From Wasim Akram to Waqar Younis, here's a look at the top five Pakistani bowlers with most wickets against West Indies in ODIs.

From Wasim Akram to Waqar Younis, here's a look at the top five Pakistani bowlers with most wickets against West Indies in ODIs.

From Wasim Akram to Waqar Younis, 5 Pakistani bowlers with most wickets against West Indies in ODIs

Team India bowed out of the T20 World Cup 2021 edition, being held in the UAE, in the Super 12 round after failing to win their first two encounters. Despite a late surge, with three back-to-back wins, Virat Kohli-led India gave fans something to cheer for but they were shown the exit door prior to their last league stage encounter, versus Namibia.

After India's end of the road in the T20 WC, Kohli has officially stepped down as the national side's captain in the shortest format. For the unversed, the 33-year-old had already announced, in mid-September, that he won't lead the side in the T20Is post the World Cup. With Rohit Sharma set to take over, along with new head coach Rahul Dravid who will succeed Ravi Shastri, the Men in Blue will like to enter into a new era and move past their missed opportunities in the T20 WC.

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However, former Pakistan spinner Mushtaq Ahmed feels there is more to what meets the eyes with regard Kohli stepping aside as T20I captain. He feels an early retirement is also on cards for Kohli from the shortest format. Nonetheless, he made heads turn by claiming that there are two groups within Team India at the moment.

"When a successful captain says he wants to leave the captaincy, it means all is not well in the dressing room. I see two groups existing in the Indian dressing room right now… the Mumbai and Delhi groups," Mushtaq, who is presently working at the PCB's high-performance centre, said on the Geo News channel.

"I think Kohli will soon retire from playing T20 internationals for his country although he will continue in the Indian Premier League. I think he has had his fill of this format," Mushtaq further asserted.

On India's dismal campaign in the T20 WC, he opined, "I think India flopped in the World Cup because of the IPL. I think their players after remaining for so long in a bio-secure bubble before the World Cup were jaded and tired."

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Post the T20 WC, India will now host New Zealand in three T20Is and two Tests at home, starting from November 17. While Rohit will officially take over as India's T20I captain from Kohli, Dravid will also look to guide the team to ICC titles as the national side moves ahead from the Shastri-era.

Team India bowed out of the T20 World Cup 2021 edition, being held in the UAE, in the Super 12 round after failing to win their first two encounters. Despite a late surge, with three back-to-back wins, Virat Kohli-led India gave fans something to cheer for but they were shown the exit door prior to their last league stage encounter, versus Namibia.

Team India bowed out of the T20 World Cup 2021 edition, being held in the UAE, in the Super 12 round after failing to win their first two encounters. Despite a late surge, with three back-to-back wins, Virat Kohli-led India gave fans something to cheer for but they were shown the exit door prior to their last league stage encounter, versus Namibia. After India's end of the road in the T20 WC, Kohli has officially stepped down as the national side's captain in the shortest format. For the unversed, the 33-year-old had already announced, in mid-September, that he won't lead the side in the T20Is post the World Cup. With Rohit Sharma set to take over, along with new head coach Rahul Dravid who will succeed Ravi Shastri, the Men in Blue will like to enter into a new era and move past their missed opportunities in the T20 WC. ALSO READ | Watch: Shaheen Afridi enacts dismissals of India's top 3 Virat Kohli, Rohit and Rahul on public demand However, former Pakistan spinner Mushtaq Ahmed feels there is more to what meets the eyes with regard Kohli stepping aside as T20I captain. He feels an early retirement is also on cards for Kohli from the shortest format. Nonetheless, he made heads turn by claiming that there are two groups within Team India at the moment. "When a successful captain says he wants to leave the captaincy, it means all is not well in the dressing room. I see two groups existing in the Indian dressing room right now… the Mumbai and Delhi groups," Mushtaq, who is presently working at the PCB's high-performance centre, said on the Geo News channel. "I think Kohli will soon retire from playing T20 internationals for his country although he will continue in the Indian Premier League. I think he has had his fill of this format," Mushtaq further asserted. On India's dismal campaign in the T20 WC, he opined, "I think India flopped in the World Cup because of the IPL. I think their players after remaining for so long in a bio-secure bubble before the World Cup were jaded and tired." ALSO READ | Virat Kohli as captain: A tale of sugar and spice and everything nice Post the T20 WC, India will now host New Zealand in three T20Is and two Tests at home, starting from November 17. While Rohit will officially take over as India's T20I captain from Kohli, Dravid will also look to guide the team to ICC titles as the national side moves ahead from the Shastri-era.

