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Pakistan correspondent, ESPNcricinfo.
Lahore, Pakistan
Joined February 2010
That it's happened with Smith at the other end is fitting because like Babar, he's no natural power hitter, and can't even get into the Aus T20 side. But he's found a way to evolve for the format (fresh off an Ashes) and, as the BBL has shown, Babar and Rizwan never really have
"Wasn't happy, Babar." 😳 Drama in the middle of the SCG after Steve Smith knocked back a run from Babar Azam, so he could take strike during the Power Surge. #BBL15
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That it's happened with Smith at the other end is fitting because like Babar, he's no natural power hitter, and can't even get into the Aus T20 side. But he's found a way to evolve for the format (fresh off an Ashes) and, as the BBL has shown, Babar and Rizwan never really have.
"Wasn't happy, Babar." 😳 Drama in the middle of the SCG after Steve Smith knocked back a run from Babar Azam, so he could take strike during the Power Surge. #BBL15
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And Babar drags on the first ball of the over that follows
Steve Smith denies Babar Azam a single to keep the strike at the BBL, and promptly justifies it by hitting 32 in the next over.
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Steve Smith denies Babar Azam a single to keep the strike at the BBL, and promptly justifies it by hitting 32 in the next over.
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Had a really fun chat with Sameer Minhas about his batting technique, how he deals with the burden of expectations, and the day he beat Arafat Minhas in a single-wicket match. 👇 For ESPNCricinfo https://t.co/FLsez80HEA
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He has made his name on feats of quick big-scoring, but the 19-year-old Pakistan opener says his game is all about calculation
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PCB puts Multan Sultans up for auction
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The PSL is understood to have been buoyed by the high prices at which the two new teams, Hyderabad and Sialkot, were sold last week
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Cricket keeping a one in, one out policy for the Khawajas as Nafay makes his debut in the week that Usman retires
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NEW: PCB and PSL officials are pushing for a sale of Multan Sultans before this year's PSL after being encouraged by the huge fees Hyderabad and Sialkot fetched. Decision awaits a signoff from the chairman Mohsin Naqvi
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The bosses are understood to have been buoyed by the high prices at which the two new PSL teams - Hyderabad and Sialkot - were sold at the auction
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The annual franchise fee each of Sialkot and Hyderabad will pay is greater than the fee Lahore Qalandars, Karachi Kings and Peshawar Zalmi need to pay, *combined*. Piece on the auction that took the PSL from millions to billions
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The two franchises were procured for a combined annual fee of PKR 3.6 billion, about a third more than that of all the existing teams combined
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The annual franchise fee each of Sialkot and Hyderabad will pay is greater than the fee Lahore Qalandars, Karachi Kings and Peshawar Zalmi need to pay, *combined*. Piece on the auction that took the PSL from millions to billions
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The two franchises were procured for a combined annual fee of PKR 3.6 billion, about a third more than that of all the existing teams combined
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OZ Developers snap up the second team for PKR 1.85 billion, and Sialkot enters the PSL
A slightly more subdued auction for the second team with the PCB raising the base price by a whopping PKR 600 million to start the bidding at 1.70 billion. Teams gently raising their bids by 1-2 crore. up to 1.80 with i2c, the group that competed with FKS in the first auction.
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A slightly more subdued auction for the second team with the PCB raising the base price by a whopping PKR 600 million to start the bidding at 1.70 billion. Teams gently raising their bids by 1-2 crore. up to 1.80 with i2c, the group that competed with FKS in the first auction.
Pretty remarkable strategy from relatively little known FKS. The auction only requires you to raise a bid by PKR 1 crore. FKS have raised bids by 15 crore, 14 crore, 13 crore and 5 crore. FKS and i2c, names with virtually no broad name recognition in Pakistan, in a bidding war.
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Correction: it's almost three times Lahore Qalandars value for the next ten years, which is PKR 670 million
And FKS take it for PKR 1.75 billion. That's almost double the price Lahore Qalandars, the highest value current franchise, pays each year. And they go for Hyderabad as their city name
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And FKS take it for PKR 1.75 billion. That's almost double the price Lahore Qalandars, the highest value current franchise, pays each year. And they go for Hyderabad as their city name
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Pretty remarkable strategy from relatively little known FKS. The auction only requires you to raise a bid by PKR 1 crore. FKS have raised bids by 15 crore, 14 crore, 13 crore and 5 crore. FKS and i2c, names with virtually no broad name recognition in Pakistan, in a bidding war.
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The auction for two new PSL teams scheduled to begin in about an hour
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Really good piece this
A dive into how Man United, Moneyball, and Pakistan contributed to @TheDesertVipers' first ILT20 title When most of the players available to a league are UK county pros, if 5 sides ignore 🇵🇰 internationals it gives a big advantage to the 1 that doesn't https://t.co/ItduFIFcJb
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At a convention centre in Islamabad tomorrow, there will be an auction, with just two items for sale. A bit of an explainer on how it'll work, and what that means for the PSL 👇
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The PSL will be an eight-team tournament starting 2026 - what does it mean for the league going forward?
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Here's how Usman Khawaja announced his retirement from international cricket 🥹
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Turns out that Al Arabi guy really was the best they had
In 2023, spokesperson to the Pakistani PM, Mosharraf Zaidi, tweeted: "Imran Khan's arrest is disgraceful and reconfirms that Pakistan will not be able to become a normal country any time soon." @SkyYaldaHakim questions him on if he still stands by this tweet ⬇️
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