Pakistani cricketer Muhammad Waseem ties the knot

This file photograph, posted on February 11, 2023, shows Pakistani pacer Muhammad Waseem at a wedding event in Lahore. (Photo courtesy: Instagram/@waseem.jnr)
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Updated 28 June 2024
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Pakistani cricketer Muhammad Waseem ties the knot

  • Pakistani cricketers Shadab Khan, Hunain Shah and Aamer Jamal congratulate Waseem on entering wedlock
  • Waseem has represented Pakistan in all three cricket formats, has taken 72 international wickets from 51 matches

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani fast bowler Muhammad Waseem tied the knot on Thursday, as fans and his teammates took to social media to congratulate him on entering a new chapter in his life.
Waseem, who made his international debut for Pakistan in 2021, has played in all three formats for the green shirts.
The pacer, known for bowling at an impressive pace above 140 kilometers per hour, has played 29 T20Is for Pakistan and taken 36 wickets while featuring in 20 ODIs and taking 34 wickets in them.
The 22-year-old pacer who hails from Pakistan’s restive North Waziristan tribal district, was not included in the final squad of the T20 World Cup 2024.
“And he has united their hearts,” Waseem wrote a verse of the Qur’an as the caption on an Instagram post in which he can be seen holding his wife’s hands. Waseem did not share any details about his wife.

Congratulations poured in from fans and teammates.
“Many, many congratulations,” Pakistani fast bowler Hunain Shah wrote beneath the post. 
Pakistani all-rounder Shadab Khan also congratulated Waseem on tying the knot. 
“Mashallah, mashallah so happy for you,” all-rounder Aamer Jamal wrote.


If India doesn’t want handshakes, Pakistan has no desire for it either— PCB

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If India doesn’t want handshakes, Pakistan has no desire for it either— PCB

  • Indian cricketers have refused to shake hands with their Pakistani counterparts in recent matches
  • Pakistan’s senior men’s cricket team willl next face India on Feb. 15 in T20 World Cup group clash

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi recently criticized the Indian cricket team’s “no-handshake” policy, saying Pakistani cricketers will also refrain from the friendly gesture if it persists. 

The Indian cricket team has refused to shake hands with their Pakistani counterparts in recent matches between the two sides. This policy made headlines worldwide in September when the two sides met for the Asia Cup 2025 in three cricket matches, with the Indian team refusing to shake hands with Pakistani team members each time. 

India’s new policy to not shake hands with Pakistani cricketers took place months after the two nuclear-armed neighbors clashed in a four-day military conflict in May. Washington eventually intervened and brokered a ceasefire on May 10 after four days of conflict.

“If they do not want to do handshakes, then we also have no desire for it either,” Naqvi told reporters at a press conference on Sunday. 

The PCB chairman, who is also Pakistan’s interior minister, said cricket matters related to India will be decided on an “equal footing.”

“It won’t happen that they do one thing and we beg them in return,” Naqvi said. “This won’t happen.” 

Pakistan’s Under-19 squad this month defeated India in a one-sided final for the U-19 Asia Cup tournament in Dubai. 

Pakistan’s senior men’s cricket team is set to face India in Sri Lanka on Feb. 15 in a group stage clash for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.