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NDTV
13-05-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
PCB Sacks Domestic Teams Mentors Including Waqar Younis, Misbah Ul Haq
Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday sacked all five mentors who were appointed with domestic teams during the inaugural edition of its Champions One-Day Cup, including former captains Waqar Younis and Misbah Ul Haq. Former skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shoaib Malik and Saqlain Mushtaq were the other mentors who were assigned to each of the five competing teams in the 50-overs competition. A source informed that PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi, during a meeting with the board officials, had been briefed about the performance of the mentors since their appointments last year. The PCB had asked these former cricketers to dedicate a certain number of days to work as mentors with their respective domestic teams while they were also allowed to take up media roles and other assignments. According to reports, these mentors were being paid a monthly salary of Pakistani rupees 5 million. 'Apparently, at the briefing, the consensus was that the money spent on the mentors was not being justified as they had not delivered anything of value until now,' the source said. The source added that those who attended the meeting weren't happy with the fact that Malik insisted on playing in the national T20 championship and lead Sialkot instead of focussing on his job only as a mentor.
USA Today
22-02-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
India vs. Pakistan: Match time, squads, where to watch Champions Trophy 2025 in the US
India vs. Pakistan: Match time, squads, where to watch Champions Trophy 2025 in the US It is expected to be a full house at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium as archrivals and neighbors Pakistan and India meet each other for the 2025 Champions Trophy Sunday, which the former are also hosting. The two countries are set to face off for first time since India defeated Pakistan in New York during the T20 World Cup in June 2024. Pakistan enters the tournament as defending champions having won the previous edition of the Champions Trophy in 2017, defeating India in the final. While Pakistan has won the tournament once, India has won twice: in 2013 and in 2002, which they shared with Sri Lanka after the final was washed out twice. Both India and Pakistan have played one match since the tournament began. Pakistan lost the opening match against New Zealand on Wednesday while India won its first match against Bangladesh Thursday. Sunday's match is particularly crucial for Pakistan who face the risk of an early exit from the tournament if they lose Sunday's match. The Pakistan side received a blow when key player Fakhar Zaman, part of the 2017 winning squad, was ruled out due to an injury from an oblique tear. "A Pakistan-India match is not just a game of cricket, it's a game of expectations, of emotions," former captain of the Pakistan cricket team Misbah Ul Haq told Reuters. Here's everything you need to know about the Pakistan vs. India match during the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, including the start time, players and how to watch in the U.S. Pakistan vs. India match time The match between Pakistan and India is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. local time / 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday, Feb. 23. 'Bigger than war': India-Pakistan marks rare meeting between bitter political, cricket rivals ICC Champions Trophy 2025: How to watch matches in the US on TV, streaming The ICC has announced Willow TV as its official streaming and broadcaster in the U.S. and Canada. You can access Willow TV via streamers like Sling. Fans can also stream the game across devices on the Cricbuzz app, while the live score will be available to view on the Cricbuzz website. Watch ICC Champions Trophy on Sling How to watch Pakistan vs. India: Click here to sign up for a free trial to watch live cricket matches Where is Pakistan vs. India being played? ICC Champions Trophy 2025 venue The clash between India and Pakistan is on Feb. 23 and will take place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, which was chosen as a neutral venue after India refused to travel to Pakistan for the tournament citing government advice. India hasn't toured Pakistan since 2008 due to ongoing political tensions between the two countries. Late last year, the countries and the ICC reached an agreement which stated that both nations would play all ICC events hosted in either country at neutral venues until 2027, according to Al-Jazeera. Pakistan squad for Champions Trophy 2025 Pakistan's Playing XI include: Babar Azam Imam-ul-Haq (replaced Fakhar Zaman) Saud Shakeel Tayyab Tahir Faheem Ashraf Kamran Ghulam Khushdil Shah Salman Agha Mohammad Rizwan (Captain/wicketkeeper) Usman Khan (wicket keeper) Abrar Ahmed Haris Rauf Muhammad Hasnain Naseem Shah Shaheen Afridi India squad for Champions Trophy 2025 India's Playing XI includes: Rohit Sharma (captain) Shreyas Iyer Shubman Gill Virat Kohli Axar Patel Hardik Pandya Ravindra Jadeja Washington Sundar KL Rahul (wicket keeper) Rishabh Pant (wicket keeper) Arshdeep Singh Harshit Rana Kuldeep Yadav Mohammad Shami Varun Chakaravarthy We occasionally recommend interesting products and services. If you make a purchase by clicking one of the links, we may earn an affiliate fee. USA TODAY Network newsrooms operate independently, and this doesn't influence our coverage. Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at sshafiq@ and follow her on X @saman_shafiq7.
