Kane Williamson Shifts At The Top In ICC Batting Rankings

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COURTESY BY: https://www.bolnews.com/ New Zealand Skipper Kane Williamson shifted at the top in the official list of ICC Test batsman after loping Australia’s Steve Smith and India Captain Virat Kohli. The Kiwis Skipper hit a match-winning century in the opening Test against Pakistan to help New Zealand win by 101 runs at Mount Maunganui on Wednesday. “It’s about trying to do as much as you can for the team. If you can contribute as much as you can and it can be reflected on the rankings, that’s really cool.” Williamson said…

Birthday boy Zishawn looking towards 2021

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MARGATE/FL – USA: Captain of the US All Stars team Zishawn Qureshi while celebrating his birthday on Tuesday is focussing on the new cricket season and what 2021 has in store for him. Fresh from leading his team to the semi-finals of the US Open T20 tournament, Qureshi is anxious to get back to the field of play as soon as possible. “After the US Open T20 I have been to Colorado and then visited St. Augustine. After this, it is back to work because I am hoping that things…

Stay safe and watch the famous New Year’s Eve fireworks from home, Sydney tells people

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COURTESY BY: https://images.dawn.com/ Stay home, stay safe — that’s the message from Sydney, one of the world’s first major cities to welcome each New Year with a public countdown featuring a fireworks display over its well-known Opera House, to people. The city has banned large gatherings that night amid an outbreak of the coronavirus. Because of swift border closures, lockdowns, widespread testing, social distancing and a high rate of public compliance with anti-virus measures, Australia has recorded just over 28,300 infections and 908 deaths related to the coronavirus. A mid-December…

Saudi Arabia extends entry ban amid coronavirus variant fears

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ Saudi Arabia’s interior ministry on Monday extended a ban on entry to the kingdom by air, land and sea for another week amid concerns over a fast-spreading variant of the new coronavirus, the state news agency SPA reported. Saudi Arabia shut its borders on Monday Dec 21 and suspended international commercial flights on a rolling weekly basis although foreign flights already in the country were allowed to leave. The ministry said it is evaluating the situation while allowing non-citizens to leave the kingdom and allowing entry for exceptional cases, SPA reported. The measures do not…

The rise of a young administrator

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SUNRISE/FL – USA: With a love for cars and a serious passion for basketball, no one would have thought that this young man would have such a central role in the development of cricket in the United States but the fact is Sofian Qamar is rising fast as a very good cricket administrator under the Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) banner. Born in New York but later settling down at Boca Raton where is married to Samantha Qamar and has three wonderful young kids in Soha, Saphirra, and Sahil the family…

Christmas greetings from CCUSA chairman

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On this occasion of Christmas under difficult times chairman and CEO of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) Mahammad Qureshi says that the best gift in being alive to celebrate the day today after what the world has gone through this year. “This has been one of the hardest years in our history with the Covid 19 pandemic which unfortunately is still here with us and just the mere fact that we get out of bed today shows the blessings that we receive. “I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and…

US Open 2021 registration opens

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SUNRISE/FL – USA: Registration for the popular US Open T20 tournament for 2021 has already opened and Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) is accepting teams already. This is the word from CEO and chairman of the CCUSA Mahammad Qureshi. Speaking to 925 News he said: “We have already opened registration for the US Open T20 tournament next year and teams are already showing interest. While the dust is still settling on this year’s remarkable tournament we are already moving ahead with planning the next event.” The Atlanta Param Veers with T20…

Apple targets car production by 2024 and eyes ‘next level’ battery technology: report

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ Apple Inc is moving forward with self-driving car technology and is targeting 2024 to produce a passenger vehicle that could include its own breakthrough battery technology, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The iPhone maker’s automotive efforts, known as Project Titan, have proceeded unevenly since 2014 when it first started to design its own vehicle from scratch. At one point, Apple drew back the effort to focus on software and reassessed its goals. Doug Field, an Apple veteran who had worked at Tesla Inc, returned to oversee the project…

Dubai to begin inoculations with Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine from today

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ Dubai will start inoculating people with the Covid-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech for free from Wednesday, the emirate’s government said, joining Saudi Arabia which last week became the first Arab country to begin using this vaccine. The move comes after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain earlier this month rolled out a vaccine developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group, Sinopharm, to the general public. The UAE was the first country to roll out the Chinese vaccines for its population, saying earlier this month it has 86…

Ali Khan praises Maq

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SUNRISE/FL – USA: USA fast bowler Muhammad Ali Khan has come out in praise of CEO of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) Mahammad Qureshi for his assistance in taking cricket forward in America. Ali was presented with a 1.5-acre parcel of land in Orange County near Disney World by Qureshi for besting the best bowler at the US Open T20 this year. Ali speaking to 925 News said: “I am very happy with the gesture shown to be by the Maq Group and Maq himself. He is really the God father…