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Babar Azam, Shahid Afridi safely moved after blast near stadium before PSL 2023 exhibition match

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An explosion in the vicinity of the Police Lines temporarily stopped a Pakistan Super League (PSL) exhibition game that was taking place at the Nawab Akbar Bugti Stadium.

 

After a terrorist assault occurred a few kilometres from where they were playing on Sunday, top Pakistani cricketers, including captain Babar Azam and Shahid Afridi, among others, were brought to the safety of the dressing room. 


An explosion in the vicinity of the Police Lines temporarily stopped a Pakistan Super League (PSL) exhibition game that was taking place at the Nawab Akbar Bugti Stadium. Five people were hurt. According to a senior police official, all on-site rescue efforts had been completed, and the injured had been transported to a hospital.

 

On Sunday, February 5, Afridi and Babar played an exhibition match for the Peshawar Zalmi versus the Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2023 at the Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti Cricket Stadium.


Concerns about the PSL exhibition match lingered for some time before a 'green signal' was granted.

 

“As soon as the explosion happened, as a precautionary measure, the match was stopped and players taken to the dressing room for a while. Later, after the green signal, the match resumed,” the police official said.


The outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) issued a statement on Sunday claiming responsibility for the terror attack. Despite the nearby explosion, the Quetta stadium was filled.


The majority of PSL matches in Pakistan have taken place in Karachi, Lahore, Multan, and Rawalpindi. The exhibition match was held after Baloch fans demanded that Quetta be given PSL status as well.

 

The Peshawar Zalmi team was represented in the match by both Babar and Afridi. Babar was previously chosen as Zalmi's captain, succeeding fast bowler Wahab Riaz.

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4 hours ago, Bigg Brother said:

Why do all these cricketing boards get ready to tour Pakistan? Barring India,almost every country has toured them in last 2 years. Stupid to allot ICC tournaments to Pakistan...


Situation has gotten worse recently. 

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On 2/6/2023 at 2:51 AM, Bigg Brother said:

Why do all these cricketing boards get ready to tour Pakistan? Barring India,almost every country has toured them in last 2 years. Stupid to allot ICC tournaments to Pakistan...

This I agree with. Its upto the individual board to say yes/no to touring pakistan but to allow PAK to host official ICC events is bonkers. You still hear stories of Bombs going off here and there, which itself isn't normal. I still don't understand how it's able to get the go for Asia cup (regardless of if ind wants to go or not). Should have been given to BD (or SL - assuming their situation is better now?). 

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