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A heartwarming video of Pakistan Super League’s Chief Executive Officer Salman Naseer saving the day by rescuing his team’s captain, Babar Azam, from a potentially precarious situation has gone viral on social media. The fielding display of Azam has captured the spotlight, and the video showcases a moment of levity and camaraderie between the two as Salman Naseer uses his wallet to take out a currency note and use it to blindfold Azam, also giving him a friendly tap on the back.
Babar Azam recently achieved the feat of scoring 12,000 runs in T20 cricket, the fastest to do so in the format, while he is also the only batsman to have surpassed 4,000 runs in the Pakistan Super League and the fourth batsman to score 100 half-centuries in the format. In their match against Quetta Gladiators on Wednesday, Peshawar Zalmi won against National Bank Stadium by defeating Quetta Gladiators, securing their sixth win in the Pakistan Super League 11. Zalmi achieved the target of 155 runs in just 19 overs with two wickets in hand.
Babar Azam, who led the team by winning the toss, played a stunning unbeaten 71 off 51 balls with 10 fours, as Zalmi reached the target of 155 runs in just 9 balls to spare, losing only two wickets. At present, Peshawar Zalmi is at the top of the points table with 13 points, having won 6 out of 7 matches. United also won their match, achieving a target of 151 runs in 16th over after losing 2 wickets, with half-centuries from Samir Manhas and Devon Conway.
On the other hand, the United XI cricket team’s all-rounder Fahim Ashraf has described the Pakistan Super League as a “game-changer platform” for young cricketers, stating that the league has played a crucial role in identifying players at the international level.
Meanwhile, England’s Test cricket team captain Ben Stokes has expressed gratitude for being alive despite sustaining a serious injury on his face. Quetta Gladiators’ player Zarri Joseph believes that the wicket was good but his team failed to score enough runs.
Peshawar Zalmi’s head coach Ottis Gibson expressed his joy at seeing Babar Azam play the way he has been. The Karachi Kings franchise of the Pakistan Super League has released 2 UAE-based players, Muhammad Wasim, and Khushdil Shah.
Rilee Rossouw has become the first foreign player to complete 100 matches in the Pakistan Super League, with Karachi Kings releasing 2 of UAE-based players.
Australian all-rounder Daniel Sams of Lahore Qalandars expressed a hope to win two matches in Karachi and secure a spot in the playoffs.
Meanwhile, the United XI cricket team’s all-rounder Abdullah Fazal expressed his desire to play in the PSL, and Mohammad Ghous has expressed hopes for a gaming culture to flourish in Pakistan.
Chairman PCB, Mohsin Nawaz, hosted an iftaar for the PSL teams. Samir Hussain, the hockey coach of Sir Syed University, has been inducted into the coaching panel of the Pakistan Junior Hockey Team.
