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Zaka Ashraf Takes a Massive changes after Dushman Mulk Comment: Under-fire President of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Zaka Ashraf, changed his earlier disparaging statement regarding India. Immediately after India’s kind greeting and hospitality for the Pakistani team won praise from all around the world, the disturbing statement quickly went viral on social media.

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Babar Azam & Co. landed in Hyderabad on Wednesday (September 27) and received a grand welcome at the airport. As the Pakistani celebrities exited the airport to join the bus, hundreds of admirers waited up to see them and cheered them on. Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Shaheen Afridi, among others, expressed their gratitude for the reception on social media.

However, Zaka Ashraf made an astounding statement regarding India on the opposite side of the border, referring to it as a “dushman mulk (enemy country)”. The PCB head urged Pakistani supporters to cheer on their team throughout the World Cup and said:

“The morale of the players should be up when they go to an enemy country or where the competition is being held. They should go with full support of the nation so that they can perform well.”

Unsurprisingly, Zaka Ashraf has faced severe criticism for his distasteful remark. At a time when many believe that cricket has the potential to improve the ever-deteriorating relationship between the two countries, Zaka Ashraf’s comment took many by surprise.

Zaka Ashraf Takes a Massive changes

And the head of the PCB didn’t wait long to retract his statement. Zaka Ashraf changed his mind in a statement issued by the PCB on Friday, expressing his gratitude for the kind welcome extended to the Pakistani side by the Indians.

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He emphasized that the cordial greeting is a sign of the shared admiration for the athletes from the two nations.

“Zaka Ashraf personally congratulated the Indians over arranging a reception of this kind. He mentioned that whenever India and Pakistan step onto the cricket field, they emerge as traditional rivals but not as enemies.

“Zaka Ashraf expressed his hope that throughout the entire World Cup, Pakistan cricketers would receive the same warmth, and Indian fans would get to see the best cricket from Pakistan players,” stated the release from the PCB.

(With Input From CricketAddictor)

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Rohit Sharma Angry on Harshit Rana “Dimagh Kidhar hai Tera”: Watch Video

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Rohit Sharma Angry on Harshit Rana “Dimagh Kidhar hai Tera”: Young bowler Harshit Rana was reprimanded by India captain Rohit Sharma for his needles behavior during the current second ODI match against England in Cuttack.

The incident occurred after Harshit’s errant throw lost the team four more runs on the last delivery of the 32-over.

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Jos Buttler, the captain of England, was far inside Harshit’s crease, so it was a difficult throw.

Harshit’s throw ultimately struck the boundary rope in addition to missing the stumps and wicketkeeper KL Rahul.

Rohit became enraged with the child as a consequence, and the Indian skipper was observed gesturing enthusiastically.

“Dimaag kidhar hai tera? (Where is your brain?)” Rohit slammed at Harshit. On social media, a video of the identical occurrence has gone viral.

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Former England spinner Graeme Swann, who was on commentary, shared his views on the incident, saying that the aggression got the better of Rana.

“If there is one way to upset your captain? This is it. Just stay calm. I told you earlier about the bit of aggression about him. He is good old-fashioned fast bowler, unfortunately, the aggression got the better of him, four overthrows of his own bowling,” Swann was heard as saying on-air.

Meanwhile, former India head coach Ravi Shastri suggested: “I could see the captain livid. It’s little things like this which releases the pressure.”

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In the meanwhile, England chose to bat in the second ODI at Cuttack and scored 304. England reached the 300-run milestone thanks to a late drive from Liam Livingstone and half-centuries from Ben Duckett and Joe Root.

Root (69, 72b, 6×4) top-scored for the visitors, but got great support from Duckett (65, 56b, 10×4) and skipper Jos Buttler (34, 35b, 2×4), with whom he had a 51-run stand for the fourth wicket. In the latter part of England’s innings, Livingstone made a 32-ball 41 to give give them some late impetus.

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Rohit Sharma Should Retire : Rohit Sharma facing lots of criticism after 2-runs against England. Ahead of Champions Trophy, The three One-Day internationals between England and India are being viewed as a practice run for the main event.

But in Thursday’s first ODI in Nagpur, Rohit Sharma was unable to make an impression. Only two runs were taken from seven balls by the skipper of India. The internet was harsh after Rohit’s most recent setback (he has been struggling with bad form for a while). Rohit should resign, according to some social media users.

Rohit Sharma is not Effective in powerplays, outside powerplays, in Tests, in ODIs, in India, Outside India pic.twitter.com/hPwrs1HsHs

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Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer’s mouthwatering fifties helped India to clinch a four-wicket triumph over England in the first ODI match of the series at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur on Thursday. With the magnificent win in Nagpur, the Men in Blue took a 1-0 lead over the Three Lions in the ODI series.

India needed to chase the 249-run target in the second inning. Yashasvi Jaiswal (15 runs from 22 balls, 3 fours) and captain Rohit Sharma (2 runs from 7 balls) opened for the Men in Blue but failed to make a mark as they could only cement a partnership of 19 runs.

Jofra Archer drew the first blood in the second inning as he removed Jaiswal in the 4.3 overs.

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Shubman Gill replaced Jaiswal on the crease and aimed to make a partnership with Rohit. However, the skipper failed to shine on the crease with the bat, he was dismissed in 5.2 overs by Saqib Mahmood.

Shreyas Iyer (59 runs from 36 balls, 9 fours and 2 sixes) came on the crease in place of Rohit Sharma and solidified a stupendous 94-run partnership with Gill, giving the Men in Blue a kickstart in the game.

Iyer played an attacking game on Thursday at a strike rate of 163.89. He completed his half-century in the 14th over in style by hitting a four.

However, Jacob Bethell removed the right-handed batsman in the 15.6 over, ending his knock.

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The hosts were unaffected by Iyer’s removal since Axar Patel (52 runs from 47 balls, 6 fours, and 1 six) solidified his 108-run partnership with Gill, the vice-captain.

In Nagpur, Gill played a magnificent knock, reaching his half-century in the 25th over.

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