The Gaddafi Stadium was built in 1959, and it is owned by the Pakistan Cricket Board. The name was previously known as Lahore Stadium to host cricket matches in Lahore, Pakistan. Lahore Qalandars is the home team representing the people residing within the largest city of Pakistan. Moreover, the stadium is considered to be the fourth largest cricket stadium in Pakistan.

Apart from that, it became the first home of the Pakistan National Cricket Team. It was also the first-ever stadium to have used the modern floodlights with their power generators for standby. The architects behind the great construction of the Gaddafi Stadium were Mian Abdul Khaliq and Nasreddin Murat, respectively. The finals of the World Cup were hosted here in the stadium, due to which it was renovated in 1995.

Concerning the international matches and Pakistan home games, numerous matches of the Pakistan Super League and the finals of the 2017 Super League Pakistan were also hosted by the stadium.

Gaddafi Stadium History

A famous Russian Pakistani architect Nasreddin Murat Khan who has designed various awe-inspiring Monuments including Minar e Pakistan designed this Stadium in 1959. However, the construction of this stadium came to an end by other architecture Abdul Khaliq. At the start, it was named Lahore Stadium.

After a few years in 1974, to honour the leader of Libyan, Muammar Gadaffi the stadium was renamed Gadaffi Stadium Lahore. For the 1996 Worldcup, the stadium was redeveloped by Nayyar Ali Dada, a famous Pakistani architect who was graduated from the National College of Arts.

Gaddafi Stadium Events

Various matches are held in the stadium including Pakistan Super League, T20  and WorldCup etc. PSL 2022 is also going to be held in the Stadium in Lahore. The international matches are being played here since the 1960s. Vaccination centres for COVID are also made here. A few matches of the 1987 World cup and 1996 Worldcup were also played here.

Gaddafi Stadium Capacity

Approximately 27,000 people can easily be seated in the Stadium.

Gaddafi Stadium Vaccination Timing

There is a vaccination centre near the Stadium where unvaccinated residents of Lahore can get vaccination shots from. The timings for the vaccination are between 8 PM and 2 AM daily. A maximum of hundred people can be vaccinated, and the timings for weekends are from 5 in the evening.

Gaddafi Stadium Lahore Address

It is as follows:

Hafeez Kardar Rd, Pakistan Cricket Board, Gulberg III Block E-2, Lahore, Pakistan.

Gaddafi Stadium Restaurants

1- Jugni Restaurant

The Jugni Restaurant offers dine-in, takeaway, and delivery within the stadium. The restaurant has a whopping 4.2 rating and 219 positive reviews from the customers. Moreover, the closing time for Jugni Restaurant is 1 AM. They have a wide range of delicacies to offer from Soup, Starters, Desi, Bar B.Q, and Chinese.

2- Maida’s Grill Restaurant

The restaurant is temporarily closed, but it does have an excellent rating of 4.2 and seventy-seven positive feedbacks from all the customers that have tried out their food. Moreover, they offer a wide variety of food from appetizers, Chinese, to Pakistani.

3- Dera Restaurant

Within the Gaddafi Restaurant, Dera offers Dine-in, Delivery, and Drive-through. Furthermore, the Dera Restaurant has a rating of 4.0 and has exceptional taste in the food they prepare. They offer multiple choices of food to select from. For example, Burgers, Tandoori Chai, Desi Dastarkhawan, Starters, Beverages, etc.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Why is Lahore Stadium Named After Gaddafi?

A: The name Gaddafi comes from the former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. He was in favour of Pakistan’s right to trace nuclear weapons. That is why the Lahore Stadium is named after Gaddafi.

Q: Which is The Largest Stadium in Pakistan?

A: Rafi Cricket Stadium, although it is still under construction. The stadium is located in Bahria Town Karachi, Pakistan, and it will be the largest cricket stadium.

Q: How Many Seats Are There in Gaddafi Stadium Lahore?

A: There are 27,000 seats in the Stadium in Lahore.

Social Media Handle

https://www.facebook.com/LahoreGaddafiStadium/

PSL is the short form for Pakistan Super League, which has been going on for a long time. It was formed by the Pakistan Cricket Board in 2015.  Pakistan Super League is going to be the seventh season of the PSL Twenty20 League scheduled for 27^th January 2022. The finals of PSL 2022 will take place on 27^th February 2022.

Apart from that, the league was announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board on 24^th July 2021. They also said that the matches would be held in Pakistan. The first 15 matches will be hosted by Karachi at the National Stadium, and Lahore will host the 19 matches at the Gaddafi Stadium.

The sponsor of PSL is HBL Pakistan, and the sponsorship will be retained for four more years till 2025. Moreover, PTV Sports and A Sports will be the new broadcasting partners for PSL 2022.

PSL 2022 Teams

Islamabad United

The players that will participate in the matches from the team of Islamabad United will be Asif Ali, Alex Hales, Shadab Khan, Paul Stirling, Azam Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Marchant De Lange, Colin Munro, Reece Topley, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Zafar Gohar, Muhammad Akhlaq, Danish Aziz, Muhammad Zeeshan, Ather Mehmood, Hasan Ali, Muhammad Wasim Jr, and Mubasir Khan.

