Cricket – Former Stars Set to play on Ice at St Moritz

St Morits, Switzerland – A unique 2-day cricket event set against the backdrop of Swiss mountains is set to take place in Switzerland. The event includes two matches in 2 days. Lake St. Mortiz freezes into an extremely thick layer of ice which then gets covered by the soft falling snow, enabling the lake to withstand more than 200 tons of weight. So, Vijay Singh, CEO, VJ Sports saw this as an opportunity for some cricket near the alps. Two teams, Badrutt’s Palace DIAMONDS and ROYALS are set to take on each other.

The teams will feature former stars like:
Shahid Afridi, Virender Sehwag, Mohammad Kaif, Mahela Jayawardene, Lasith Malinga, Shoaib Akhtar, Michael Hussey, Graeme Smith, Jacques Kallis, Daniel Vettori, Nathan McCullum, Grant Elliot, Monty Panesar, Owais Shah, Tilakratne Dilshan & Ajit Agarkar.

Traditional cricketing gear, including the red-ball will be used but players will don sports shoes instead of spikes.

Cricket: No big changes in Peshawar Zalmi’s squad for PSL 2

By Abdul Ghaffar

Peshawar, Pakistan, 1st July 2016: One of Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) five teams, Peshawar Zalmi, on Friday announced they will retain most of their playing line-up during PSL’s second season.

“We will retain Shahid Afridi, Darren Sammy, Mohammad Hafeez, Wahab Riaz, Tamim Iqbal, Shaun Tait, Hassan and Asghar,” said Peshawar Zalmi’s owner, Javed Afridi, while talking to DawnNews.

Afridi added that all other players will be either traded or transferred. The PSL team is also reported to be in contact with South African Quinton de Kock and England’s Jason Roy for the upcoming second season of PSL.

Earlier, Zalmi’s captain Shahid Afridi, hinted at his differences with the Peshawar Zalmi owner, Javed Afridi.

It was reported Quetta Gladiators plan to play a couple of T20 matches against Peshawar Zalmi in England during the national side’s tour of British Isles later this summer.

Peshawar Zalmi’s owner Javed Afridi had welcomed Gladiator’s offer.

Despite being the runner-ups, Zalmi put up a phenomenal show in the inaugural edition of PSL earlier this year.

Courtesy Dawn

Cricket: Shahid Afridi to host exclusive charity event at Chak89

London: One of world cricket’s most famous ever players will host an exclusive charity night in Mitcham.

Pakistan legend Shahid Afridi’s annual invite-only event in aid of his self-titled charity will be held at restaurant Chak89 in August with guests including the England and Pakistan teams, West Indies world cup winning captain Darren Sammy and former Sri Lanka test star Kumar Sangakarra.

As well as a three-course meal, the night will include VIP guest speakers, a memorabilia auction and a raffle.
Afridi’s Shahid Afridi Foundation (SAF) was founded in March 2014 and aims to improve the lives of children, teenagers and adults in Pakistan by building hospitals, schools and more.

The cricketer said: “I would like to thank (Chak89 owner) Frank Khalid for all the generous contributions he has made to SAF.

“He is a man who likes to help, and see charities succeed to make a better world wherever possible. “He is truly a great friend, person and a true gentleman. I thank him very much for his input in this event this year.”

Chak89 is one of south London’s biggest celebrity hotspots, with previous guests including Aaron Paul, Linday Lohan, Emily Sande and Charlie Sheen.