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Concerns about pitch conditions in Pakistan Test matches. The recent match between Pakistan and England has raised alarm bells. Pakistan's 1st innings ended at 556, but England's dominant 779/5 has exposed the pitch's lack of challenge. This lopsided contest undermines the sport's competitive spirit. Flat pitches, like the one in question, unfairly favor batsmen and demoralize bowlers. The absence of a compelling contest harms cricket's essence. Let's ensure balanced conditions that test skills, strategy, and endurance. A flat pitch that produces 1300+ runs in just 14 sessions isn't cricket; it's batting practice. The beauty of Test cricket lies in its unpredictability and fair competition. Call to action: - ICC, please intervene to ensure fair pitch conditions. - Pakistan Cricket Board, prioritize competitive cricket. - Let's preserve cricket's integrity and excitement.

Opinion: What is more important for Pakistan and Mohsin Naqvi? Chairman of the Cricket Board or the Minister of Interior? #PCB #PakistanCricket #Mohsinnaqvi #ChairmanPCB #MediaBites By Imran Malik:  The wounds from the Cricket World Cup defeat are still fresh because we not only lost to India but also to the USA in the USA, and then we couldn’t even make it to the Super 8. Cricket analysts had predicted this defeat since we lost the first match to Ireland and both matches in England. Mohsin Naqvi could not bring any success to us as the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). But you should also know that he is a Senator and the Interior Minister of a sensitive country like Pakistan. Additionally, keep in mind that he is also the Chairman of the City Media Group. While his idea for City News was successful, despite all his efforts, he couldn’t bring 24 News HD into the top 10 list, which is a major failure in his media career. Now, let’s talk about the Pakistan cricket team. He, himself, is not a cricketer, and his governance style shows that he cannot manage cricket affairs. After successive failures, he should have adopted a professional approach and distanced himself from cricket matters, handing over the responsibility to a professional. Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/dYH-SnxM

Cricket has never stood still, but the pace of change has perhaps never been so great as it is right now. Poised for entry into the Olympics in 2028, with women’s cricket bigger than ever before, but with the future ownership of English counties hanging in the balance and Test cricket under threat, we will gather in Loughborough to discuss the thorny question: What will cricket look like 10 years from now?

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has introduced a Hybrid Model for the 2025 Champions Trophy, following India's refusal to travel to Pakistan due to security concerns. Under this arrangement, Pakistan will remain the official host, but India's matches, including potential knockout games, will be played in Dubai. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) agreed to this compromise after receiving assurances that a similar Hybrid Model would be used in future ICC tournaments hosted by India. Additionally, the PCB was awarded a Women's ICC event to be held after 2027. However, this resolution has sparked internal tensions within Pakistan's cricket community. Critics, including former captain Basit Ali, have expressed disappointment with the PCB's decision, feeling that the compensation is inadequate. Ali has described the allocation of the Women's World Cup as a "lollipop" and argued that the PCB should have pushed for hosting rights to more prestigious events, such as the Asia Cup. This debate highlights the ongoing challenges and complexities in international cricket, particularly when it comes to balancing security concerns, hosting rights, and tournament scheduling.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has issued an ultimatum to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB): accept the 'Hybrid' hosting model for the 2025 Champions Trophy or risk being excluded from the tournament. The PCB's refusal to accept the model led to an inconclusive ICC executive board meeting on Friday. The 'Hybrid' model proposes hosting India’s matches in the UAE due to India's security concerns about traveling to Pakistan. While most ICC board members sympathized with Pakistan, they urged PCB Chief Mohsin Naqvi to agree to the model as the only viable solution. If Pakistan refuses, the ICC may relocate the entire tournament, possibly to the UAE, without Pakistan’s participation. This could cost the PCB $6 million in hosting fees and a significant share of its annual revenue. The BCCI and India’s Ministry of External Affairs have reaffirmed that Indian players cannot travel to Pakistan. Meanwhile, Pakistan may retaliate by pushing for similar arrangements for the Women’s T20 World Cup in India in 2025. The ICC board will reconvene on Saturday to finalize plans, with new ICC Chair Jay Shah set to take charge on December 1. #indiancricketeam #thebharatpost

Rain Intrusion; Thirteen years of criticism fell on the ICC (Photo: Web Desk Express) Karachi: Indian cricketers slammed ICC for rain interference in World Cup matches, Sunil Gavaskar says that matches should not be held in stadiums where there are no covers, Akash Chopra says that when matches are not played, sports How will the global promotion of According to details, important matches could not be held in Florida due to rain and a bad outfield, due to which the ICC is being heavily criticized, this included the match between Ireland and USA on Friday. Had the match been played and the Irish team had defeated America, Pakistan’s hopes of advancing would have been maintained. Long before the match, stormy rains had started in Florida, which threatened to affect the matches on Friday, Saturday and Sunday here. had gone. Even in Saturday’s match between India and Canada, not even a ball was bowled, both days the weather was clear but the field was so wet that playing a match on it could have resulted in injury to the players. Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar says that the ICC should not hold matches on grounds where there are no covers to cover the entire ground, not just cover the pitch and leave the rest open. Another former Indian cricketer Akash Chopra said that another match was not possible due to rain and bad weather, not even a single ball could be bowled in the match between India and Canada, the same thing happened in the match between Ireland and America. , without organizing matches you can never promote the game globally. #Rain #Intrusion #Thirteen #years #criticism #fell #ICC