Lahore Qalandars

The team players of Lahore Qalandars are Shaheen Shah Afridi, David Wiese, Mohammad Hafeez, Dean Foxcroft, Syed Faridoun, Kamran Ghulam, Rashid Khan, Phil Salt, Haris Rauf, Sohail Akhtar, Zeeshan Ashraf, Zaman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Samit Patel, Ahmed Daniyal, Abdullah Shafique, Harry Brook, and Maaz Khan.

Karachi Kings

The players that will participate in the PSL 2022 matches from the team Karachi Kings will be Babar Azam, Mohammad Nabi, Joe Clarke, Imad Wasim, Chris Jordan, Mohammad Amir, Aamer Yamin, Lewis Gregory, Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Ilyas, Rohail Nazir, Romario Shepherd, Qasim Akram, Tom Abell, Chris Jordan, Umaid Asif, Faisal Akram, Talha Ahsan, and Muhammad Imran.

Peshawar Zalmi

The team players that will participate in the matches from the team of Peshawar Zalmi will be Wahab Riaz, Sherfane Rutherford, Liam Livingstone, Haider Ali, Shoaib Malik, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Saqib Mahmood, Usman Qadir, Hussain Talat, Hazratullah Zazai, Salman Irshad, Sameen Gul, Arshad Iqbal, Mohammad Haris, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Amir Khan, Sirajuddin, and Ben Cutting.

Multan Sultans

The team players representing Multan Sultans for the PSL 2022 will be Mohammad Rizwan, Abbas Afridi, Sohaib Maqsood, Shan Masood, Rilee Rossouw, Imran Khan Sr., Imran Tahir, Shahnawaz Dahani, Rovman Powell, Ihsanullah, Odean Smith, Khushdil Shah, Tim David, Asif Afridi, Rumman Raees, Anwar Ali, Amir Azmat, and Blessing Muzarabani.

Quetta Gladiators

The team players representing Quetta Gladiators will be Sarfaraz Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Hasnain, Jason Roy, Umar Akmal, Ben Duckett, Naveen-ul-Haq, Muhammad Ashar Qureshi, Ahsan Ali, Noor Ahmad, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Khurram Shehzad, Sohail Tanvir, James Faulkner, Naseem Shah, Shahid Afridi, Iftikhar Ahmed, and James Vince.

Pakistan Super League 2022 Schedule

The schedule for the PSL 2022 has been updated down below:

PSL 2022 Match Timings

• All single-header matches will be played at 7:00 pm
• Every Friday’s double-header matches will be played at 3:00 pm and 8:00 pm
• Other than Friday’s double-header matches will be played at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm

PSL 2022 Venue

To play the matches of PSL 2022, two stadiums have been selected.

• Qaddafi Stadium, Lahore
• National Stadium of Karachi

PSL 2022 Brand Ambassador

Islamabad United’s Brand Ambassadors

• Fawad Khan – Actor
• Momina Mustehsan – Singer

Karachi King’s Brand Ambassadors

• Humayon Saeed – Pakistani Actor
• Fahad Mustafa – Pakistani Actor
• Shehzad Roy – Singer

Peshawar Zalmi’s Brand Ambassadors

• Sana Javed – Pakistani Actress
• Hamza Ali Abbasi – Pakistani Actor
• Mahira Khan – top-rated Pakistani Actress
• Gul Panra – Pakistani Singer

Lahore Qalandar’s Brand Ambassadors

• Shaheen Shah Afridi – Pakistani Cricket Player

Quetta Gladiators Brand Ambassadors

• Annie Khalid – Singer
• Maya Ali – Film and Drama Actress
• Ahmed Mujtaba – MMA Fighter
• Kaleemullah Khan – Baluch Footballer

Multan Sultan’s Brand Ambassadors

• Javed Sheikh – Pakistani Actor
• Aamir Liaqat – Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and Anchor Person
• Momal Sheikh – Pakistani Actress
• Neelam Muneer – Pakistani Actress
• Sadia Khan – Pakistani Actress

PSL 2022 Draft

1- Peshawar Zalmi

Retained Category

• Wahab Riaz
• Shoaib Malik
• Haider Ali
• Tom Kohler-Cadmore
• Hussain Talat
• Liam Livingstone
• Sherfane Rutherford
• Saqib Mahmood

Platinum Category

• Hazratullah Zazai

Gold Category

• Usman Qadir

Silver Category

• Kamran Akmal
• Arshad Iqbal
• Salman Arshad
• Sameen Gul

Emerging Category

• Sirajuddin
• Mohammad Amir Khan

Supplementary Category

• Mohammad Haris
• Ben Cutting

2- Multan Sultans

Retained Category

• Shahnawaz Dahani
• Shan Masood
• Sohaib Maqsood
• Mohammad Rizwan
• Khushdil Khan
• Imran Tahir
• Rilee Rossouw

