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Pak Vs Ind: Pakistan Team Practices Full Tilt

Ahead Of High-Voltage Game against India

PAKISTAN'S TEAM SPENT THREE HOURS PRACTICING FOR
MOST-ANTICIPATED MATCH THAT WILL BE PLAYED ON OCTOBER 14
fter reaching Ahmedabad, beat Sri Lanka by six wickets. their efforts as they spent three hours
the Pakistani cricket team According to Indian media, Rizwan practising in the evening for the high-
Aengaged in their practice ses- spent a whole hour in the nets with a voltage match that will be played on
sions with full throttle as they prepare left-arm wrist spinner — like India's October 14 at the Narendra Modi Sta-
for their highly-anticipated match Kuldeep Yadav — practicing the sweep dium in Ahmedabad.
against India on Saturday. and reverse sweep shot. In preparation for Saturday's match,
Among the Pakistani team players, The 31-year-old wicketkeeper bat- cricket enthusiasts have thronged to Pakistan’s left-arm fast bowler and batter Shaheen Shah Afridi practices bowl-
Mohammad Rizwan, who was named ter has been practicing while keeping hospitals near the venue of the match ing at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India on October 12, 2023. —
the "Player of the Match" on Tuesday in mind the conditions, Indian media clearly showing the degree of excite- X/@TheRealPCB
following a remarkable performance reported. ment.
as the team faced Sri Lanka in Hyder- Furthermore, Mickey Arthur, the Quite a few of the hospitals in the Several doctors told local media the of people coming to watch the India-
abad, was reportedly practicing hard director of Pakistan's men's cricket western Indian city have seen a sudden rush for check-up "packages" was an in- Pakistan match also taking an appoint-
for the match this weekend. team, has shared with the players the influx of patients booked in for check- genious way to find affordable accom- ment for health check-ups and staying
Rizwan had scored a century as strategy to be adopted against India, ups involving a night's stay to coincide modation as hotel costs have soared up in hospitals," Tushar Patel, President of
Pakistan completed the tournament’s according to Indian media. with the World Cup group stage clash to 20-fold ahead of the match. the Ahmedabad Medical Association,
highest-ever successful run chase to Pakistan's team have ramped up between the arch-rivals. "We have come across some cases Geo News reported.

Palestine Team Withdraws From Pak Vs Ind: Indian Stars Amitabh Bachchan,

Malaysia Soccer Tournament Rajinikanth to Attend Musical Ceremony

he biggest match of the
World Cup 2023 between
T arch-rivals Pakistan and
India will also include a musical
function attended by top Indian
film stars like Amitabh Bachchan
and Rajinikanth.
According to Indian media re-
ports, the musical ceremony will
be held before the match on Oc-
tober 14 where high-profile Bolly-
wood celebrities are expected to be
present at the Narendra Modi sta-
dium — the world’s largest cricket
ground.
PALESTINE: The Palestine soccer had been scheduled to compete in the Anil Patel, secretary of the Gu-
team has withdrawn from a tourna- Merdeka Cup - an international friend- jarat Cricket Association (GCA),
ment in Malaysia after a fresh crisis ly tournament in Malaysia - from Oct. said the golden ticket-holders will
broke out between Israel and the Pal- 13-17 along with India, Tajikistan and be there to watch the game.
estinian Islamist group Hamas over the host country, Malaysia. The Indian cricket board handed
weekend, disrupting the team's travel Hilal said the players' plans had out premium passes to Sachin Ten- Indian stars Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth at an event in this file
arrangements, the Football Association been disrupted by the repeated closure dulkar, Rajinikanth and Amitabh photo. — ANI
of Malaysia (FAM) said yesterday. of a crossing connecting Jordan to the Bachchan before the start of the
"The withdrawal came due to play- Palestinian territories, through which tournament. Arjit Singh will also be acting as mascots for the game Meanwhile, according to media
ers being unable to travel because of they would have travelled to Malaysia. perform there. and will escort teams to the ground. reports, Pakistan Cricket Board
the events and circumstances that The Palestine team are due to play A lot of VIPs will be expected to The report further said that 20- (PCB) chief Zaka Ashraf is also ex-
the Palestinian territories are going 2026 World Cup qualifying matches be coming for the India vs Pakistan 25 Pakistani journalists will also be pected to travel to India in a couple
through," Firas Abu Hilal, secretary- against Lebanon and Australia in No- game, IndiaToday reported. coming for the match. of days, sources within the board
general of the Palestinian Football As- vember. They have also qualified for next The Bollywood stars event will Patel added said that they had shared.
sociation, told Reuters. year's edition of the Asian Cup in Qatar, start at 12:40pm (IST) on the day also received the approvals, and ar- He has already been granted an
The Palestine national football team which will run from Jan. 12 to Feb. 10. and will end by 1:10pm. Kids will ranged everything for them. Indian visa for the match, they said.

ays after Pakistani sports Zainab Abbas Opens Up About India Fiasco commentator in 2019 to cover the
presenter Zainab Abbas left cricket World Cup from Pakistan, ac-
DIndia following a complaint cording to BBC.
being registered against her by an with a sense of familiarity — just as she "There is no excuse or space for In response to the fiasco, Foreign
Indian lawyer over her “anti-Hindu” had expected. "I was neither asked to such language, and I sincerely apolo- Office (FO) Spokesperson Mumtaz
statements, the star apologised for her leave nor was I deported," the sports gise to anyone who was offended." Zahra Baloch Thursday slammed New
years-old remarks. presenter clarified. "Also, I am truly grateful to those Delhi for the “unnecessary” controver-
Abbas, who was in India as a pre- Although she had not been asked to who were concerned and reached out sy Abbas was dragged through, saying
senter for the ongoing ICC Men's leave, Abbas said she felt "intimidated during this challenging time," she said. that the registration of the case was not
World Cup 2023, left the country on and scared" by the reaction that was Abbas had reported on Pakistan's the “right step”.
October 9, with the international crick- unfolding online. opening match against the Netherlands “The case against Zainab Abbas on
et body saying her decision was based "And even though there was no im- on October 6 in Hyderabad, India, and unnecessary tweets is not the right ac-
on "personal reasons". mediate threat to my safety, my fam- was scheduled to cover other fixtures in tion. Zainab is being dragged into an
"I have always felt extremely fortu- ily, and friends from both sides of the Bengaluru, Chennai, and Ahmedabad. unjustified case,” said the spokesperson
nate and grateful for the opportunities border were concerned. I needed some But after a lawyer in India's capital, in response to a question during her
to travel and present the sport I love space and time to reflect on what had New Delhi lodged a police complaint weekly press briefing.
- this one would have been extra spe- transpired." against her last week over her old Baloch said that as host of the World
cial," Zainab said in a statement on X, "I understand and deeply regret the tweets, she faced a huge backlash on Cup, it is the “Indian state’s responsibil-
formerly known as Twitter. hurt caused by the posts that were cir- social media, cutting her trip short. ity” to provide security. She added that
Recounting her days in India, Abbas culated. I wish to make clear that they Famed Pakistani journalist Zainab Abbas, who is a sports journalist it is also India’s responsibility to pro-
mentioned that her daily interactions do not represent my values or who I am Abbas can be seen in this photo. — and commentator since 2015, became vide a favourable environment for the
with everyone were kind, cheerful, and as a person today," the journalist said. Zainab Abbas/X/File the first woman sports reporter and Pakistani cricket team.
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