Former Pak spinner feels T20I retirement on cards for Virat Kohli, says 'two groups exist in Team India'

Former spinner&nbsp;Mushtaq&nbsp;Ahmed&nbsp;believes that England's cricketers would happily tour Pakistan and says his country deserved better having travelled the other way at the height of the pandemic.

Ahmed, who has a foot in both camps after serving as England's spin-bowling coach in 2009-2015, voiced his frustration to AFP after English cricket chiefs controversially cancelled tours for their men's and women's teams next month to cricket-crazy Pakistan.

The first trip by the England men's side to Pakistan since 2005 was only meant to last four days with two Twenty20 matches in Rawalpindi.

But the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) last week cited "increasing concerns about travelling to the region", days after New Zealand abandoned their tour of Pakistan minutes before the start of the first one-day international in Rawalpindi, citing a security alert.

The ECB decision was met with fury in Pakistan which only went up a notch after the Daily Mail newspaper reported that the England players were not consulted.

"I think from my experience, playing in England and also coach of England for six years, I think the guys are very open-minded and they know the circumstances of the world,"&nbsp;Ahmed, 51, said of the English players.

"I know them -- I played with lots of cricketers, I coached them for six years, I played (English) county cricket," he added.

"I think (the) players will definitely come now," he said, pointing out that a number of England players had featured in the Pakistan Super League in recent seasons.

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Ahmed&nbsp;said that Pakistan deserved better after they toured England last year.

Pakistan travelled a time when Covid&nbsp;infection rates in Britain were among the highest in the world for a three-match Test and T20 series that saved the ECB millions in television rights deals.

"If (a) team can travel in corona (virus) situation when the people were dying (in Britain) and Pakistan went to England and played a series, then they should have acknowledged that and they should respect that," said&nbsp;Ahmed.

Becoming a hero

Ahmed, who played 52 Tests, 144 one-day internationals and was a member of Pakistan's 1992 World Cup-winning team, said that other cricket tours and tournaments had gone ahead in countries where there had been terror attacks.

However, a deadly 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka team bus in Lahore saw Pakistan become a no-go destination for international teams.

In 2012 and 2015 Pakistan hosted England in the UAE, which has staged most of their "home" games since the attack.

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Ahmed&nbsp;said having to play away from Pakistan was "very difficult" for the team.

"I am saying that because heroes become heroes when they play in front of their home crowds and that is when you start believing that you can represent your country -- you deserve that platform," he said.&nbsp;

"When you play in Pakistan I remember that I used to feel different body language in me and used to have a different mindset," he added.

"I used to think that when you take a wicket, take a brilliant catch, the kind of reception from Pakistan people (is amazing).&nbsp;

"When you hit a six, the way the crowds used to shout, you become a hero."

Former spinner Mushtaq Ahmed believes that England's cricketers would happily tour Pakistan and says his country deserved better having travelled the other way at the height of the pandemic.

