ENG vs PAK 3rd Test: बर्मिंघम में पाकिस्तान के गेंदबाजों ने बचाई लाज,…

England vs Pakistan, Birmingham Test: बर्मिंघम में खेले जा रहे तीसरे टेस्ट के तीसरे दिन पाकिस्तान के पुछल्ले बल्लेबाजों ने हार को एक दिन के लिए लगभग टाल दिया। पहली पारी में 133 रन पर ढेर होने वाली बाबर आजम एंड कंपनी ने दूसरी पारी में 449 रन बनाए, जिसमें 9वें नंबर पर बल्लेबाजी करने आए रजाउल्लाह का सबसे ज्यादा योगदान था। इस ऑलराउंडर ने 63 गेंदों में 9 छक्कों की मदद से 81 रन की पारी खेली। इसके अलावा 10वें नंबर पर बैटिंग करने आए मोहम्मद अब्बास ने 42 रन की पारी खेली, जिसमें 5 चौके और 2 छक्के शामिल थे। इन दोनों ने मिलकर 123 रन बनाए, जिससे पाकिस्तान ने अपनी हार एक दिन के लिए टाल दी।

Pakistan captain Babar Azam created history on Friday by becoming only the second Asian cricketer to score 2,000 runs as captain in the World Test Championship. He reached the milestone during his knock of 76 in the third Test against England at Edgbaston.

Babar is the fourth player overall to achieve this feat. He joins England’s Joe Root and Ben Stokes along with Sri Lanka’s Dimuth Karunaratne. Babar took just 41 innings to get there, making him the third-fastest after Root and Karunaratne (both 40 innings). zeppelin.cool

Most runs as captain in World Test Championship:

• Joe Root (England) – 3060 runs in 66 innings
• Ben Stokes (England) – 2182 runs in 71 innings
• Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka) – 2160 runs in 45 innings
• Babar Azam (Pakistan) – 2015 runs in 41 innings
• Kraigg Brathwaite (West Indies) – 1994 runs in 64 innings
• Virat Kohli (India) – 1349 runs in 37 innings

Babar’s 76 came off 103 balls and included 11 fours and one six. It was his first half-century of the series. He came in at 125 for 3 and looked comfortable at first before England’s short-ball plan finally got him out, caught fine off Josh Tongue.

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Pakistan post 449 and set England a target

Pakistan showed real fight on Friday and posted 449 in their second innings. They now lead England by 129 runs, setting the hosts a target of 130 runs for victory on Day 4.

Shan Masood led the resistance with a determined 95. Opener Azan Awais scored 59 and shared a 125-run stand with Masood for the third wicket – Pakistan’s first century partnership of the entire series. Babar then added 76, his first fifty of the series, and helped the total grow.

Debutant Razaullah steals the show

The biggest surprise came from debutant Razaullah. Batting at number 9, the 21-year-old smashed a rapid 81 off just 63 balls. He hit nine sixes, equalling the record for most sixes by a Test debutant. Razaullah and Mohammad Abbas (42) put on an amazing 121-run stand for the ninth wicket that frustrated England completely.

Razaullah earlier took four wickets with the ball in England’s first innings. His all-round show has been the highlight of an otherwise tough tour for Pakistan.

England still favourites but face a chase

England had dominated the first two days after bowling Pakistan out for 133 and scoring 453 themselves. On Day 3, however, they could not finish the job quickly. Ollie Robinson and the pace attack kept creating chances, but Pakistan’s lower order refused to give up.

England will now chase 130 runs on the fourth morning. While the target looks small, Pakistan’s improved batting display has at least made the final day interesting. Babar’s historic milestone and Razaullah’s fearless hitting gave Pakistan fans something positive to cheer in a difficult series.

The Delhi High Court has refused to allow Olympian Vinesh Phogat to participate in the selection trials for the Senior World Wrestling Championships by granting her a special exemption from the Wrestling Federation of India’s eligibility rules, holding that carving out an exception for one athlete could be unfair to others and open a “Pandora’s box”.

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma declined Phogat’s plea for interim relief, saying the court could not effectively bypass the WFI’s September 7 selection policy in her individual case without first deciding whether the policy itself was legally valid.

The trials begin on September 14, while the World Championships are scheduled to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan, from October 24 to November 1.

At the heart of Phogat’s challenge is her absence from competitions prescribed by the WFI as qualifying events, an absence she says resulted from pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum recovery.

The court acknowledged that her maternity-related circumstances would have to be examined while deciding the larger challenge to the selection framework. But that, it held, was not sufficient to give her a direct route into the trials at the interim stage.

Until the validity and applicability of the policy were adjudicated, the eligibility conditions could not simply be disregarded for one wrestler, the Bench said.

The court reasoned that other athletes across the country could be facing comparable circumstances but were not before it seeking exemptions.

Granting Phogat alone a special dispensation could therefore result in unequal treatment and prompt other athletes to seek similar departures from the selection criteria.

Such an order, Justice Sharma said, risked opening a “Pandora’s box”.

The court consequently refused interim relief without expressing any final view either on the validity of the September 7 circular or the merits of the disciplinary proceedings pending against Phogat.

The ruling came despite the Bench having raised larger concerns during arguments over how sporting bodies deal with women athletes returning after maternity breaks.

During the hearing, Justice Sharma had orally called upon the WFI to consider guidelines enabling women to return to competitive sport after pregnancy and childbirth, observing that a balance had to be struck between the interests of an athlete and those of the country.

In its order, however, the court emphasised another side of that balance, the country’s interest in ensuring that athletes representing India are selected through a fair, uniform and performance-based process.

The WFI’s September 7 circular makes eligibility dependent upon participation in specified competitions held during 2025 and 2026.

Phogat argued that she could not compete in some of those events because she was away from the sport during pregnancy, childbirth and subsequent recovery. She also contended that she had been prevented from participating in the Senior Open Ranking Tournament at Gonda after the WFI issued a show-cause notice declaring her ineligible.

The High Court examined Phogat’s recent competitive history as well.

A Division Bench had earlier permitted her to participate in the Asian Games selection trials in May. Phogat competed in the 53kg category and reached the semifinals but was ultimately not selected for the Asian Games.

A subsequent show-cause notice concerning allegations of misconduct during those trials remains pending.

Justice Sharma noted that the latest eligibility criteria were applicable uniformly to wrestlers and had

not been framed specifically to exclude Phogat.