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PCB not strong enough to boycott ICC Tournaments – Danish Kaneria

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November 28, 2022

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Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary and Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president Jay Shah issued a major statement last month saying that the Indian team will not travel to Pakistan for the next Asia Cup for any reason.

Ramis Raja, the current chief of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), did not take it lightly as the board immediately issued a counter-statement saying that Pakistan would not participate in the 2023 50-over World Cup to be hosted in India if India did not come to play the Asia Cup in Pakistan.

On Friday, November 25, Raja announced that the Pakistan team would not travel to India for the ODI World Cup next year if the Indian team decided to boycott next year’s Asia Cup.

It has created a lot of controversy in the world of cricket. Former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria says the Pakistan Cricket Board does not have the guts to boycott an ICC event. The former cricketer also mentioned how losing the Asia Cup would not deter India, but missing a global tournament would have a negative impact on Pakistan.

“PCB does not have enough guts to boycott an ICC event. On the other hand, it doesn’t matter if India doesn’t visit Pakistan. They have a huge market which earns them huge income. India’s absence for the World Cup will have a big impact on Pakistan.

Pakistan will finally go to India for the World Cup. Officials will say that there was no other option because of pressure from the ICC. If they repeatedly talk about skipping an ICC event, it will hurt Pakistan cricket badly,” the 41-year-old said.

ICC තරගාවලියක් වර්ජනය කිරීමට PCB හට ප්‍රමාණවත් තරම් හැකියාවක් නැත – Danish Kaneria

ඉන්දීය ක්‍රිකට් පාලක මණ්ඩලයේ (BCCI) ලේකම් සහ ආසියානු ක්‍රිකට් කවුන්සිලයේ (ACC) සභාපති ජේ ෂා පසුගිය මාසයේ ප්‍රධාන ප්‍රකාශයක් නිකුත් කරමින් කියා සිටියේ ඉන්දීය කණ්ඩායම කිසිම හේතුවක් මත මීළඟ ආසියානු කුසලාන තරඟාවලිය සඳහා පාකිස්තානයට නොයන බවයි.

පකිස්ථාන ක්‍රිකට් මණ්ඩලයේ (PCB) වත්මන් ප්‍රධානියා වන රමිස් රාජා එය සැහැල්ලුවට ගත්තේ නැත, මන්ද මණ්ඩලය වහාම ප්‍රති-ප්‍රකාශයක් නිකුත් කරමින් කියා සිටියේ ඉන්දියාව පකිස්ථානයේ පැවැත්වෙන ආසියානු කුසලානය ක්‍රීඩා කිරීමට නොපැමිණියේ නම් පාකිස්තානය ඉන්දියාවේදී සංවිධානය කිරීමට නියමිත 2023 වර්ශයේ පන්දුවාර 50 ලෝක කුසලානයට සහභාගී නොවේ.

ඉන්දීය කණ්ඩායම ලබන වසරේ පැවැත්වෙන ආසියානු කුසලානය වර්ජනය කිරීමට තීරණය කළහොත්, ඊළඟ වසරේ පැවැත්වෙන එක්දින ලෝක කුසලානය සඳහා පාකිස්තාන කණ්ඩායම ඉන්දියාවට නොයන බව ප්‍රකාශ කරමින් නොවැම්බර් 25 සිකුරාදා රාජා ප්‍රකාශ කරනු ලැබීය.

එය ක්‍රිකට් ලෝකය තුළ මහත් ආන්දෝලනයක් ඇති කර තිබේ. ICC උත්සවයක් වර්ජනය කිරීමට පාකිස්තාන ක්‍රිකට් පාලක මණ්ඩලයට ධෛර්යයක් නොමැති බව පාකිස්තානයේ හිටපු පා දඟ පන්දු යවන ක්‍රීඩක ඩනිෂ් කනේරියා පවසයි. ආසියානු කුසලානය අහිමි වීම ඉන්දියාවට බාධාවක් නොවන නමුත් ගෝලීය තරඟාවලියක් මග හැරීම පකිස්ථානයට අහිතකර බලපෑමක් ඇති කරන ආකාරය ගැනද හිටපු ක්‍රිකට් ක්‍රීඩකයා සඳහන් කළේය.