Former spinner Mushtaq Ahmed believes that England's cricketers would happily tour Pakistan and says his country deserved better having travelled the other way at the height of the pandemic. Ahmed, who has a foot in both camps after serving as England's spin-bowling coach in 2009-2015, voiced his frustration to AFP after English cricket chiefs controversially cancelled tours for their men's and women's teams next month to cricket-crazy Pakistan. The first trip by the England men's side to Pakistan since 2005 was only meant to last four days with two Twenty20 matches in Rawalpindi. But the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) last week cited "increasing concerns about travelling to the region", days after New Zealand abandoned their tour of Pakistan minutes before the start of the first one-day international in Rawalpindi, citing a security alert. The ECB decision was met with fury in Pakistan which only went up a notch after the Daily Mail newspaper reported that the England players were not consulted. "I think from my experience, playing in England and also coach of England for six years, I think the guys are very open-minded and they know the circumstances of the world," Ahmed, 51, said of the English players. "I know them -- I played with lots of cricketers, I coached them for six years, I played (English) county cricket," he added. "I think (the) players will definitely come now," he said, pointing out that a number of England players had featured in the Pakistan Super League in recent seasons. ALSO READ | IPL 2021: Virender Sehwag schools PBKS skipper KL Rahul on his batting after MI clash Ahmed said that Pakistan deserved better after they toured England last year. Pakistan travelled a time when Covid infection rates in Britain were among the highest in the world for a three-match Test and T20 series that saved the ECB millions in television rights deals. "If (a) team can travel in corona (virus) situation when the people were dying (in Britain) and Pakistan went to England and played a series, then they should have acknowledged that and they should respect that," said Ahmed. Becoming a hero Ahmed, who played 52 Tests, 144 one-day internationals and was a member of Pakistan's 1992 World Cup-winning team, said that other cricket tours and tournaments had gone ahead in countries where there had been terror attacks. However, a deadly 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka team bus in Lahore saw Pakistan become a no-go destination for international teams. In 2012 and 2015 Pakistan hosted England in the UAE, which has staged most of their "home" games since the attack. ALSO READ | Trouble for Virat Kohli? Senior cricketers complained about Indian skipper's attitude to BCCI's Jay Shah: Report Ahmed said having to play away from Pakistan was "very difficult" for the team. "I am saying that because heroes become heroes when they play in front of their home crowds and that is when you start believing that you can represent your country -- you deserve that platform," he said. "When you play in Pakistan I remember that I used to feel different body language in me and used to have a different mindset," he added. "I used to think that when you take a wicket, take a brilliant catch, the kind of reception from Pakistan people (is amazing). "When you hit a six, the way the crowds used to shout, you become a hero."

England cricketers would tour Pakistan, says frustrated Mushtaq Ahmed

Dozens received injuries on Sunday as Bangladeshi police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters who rallied over the death of a writer in jail.&nbsp;

At a road and a footpath opposite the National Press Club, police dispersed protesters by beating them with batons, television footage live from Channel 24 showed.&nbsp;

Clashes between police and demonstrators from the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) began when police responded to stone hurling by "firing rubber bullets and tear gas", Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka police Sazzadur Rahman told news agency AFP.

"They did not take any permission (for the protests)," he said, defending the police's action.&nbsp;

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BNP spokesman Rizvi Ahmed said nearly 30 student leaders of the party including a senior leader were wounded in the clashes.&nbsp;

Many cops were also injured, and a policeman was also admitted to the hospital.&nbsp;

The spokeman said over 500 protesters were present at the press club to form a human chain denouncing the death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed.

The 53-year-old writer was arrested in Dhaka in May last year over comments on social media that slammed the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina government's response to the coronavirus pandemic.&nbsp;

He was denied bail at least six times and lost his life on Thursday.&nbsp;

For the last few days, protesters have marched at the Dhaka University denouncing the treatment of Mushtaq Ahmed and other journalists, activists and writers.&nbsp;

Dozens received injuries on Sunday as Bangladeshi police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters who rallied over the death of a writer in jail. At a road and a footpath opposite the National Press Club, police dispersed protesters by beating them with batons, television footage live from Channel 24 showed.

Dozens received injuries on Sunday as Bangladeshi police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters who rallied over the death of a writer in jail. At a road and a footpath opposite the National Press Club, police dispersed protesters by beating them with batons, television footage live from Channel 24 showed. Clashes between police and demonstrators from the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) began when police responded to stone hurling by "firing rubber bullets and tear gas", Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka police Sazzadur Rahman told news agency AFP. "They did not take any permission (for the protests)," he said, defending the police's action. Also read | Anger in Bangladesh after writer detained over social media posts, dies in jail BNP spokesman Rizvi Ahmed said nearly 30 student leaders of the party including a senior leader were wounded in the clashes. Many cops were also injured, and a policeman was also admitted to the hospital. The spokeman said over 500 protesters were present at the press club to form a human chain denouncing the death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed. The 53-year-old writer was arrested in Dhaka in May last year over comments on social media that slammed the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina government's response to the coronavirus pandemic. He was denied bail at least six times and lost his life on Thursday. For the last few days, protesters have marched at the Dhaka University denouncing the treatment of Mushtaq Ahmed and other journalists, activists and writers.

Bangladesh: Clashes erupt over writer's death in jail; protesters, police injured

Massive Protests erupt in Dhaka after death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed inside a high-security prison, who was arrested last year on charges of violating the stringent Digital Security Act.

Mushtaq Ahmed was among four people detained last May after he criticised the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.&nbsp;

The 53-year-old, a crocodile farmer who became a well-known government critic, was charged with spreading rumours and conducting "anti-state activities" on Facebook.