Platinum Category

• Tim David

Diamond Category

• Odean Smith

Silver Category

• Anwar Ali
• Rumman Raees
• Imran Khan Sr.
• Asif Afridi
• Rovman Powell

Emerging Category

• Abbas Afridi
• Aamir Azmat

Supplementary Category

• Ihsanullah
• Blessing Muzarabani

3- Lahore Qalandars

Retained Category

• Shaheen Shah Afridi
• David Wiese
• Mohammad Hafeez
• Zeeshan Ashraf
• Rashid Khan
• Haris Rauf
• Sohail Akhtar
• Ahmed Daniyal

Platinum Category

• Fakhar Zaman

Gold Category

• Phil Salt
• Abdullah Shafique
• Marry Brook

Silver Category

• Kamran Ghulam
• Dean Foxcroft

Emerging Category

• Zaman Khan
• Maaz Khan

Supplementary Category

• Syed Faridoun
• Samit Patel

4- Karachi Kings

Retained Category

• Babar Azam
• Mohammad Nabi
• Joe Clarke
• Aamer Yamin
• Imad Wasim
• Mohammad Amir
• Sharjeel Khan
• Mohammad Ilyas

Platinum Category

• Chris Jordan

Diamond Category

• Lewis Gregory

Silver Category

• Tom Abell
• Umaid Asif
• Rohail Nazir
• Mohammad Imran

Emerging Category

• Qasim Akram
• Faisal Akram

Supplementary Category

• Romario Shepherd
• Talha Ahsan

5- Islamabad United

Retained Category

• Asif Ali
• Shadab Khan
• Alex Hales
• Azam Khan
• Hasan Ali
• Faheem Ashraf
• Mohammad Wasim Jr.
• Paul Stirling

Platinum Category

• Colin Munro

Diamond Category

• Marchant De Lange

Silver Category

• Reece Topley
• Mohammad Akhlaq
• Zafar Gohar
• Danish Aziz

Emerging Category

• Mubasir Khan
• Zeeshan Zamir

Supplementary Category

• Rahmanullah Gurbaz
• Athar Mehmood

6- Quetta Gladiators

Retained Category

• James Vince
• Iftikhar Ahmed
• Shahid Afridi
• Naseem Shah
• Sarfaraz Ahmed
• Mohammad Nawaz
• Mohammad Hasnain

Platinum Category

• Jason Roy

Diamond Category

• James Faulkner

Silver Category

• Umar Akmal
• Ben Duckett
• Naveen Ul Haq
• Sohail Tanvir
• Khurram Shehzad

Emerging Category

• Abdul Wahid Bangalzai
• Ashar Qureshi

Supplementary Category

• Ahsan Ali
• Noor Ahmad

Social Media Handle

https://psl-t20.com/

Pakistan cricket board is the one that controls everything about the game of Cricket and it operates in Pakistan. Established under the sports (Development and control) ordinance in 1962, it is the body concerning regulation, administration, management, and promotion of the game of Cricket within Pakistan.

It does not receive any income, grants, or money from the Federal or Provincial governments. However, it has been collecting talent at the grass-root level from within Pakistan and promoting not only Cricket but the positive image of Pakistan worldwide.

Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman

The former Pakistani captain and Men’s Cricket World cup 1992 chairman, Mr. Ramiz Raja, was unanimously and unopposed elected as the chairman PCB in a meeting presided by the PCB election commissioner, Justice (retd) Sheikh Azmat Saeed, on Monday, Sept 13, 2020, for a three-year tenure.

However, one thing to note here is that Ramiz Raja acted as the CEO of the Pakistan Cricket Board for a brief period in 2003-2004 with Shahryar Khan as the Chairman. His key take on becoming the Chairman was to help introduce in the “Pakistan Men’s Cricket team the same culture, mindset, attitude and approach that once made Pakistan an unbeatable cricket team; playing against nations.

Ramiz Raja represented Pakistan Men’s Cricket team from 1984-1997, featuring in 57 Tests and 198 ODIs meanwhile scoring 8674 runs. He also captained the Pakistani Men’s Cricket team in five Tests and 22 ODIs.

Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman List

• Zafar AltafMian Aminuddin
• Mohammad Ali Bogra
• Zaka Ashraf
• M.
• Syed Fida Hassan
• Syed Zulfiqar Bokhari
• Javed Burki
• Ayub Khan (general)
• Safdar Butt
• Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot
• Nasim Ashraf
• Ijaz Butt
• Nur Khan
• Azhar Alvin Robert Cornelius
• Chaudhry Muhammad Hussain
• Abdul Hafeez Kardar
• A. Khan
• Khalid Mahmood (administrator)
• Shahryar Khan
• Zahid Ali Akbar Khan
• Iskander Mirza
• Ehsan Mani
• Najam Sethi
• Abdul Sattar Pirzada
• Rameez Raja
• Tauqir Zia
• Nasim Hassan Shah

Pakistan Cricket Board Members

The corporate structure of the Pakistan Cricket Board constitutes the following members for 2021:

1- Chief Operating Officer, acting Chief Executive Officer

The chief executive officer is Naseer, who had joined the Pakistan Cricket Board in September 2011. Before being appointed as the CEO, he worked as a Law Associate at various reputed law firms in Lahore. Furthermore, he was a legal advisor for the National Bank of Pakistan and WAPDA.