“ICC උත්සවයක් වර්ජනය කිරීමට PCB හට ප්‍රමාණවත් තරම් ධෛර්යයක් නොමැත. අනෙක් අතට ඉන්දියාව පකිස්තානය නොආවත් කමක් නැත. ඔවුන්ට විශාල ආදායමක් උපයන විශාල වෙළෙඳපොළක් තිබෙනවා. ලෝක කුසලානය සඳහා ඉන්දියාවට නොපැමිණීම පාකිස්තානයට විශාල බලපෑමක් ඇති කරයි.

පාකිස්තානය අවසානයේ ලෝක කුසලානය සඳහා ඉන්දියාවට යනු ඇත. අයි.සී.සී.යෙන් බලපෑම් එල්ල වූ නිසා වෙනත් විකල්පයක් නොතිබුණු බව නිලධාරීන් පවසනු ඇත. ඔවුන් නැවත නැවතත් ICC උත්සවයක් මඟ හැරීම ගැන කතා කළහොත් එය පාකිස්තාන ක්‍රිකට් වලට දැඩි හානියක් වනු ඇත, ”41 හැවිරිදි ඔහු පැවසීය.

ICC போட்டியை புறக்கணிக்கும் அளவுக்கு PCB பலம் இல்லை – Danish Kaneria

இந்திய கிரிக்கெட் கட்டுப்பாட்டு வாரியத்தின் (பிசிசிஐ) செயலாளரும், ஆசிய கிரிக்கெட் கவுன்சிலின் (ஏசிசி) தலைவருமான ஜெய் ஷா கடந்த மாதம் ஒரு முக்கிய அறிக்கையை வெளியிட்டார், எந்த காரணத்திற்காகவும் இந்திய அணி அடுத்த ஆசிய கோப்பைக்கு பாகிஸ்தானுக்கு செல்லாது என்று கூறினார்.

பாகிஸ்தான் கிரிக்கெட் வாரியத்தின் (பிசிபி) தற்போதைய தலைவரான ரமிஸ் ராஜா அதை எளிதாக எடுத்துக் கொள்ளவில்லை, ஏனெனில் வாரியம் உடனடியாக எதிர் அறிக்கையை வெளியிட்டது, இந்தியா 2023 இல் இந்தியாவில் நடத்தப்படும் 50 ஓவர் உலகக் கோப்பையில் பாகிஸ்தான் பங்கேற்காது. பாகிஸ்தானில் நடந்த ஆசிய கோப்பையில் விளையாட வரவில்லை.

நவம்பர் 25, வெள்ளிக்கிழமை, இந்திய அணி அடுத்த ஆண்டு ஆசிய கோப்பையை புறக்கணிக்க முடிவு செய்தால், அடுத்த ஆண்டு ஒருநாள் உலகக் கோப்பைக்காக பாகிஸ்தான் அணி இந்தியாவுக்குச் செல்லாது என்று ராஜா அறிவித்தார்.

இது கிரிக்கெட் உலகில் பெரும் சர்ச்சையை ஏற்படுத்தியுள்ளது. ஐசிசி போட்டியை புறக்கணிக்கும் தைரியம் பாகிஸ்தான் கிரிக்கெட் வாரியத்திற்கு இல்லை என பாகிஸ்தான் முன்னாள் லெக் ஸ்பின்னர் டேனிஷ் கனேரியா தெரிவித்துள்ளார். முன்னாள் கிரிக்கெட் வீரர் ஆசியக் கோப்பையை எவ்வாறு இழப்பது இந்தியாவைத் தடுக்காது, ஆனால் உலகளாவிய போட்டியைத் தவறவிடுவது பாகிஸ்தானுக்கு எதிர்மறையான தாக்கத்தை ஏற்படுத்தும் என்றும் குறிப்பிட்டார்.

“ஐசிசி நிகழ்வைப் புறக்கணிக்க பிசிபிக்கு போதுமான தைரியம் இல்லை. மறுபுறம், பாகிஸ்தானுக்கு இந்தியா செல்லாவிட்டாலும் பரவாயில்லை. அவர்களுக்கு ஒரு பெரிய சந்தை உள்ளது, அது அவர்களுக்கு பெரும் வருமானத்தை ஈட்டுகிறது. உலகக் கோப்பையில் இந்தியா இல்லாதது பாகிஸ்தானுக்கு பெரும் பாதிப்பை ஏற்படுத்தும்.