Jail authorities told AFP he died on Thursday evening after passing out at a high-security jail outside of the capital Dhaka.

Ahmed had not been suffering from any major illness, said prison chief Mohammad Ghiasuddin.

"We saw him taking only gastric tablets," he added.

Hundreds of people rallied in Dhaka on Friday to condemn Ahmed's death, while his lawyer Jyotirmoy Barua demanded an independent investigation.

Ahmed's prosecution under the country's Digital Security Act was an example of the "worst form of repression", said Saad Hammadi of Amnesty International.

"No one should have to die solely for exercising their right to freedom of expression," he added.

Around 2,000 cases have been filed under the law since it was enacted by the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2018, according to Amnesty.

Many of the country's leading editors and senior journalists have been targeted for prosecution under the law, it added.&nbsp;

The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists demanded "a swift, transparent, and independent investigation" into Ahmed's death.

(With inputs from agencies)

Massive Protests erupt in Dhaka after death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed inside a high-security prison, who was arrested last year on charges of violating the stringent Digital Security Act.

Massive Protests erupt in Dhaka after death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed inside a high-security prison, who was arrested last year on charges of violating the stringent Digital Security Act. Mushtaq Ahmed was among four people detained last May after he criticised the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. The 53-year-old, a crocodile farmer who became a well-known government critic, was charged with spreading rumours and conducting "anti-state activities" on Facebook. Jail authorities told AFP he died on Thursday evening after passing out at a high-security jail outside of the capital Dhaka. Ahmed had not been suffering from any major illness, said prison chief Mohammad Ghiasuddin. "We saw him taking only gastric tablets," he added. Hundreds of people rallied in Dhaka on Friday to condemn Ahmed's death, while his lawyer Jyotirmoy Barua demanded an independent investigation. Ahmed's prosecution under the country's Digital Security Act was an example of the "worst form of repression", said Saad Hammadi of Amnesty International. "No one should have to die solely for exercising their right to freedom of expression," he added. Around 2,000 cases have been filed under the law since it was enacted by the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2018, according to Amnesty. Many of the country's leading editors and senior journalists have been targeted for prosecution under the law, it added. The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists demanded "a swift, transparent, and independent investigation" into Ahmed's death. (With inputs from agencies)

Anger in Bangladesh after writer detained over social media posts, dies in jail

Twenty four years after the 1993 bombing of RSS&#39; Chennai headquarters, the CBI on Friday arrested Mushtaq Ahmed, one of the main accused of the bomb blast

Ahmad, who was on a runaway for the past 24 years,&nbsp;had procured the explosive material for assembling the bomb and provided shelter to the other accused.&nbsp;

In 2007, a TADA court in Chennai in 2007 convicted 11 persons and awarded life terms to three. The main accused, however, could not be arrested and was on a runaway.&nbsp;The special court later acquitted four persons for lack of evidence against them.

A reward of Rs 10 lakh was announced for providing credible information about Ahmed.&nbsp;

Ahmed was arrested from the outskirts of Chennai, CBI spokesperson Abhishek Dayal said.&nbsp; 
 
The RSS headquarters in Chetpet, Chennai was triggered using RDX on August 8, 1993. The bombing had claimed the lives of 11 people.&nbsp;

 
 
 
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Ahmad, who was on a runaway for the past 24 years,?had procured the explosive material for assembling the bomb and provided shelter to the other accused.

Twenty four years after the 1993 bombing of RSS' Chennai headquarters, the CBI on Friday arrested Mushtaq Ahmed, one of the main accused of the bomb blast Ahmad, who was on a runaway for the past 24 years, had procured the explosive material for assembling the bomb and provided shelter to the other accused. In 2007, a TADA court in Chennai in 2007 convicted 11 persons and awarded life terms to three. The main accused, however, could not be arrested and was on a runaway. The special court later acquitted four persons for lack of evidence against them. A reward of Rs 10 lakh was announced for providing credible information about Ahmed. Ahmed was arrested from the outskirts of Chennai, CBI spokesperson Abhishek Dayal said. The RSS headquarters in Chetpet, Chennai was triggered using RDX on August 8, 1993. The bombing had claimed the lives of 11 people.

Chennai: CBI arrests Mushtaq Ahmed, 24 years after bomb blast on RSS headquarters

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