On 19 March 2024, Cricket Australia ("CA") announced its withdrawal from a scheduled Men’s T20 series against Afghanistan because of the ongoing restrictions on women/girls in the country (who are banned from playing any sport and deprived many basic human rights under the ruling Taliban). This has thrust the spotlight on Afghanistan’s continued status as a “Full Member” of the ICC INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COUNCIL and whether more national cricket associations should be following CA's lead by taking matters into their own hands. The ICC’s inaction towards the Afghanistan Cricket Board (“ACB”) appears even more stark given that, as recently as November 2023, it suspended Sri Lanka Cricket (“SLC”) due to a “serious breach of its obligations… to manage its affairs autonomously and ensure that there is no government interference”. Although SLC's suspension was subsequently lifted in January this year, there have been allegations of double standards in circumstances where Afghan women/girls are banned from even playing cricket under the Taliban. Such outright prohibition is, on the face of it, one of the more extreme examples of government interference. Against such a backdrop, albeit a complex geo-political one, it begs the overarching question: why has the ICC not taken action against the ACB in accordance with its governance framework? In this article, I examine: (1) Some of the express constitutional and regulatory requirements for ICC Members; (2) The ICC’s historic handling of allegations of “political inference” in cricket; (3) The events leading to SLC’s recent suspension; (4) Whether the ACB’s circumstances are distinguishable (and/or if the ACB should be afforded “special” treatment); and (5) What the future of Afghan cricket might entail. Have a read! #afghanistancricket #sportsgovernance #icc #humanrights #srilankacricket https://lnkd.in/eRu_Ht4U

Image Source : PTI big news! BCCI is going to take a big decision soon BCCI to Increase Domestic Players salary: IPL is the richest cricket league in the world. Players playing in this league get huge amount of money. Meanwhile, a big news is coming out. The Board of Control for Cricket in India is soon going to take a big decision for the players playing domestic cricket. BCCI is considering a special plan for the players who are not playing in the IPL. Salaries of domestic players may increase soon. <!-- /8323530/Khabar_Desktop_VDO_1X1 --> BCCI is going to take a big decision soon According to a report by Cricbuzz, the Board of Control for Cricket in India may soon increase the salary of players playing domestic cricket. Ajit Agarkar’s selection committee has been entrusted with the task of giving suggestions regarding its implementation. According to reports, BCCI believes that the fees of domestic cricketers should be at least double. The board can give Rs 75 lakh to Rs 1 crore as annual salary to players who play 10 Ranji Trophy matches. What is the salary of domestic players now? At present, salary is given on the basis of experience in domestic cricket. BCCI pays Rs 60,000 per day to players who play more than 40 Ranji games, Rs 50,000 to those who play 21 to 40 games and Rs 40,000 to those who play 20 matches. At this pay scale, a senior cricketer earns up to Rs 25 lakh if his team reaches the finals, while other players in the team earn between Rs 17 lakh and Rs 22 lakh. BCCI wants to promote red ball cricket BCCI is working on promoting red ball cricket. BCCI has recently started an incentive scheme in Test cricket to promote red ball cricket. Under this, the match fees of players who play more than 75% of the tests in a year will increase by 300%. At the same time, BCCI had recently asked the players included in the central contract to play domestic cricket. In such a situation, BCCI is bringing new schemes to promote domestic cricket. read this also T20 World Cup 2024: Haven’t played even a single World Cup, what if you haven’t got a chance now…. Pakistan’s star player takes retirement, big announcement before T20 World Cup Latest Cricket News function loadFacebookScript(){ !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { if (f.fbq) return; n = f.fbq = function () { n.callMethod ? n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments); }; if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n; n.push = n; n.loaded = !0; n.version = '2.0'; n.queue = []; t = b.createElement(e); t.async = !0; t.src = v; s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s); }(window, document, 'script', '//https://lnkd.in/dNCd7S6K'); fbq('init', '1684841475119151'); fbq('track', "PageView"); } window.addEventListener('load', (event) => { setTimeout(function(){

BCCI rules on the importance of playing domestic cricket in off-season for earning central contracts!! It is productive to maintain touch with the game at grassroots level and helps the aspiring cricketers to face-off against some senior names in the game. But, is that really helpful when we look at the impact of team compositions? I have compiled a list of 61 cricketers who made their Indian Team debut in the last 7 years along with few prominent names in International/IPL level, those emerging IPL names, totalling to 86 names, based on their most recent cricket team at the domestic circuit. Check out the names present in each team, as mentioned in the picture appended to the post, and the contribution of talent from each side to the International level. If you liked the read, please do like, repost and share your thoughts over the same. Also, do follow my page Harikrishnan S for more of such content and hit the bell icon for notification of my posts. Source Credits: ESPN Cricinfo P.S: Do you feel the need to set-up the distribution of International Cricketers evenly across teams to ensure fair competition in the domestic circuit?