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Saturday, Jun 7, 2025
The Commonwealth Games Federation drew flak after media reports said Maroof's daughter had been denied accreditation, which would require the Pakistan batter to stay outside the Games village during the tournament.
Tillakaratne, who was also captain of the Sri Lanka side, had played against the legendary Pakistani batter in the 1990s.
A source in the Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed that it had been decided that Bismah will play in the Commonwealth Games and her baby and nanny will stay at a hotel or residence outside the Village.
Former off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq, currently serving as the head coach of Pakistan, inducted Qadir into the eight-man elite Hall of fame by presenting the commemorative cap and plaque to his youngest son, leg-spinner Usman Qadir.
Hasnain was first reported during his Big Bash League stint with Sydney Thunder last month and is set to miss Pakistan's home series against Australia next month.
Hafeez represented Pakistan in 392 international matches in which he scored 12,789 runs and took 253 wickets.
The announcement is a huge boost for Pakistan cricket after New Zealand and England cancelled tours in September citing security concerns.
The PCB chief added that lots of work will be needed in revialising cricket ties between Pakistan and India.
The 31-year-old has signed a short-term contract with Northern Cricket California Association and is open to exploring a long-term future which will sever his ties with Pakistan cricket.
Malik will make his sixth appearance at the Twenty20 World Cup.
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