Pakistan’s ANF arrests 10 suspects in drug smuggling operations
The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) of Pakistan arrested 10 individuals involved in drug smuggling in operations across the country, said a statement.
Former Pakistan pace spearhead Shoaib Akhtar is highly disappointed with the “quality of cricket” being played at the ongoing World Cup in England and Wales.
“I am not happy with the quality of cricket being played in this World Cup,” said Akhtar on his YouTube channel.
“The quality of cricket has gone down immensely. It has become very easy to score runs. The bowlers don’t have the quality, the pace and the spin, which bowlers in 1990s and early 2000s used to have,” said the 43-year-old.
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Meanwhile, Akhtar also blamed the ICC rules for making the bowling even tougher.
“There are three powerplays and two new balls which has made it very easy to score runs,” he said.
Speaking about England’s 119-run victory over New Zealand on Wednesday, the Rawalpindi Express said that the Black Caps played like “amateurs”.
“I was disappointed with the way New Zealand played against England. They didn’t give any fight and meekly surrendered before England. They played like amateurs. They didn’t play quality cricket,” said Akhtar.
With England’s win, Pakistan are virtually out of the race for making it to the semis. In order to make it to the knockout stage, Pakistan need to defeat Bangladesh by a huge margin to edge past New Zealand’s net run rate and replace them in the final 4.
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