Your chance to dine with Shahid Afridi + many prizes #FoortalT20

If you’ve ever wished to dine with Shahid Afridi, then this could be the opportunity.

Foortal.pk, the online food ordering service, brings “Boom Boom T20″, the online Cricket fantasy game for T20 World Cup 2014. You will be playing this online game along with the real matches every day and getting chance to win big big prizes.

#FoortalT20 Game is simple:

1. Choose your team every day for e.g. if today is Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan then you have to choose one among them. If your chosen team wins the match in the real ongoing T20 WC, then you get the points.

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3. Also, if you order something from foortal.pk then you can earn extra points

Prizes:

- Bumper Prize: Shahid Afridi’s signed bat + Rs.10,000 eCash + Goodie bag

- 7 2nd prize winner will get Afridi’s signed balls + gigantic gift boxes

- 500 winners will get Shahid Afridi’s digitally autographed posters

Not just that,

50 top performers will have the honor of a dinner with Shahid Afridi all alone.

#FoortalT20 starting with the world cup (16 March) and ending on 6th April.

Link to play : http://www.foortal.pk/t20

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Pakistan vs. India - Some quick stats

Get ready to be thrilled as Cricket's big rivals Pakistan and India are meeting in the highly anticipated game of Asia Cup 2014. Lets have a quick look at the stats.

Overall record:

ODI played between the two:    125

Pakistan won:                           71

India won:                                50

No result:                                 4

Asia Cup stats:

Met in Asia Cup:                      10 times

Pakistan won:                           4

India won:                                5

No result:                                 1

Pakistan won Asia Cup:            2 times

India won Asia Cup:                 5 times                          

Matches played on Neutral Grounds:

Total matches:                          68

Pakistan won:                           38

India won:                                28

Now the match of this Asia Cup (2014)

Squads (via Cricinfo)

Pakistan (likely): 1 Ahmed Shehzad, 2 Sharjeel Khan, 3 Mohammad Hafeez, 4 Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), 5 Sohaib Maqsood, 6 Umar Akmal (wk), 7 Shahid Afridi, 8 Anwar Ali, 9 Umar Gul, 10 Saeed Ajmal, 11 Junaid Khan.

India (likely): 1 Rohit Sharma, 2 Shikhar Dhawan, 3 Virat Kohli (capt), 4 Ajinkya Rahane, 5 Dinesh Karthik (wk), 6 Ambati Rayudu, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 R Ashwin, 9 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 10 Mohammed Shami, 11 Varun Aaron.

Stats and trivia (via Cricinfo)

If he plays, Ravindra Jadeja will make his 100th ODI appearance .

The last meeting between India and Pakistan in Mirpur, in March 2012, was Sachin Tendulkar's last ODI appearance.

Last matches (via Cricinfo)

(Completed matches, most recent first)

India            LWLLT

Pakistan       WLLWW

Some facts:

·        Out of last 4 ODIs, Mahindra Dhoni was Man of the Match for 2 matches. He is not the part of current squad

·        Virat Kohli is the top scorer of Asia Cup 2014 till date (164 runs) followed by Umar Akmal on #2 (176)

·        Mohammad Shami is top wicket-taker of the tournament with 7 wickets, followed by Malinga on 2 (6 wickets)

·        Umar Akmal has hit most of the sixes of tournament i.e. 6

·        Virat Kohli shares most fours of the tournament with Sangakkara (20 fours)

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Pakistan Squad for Zimbabwe tour announced

ODI Squad:

• Misbah-ul-Haq (c)
• Nasir Jamshed
• Ahmed Shehzad
• Mohammad Hafeez
• Asad Shafiq
• Umar Akmal (wk)
• Umar Amin
• Haris Sohail
• Shahid Afridi
• Saeed Ajmal
• Mohammad Irfan
• Junaid Khan
• Asad Ali
• Anwer Ali
• Abdur Rehman

Swinger Anwer Ali paves way to his international debut.

T20 Squad:

• Mohammad Hafeez (c)
• Nasir Jamshed
• Ahmed Shehzad
• Umar Amin
• Umar Akmal (wk)
• Sohaib Maqsood
• Shahid Afridi
• Saeed Ajmal
• Sohail Tanvir
• Mohammad Irfan
• Zulfiqar Babar
• Asad Ali
• Anwer Ali
• Haris Sohail

Sohaib Maqsood, emerging right hander replaces Hammad Azam.

Test Squad:

• Misbah-ul-Haq (c)
• Mohammad Hafeez
• Khurram Manzoor
• Imran Farhat
• Asad Shafiq
• Younis Khan
• Azhar Ali
• Faisal Iqbal
• Adnan Akmal (wk)
• Junaid Khan
• Wahab Riaz
• Ehsan Adil
• Rahat Ali
• Saeed Ajmal
• Abdur Rehman

Experienced Faisal Iqbal ready to anchor.

Dropped after scoring 77 in 2010, Khurram Manzoor comes back.

Stats check: Know the new boys in Pakistani team!

Finally PCB has announced T20 and ODI squads for West Indies tour. Overall, it’s not a worthy selection as many of them are same old and tested players but a few youngsters have managed to win the place. Let’s have a look at their stats.

