The Shoaib Malik’s nephew M. Huraira, became Pakistan’s second-youngest batter to score a triple century in the ongoing Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. A 19-year-old playing in his debut season, he was superb on the field. Huraira is the eighth Pakistani to reach this milestone. Huraira was the 22nd player overall to amass 300 on sub-continent soil, making this the 23rd triple century recorded in Pakistan.
Pakistan Navy won the 35th National Rowing Championship held at Rawal Lake in Islamabad on Sunday. Teams from the Pakistan Navy, Army, WAPDA, Punjab, Islamabad Club, and Pakistan Police competed in the tournament. Various categories of matches were held, including open single, open double, open four, light single, light double, light four, and pair.
New Zealand to visit Pakistan twice next season, both boards announced on Monday. Initially, the two teams will face off for two Tests in December 2022 and January 2023. Tests will be part of the World Test Championship, and ODIs will be part of the ODI Super League (for World Cup qualification).
The Pakistani player Nasir Iqbal defeated Hong Kong’s Leung Chi Hin Henry in the quarterfinals of the Asian Individual Squash Championship. Nasir won the 21st Asian Individual Squash Championship at the Mushaf Squash Complex on Friday after taking 45 minutes to defeat his opponent. Nasir’s fellow countryman Tayyab Aslam has lost to Hong Kong’s Lau Tsz Kwan in a 70-minute match.
Pakistani weightlifter Nooh Dastagir Butt, won a silver medal at the World Championship in Tashkent. Due to fitness concerns, Nooh was not a contender for the Tokyo Olympics, but he excelled by winning silver in the plus 109 kg competition total. Nooh lifted a total weight of 390 kg, which included 165 kg in snatch and 225 kg in clean and jerk.
Punjab’s Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti has announced to hold Pakistan’s largest football league. Bhatti said that the league will bring out the talent and promote football in Pakistan and will be the largest in the country. Players under the age of 23 from across the province will be able to register from December 15 to 22 for the Football League.
Rizwan became the first batter ever to score over 2000 runs in T20 cricket in a calendar year. During the third and final T20I, he set a new world record with his 87-run knock. A wicket-keeper batter has had an excellent year in the shortest format of the game so far.
The young Pakistani boxer Usman Wazeer defeated his Tanzanian opponent to win the WBC Middle East title in Dubai. Usman is known as ‘The Asian Boy’. He is considered to be the best contemporary Pakistani boxer. Wazeer hails from the Astore district of Pakistan’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan region. The boxer is currently an undefeated welterweight and holds the ABF Asian title.
Pakistani batter Asif Ali has been named as the new brand ambassador of Puma, the world’s third-largest sports brand. Asif Ali is the first Pakistani player to become a brand ambassador for a sports brand. Several international batsmen are already sponsored by Pumas, including Virat Kohli, Rashid Khan, and McCullum. Asif Ali is latest athlete to be signed by a sporting goods company.
The ICC announced on Wednesday that Pakistan will open its campaign against archrivals India in the ICC Women’s World Cup in New Zealand. The first set of games will see two huge rivalries take center stage. Australia will face defending champions England in Hamilton, while India will take on Pakistan in Tauranga on March 6.