven fields.
The seven venues are Adelaide, Brisbane, Geelong, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney. Like the recently concluded event, the first-round match will be played with eight teams in 2022. Later, the game of Super Twelve will be played with the four teams from there and the top 6 teams in the rankings.
The 12 teams to reach the Super Twelve in the current World Cup will play directly in the next World Cup. The top eight teams in the rankings will play Australia, New Zealand, Bangladesh, India, England, South Africa, Pakistan, and Afghanistan directly in the Super Twelve.
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Sri Lanka, West Indies, Namibia, and Scotland will play in the first round. Four more teams from the qualifiers will play in the first round. The World Cup qualifiers will be played in Oman in February next year and in Zimbabwe in June-July.
The two semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup will be on November 9 and 10. The first will be at the Sydney Cricket Ground and the next at the Adelaide Oval. Although the final will be held on November 14 this year, the final will be held on November 13 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Rizwan gave more credit to his coaches and elder brothers than to himself
Earlier, Rizwan did not attend Pakistan's first practice session today. Before the semi-finals, he was in the ICU of the hospital with a cold in his chest and difficulty breathing. However, he said that he will start practicing on Tuesday, November 18.
In a video message this afternoon, Rizwan said of his condition, "I'm fine now. Yes, I had some breathing problems. The doctor and physio advised me to rest for a few days and that rest period is over. I hope I will practice from tomorrow (Tuesday).
He was in the intensive care unit of the hospital for two days before the final. From there he played in the semi-finals. He made 6 runs off 52 balls against Australia. Which is the highest individual score of Pakistan innings.
He started his career with an unbeaten 69 against India. He then scored 261 runs in 6 matches (69 + 6 + 33 + 69 + 15 + 6) with a pair of half-centuries against Namibia and Australia. Rizwan is Pakistan's second-highest run-getter in the T20 World Cup after captain Babar Azam (303).
Coincidentally, Pakistan's score in the power play was very low. A total of 36. Which is less than Australia, New Zealand, England, India, Afghanistan which participated in the main stage. However, in most of the matches, Pakistan did not lose a wicket in the first 6 overs.
In the first six overs, Pakistan averaged 160-170 runs in almost every match, despite a little over 6 runs. Meanwhile, Mohammad Rizwan has scored the most runs in 2021 (1033 in 20 matches).
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Talking about this outstanding achievement, he said, 'I am very happy that I have scored the most runs in this calendar year. But I like that this achievement of mine is for the country. '
Rizwan did not forget to inform that, 'I have heard a lot from behind. However, I have repeatedly taken it as a challenge and welcomed it.
Rizwan wants to give more credit to his coaches and mentors than to give credit to himself for this achievement. That's why I said, 'When I talk about my record, many people were behind me on this journey.'
First of all, he mentioned the name of Richard Pybus. he said. And Inji Bhai (Inzamam-ul Haq) gave me a lot of ideas. However, the one who has always been behind me on this journey and has helped and assisted me a lot is Shahid Aslam Bhai (Assistant Coach).
Speaking about the role of Matthew Hayden, Rizwan said, "Now no one will tell you to bat like this and no one will be able to change your batting. Earlier Yunus Bhai (Yunus Khan) gave me some ideas and helped me to move forward. I have tried to follow the advice of Yunus Bhai. '
Rizwan adds, 'There comes a time when exes give you a lot of advice. If you can pick two to three of these things, there are many benefits to the career.