While working at the PCB, he has been involved in preparing and drafting codes, bylaws, policies, and rules regarding the regulation of Cricket, the conduct of employees, cricketers, support personnel, and coaches, etc.

2- Chief Financial Officer

Javed Murtaza is the Chief Financial officer who has approximately 30 years of experience. He is a professional in finance and has excellent experience covering all aspects of commercial operations, financial planning and analysis, corporate finance, financial and managerial accounting, internal and external audits, international taxation, and ERP implementation.

Apart from that, Javed is also a member of ICA in Wales and England, a Certified Public Accountant from Virginia State Board of Accountancy, USA. In addition to that, Javed also has a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the USA. He has also worked for Ernst and Young and KPMG in Toronto. Moreover,

He was working as an analyst for analyzing six countries for “fortune-500” European multinational companies and was also the head of Financial Planning.

3- Director – International Cricket

Zakir Khan is the Director of International Cricket. Zakir became an assistant secretary for PCB in 1999. Before that, he used to play cricket and during that time, he participated in two-Test series and seventeen One-Day internationals from 1984-1990. Furthermore, he had performed well during his cricket career, taking five and 16 wickets, respectively.

Apart from that, Zakir took 294 wickets due to his exceptional bowling skills during 1982 and 1992. Before looking after international, domestic, and academies as General Manager – Cricket. He was also the team manager for different Pakistani cricket teams on foreign tours.

4- Director – High Performance

Nadeem Khan was also an international cricket player who participated in the two-Test series and several other ODI matches in the 1990s. Apart from that, Nadeem Khan used to play as a left-arm spinner and thus, played 153 matches, taking 534 wickets. Moreover, Nadeem was a coordinator for the selection committee in the PCB and as a manager for the Pakistan U19 Cricket Committee.

Consequently, Nadeem was the head of the UBL Sports division. During his control, the UBL men’s cricket team performed very well and qualified for the 2015-16 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy finals. They also won the Inter-Departmental One-Day competition held in 2017-2018.

Apart from that, he is acknowledged for enhancing the profile, reputation, and value of the UBL Sports Complex following aggressive and modern-day high-performance training and coaching programs for young sportsmen.

As Director – High Performance, he oversees and provides strategic leadership and direction to the game that identifies, develops, and prepares world-class cricketers for the senior Pakistan men’s team. More of his functions include international player development programs and domestic cricket.

5- Director – Media and communications

Sami Ul Hasan Burney is a former cricketer in Karachi. He first started his career as a journalist and communications expert in 1988, working for the Dawn newspaper. After that, he became the General Manager for the Media Department at PCB in 2002. Sami took part in two private TV news channels for sports desks between 2004-2006.

After that, he had teamed up with the ICC in Dubai in September 2006. Apart from that, Sami had resigned as ICC’s Head of Media and Communications to rejoin the PCB in March 2019.

Moreover, he took part in the delivery and planning of media operations at three men and women’s ICC Cricket World Cups and six ICC T20 World Cups and four ICC Champions Trophy events.

6- Director – Security and anti-corruption

A recipient of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military), Lt Col Asif Mahmood, retired from the Pakistan Army from 1985 to 2014. He specializes in Intelligence, Human Resource Development, General Administration, while he also earned prestigious and critical postings/appointments during his time in the uniform, including UN Operations in Somalia. He also performed Vigilance, Security, and Anti-corruption responsible duties at the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

7- Director – Human Resources

The first female director for PCB is Serena Agha. Her experience in this field of work is more than 15 years. She graduated and completed her MSc in HRM from Birkbeck College in London after completing her Bachelors in CS and BA from Kinnaird College University in Lahore.

Furthermore, she is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), a Managing Successful Programs (MSP) professional, and a coach and has a short course from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Serena is widely experienced in several HR disciplines in multicultural environments, including the Middle East, Africa, and Pakistan.

She excels in transformation across the breadth of HR, and her other operational areas include succession planning, talent acquisition and management, compensation and benefits, services and operations, organizational design, and training & development.

8- Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Najeebullah Soomro is the Chief Medical Officer in PCB. She has completed her MBBS from Karachi’s DUHS University. Moreover, she also holds a Ph.D. from D.E.S.S. in Sydney (Thesis: Cricket Injury Prevention).

It was finished with the help of Cricket Australia in creating the world’s first Cricket Injury Prevention Programme (CIPP) and injury surveillance mobile app (TeamDoc) for community cricket. He is also an expert in Injury Epidemiologist & Sports Scientist and has received his Master of Public Health from The University of Sydney, and has a major in Epidemiology and Injury Prevention.