Hammad Azam (All-rounder)

An emerging all-rounder who is equally good with bat and ball and has all potential to fill the void Abdur Razzak and Azhar Mehmood left long time back.

First Class matches: 36

Batting Average: 24.50                  
100: 1    50: 7

Wickets: 56

In last 10 domestic matches: 204 runs (Including 74*, 66), 8 wickets

Haris Sohail (Batsman)

Sialkot Stallions’ super hero, a talented left-handed middle-order striker and a match-winner – he can be the X-factor Pakistani team has been missing.

First Class matches: 53

Batting Average: 52.75                  
100: 11                  50: 22

Twenty20 Average: 72.83 in 14 matches

In last 10 domestic matches: 313 (Including 99, 62*, 56*, 34)

Asad Ali (Medium Pacer)

An emerging fast bowler with controlled line and length. In the warmup ODI for Champions Trophy, he grabbed 3 wickets against South Africa.

First class matches: 78

Wickets: 355      
5-wickets haul: 24 times

In last 8 domestic matches: 18 wickets

Zulfiqar Babar (Spinner)

A left-arm orthodox bowler, Zulfiqar. He said to be one of the most successful bowlers in domestic seasons.

First Class matches: 63

Wickets: 309                     
5-Wickets haul: 19 times

In last 10 domestic matches: 6 wickets

Mohammad Rizwan (Wicketkeeper)

The 21 year-old wicketkeeper is said to be a budding talent.

First class matches: 35

Catches: 116                      
Stumps: 6

Batting Average: 44.32

100: 3      50: 12

In last 10 domestic matches: 14 catches,  3 stumps

Squad for WI: What Gaindballa thinks..

Team selection for West Indies tour: Good to see Harris Sohail, Hammad Azam and Asad Ali given a chance in the team. Shahid Afridi and Ahmad Shahzad’s comeback may also strengthen the batting. Good decision to use Umar Akmal as wicket-keeper. Shoaib Malik, Imran Farhat and Kamran Akmal deserved to be dropped. Inclusion of Sohail Tanvir and Umar Amin is a disaster. ODI Captain Misbah-ul-Haq is still a turtle!

Pakistan announced squad for West Indies tour

ODI Squad:

Misbah-ul-Haq (c)
Nasir Jamshed
Ahmad Shahzad
Mohammad Hafeez
Asad Shafiq
Umar Akmal (Wk)
Shahid Afridi
Saeed Ajmal
Wahab Riaz
Junaid Khan
Mohammad Irfan
Umar Amin
Mohmmad Rizwan (Wk)
Abdur Rehman
Harris Sohail

T20 Squad 

Mohammad Hafeez (C)
Nasir Jamshed
Ahmad Shahzad
Harris Sohail
Umar Akmal (Wk)
Shahid Afridi
Saeed Ajmal
Sohail Tanvir
Wahab Riaz
Mohammad Irfan
Asad Ali
Umar Amin
Zulfiqar Babar
Junaid Khan
Hammad Azam

What a year Mohammad Hafeez!

Climbed up to #2 and scored half of his career runs in a year

The year 2011 for Pakistani Cricket, witnessed not only a number of great victories but a brilliant show from a few individuals as well. At the end of the year, Pakistan climbed up in the ODI Team Ranking as well as a few individuals rise-n-shine in the Player Rankings. One of the prominent chapters of Pakistani team in the year 2011 was the opening batsman and a handy off-spinner Mohammad Hafeez who has enjoyed a great calendar year overall. Soon as Pakistan crushed Bangladesh in the 3^rd ODI, Mohammad Hafeez ascended to #2 position from #8 in both Bowlers and All-rounders ranking.

31 years old Mohammad Hafeez has come a long way. He made his debut in 2003 when selectors trusted him after the team’s poor performance in WC 2003 and started off with a couple of failed innings until a fifty in 4^th ODI, although his bowling was never noticed as a full timer. He was dropped several times but slow and steadily, he occupied his place in team and proved 2011 to be his year.The year 2011 for Pakistani Cricket, witnessed not only a number of great victories but a brilliant show from a few individuals as well. At the end of the year, Pakistan climbed up in the ODI Team Ranking as well as a few individuals rise-n-shine in the Player Rankings. One of the prominent chapters of Pakistani team in the year 2011 was the opening batsman and a handy off-spinner Mohammad Hafeez who has enjoyed a great calendar year overall. Soon as Pakistan crushed Bangladesh in the 3^rd ODI, Mohammad Hafeez ascended to #2 position from #8 in both Bowlers and All-rounders ranking.

In 2011, his bat has fired 1075 runs including the spanking 3 hundreds and 5 fifties. His impressive batting show and versatile strokes not only brought victory to Pakistan many times but almost solved Pakistan’s prolonged opening problem too.

Known as a handy and economical off-breaker, he earned 32 wickets in 2011 and was also among the prominent bowlers of Pakistani bowling line-up in WC 2011. He earned his captain's confidence through great performance and now not only bowls as a full-timer, but also often leads the bowling attack by bowling the first over.

He is also a great athlete in field and has taken magnificent catches at times.

Hafeez’s magnificent performance throughout the year and improvement in ICC rankings has proved him as a promising and talented cricketer. We wish him best of luck!