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Pakistan Cricket Administration Committee chairman Zaka Ashraf has landed in India to attend the ICC Govt Board assembly to be held in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Zaka left for Ahmedabad with chief working officer Salman Nasser and they’re going to additionally watch the World Cup closing on Sunday. The ICC EB assembly is predicted to evaluate the conduct of the World Cup, the income assortment from the showpiece and spectator attendance. It would additionally talk about the way forward for 50-over cricket and the internet hosting of the Champions Trophy in Pakistan in 2025, in keeping with PCB sources.
Zaka had earlier visited Ahmedabad to look at the high-profile Pakistan vs India match on October 14. India had gained the match by seven wickets.
Pakistan had did not qualify for the semifinals of the World Cup, which led to Babar Azam quitting captaincy on Wednesday.
In the meantime, Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi expressed his pleasure and gratitude after being appointed the nation’s new T20I captain. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday named Afridi as T20I captain after Babar Azam stepped down from captaincy in all three codecs.
Babar’s choice to step down got here after Pakistan did not qualify for the knockout levels of the ICC Males’s Cricket World Cup 2023. Pakistan had a dismal efficiency within the ICC World Cup in India, ending fifth with eight factors from 9 matches. Babar scored 320 runs in 9 World Cup matches, the third highest for Pakistan, with a median of 40 and a strike price of 82.90.
Afridi took to X and stated he is honoured and delighted to steer Pakistan’s T20I crew, including that he’ll try to deliver laurels to the Males in Inexperienced on the cricket subject.
With ANI inputs
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