The much-awaited ODI series between Australia and Pakistan got underway today at the MCG. After losing the toss, Pakistan could only post 203 runs on the board thanks to Naseem Shah's 40-run knock. But he missed out on breaking Wasim Akram's record by a whisker.
Pat Cummins dismissed the Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan, Karim Janat and allrounder Gulbadin Naib to claim his second T20 World Cup hat-trick in his second consecutive game.
India's charge towards the World Cup glory was halted by Australia as the Aussies defeated the Men in Blue in the final of the tournament. The Men in Blue went down by 6 wickets and the Aussies chased down the 240-run target with 6 wickets in hand.
"If I have to pick any particular reason, I suppose the middle order should have played with a ‘do or die’ mindset. There was no batting to come after Jadeja and he had to bat deep, and batting deep meant he couldn’t take risks of getting out," Wasim Akram said.
India's experienced pacer Mohammed Shami has been the team's best bowler in the World Cup 2023 with 16 wickets in four innings. Shami's heroics have also boosted India to the semifinal berth with eight wins in eight matches so far.
Pakistan's fielding left too much to be desired in the game against Afghanistan as the team's fitness came under the scanner with several misses in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup. After the shock loss, former cricketers Wasim Akram and Moin Khan tore into Pakistan players for lack of fitness.
Australia continued their resurgence in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup after losses in the first two games and their win on Friday, October 20 against Pakistan saw them jump up five places to number 4. While David Warner was the star of the show, Mitchell Starc continued to achieve feats.
Former Pakistan pacer Wasim Akram expressed his displeasure at the public meeting of Virat Kohli and Babar Azam after the Men in Green suffered a brutal 7-wicket loss in the World Cup 2023 match against India. Akram said that Babar could have gotten Kohli's shirts privately too.
Kohli scored a brilliant century in the important match of Asia Cup. After this, former Pakistani captain Wasim Akram made a big revelation.
The Pakistan Cricket Board deleted the previous video after copping a lot of flak from fans across social media platforms and launched a new video featuring the 1992 World Cup-winning skipper Imran Khan.
Former Pakistan cricketer and World Cup-winning captain Imran Khan was missing from PCB's video that highlighted the history of Pakistan's cricket on their Independence Day on August 14.
Wasim Akram controversy: In his book 'Sultan: A Memoir', Wasim Akram has hit out on his former skipper Salim Malik
Former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram shows his emotions on live television. He vents his anger on a Pakistan fan who might have passed some offensive comments on Shaheen Afridi.
Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Misbah-ul-Haq and Shoaib Malik, who have mostly been critical of Pakistan's poor performance in the first half of the T20 World Cup, were seen bursting into celebratory dance at the studio after Pakistan booked its berth in T20 World Cup final.
Wasim Akram Cocaine Addiction: The 56-year-old has opened up about his dependency on the drug in his upcoming autobiography 'Sultan: A Memoir.'
BCCI vs PCB: Post the BCCI secretary's comment, PCB has threatened to opt-out of the One Day International (ODI) World Cup and the Asian Cricket Council. The PCB has also demanded an emergency meeting of the ACC (Asian Cricket Council).
Fawad Khan has recently unveiled the first poster of his upcoming movie, 'Money Back Guarantee'. The actor will be seen sharing the screen with the former cricketer Wasim Akram.
India lost the Super 4 match that went down to the wire on Sunday.
Asia Cup 2022: Ahead of India vs Pakistan which will be played on August 27, 2022, former Pakistan bowler Wasim Akram has backed Virat Kohli and feels that the media and fans are having a go at him for no reason
India is set to face Pakistan in their first match of the Asia Cup on the 28th of August and the focus will be on Kohli's performance. As he will come into the match with a fresh mind having taken a break for the away series against the West Indies.
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