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New Zealand’s Jimmy Neesham has officially registered for the draft of the PSL 9.

With international players from all corners of the world signing up for the highly-anticipated PSL 9 draft, there is another exciting addition to the pool. New Zealand’s star player, Jimmy Neesham, has joined the upcoming draft officially. James Neesham, who previously played for Peshawar Zalmi, adds more excitement to the event as it is yet to be seen if he will be retained by Peshawar Zalmi or another franchise will get a chance to rope him in.

Over 250 international players have already signed up for PSL 9, making it a truly global affair. Around 20 players have been included in the platinum category. With trades and retentions still in the process, fans are eagerly awaiting the results to see the final lineups of their favorite teams. The anticipation is building up for the draft set to take place in Lahore on December 13th.

The mix of local and international talent promises an electrifying cricketing spectacle. With players from various countries participating, PSL Season 9 is gearing up to be a highly anticipated and thrilling event for cricket fans worldwide.

Source: Pro Pakistani

Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) announced that they have started registration of teams for the Futsal National Cup in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province. Peshawar residents can register through the link provided on PFF’s social media posts and become part of the biggest Futsal event in the country’s history.

This is ‘Phase 4’ of the Futsal National Cup, it will commence on 5th December 2023 and finish in five days on 10th December. Teams from KPK province can register for this football event and participate with a cash prize of 300,000 PKR (Pakistani rupees) which will be allotted to the winner of the event; the second-placed side will get 100,000 PKR.

In the previous phases of the Cup, teams from Punjab, Balochistan, and Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) have participated in the event. The phase also had teams from Rawalpindi and Kashmir.

After the Phase-4 event in KPK, Sindh will be the only province left. Gilgit is also a major geographical location from where football players are being produced for the national side. Will there be an event for Gilgit as well? One might need to wait for this question to be answered!

Source: Pro Pakistani

Pakistan men’s cricket team chief selector Wahab Riaz gave an interview to an independent cricket website where he expressed his views regarding Pakistan spinners’ performance in the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup.

Riaz said that the World Cup team consisted of players who had been playing regularly for the past 3-4 years, which meant that other spinners didn’t have a chance to get selected in the 15 for the touring party to India.

All eyes were on all-rounders Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz to provide the impetus to the team in the middle overs, but they both failed miserably throughout the tournament. Third-choice spinner Usama Mir came into the 11 after lackluster performances from the first-choice spinners, but he too couldn’t perform well and didn’t bowl deliveries on a consistent length.

In the last few matches, the Pakistan team’s captain Babar Azam, who stepped down earlier this week on Wednesday, had more trust in part-time spinners Iftikhar Ahmed and Agha Salman as they bowled while mainstay spinners were put on the bench.

Pakistan doesn’t play one-day international cricket till November 2024, but will the cricket supporters get to see new faces in different formats in place of Shadab and Nawaz?

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed new captains for Test and T20I cricket. It will be interesting to see how many newcomers join the traveling squad down under.

Source: Pro Pakistani

Saurav Ganguly has declared India’s domestic system as the reason behind the difference between the quality of Pakistani and Indian team.

Former Indian cricketer Saurav Ganguly recently undertook a comparative analysis of the trajectories pursued by the Indian and Pakistani cricket teams, particularly in light of the recent World Cup outcomes. Ganguly recalled the esteemed legacy of Pakistan’s cricketing history, paying tribute to legends such as Wasim Akram, Inzamam-ul-Haq, and Saeed Anwar as pivotal figures within the sport.

Talking about India’s commendable performance in the recent World Cup group stage and Pakistan’s absence from the semifinals, Ganguly shared that India’s triumph was not solely attributed to the Indian Premier League (IPL). Emphasizing the pivotal role of longer formats in nurturing players’ skills, he underscored India’s robust domestic season as a substantial contributing factor to their sustained success. He also mentioned the extensive investments as key factor in the development of India’s domestic system which ultimately led to a stronger team.

While extending well-wishes to Pakistani cricket and reminiscing about his personal experiences within the country, Saurav Ganguly also stressed the necessity for Pakistan to overhaul its cricketing infrastructure. He stressed the need for a system that could effectively harness the abundant talent inherent in Pakistani players.

Saurav Ganguly’s insights illuminated the disparities between the cricketing trajectories of the two nations and underscored the indispensable role of infrastructure and developmental pathways in shaping their respective global performances.

Source: Pro Pakistani

The schedule for the upcoming matches of the Asian Baseball Championship 2023, which will be held in Taiwan, has been announced. Pakistan is also participating in this tournament.

The tournament is set to commence on December 3 with a match between Chinese Taipei and South Korea at Taipei Dome Stadium.

Eight teams will participate in the championship, and they have been divided into two groups: Group A and Group B, each consisting of four teams.

Pakistan is placed in Group B and will start their campaign against Japan on December 4, followed by matches against Thailand and the Philippines.

Here are the groups for Asian Baseball Championship 2023:

GROUP A GROUP B

HONG KONG, CHINA PAKISTAN

SOUTH KOREA JAPAN

PALESTINE THAILAND

CHINESE TAIPEI PHILIPPINES

Here is the schedule of Pakistan’s matches in the Asian Baseball Championship 2023:

Fixture Date Time Venue

Pakistan Vs. Japan 4 December 2023 3:30 PM Taipei Dome

Pakistan Vs. Philippines 5 December 2023 9:30 AM Taipei Dome

Pakistan Vs. Thailand 6 December 2023 9:30 AM Taipei Dome

The three stadiums—Taipei Dome, Intercontinental, and Xin Zhuang—will host matches in this tournament, with Pakistan exclusively playing at Taipei Dome.

The top two teams from each group will progress to the Super Rounds at Taipei Dome, leading up to the finals on November 10.

Source: Pro Pakistani

New Zealand’s convincing win over Sri Lanka has all but confirmed their qualification into the semi-finals of the World Cup 2023, almost finishing hopes of Pakistan and Afghanistan to finish at the coveted 4th spot.

The Men in Green will need to beat England by a huge margin of they are to overtake New Zealand whole Afghanistan will need even a bigger victory over South Africa to overtake both Pakistan and New Zealand.

Kiwis were on song from the start as they dismissed the Sri Lanka batter cheaply. A defiant half-century by Kusal Perera kept the scoreboard ticking by the too eventually went back to the pavilion soon after.

Maheesh Theekshana and Dilshan Madushanka put up a fight as they struck around to take Sri Lanka to 171. But it wasn’t to be enough as New Zealand chased it down in 23.2 overs.

Pakistan will now need to beat England by a margin of around 274 runs to take them past the Kiwis, an improbable task at hand which is realistically impossible to overcome.

Kiwis are set to face India in the semi-final which is set to be played at Wankhede on 15 November.

Meanwhile, Pakistan and Afghanistan will travel back to their respective countries after playing their final encounter in the World Cup 2023.

Source: Pro Pakistani