Pakistan Cricket Board PCB Logo

Pakistan Cricket Board Income

The PCB had a pay of Rs10.69 billion in 2019, of which the PCB had an expenditure of Rs5.94 billion. Around the same time, the cricketing specialists burned through Rs620 million on fixes and repairs; Rs2.83 billion on homegrown competitions; Rs1.06 billion on neutral and around the country settings Rs2.83 billion on the National team’s visits abroad.

Before the current PCB director assumed responsibility, the cricket board consumed Rs4.03 billion in 2017 and Rs5.13 billion in 2018. The board likewise burned through Rs610 million on the cricket trophy. It acquired Rs4.27 billion from foreign tournaments and Rs5.41 billion from neutral and around the country venues. The cricket board acquired Rs230 million under the head of sponsorship and logo and Rs700 million through investment and interest.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Who is the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board?

A: Rameez Raja is the chairman.

Q: What is the Pakistan Cricket Board net worth?

A: The total net worth is 55 million US dollars.

Q: What is the Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Salary?

A: As per our sources, Rameez Raja is not taking any salary as the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board.

Pakistan Cricket Board Website

https://www.pcb.com.pk/

Muhammad Rizwan is an international Pakistani Cricket player. He has been representing his team, Pakistan, since 2015. The playing style of Mohammad Rizwan is right-handed, and he specializes as a wicketkeeper as well as an opener. Moreover, he, as a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper, has scored massive centuries in all the following tournaments:

• Tests
• One Day Tests
• Twenty20 Internationals
• First-Class

Apart from that, Test matches, First-class matches, List A matches, ODI matches, T20 and T20I matches, Four/Three/Two/One matches have all been played by Mohammad Rizwan. He has scored over 1100 runs, smashed 91 sixes, and achieved 25 fifties in his Twenty20 International Debut.

Mohammad Rizwan Biography

Rizwan is one of the impeccable Pakistani cricketers who has made the nation proud in various matches. As the Vice-captain of his team, he has played for Lahore Qalandars, Karachi Kings, and now he is playing for Multan Sultans in the Pakistan Super League. The player has also played in domestic matches such as the Quaid-e-Azam trophy in 2014-2015.

He represented the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited in the finals of the trophy and scored a marvelous 224 score to help the team with the lead of 301-runs for their first innings and also secured them their second title. Furthermore, he has done exceptionally well against Bangladesh during his One Day International debut for Pakistan.

His debut in the Twenty20 International for Pakistan was also made in the same series where he performed remarkably. Moreover, throughout his Test debut playing against New Zealand, the cricketer was out for a golden duck in his maiden Test innings.

The latter was a captain for Pakistan’s team playing in the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup held in 2018. During that time, Rizwan had scored his first century in the second ODI against Australia, scoring 115 runs. The highest ever partnership for any wicket by a pair has been given to Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam during the T20I cricket.

Mohammad Rizwan Age

The Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Rizwan is 29 years old and was born on 1st June 1992 in Peshawar.

Mohammad Rizwan Family

He is the son of Mohammad Rafique and is a happily married cricketer who lives in Peshawar with his family. He was blessed with a beautiful daughter in 2016.

Mohammad Rizwan Height

Muhammad Rizwan height in feet is 5.6.

Cricket Career

Initial Career

The journey of Mohammad Rizwan in the field of cricket started when he was 17 years old. He had debuted for the First-Class matches representing Peshawar in 2008 and had caught the eyes of various selectors through his spectacular performance. He started as a team player for Peshawar College to Pakistan’s national team at 22.

On the contrary, he managed to face his challenges and difficulties through the help of his domestic mentors and coaches. Therefore, he polished his skills as a full-time wicketkeeper and a superb fielder. His unique form of consistency and stability has helped in becoming the strength of the Pakistan team.

When Rizwan failed to perform well in PSL for Lahore Qalandars and Karachi Kings, he returned as a captain with great consistency and resilience for Multan Sultans.

Test Matches

Mohammad Rizwan has played over 17 test matches with the highest score of 115 and not out. Furthermore, he has scored a total of 914 runs, including one entire century and six fifties. Moreover, he had an outclass performance against England during the Test Series, in which he was able to score 161 runs with two fifties. This fantastic feat led him to be named as Pakistan’s player in the Test series.

ODI Matches

With 41 matches played, Rizwan has scored a total of 864 runs. He has also achieved two centuries and four fifties.

T20I Matches

He has played 45 matches in total and has scored 1177 runs. Moreover, with nine fifties and one century, Muhammad Rizwan has kept the highest score of 104 in these 45 matches. During the T20 2021 match of Pakistan vs. India, he had scored 79 runs and lead the team to victory along with Babar Azam as his partner with ten wickets. Furthermore, he has the highest average of 44.36 and ranks 5th in T20I cricket.

T20 Matches

Rizwan has taken part in roughly 157 matches of the T20, series scoring 3603 runs in the series. He was able to get 25 fifties and one century in these 157 matches.

After replacing Sarfaraz Ahmed in 2019, Rizwan turned his career around with his remarkable performances. Due to his exceptional skills, he saved himself a spot in the Pakistani international team across all three formats. Moreover, during the match against England and South Africa, Rizwan was awarded man of the series.

