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Pakistan Cricket Board Breaks Silence After Khushdil Shah Attacks Spectator During PAK vs NZ 3rd ODI

Pakistan Cricket Board Breaks Silence After Khushdil Shah Attacks Spectator During PAK vs NZ 3rd ODI

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Khushdil Shah being stopped by security in New Zealand.© X/Twitter The PCB on Saturday strongly denounced the alleged use of inappropriate remarks against Pakistan players by a group of Afghan spectators during the third ODI against New Zealand at Mount Maunganui on Saturday. Two spectators of Afghanistan origin were later ejected from the ground following the Pakistani team’s complaint. Pakistan lost the match by 43 runs to suffer a 0-3 whitewash in the one-day series. The tourists had lost the five-match T20 series 1-4. Later, several social media users posted imaged of Khusdil Shah being restrained by security as he was charging towards the spectators.  “When anti-Pakistan slogans emerged, cricketer Khushdil Shah stepped in and urged the spectators to refrain. In response, the Afghan spectators escalated the situation by using further inappropriate language in Pashto,” the Pakistan Cricket Board said in a statement. In the past there have been incidents of clashes between Pakistani and Afghan spectators at different grounds when both countries have played against each other. A fan beating Pakistani …

Pakistan Cricket Board claims Afghan spectators verbally abused players sparking fight

Pakistan Cricket Board claims Afghan spectators verbally abused players sparking fight

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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has defended player Khushdil Shah after photos emerged of him trying to jump over a fence to confront fans after the third One-Day International against New Zealand at Mount Maunganui. Pakistan lost the game by 43 runs after it was curtailed to 42 overs each side due to a wet outfield. The two fans that Khushdil got into an argument with were evicted from the stands. PCB posted a statement condemning the verbal abuse of its players during the game. “During the match today, foreign spectators hurled inappropriate remarks at (Pakistan) cricketers present on the field,” the PCB said in a statement before claiming that Khushdil had gotten involved after anti-Pakistan slogans were said from the stands. Story continues below this ad “Afghan spectators escalated the situation by using further inappropriate language in Pashto,” PCB added in its statement. The incident marked an end to Pakistan’s woeful tour of New Zealand where they had lost the T20I series by a 1-4 margin before they were swept by a 0-3 margin in …

Angry Pakistan Star Khushdil Shah Attacks Spectators In New Zealand After Taunts, Security Steps In

Angry Pakistan Star Khushdil Shah Attacks Spectators In New Zealand After Taunts, Security Steps In

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The final ODI of the New Zealand vs Pakistan series was witness to some ugly scenes as Khushdil Shah was dragged away by the security. Several social media users claimed that Khushdil Shah was angry with some fans at the Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui. Some other accounts claimed that he was angry due to anti-Pakistan slogans. Security had to step in as a fan could be seen restraining the cricketer.  A fan beating Pakistani cricketer Khushdil Shah in New Zealand. pic.twitter.com/pCnccxmZh0 — (@AbbasiAteeq20) April 5, 2025 “The Pakistan cricket team management has strongly condemned the abusive language directed at national players by foreign spectators. During the match today, foreign spectators hurled inappropriate remarks at cricketers present on the field,” the PCB said. “When anti-Pakistan slogans emerged, cricketer Khushdil Shah stepped in and urged the spectators to refrain. In response, Afghan spectators escalated the situation by using further inappropriate language in Pashto. Following the Pakistani team’s complaint, stadium officials intervened and ejected the two disruptive spectators,” the statement added. Ben Sears‘s second …

NZ vs PAK 1st T20I: New Zealand hammer Pakistan by nine wickets | Cricket News

NZ vs PAK 1st T20I: New Zealand hammer Pakistan by nine wickets | Cricket News

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Riding on fiery spells from Jacob Duffy (4/14) and Kyle Jamieson (3/8), New Zealand defeated Pakistan by nine wickets at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. New Zealand captain Michael Bracewell won the toss and elected to bowl first. Kyle Jamieson and Jacob Duffy reduced Pakistan to 1 for 3 in 2.2 overs. Wicketkeeper Mohammad Haris and Hasan Nawaz opened the batting in the absence of the veterans Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam. Too much aggression cost Haris his wicket as he nicked the last ball of the first over to wicketkeeper Mitchell Hay with Jamieson, who started proceeding with a maiden wicket over. Story continues below this ad Next over, Jacob Duffy removed debutant Hasan Ali for a duck. Jamieson in his second over got the prized wicket of Irfan Khan, who perished on 1. Jamieson was not done yet. In his third over, Jamieson removed Shadab Kham with Tim Robinson taking an excellent catch at the gully. Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha (18) and Khusdil …

Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: Nights made for Virat Kohli, made by Kohli | Cricket News

Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: Nights made for Virat Kohli, made by Kohli | Cricket News

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These are nights made for Virat Kohli. The gaze of the cricketing world fixed on Dubai, the most feverish cricketing rivalry, between India and Pakistan, playing out in front of packed stands, the live streams buffering to manage the viewership load, a million hands folded in prayer, as hearts beating in wild anxiety, the myth and legend of Kohli comes alive and branches out into an altogether different world. And on nights like these, Kohli leaves his stamp on mind and memories, blurring allegiances and differences. The modern-day batting great, arguably the greatest in this 50-over format, scripted his 51st hundred and completed 14,000 runs in ODIs. But numbers are only embellishments in celebrating a glorious hundred, filled with strokes that matched the grandness of the night. Fittingly, he completed his century off the last ball of the game, gliding down the track and clubbing Khushdil Shah over extra cover for a four in what ended up as the last ball of the game, with India winning by six wickets and progressing to the knockouts …

