The road to Pakistan’s cricket team’s return home has been cleared, with sources indicating that the squad will depart from Dubai to their respective destinations in Pakistan. According to sources, a few players and officials will arrive in Lahore tonight, while the rest of the team will head to Karachi. Pakistan cricket team was initially scheduled to return home through Oman, but the visa delay led to a change in their travel plan. The team was stuck in the UAE due to rising tensions in the Middle East.
The National T20 Cup is set to kick off in Peshawar, with 10 regional teams participating in the tournament. Pakistan has qualified for the Hockey World Cup 2026. Ahead of their match against Australia, Iranian women footballers displayed solidarity with their armed forces by staying silent during the national anthem. The women’s football team has approximately 8 months left before the World Cup.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that a closing ceremony will be held before the T20 World Cup final. Salman Qayyum will join the Pakistan cricket team for the first time as a security officer. Star batsman Babar Azam has been added to the Lahore Whites’ squad. It has been reported that Pakistani cricketers have been fined after the T20 World Cup.
A former Australian cricketer attributed the team’s failure to travel to the current Middle East tensions and the closure of air routes. The West Indies team has been stationed in India since their last match in the World Cup. In the second semi-final of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, England won the toss and chose to bowl against India.
Iran’s women’s football team remained silent during the national anthem before their first match against South Korea at the Gold Coast Stadium. The second semi-final of the T20 World Cup tournament will take place in Mumbai between India and England. The selection committee, consisting of Aaqib Javed and Asad Shafiq, remains unchanged. The Pakistan Cricket Board has decided that the captain and coach will not be changed in any format.
Pakistan’s cricketer Imad Wasim’s wife, Sania Ashfaq, responded to his social media post with a scathing comment. Russia has provided Iran with information on the positions of American warships and aircraft, according to Iranian Parliament Speaker Dr. Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, who claimed that the American aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln has fled the battlefield.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi announced on social media that some countries have started mediation efforts. After the failure to open the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices in the global market rose by 9 percent. The carrier airline has planned flight operations from March 19. The UK has offered 150 families a generous payment to leave the country voluntarily. Secretary of Home Affairs, Shahana Mahmood, has been accused of exploiting British taxpayers after starting the scheme.