Mohammad Rizwan International Career

• National Side; Pakistan (2015-ongoing)
• Last T201; 26^th October 2021 v New Zealand
• T20I Shirt Number; 16
• T20I Debut (cap 60); 24^th April 2015 v Bangladesh
• Last Test; 20^th August 2021 v West Indies
• Test Debut (cap 224); 25^th November 2016 v New Zealand
• ODI Debut (cap 200); 17^th April 2015 v Bangladesh
• Last ODI; 13^th July 2021 v England

Achievements and Facts

Mohammad Rizwan deserves more for his out-class performance and achievements in his career. With 31 catches, he is ranked 6th as the fielder with the most catches in a series.

T20 Internationals Records

He has scored a total of 831 runs, the highest and ranked 1st as the most runs achieved in a calendar year. Moreover, he has consecutively performed three fifties in three different T20 matches and is the fastest player to reach 1000 runs.

The highest ever partnership for any wicket by a pair has been given to both Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam during the T20I cricket. Both the players made a 197-run partnership for the opening wicket of the match.

Test Records

• Ranked 32nd in scoring five fifties in consecutive innings
• Ranked 6th as taking the most catches in a series; 31 catches

T20I Records

• Ranked 1st for scoring the most runs in a calendar year
• He ranked 39th for scoring the most runs in an innings; he scored 104 runs until the end of the match.
• As a wicketkeeper, he is ranked 4th for scoring the most runs in an innings.

Recently, he has managed to score an unbeaten knock of 79 runs off 55 balls during Pakistan’s massive win against India on 24th October 2021 with ten wickets.

For several years, he has struggled to get a game in the national side. However, he was still able to rack up domestic runs to get a chance to play in the nationals. The player gained instant popularity and respect after he joined his international career.

Mohammad Rizwan Stats

Mohammad Rizwan Net Worth

There is not enough evidence on the exact net worth of Mohammad Rizwan earned through his cricket career but, it is estimated to be around 24-28 million Pakistani Rupees.

Mohammad Rizwan Vs. Sarfaraz

They both have captained the Pakistani International team, and so far, Rizwan is trying to follow in the same footsteps as his former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed. Currently, Babar Azam is the captain of the international team of Pakistan for 2021.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How old is Mohammad Rzwan?

A: He was born in 1992.

Q: How tall is Mohammad Rizwan?

A: He is 1.7m tall.

Q: Where is Rizwan born?

A: He was born in Peshawar.

Social Media Handles

The Instagram and Twitter accounts include:

https://twitter.com/iMRizwanPak

https://www.instagram.com/MRizwanPak/

The T20 World Cup 2021 is the seventh World Cup being played by the men’s cricket teams in the stadium of the United Arab Emirates. It is also known as ICC T20 World Cup and is on an international level. The tournament includes 16 teams in which the top ten teams are selected through rankings while the remaining six are chosen through the Qualifier T20 World Cup.

The term T20 means Twenty20, and this event is played between two international members of the ICC, in which each team has to score in a maximum of twenty overs. Moreover, the T20 World Cups usually take place after a gap of two years. However, since the Covid-19 Pandemic, the T20 World Cup 2020 that was to take place in Australia has been postponed to 2021, with India as its host.

However, due to the high rise of the Covid-19 pandemic in India, ICC relocated the matches to the United Arab Emirates and Oman. As mentioned earlier, ICC T20 World Cup 2021 is the 7th edition of the tournament, where India won the 6th edition of the tournament against their match with Pakistan.

T20 World Cup 2021 Schedule

The twenty 20 world Cup, also known as the T20 World cup, is a year-on-year tournament arranged between international teams representing each distinct flag. T20 cricket was first initiated in 2003, not so long ago, but with a twist in rules to gain a diverse audience from the cricket fanbase and even outside.

Apart from that, the hosts for T20 World Cup 2021 are UAE and Oman. The schedule is set; however, the tentative dates mentioned by ICC (International cricket council) are from 17th October 2021 to 14th November 2021.

Furthermore, this year’s tournament will consist of 45 total matches held in two rounds for the T20 World Cup, and the teams will need to win two titles to qualify for the semifinals, and the best of all will make it into the finals.

Round 1

This round will be played in twelve matches between eight teams;

• Bangladesh
• Ireland
• Scotland
• Namibia
• Oman
• Sri Lanka
• Netherlands
• Papua New Guinea

Super 12s

The top four teams will progress towards the Super 12s. The Super 12s will comprise thirty matches between the top four teams ranked from round 1 and eight ranked T20I teams, making it 12 teams. The International Cricket Council had announced the groups for the tournament on 16th July 2021.

These were the same teams that were ranked in the Qualifier rounds. Thus, the final fixtures for the tournament, along with the super 12 matches, were confirmed by ICC on 17th August 2021. The T20 World Cup 2021 Schedule has been carefully plotted in the table below:

T20 World Cup 2021 teams

A total of 16 teams are participating in the ICC T20 World Cup 2021, including the qualifiers. The two teams participating in the initial round are Papua New Guinea, Namibia, the Netherlands, Oman, Scotland, and Bangladesh. However, India, Pakistan, New Zealand, Australia, West Indies, England will compete in the qualifying round.

