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Shahid Afridi is a new Chief Selector at PCB
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Shahid Afridi is a new Chief Selector at PCB

Najam Sethi appointed Shahid Afridi as new the interim chief selector of PCB. PM Shahbaz Sharif proposed his name for this post. Few other old players are roped in for the upcoming series against New Zealand. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi as the interim chief of the Men’s National Selection Committee for the home series against New Zealand. The PCB announced the new panel today after sacking the selection committee headed by Mohammad Wasim. The new chief selector of the team might bring a major difference in results. Other members of the selection panel are Abdul Razzaq and Rao Iftikhar Anjum. While Haroon Rashid (member PCB Management Committee) will be the Convener. “I am pleased to announce, with immediate effect, an I...
Pakistan to host seniors over-40 Cricket World Cup
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Pakistan to host seniors over-40 Cricket World Cup

Pakistan gets hosting rights of the first-ever Seniors Over-40 Cricket World Cup. The board has already announced that the matches will be happening in six venues in Karachi from the date of Sept 23 to Oct 8 next year. As per the Pakistan Veterans Cricket Assoc­iation (PVCA) chairman Fawad Ijaz Khan, the World Cup Over the 40 Steering Committee had announced the decision on Tuesday. They have given the hosting rights of the Cricket World Cup Over the 40s/50s to Pakistan. The event will take place in 6 prominent venues in Karachi. It will happen from the date of Sept 23 to Oct 8 next year. The senior World Cup will feature 12 countries out of 14 registered countries. It includes teams from Pakistan, Australia, Engl­and, India, New Zealand, West Indies, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Cana...