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Champions Buttler, Curran in ICC team of the tournament with Pakistan’s Afridi, Shadab

(Left to Right) The collage of pictures shows Shadab Khan, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran and Shaheen Shah Afridi. (Photo courtesy: AFP/AP)
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Updated 15 November 2022
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Champions Buttler, Curran in ICC team of the tournament with Pakistan’s Afridi, Shadab

  • ICC XI also contains India’s Virat Kohli, who posted tournament high 296 runs at average of 98.66
  • Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza and South African Anrich Nortje only players from teams that didn’t reach semifinals
Updated 15 November 2022
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MELBOURNE: Four players from England’s Twenty20 World Cup-winning team were picked in the honorary team of the tournament Monday, with victorious skipper Jos Buttler selected as captain of the ICC XI and Sam Curran the nominal leader of its attack.

Curran took three wickets for 12 runs in four overs in England’s five-wicket win over Pakistan in the final on Sunday and was already voted player of the final and of the tournament before the ICC XI was announced.

Left-arm paceman Curran took 13 wickets at an average of 11.38 runs apiece for the event, including figures of 5-10 against Afghanistan.

The ICC XI also contains star India batter Virat Kohli, who posted a tournament high 296 runs at an average of 98.66, as well as leg-spinning allrounder Shadab Khan and left-arm pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi from the Pakistan lineup that lost the final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Zimbabwe allrounder Sikandar Raza and South African bowler Anrich Nortje were the only players picked from teams that didn’t reach the semifinals.

Australia had three representatives in the 2021 team of the tournament after winning the title last year, but didn’t get a single player selected after slumping out of contention in the group stage while hosting the showpiece event.

England openers Buttler and Alex Hales sealed their spots in the ICC XI with a record, unbroken opening stand in the 10-wicket semifinal win over India, chasing down the 170-run target with ease.

Kohli started the Super 12 stage strongly, posting an unbeaten 82 to guide India to a last-ball, four-wicket win over arch rival Pakistan on Oct. 23. His India teammate Suryakumar Yadav was picked in the all-star lineup to bat at No. 4 after tallying 239 runs at an average of almost 60.

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ICC Team of the tournament: Alex Hales (England), Jos Buttler, captain and wicketkeeper (England), Virat Kohli (India), Suryakumar Yadav (India), Glenn Phillips (New Zealand), Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe), Shadab Khan (Pakistan), Sam Curran (England), Anrich Nortje (South Africa), Mark Wood (England), Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan). 12th man: Hardik Pandya (India).

Topics: T20 World Cup 2022 ICC Shadab Khan Shaheen Shah Afridi

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At least 16 dead after Karachi building collapses in suspected gas blast 

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At least 16 dead after Karachi building collapses in suspected gas blast 

  • Four children and seven women among the dead, 13 people injured 
  • Incident follows recent Gul Plaza fire, highlighting urban safety concerns
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KARACHI: At least 16 people were killed and 13 injured on Thursday when a residential building collapsed after a suspected gas explosion in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi, rescue authorities said.

Deadly accidents linked to gas leaks and unsafe infrastructure are frequent in Karachi’s crowded low-income neighborhoods, where households commonly rely on gas cylinders and informal connections with limited safety enforcement. The collapse comes weeks after a major fire at the city’s Gul Plaza shopping mall killed over 70 people and underscored concerns about building safety and regulatory oversight.

The latest incident occurred in the densely populated Soldier Bazaar area, according to a Rescue 1122 Sindh spokesperson. The dead included four children, seven women and five men, while the injured comprised five children, three women and five men.

“During a timely and professional operation, Rescue 1122 pulled 13 injured people from under the rubble and recovered 16 bodies,” Rescue 1122 Sindh spokesperson Hassan Khan said in a statement.

“Those injured in the incident were pulled from the debris and provided immediate medical assistance.”

He said urban search-and-rescue teams, firefighters and disaster response vehicles were dispatched to the site, with victims transported to nearby hospitals.

“All injured were provided first aid by Rescue 1122 ambulances at the scene before being shifted to nearby hospitals, while the rescue operation by Rescue 1122 (Sindh) was still under way,” the spokesperson added.

Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon directed authorities to ensure proper medical treatment for the injured.

“He also urged citizens to exercise caution in the use of gas and to immediately inform the relevant authorities in case of any suspected leakage,” the provincial government said in a statement.

Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, has repeatedly witnessed building collapses and fires linked to weak enforcement of construction rules, aging infrastructure and unsafe energy practices.

Topics: Karachi Building collapse Gas blast

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