Missoula, Dec 22 (The Conversation) Shortly before Lionel Messi took to the stage to lift up the World Cup trophy, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani put a black cloak, called a “bisht,” over the Argentinian soccer star’s shoulders. Images of Messi wrapped in black fabric, which might have been construed as obscuring his national jersey, caused confusion around the world. Many fans questioned why the Argentinian soccer star was shrouded in an Arabian cape, with some suggesting that it “ruined an iconic moment.” What is the bisht? And what is its significance? A cloak for the ages…
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Karachi, Dec 22 (PTI) Former cricketer Ramiz Raja has been removed as chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) by the country’s government, which has appointed a 14-member committee, headed by Najam Sethi, to run the affairs of the game for the next four months. The Pakistan government, through a notification late on Wednesday, removed Raja following the team’s 3-0 whitewash by England in the Test series. The notification, issued by Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, has to be approved by the federal cabinet, which is just a formality. The developments on Wednesday confirmed speculation that Sharif, who is the…
Karachi, Dec 22 (PTI) Pakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq could step down following the team’s Test debacle against England at home, with sources also saying that Babar Azam might also lose his captaincy in the longest format by July next year. A source close to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) told Source: PTI News
कराची, 21 दिसंबर (भाषा) पाकिस्तान ने सोमवार से यहां न्यूजीलैंड के खिलाफ शुरू होने वाली दो टेस्ट मैचों की श्रृंखला के लिये 16 सदस्यीय टीम की घोषणा की जिसमें तेज गेंदबाज हसन अली और ‘अनकैप्ड’ बल्लेबाज कामरान गुलाम को शामिल किया गया।
Jamshedpur, Dec 21 (PTI) Delhi’s Kapil Kumar fired a sensational nine-under 63 to grab the round one lead at the season-ending TATA Steel Tour Championship here on Wednesday. Shiv Kapur, a winner of six international titles, struck a 64 to be placed second. His card featured an albatross on the par-5 ninth hole where he holed his second shot from 240 yards. Hyderabad’s Mohd Azhar occupied third place at 65. The first round of the tournament saw one half of the field play their first nine holes at Golmuri Golf Course and second nine at Beldih Golf Course, while the…
Karachi, Dec 21 (PTI) Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has told the ICC officials that it had threatened to boycott next year’s 50-over World Cup in India to exert pressure on the neighbouring country to send its team for the Asia Cup, according to sources. The hosting rights of the 2023 edition of the 50-over Asia Cup has been awarded to Pakistan by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) as a pre-cursor to the marquee World Cup in India (October-November 2023). In October, ACC president and BCCI secretary Jay Shah had said that India will not travel to Pakistan next year for…
London, Dec 22 (PTI) England all-rounder Sam Curran is hoping to get a good deal in the IPL auction on Friday, but said being in the same “bracket” as someone like Ben Stokes and a few others might affect his chances. The IPL auction will take place in Kochi with all-rounders like Stokes and Australia’s Cameron Green, among others, are expected to make big bucks with several teams hoping to bid big on them. Curran, whose base price is Rs 2 crore, can multiply his earnings in the auction and the 24-year-old said he will be keenly following the the…
मीरपुर, 22 दिसंबर (भाषा) भारतीय तेज गेंदबाज जयदेव उनादकट ने गुरुवार को यहां बांग्लादेश के खिलाफ दूसरे टेस्ट क्रिकेट मैच में मैदान पर उतरते ही एक अनोखा रिकॉर्ड बनाया। वह सर्वाधिक टेस्ट मैचों से बाहर रहने वाले भारतीय क्रिकेटर बन गए हैं।
जमशेदपुर, 21 दिसंबर (भाषा) दिल्ली के गोल्फर कपिल कुमार ने बुधवार को यहां सत्र की अंतिम टाटा स्टील टूर चैम्पियनशिप में नौ अंडर 63 का शानदार कार्ड खेलकर पहले दौर के बाद बढ़त हासिल की।
कराची, 22 दिसंबर (भाषा) पाकिस्तान के मुख्य कोच सकलेन मुश्ताक स्वदेश में इंग्लैंड के खिलाफ टेस्ट श्रृंखला में टीम के लचर प्रदर्शन के बाद मुख्य कोच का पद छोड़ सकते हैं जबकि सूत्रों ने कहा है कि बाबर आजम अगले साल जुलाई में खेल के सबसे लंबे प्रारूप में कप्तानी गंवा सकते हैं।