Shaheen Afridi has reached the top five of the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings for the first time in his career. Following a convincing performance against Bangladesh in the first Test, Pakistan won by eight wickets. The 21-year-old left-arm bowler moved up three spots to fifth position. He took seven wickets, including a five-for-32 haul in the second innings of the Chittagong Test.
Paris Saint-Germain’s striker Lionel Messi won the men’s Ballon d’Or for a record seventh time. Alexia Putellas of Barcelona won the women’s Ballon d’Or on Tuesday. Messi led Argentina to the Copa America championship in July after losing in four major international finals. The Argentine also praised Robert Lewandowski for his outstanding performance.
In the upcoming home series, Muhammad Yousuf and Umar Gul may be appointed interim coaches. Interim coaches will be appointed for the series against the West Indies. Muhammad Yousuf is likely to be appointed as interim batting coach, while Umar Gul is likely to be named bowling coach. The contracts with interim batting coach Matthew Hayden and bowling consultant Vernon Flanders have expired.
Pakistan cricket team left-arm pacer Shaheen Afridi bowled sensationally during the second innings of the first Test match against Bangladesh. After taking three wickets in one burst on Day 3, Shahid Afridi completed his fifer on Monday. Afridi’s performance has put Pakistan on the verge of winning the first Test. He also claimed his fourth five-wicket haul.
Pakistan has won the Asian U12 championships after beating Kazakhstan 2-1 to win the final in Nur Sultan. Pakistan has clinched the top spot in the Asian junior tournament for the first time after an epic final battle with Kazakhstan. Hamza Roman continued his stellar form, beating Traigel Rodion 6-2, 7-5, giving Pakistan a 1-0 lead.
PUBG MOBILE, the video game series produced by PUBG in Pakistan, is back with another gaming project geared towards youth. PUBG MOBILE has launched its Campus Empower Program to recruit talented students in Pakistan. The ‘Campus Empower’ program will identify talent across Pakistan’s campuses. The most promising candidates will be selected to win scholarships worth up to 7 million rupees.
A Pakistani keeper-batsman has been included in Wisden’s current World Test XI as a wicketkeeper. The team was picked by Wisden managing editor Ben Gardner, Wisden website features writer Taha Hashim and Wisden India editor Aadya Sharma. Wisden appointed New Zealand captain Kane Williamson as the skipper of the side.
Pakistani Paratha-Maker Nisar Ahmed won the Bronze medal in the International Kickboxing Championship on Tuesday. Nisar works at a food stall in Karachi. In the tournament, he defeated the kickboxer from Tajikistan and received third place. Unfortunately, he did not have the money to participate in the contest despite being qualified.
The Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) will host the first-ever National Open Javelin Throw competition on November 29 at the Punjab Stadium, Lahore. Following the incredible performance of Pakistan’s javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem at the Tokyo Olympics, the AFP decided to give a chance to young and promising competitors all over Pakistan. The competition would allow the athletes to showcase their talent.
Pakistan’s futsal community criticizes the poor selection of team for the C15 World Cup Uruguay. The team conceded 118 goals in 3 matches. The futsal community believes that selection was not based on merit. In addition, social media was flooded with comments that Pakistan has huge football potential, but the government does not seem to care.