It’s beyond a game, that’s the beauty of India-Pakistan cricket, says Pakistan coach Aaqib Javed | Cricket News

It’s beyond a game, that’s the beauty of India-Pakistan cricket, says Pakistan coach Aaqib Javed | Cricket News

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If one thought Pakistan coming to Dubai could ease the pressure of them playing in front of home fans, in a must-win contest against India, their head coach Aaqib Javed seemed more intent on treating Sunday’s clash as ‘beyond a game’. He wouldn’t stop there, and even claimed: ‘If you remove this pressure, what’s left in the Pakistan-India game? Passion and pressure is what is needed to show a player his performance.” Already facing pressure of expectations of doing well in the first ICC event they are hosting in 29 years, they go into the game against India with the added pressure of this being a must-win fixture. “There is no game you can say you play without pressure. The first game we lost, okay. New Zealand is a very strong team. They have good balance… After losing a game there is another good chance for you to win here and win the third one and make it to the semis. It is India and Pakistan. It doesn’t matter if it is a knockout or …

Champions Trophy first impressions: Babar Azam needs to seize the momentum, like Khushdil Shah did | Cricket News

Champions Trophy first impressions: Babar Azam needs to seize the momentum, like Khushdil Shah did | Cricket News

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New Zealand beat Pakistan by 60 runs to make a strong start to their Champions Trophy campaign. It leaves Mohammad Rizwan’s team in a perilous position to qualify for the semifinals in a ICC tournament they are hosting after nearly three decades. Here are two key first impressions each from the match in Karachi. Will Young makes the most of it New Zealand’s Will Young celebrates after scoring century during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between Pakistan and New Zealand, in Karachi, Pakistan. (AP) If Kane Williamson was fit and available, he might not have played a Test in India last year. But Will Young, as the cliche goes, grabbed his chances with both hands, and emerged as the Player of the Series as New Zealand sealed a historic whitewash. So much so that he was left out of the Test XI when the former captain returned fit for a home series against England. At CT, if Rachin Ravindra was fit, perhaps NZ would have been forced to rethink Young’s place in the first …

Champions Trophy: Pakistan’s bewildering naivety leads to morale-crushing defeat against New Zealand | Cricket News

Champions Trophy: Pakistan’s bewildering naivety leads to morale-crushing defeat against New Zealand | Cricket News

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The thousands that thronged Karachi’s National Stadium returned home heartbroken as New Zealand inflicted a crushing blow on the hosts in the Champions Trophy opener. It was not so about the margin of defeat (60 runs when hunting 320) as it was about the manner of the surrender. The lingering feeling would be that they lost not because they were the inferior side, but because New Zealand exuded a streak of clarity and purpose, as they always do, that the hosts couldn’t fathom. There was a bewildering naivety about the defeat, in their inability to seize the moments and deliver the knockout blows, in their shuddering strategies, in their lack of exigency plans, or in their sheer stage fright. The enormity of the occasion, big-ticket cricket returning to the country after nearly three decades, swamped them. The disconsolate fans could reflect on individual brilliance, the splendour of Khushdil Shah’s shot-making, Salman Agha’s audaciousness, the life-affirming serenity of Babar Azam., the bark and bite of Naseem Shah, the magic of Abrar Ahmed’s finger-flickers. But Pakistan had …

PAK vs NZ: Is Kiwis’ score of 320 further proof that Champions Trophy will be dominated by batters? | Cricket News

PAK vs NZ: Is Kiwis’ score of 320 further proof that Champions Trophy will be dominated by batters? | Cricket News

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If the 2025 Champions Trophy had been expected to be won by the batters, a reminder of why that may be the case was served on the opening day itself. Put into bat first after Pakistan won the toss, New Zealand’s total reached 320 for 5, after a well-paced first innings, led by centuries from Will Young and Tom Latham, in Karachi on Wednesday. It was the sixth 300+ score in the last nine ODI innings played on Pakistani soil after the recent tri-series between these two teams and South Africa. Across those four matches, there had been five hundreds and 15 50+ scores. Story continues below this ad That trend is not new either. Since 2021, according to ESPNCricinfo, Pakistan has been home to the highest batting average in ODIs (35.53) in the world. “Although the totals might seem high in the context of cricket it’s probably on par to get 320 these days when batting first and chasing it down in the 44th or 46th over,” South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj was quoted …

Champions Trophy preview: Pace-heavy Pakistan take on subcontinental New Zealand | Cricket News

Champions Trophy preview: Pace-heavy Pakistan take on subcontinental New Zealand | Cricket News

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All On the Line, screams the giant billboards of Champions Trophy in all the host cities, from Dubai to Lahore cutting across Karachi and Rawalpindi. There is nothing extraordinarily imaginative or attention-grabbing about the caption. But it captures everything the tournament means to the country as well as its cricket. The global gaze would be on Pakistan’s competence to pull off a multinational tournament, bereft of distressing incidents, when the locals as well as the foreigners could watch the game without fear of their lives. But irresistible is the narrative arc whether Pakistan, liberated after remapping itself on the cricket map, could rediscover the old glory on the field. At the peak of 50-over mania, Pakistan was the cult team. The team of exotic and dark arts, reverse swing and toe-crushers, of roguish volatility and irascible brilliance, of alley-cats and superstars, a theatre and law unto themselves. If you didn’t blatantly love them, you clandestinely envied them. The slow fading of ODI’s charms ran parallel, and was entwined, perhaps, with Pakistan’s drift to mediocrity in …