உலகக் கோப்பைக்காக பாகிஸ்தான் இறுதியாக இந்தியா செல்கிறது. ஐசிசியின் அழுத்தம் காரணமாக வேறு வழியில்லை என்று அதிகாரிகள் கூறுவார்கள். ஐசிசி நிகழ்வைத் தவிர்ப்பது பற்றி அவர்கள் மீண்டும் மீண்டும் பேசினால், அது பாகிஸ்தான் கிரிக்கெட்டை மோசமாக பாதிக்கும்” என்று 41 வயதான அவர் கூறினார்.

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Hyderabad Kingsmen Eye Maheesh Theekshana as Baartman’s Replacement

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10 hours ago

March 24, 2026

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Hyderabad Kingsmen, one of the two debutant franchises in the upcoming Pakistan Super League (PSL) season, are exploring options to fill the void left by South African pacer Ottniel Baartman. The 11th edition of the PSL is set to run from March 26 to May 3.

According to sources, the Kingsmen have approached Sri Lankan mystery spinner Maheesh Theekshana to join their squad. His availability, however, hinges on securing a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).

Baartman, who was picked during the historic inaugural PSL auction at Lahore’s Expo Centre on February 11 for PKR 1.1 crore, has withdrawn from the tournament. Neither the player nor the franchise has disclosed the reason for his absence.

Theekshana, meanwhile, offers proven pedigree in the shortest format. The 23-year-old has already represented Sri Lanka in 83 T20Is, bagging 82 wickets at an economy rate of 7.08. His franchise résumé is equally impressive, with stints in the IPL, SA20, ILT20, CPL, and LPL, making him a sought-after asset in global T20 leagues.

The PSL’s landmark 11th edition will feature eight teams, including new entrants Hyderabad Kingsmen and Rawalpindi, battling across 44 matches in 39 days. In a significant shift, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has streamlined the tournament logistics, announcing that all fixtures will be staged in Karachi and Lahore behind closed doors.

PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi confirmed the revised plans after consultations with franchise owners and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the Patron-in-Chief of the league. Initially, six cities—Multan, Peshawar, Faisalabad, Karachi, Rawalpindi, and Lahore—were under consideration as hosts, but the board opted for consolidation to ensure smooth operations.
With Baartman’s exit and Theekshana’s potential arrival, Hyderabad Kingsmen’s debut campaign promises intrigue, as the franchise looks to make its mark in Pakistan’s premier T20 competition.

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Rajasthan Royals Rope In Dasun Shanaka as Sam Curran’s Replacement for IPL 2026

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March 24, 2026

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Rajasthan Royals have confirmed Sri Lankan T20I skipper Dasun Shanaka as the replacement for England’s Sam Curran, who has been ruled out of the upcoming IPL season due to injury.

“We are disappointed to lose a player of Sam’s calibre so close to the start of the season,” said Kumar Sangakkara, Director of Cricket and Head Coach of the Royals. “Sam brings immense value with both bat and ball. However, we are pleased to have found an ideal replacement in Dasun Shanaka, a proven finisher and quality all-rounder who maintains the balance of our side.”

Shanaka, 34, is a seasoned campaigner in the shortest format. Since his debut in 2015, he has featured in 131 T20Is for Sri Lanka, amassing 1,912 runs at a strike rate of 128.40. His highest score, an unbeaten 76 against Pakistan at the T20 World Cup earlier this year, underlined his ability to deliver under pressure. With the ball, the right-arm medium pacer has claimed 46 wickets, boasting best figures of 3/16.

The Sri Lankan captain also brings prior IPL experience, having represented Gujarat Titans in 2023. His inclusion is expected to bolster Rajasthan’s lower-middle order and provide valuable depth in both departments.

Rajasthan Royals will kick off their campaign against Chennai Super Kings at the ACA Stadium in Guwahati on March 30.

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Kingswood College ends 68-year wait with historic victory

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2 days ago

March 22, 2026

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Kingswood College, Kandy, ended a 68-year wait with a historic triumph at the 119th Battle of the Maroons, defeating Dharmaraja College by 148 runs.

It was their first victory in the annual ‘Big Match’ since 1958, a moment that will be remembered as one of the school’s greatest cricketing achievements.

Kingswood set the tone with a first-innings total of 226 before dismissing Dharmaraja for 160 to secure a 66-run lead. In the second innings, a bold declaration at 248/4 left the Rajans chasing a steep target. The pressure proved too much, and Dharmaraja collapsed for 166, sealing Kingswood’s emphatic win.

The dominant performance brought the T.B. Tennakoon Trophy back to Randles Hill, ending nearly seven decades of anticipation and marking a new chapter in Kingswood’s cricketing legacy.