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Chanderpaul, Edwards, & Abdul Qadir inducted in ICC Hall of Fame

10Nov

By Muhammad Dastageer ShamsNo Comments

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Chanderpaul, Edwards, & Abdul Qadir inducted in ICC Hall of Fame

ICC has just updated its hall of fame. International Cricket Council inducted Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Charlotte Edwards, and Abdul Qadir into the ICC Hall of Fame. ICC is all set to recognize the group at the Sydney Cricket Ground before the opening T20 World Cup semifinal. Chanderpaul has become the 107th person that ICC inducted into their Hall of fame. He played for the West Indies for 21 years after making his debut in 1994. He was in and out of the squad for a few years. However, soon after, Chanderpaul established himself as a pillar in the middle order for the West Indies. He played in this position until his last appearance in 2015. At the time of his retirement announcement in 2016, Chanderpaul had 20,988 international runs, 41 centuries, and 125 half-centuries. In an ICC r...

Eight teams that miss out to qualify for FIFA World Cup 2022

9Nov

By Muhammad Dastageer Shams1 Comment

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Eight teams that miss out to qualify for FIFA World Cup 2022

There are eight teams that have missed out on the opportunity to qualify for this year’s FIFA World Cup 2022. Italy and seven other nations did not receive a spot in the FIFA World Cup 2022 this time. Fans appear to be in for an unexpectedly thrilling time with just over a month until the FIFA World Cup in Qatar begins. Italy, a four-time World Cup champion and European champion, did not make it to the FIFA world cup. However, Italy is not the only well-known team that failed to secure a spot. These are the eight teams that will not be competing in the FIFA World Cup in 2022. Russia Russia was politically kicked out of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar as a result of its invasion of Ukraine. FIFA was considering the team to be among the favorites to represent Europe after reaching the ...

Michael Hogan reverses his retirement and signed 1 year deal with Kent

9Nov

By Muhammad Dastageer ShamsNo Comments

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Michael Hogan reverses his retirement and signed 1 year deal with Kent

Michael Hogan had just revered his retirement decision and signed a one-year deal with the Kent cricket team. Michael Hogan is an Australian fast bowler who had the pleasure to play for his national team back in 2010 as a fast bowler. The player had announced retirement due to his age of 41 but has recently reverted his decision to retire. Michael Hogan made his first-class debut when he was 28 years old. The Australian bowler had a wonderful career playing for domestic teams in his country. Last year, he announced that he would not continue playing cricket because of his age. However, a one-year contract from the Kent domestic team has changed his mind somehow. The player has signed a deal to play 1 more year for the Kent cricket team at the Australian domestic level tournaments. Whil...

PM congrats the cricket team for making it to the semi-finals

7Nov

By Muhammad Dastageer ShamsNo Comments

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PM congrats the cricket team for making it to the semi-finals

The PM Congrats to the cricket team as Pakistan makes it to the Semi-Finals of the ICC cricket tournament. Although, the team’s poor performance at the start with 2 losses against India and Zimbabwe. Pakistani cricket fans had lost all hopes of qualifying for the Semi-Finals. However, in a decisive match between the Netherlands and South Africa, the Netherlands shocked everyone. The Netherlands cricket team won the match which further paved a way for the Pakistan cricket team to qualify. Pakistan cricket team did not disappoint their fans this time in a do-or-die match against Bangladesh. Pakistan won the match against Bangladesh by 5 wickets, qualifying for the Semi-Finals by ranking top of the table. People from all over Pakistan celebrated the victory. On this occasion, some high of...

Players who will play their last T20 World Cup

14Oct

By Aqsa Azam2 Comments

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Players who will play their last T20 World Cup

The T20 Cricket World cup is starting soon, fans are eagerly waiting for action-packed matches. But for some players, this might be the last world cup of their career. Some will retire, and some might still play in another format of the game. The T20 World cup is just around the corner. All 16 countries and their teams are ready to battle against each other to get the trophy. Fans around the globe are marking the calendar to watch their favorite players in action. It is about a time when people do not talk about anything but cricket. Australia is already full of teams, fans, and other officials. In short, the hype for the love of cricket is real for sure. There are a few players that we might see the last time in this T20 World Cup. Some of them are a bit aged, and few are thinkin...