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Former England cricketer Geoffrey Boycott has slammed the England cricket team batters, labelling them “flat track bullies”, as they slumped to a 2-1 series defeat against Pakistan. After winning the first Test in Multan, England lost the second and third Test, exposing a glaring weakness against spin bowling. All 40 English wickets across the second and third Tests were taken by spinners, with Sajid Khan and Noman Ali combining for a total of 39 wickets. Boycott sharply criticised the England batting, and the aggressive ‘Bazball’ approach of batting implemented by coach Brendon McCullum. “England are flat-track bullies on good batting pitches… spinning pitches demand adjustments,” wrote Boycott, writing in his column for The Telegraph UK.… Read More »“The Saddest Thing…”: Eng Great Tears Apart Bazball After Pak Series Loss

Pakistan’s new white-ball captain Muhammad Rizwan, after initial reluctance, has agreed to the PCB’s new selection policy and will not have any voting right in the short-listing of touring squads or the playing eleven, according to a source in the board. “After discussions with the (Pakistan Cricket) Board chairman, Mohsin Naqvi, and senior selector, Aaqib Javed, Riwan agreed to the new system where his input in the selection process would be strictly advisory,” a source said. Pakistan’s white-ball head coach, Gary Kirsten, resigned on Monday as he did not agree to be a part of the selection process in an advisory capacity. He also had some other issues with the PCB. The source said that… Read More »Rizwan Was Reluctant To Take Up Captaincy, Reason Is PCB’s Bizarre Call

<p>Johannesburg, Oct 30 (PTI): South Africa has launched an innovative new scheme to increase tourism, especially from India and China, inviting tour operators from those two countries to join their local counterparts in signing up to the scheme.</p><p>Two months after Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, conceptualised the concept, his Department on Tuesday announced the Trusted Tour Operator Scheme (TTOS), which is aimed at enhancing job creation that flows from increased tourism.</p><p>This followed discussion with the tourism ministry and the tourism sector in the country to find ways of eliminating visa inefficiency and red tape which had throttled South Africa’s ability to attract more tourists from these two burgeoning source markets.</p><p>“To resolve bottlenecks and… Read More »South Africa launches scheme to woo tourists from India, China

 Hamas has expressed its openness to any agreements or ideas for establishing a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Sami Abu Zuhri, a senior Hamas official, said in a televised speech on Tuesday that the movement is open to any agreements or ideas that would end the suffering of the people in Gaza and establish a permanent ceasefire, Xinhua news agency reported. Abu Zuhri added that the agreements or ideas should include the withdrawal of the Israeli army from the entire Gaza Strip, the lifting of the blockade, and the provision of relief, support, and shelter for the population, as well as reconstruction and a serious prisoner swap deal. He added that the movement has… Read More »Hamas Says Open To Agreements On Permanent Ceasefire In Gaza

Kamala Harris will blast Donald Trump as unstable and obsessed with revenge as she gives her closing election arguments Tuesday at the spot where her rival rallied supporters before the deadly 2021 US Capitol attack. The Democrat’s speech outside the White House comes as Republican Trump brushed off a racism-tainted New York rally as a “love fest” and insisted that it was Harris who was spreading hate and division. Vice President Harris, 60, and former president Trump, 78, are in a dead heat with exactly one week to go until Election Day, in the closest and most volatile race for the US presidency in modern times. More than 50 million people have already cast their… Read More »Kamala Harris To Slam “Unstable” Trump In Her Closing Argument Speech Today