Moreover, the super 12 round had kicked off from 23rd October from Australia vs. South Africa. 4 teams have, however, qualified for the super 12 round after concluding the qualifier round held on 22nd October.

T20 Super 12 groups

Group 1 

• England
• Australia
• West Indies
• South Africa
• A1
• B1

Group 2 

• India
• Pakistan
• New Zealand
• Afghanistan
• A2
• B1

ICC T20 World cup venue

The ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Venue was first supposed to be in Australia; due to the Covid-19 Pandemic; it was shifted to India and then again relocated to the United Arab Emirates, where its venue is supposed to be in the following;

• Dubai International stadium.
• Sharjah cricket ground.
• Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.

T20 World Cup Points System

The essential points system for the T20 World Cup tournaments is the same throughout its total of eight editions. The following point system will be implemented for the Super 12 round;

• The teams that win will be awarded 2 points.
• If the match between two teams results in a tie, no result, or abandonment, the opposing team will receive 1 point.
• Last but not least, if either of the two teams facing either suffer a loss or forfeit the match then, they will receive 0 points

Here is the summarized version of the matches, teams, and their scorecards;

Where;

NRR= Net Run Rate

PTS= Points

NR= No Result

Apart from that,

There is always a particular hype for the ICC T20 World Cup tournament held after every two years, and citizens of each representing team give out their all to support their teams. Wearing the international colors of their country, the citizens ensure that they can support their teams with everything, including the motivation to perform well in the matches.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Who won the first T20 World Cup?

A: The T20 World Cup 2007 was won by India while Pakistan also received the trophy two years later.

Q: When is T20 World Cup 2021?

A: The schedule is set for the T20 world cup. However, the tentative dates mentioned by ICC (International cricket council) are from 17 Oct 2021 to 14 Nov 2021.

Q: How many times did Pakistan win T20 World Cup?

A: Pakistan has won only one T20 World Cup that was held in 2009.

Q: Who won T20 World Cup 2016?

A: West Indies won T20 World Cup 2016.

Q: Who is the current champion of the ICC T20 World Cup?

A: The champions of ICC T20 World Cup 2016 are West Indies, with England as Runner Ups.

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Kashmir Premier League

PSL 2021

Social Media Handle

https://www.t20worldcup.com/

Zainab Abbas Biography

Zainab Nasir Abbas hails from Lahore is a stunning and confident Pakistani commentator and cricket presenter who has made half of the world her fan with her engaging smile and appealing personality in a short time. She is one of those personalities who often indulge herself in the controversies due to her offscreen chemistry with the cricketers on social media. Other than a commentator Zainab is also a seasonal writer for Dawn.

Zainab date of birth

She was born on 14th February 1988 in Lahore, where she lives all her life. Currently, she resides in the same city Lahore.

Education of Abbas

She holds the degree of Masters in Marketing and Strategy, which she attained from the University of Warwick, England.

Zainab Abbas Family

She belongs to a conventional and well-recognized family. Her father Nasir Abbas used to play cricket on a domestic level as a bowler. Her mother Andleeb Abbas is one of the favoured names in Politics who is currently functioning as a part of the National Assembly while being attached to Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf. She got married in November 2019 to Hamza Kardar in Lahore.

Career

• After being worked as a makeup artist, Zainab started her cricket presenter career by giving auditions for a World cup cricket program in which she later selected. She is a presenter for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 and is doing commentary for Pakistan Super League since 2017. She is likewise an occasional or seasonal writer and writes few articles related to cricket for Dawn.

• In 2019 she got an opportunity to present in the International Cricket Council’s Cricket World Cup. She has hosted the sports program “Cricket Dewangi” on Dunya News following the web-series talk show “Sawal Cricket Ka”.

Social Mexia Handles

Her social media accounts incorporate

• https://twitter.com/ZAbbasOfficial

• https://www.instagram.com/zabbasofficial/

Kiran Khan Biography

Kiran is a vigorous, compatible and pride of Pakistan who has open the ways and set an example for so many other women to achieve your goals instead of all the hurdles and obstacles that come on your way. She is the only Pakistani Swimmer to compete in the international Olympics and won more than 40 Gold medals since 2008. She is also honored with the recognition letter from the World Olympians Association.

Kiran date of birth

She was born on 21st December 1990 in Lahore.

Kiran Khan Family

She is not the only one from her family who is making Pakistan Proud. Her father Khalid Zaman was himself an international swimmer who wanted all of her kids to learn swimming. One of the biggest support for Kiran was of her father who never let her down. Her sister is also a swimmer.

Swimming Career

• She started her swimming career in 2001 when there was hardly any swimming pool for the females. Like many other people she too had to go through a lot of difficulties to achieve that fame in which she is living right now. Lack of facilities proved to be a big hurdle for her as she never faced discrimination because swimming is in her blood. She was first seen at the 28th Pakistan National Games in 2001, where she won 7 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 3 bronze medals and amazed everyone with her talent. She had a swimming pool in her house which she later turned into a swimming academy where a number of kids get trained under her supervision.

