NOWSHERA: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet is set to undergo a reshuffle in the near future with the likely naming of two more ministers, five advisers and special assistants, sources.
T20 World Cup: India versus Pakistan will provide thrilling competition, says Arshad Ayub
By Abhijit Sen Gupta| Posted by Minhaj Adnan | Updated: 17th April 2021 6:13 pm IST
Abhijit Sen Gupta
Hyderabad: Cricket fans in Hyderabad will be delighted to know that the city has been included in the list of centers which will host the matches of the ICC T20 World Cup to be held in October-November. The BCCI has announced that the other centers will be Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Dharamsala. The final will be played in Ahmedabad.
And the fact that the Indian government has confirmed that visas will be granted to the Pakistan cricket team to play in the event, is the icing on the cake. Now if the threat of coronavirus subsides by then, it will be a big relief to all concerned.
HCA tussle takes a new twist; all eyes are on AGM
By Abhijit Sen Gupta| Published: 10th April 2021 7:24 pm IST ANI [File Photo]
Abhijit Sen Gupta
The tussle over the appointment of an Ombudsman cum Ethics Officer in the Hyderabad Cricket Association has taken a new turn with the Telangana High Court upholding the appointment of Justice Deepak Verma, retired Supreme Court judge, for the post.
Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao delivered the order setting aside the order of a lower court which had suspended the earlier appointment of Justice Verma.
It may be recalled that last year Mohammad Azharuddin, President of the HCA, had written a letter to Justice Verma referring to his consent to be appointed to the post of Ombudsman cum Ethics officer for a period of one year from the date of taking charge. Azhar had written that the decision to appoint Justice Verma had been taken at the Apex Council meeting in June, 2020. “We are looking forward to your esteemed association w
Hyderabad’s former captains anguished at the absence of local players in Sunrisers
By Abhijit Sen Gupta| Published: 6th April 2021 7:05 pm IST
Abhijit Sen Gupta
The prestigious Indian Premier League cricket tournament for 2021 will soon get underway but for Hyderabad fans and players there will be little to cheer about. Because the team which represents the city, namely Sunrisers Hyderabad, will not have even a single Hyderabad based player in the side.
So in what way is this a Hyderabad team then ? Is it not a shame that no Hyderabad based player has been included ? This is the birthplace of many talented players. Two of them, Ghulam Ahmed and Mohammad Azharuddin, went on to lead the Indian team and one became a captain of Pakistan’s Test team. Namely Asif Iqbal who was born in Hyderabad and studied here but migrated to Pakistan later.
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