Pakistan will not appear at the inaugural… — and one more from the cricket world
2 short reads across Cricket World: Pakistan will not appear at the inaugural ICC Women's Champi • Pakistan opener Ayesha Zafar has described the upcoming Indi…
Quick sweep of stories worth flagging — each summarised in a line.
• Pakistan will not appear at the inaugural ICC Women's Champions Trophy scheduled for India because the six-team event is restricted to the top-ranked sides under its qualification criteria. The absence of the major cricketing nation has prompted questions among fans, yet the tournament's rules leave Pakistan outside the field.
• Pakistan opener Ayesha Zafar has described the upcoming India clash in the Asia Cup as 'just another game' and downplayed surrounding hype. She made the comments while her side aims to build on its winning start to the tournament.