• In 2008 she was proclaimed as a Pakistani Youth Icon. Following the year she was honored with the Benazir Women Excellence award. She packed away eight silver and four bronze medals in the ninth SAF Games, six silver and four bronze awards in the tenth and two silver and the same number of bronze in the eleventh version. For Army, Kiran verified 15 gold medals in the 31st National Games at Peshawar.
• In 2008 she went to the Beijing Olympics and became the first Pakistani swimmer to reach there. She also received Tamgha e Imtiaz in 2012. She has been a part of almost 61 International competitions that she played by representing Pakistan. In 2019 she bagged another achievement after accepting a recognition certificate from the World Olympians Association.

Social Media Handles

Her social media accounts incorporate

• https://www.facebook.com/KiranKhanswimmer/

• https://twitter.com/KiranKhanLive

Ayesha Ayaz Biography

Being the youngest female athlete of Pakistan, Ayesha has done very well as a Taekwondo player. She has represented Pakistan in various competitions and has won many medals for her country.  Only at the age of eight, she played in the Fujairah Taekwondo Championship and represented Pakistan.

She showed her talent in the game and won three bronze medals at the end of the competition. Ayesha became the youngest competitor to win the bronze medal in the seventh edition of the championship. She dedicated her medals to the current Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan and desired to show him her medals.

PM Imran, on a tweet, appreciated her success and also invited her to the PM House. Besides playing at the international level, she has also played Taekwondo at the District level and has achieved a lot of success. She recently participated in the 8^th Fujairah Taekwondo Open Championship and featured in the competition for Pakistan.

This time Ayesha made more highlights in the media as she achieved her first Gold medal for Pakistan at the end of the tournament.

Education of Ayesha

She is enrolled in the best school academy, at her hometown in Swat. Currently, she is studying in fourth grade.

Ayesha Ayaz Family

She is the daughter of Muhammad Ayaz Naik, who also played the Taekwondo game. He currently runs his academy and teaches youngsters Taekwondo games, which has helped in growing the interest of children in his area in the game.

She practiced the Taekwondo game under her father’s coaching and practiced it along with her brothers Zaryab Khan and Zeeyab Khan, who are also national champions of the game.

Future Plans

Ayesha has said in the media that she wants to represent Pakistan in the Olympics games and wants to win the Gold medal for her country. Her father, Muhammad Ayaz Naik, is also determined to support her in achieving her dream, but he wants the government to support her in pursuing her dream as many young athletes lose the passion in the game when their efforts and achievements are not recognized at the government level.

Sahib e Asra Biography

Sahib belongs to a middle-class family of Faisalabad. She is a professional runner, and it all started during her school days where she used to compete in racing competitions first at school and then at the college level. She rose slowly and gradually to district and division level running competitions and then at the province level.

Moreover, she won a gold medal in one of those racings which led her to become a professional runner. She started her departmental racing career for WAPDA as a sprinter. Her passion and hard work led her to play at the national level, and in 2018 Asra competed and won the Gold medal.

Education of Asra

She got her school education from a government school at Faisalabad, and then she also studied at a college in her hometown.

Sahib e Asra Family

She is the daughter of Qari Alam Khan who is a cleric and Imam of a mosque near his home. Despite being a practising Muslim and a religious person, Qari Alam always supports his daughter Asra which has helped his daughter in reaching the destination that she is today.

When people on social media knew about it, that Asra is the daughter of an Imam of a Mosque, many got surprised, and others celebrated the news.

Career

In November 2018 Asra competed in the national championship at Jinnah stadium. In the 100m race, she came first and reached the destination within 11 seconds. She got awarded with a gold medal, and since then Asra is the fastest female athlete of Pakistan.

In a viral video on social media, she said that she started running from a government school and then continued her journey by competing at district, division and provisional level.

Asra participated in the South Asian games held on 1-10 December 2019 in Nepal by representing Pakistan in athletic competition. Despite limited resources, she has got to a high level and hopes to get more successes in future. She is indeed a young and energetic player who is making Pakistanis proud of her determination.

Social Media Handles

Her social media account include

https://twitter.com/sprinterasra

Armaan Khan Biography

She has made her country proud by joining the Pakistani women cricket team. Very few females join sports as a passion or as a career. But Armaan is performing very well as a wicketkeeper. Females like her are motivation and inspiration for other teenage females who want to pursue their career in unique fields.

Armaan Date of Birth

She was born on 4th April 1980 in Chaghi, Baluchistan.

Career

She is a cricketer by profession who is brightening her country’s name with her performances.

1st ODI

She played her 1st ODI on 28th December 2005 against Sri Lanka.

Last ODI

On 21st March 2009, she played her last ODI against West Indies.

T20I Debut

She played her 1st T201 debut on 28th March 2009 against Ireland.

Last T201

She played her last T201 on 6th March 2010 against Sri Lanka.