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Umpire Decision Review System (DRS) has been a useful addition to cricket which allows the match officials to use technology to assist in their decision-making. It is now a routine part of the game and surprisingly, Pakistan is the most successful team in terms of reviews in Test cricket since October 2017. Pakistan’s review retention rate is also the best among all other teams. England comes second while the West Indies is the 3rd most successful team. ALSO READ Pakistan Breaks the Greatest Team Record in T20I History Here’s the overall list: Team Reviews Success % Retained % Pakistan 104 34.6 57.7 England 176 32.4 45.5 West Indies 99 30.3 45.5 Bangladesh 70 30.0 44.3 New Zealand 88 28.4 48.9 India 148 27.0 48.6 Australia 128 26.6 41.4 South Africa 118 25.4 44.1 Sri Lanka 163 23.3 44.2 Out of the 104 reviews by Pakistan until now, the success rate has been almost 35% with 57% of the reviews retained. For those who don’t know, reviews are retained if a decision is upheld on umpire..

With the ongoing pandemic, high-quality and accurate news reporting is imperative. However, the pandemic has prompted a sharp decline in the advertising spend since the companies are slashing marketing budgets amidst financial uncertainty. Approximately 70% of total buyers have already adjusted their plans. This fall in revenue comes at a time when accurate and precise journalism is needed more than ever. Hence, Facebook, on top of the $300 million it dedicated to news programs, partnerships, and content at the beginning of 2019, has pledged to invest $100 million in the news industry. Out of this amount, $25 million will be provided in grant funding for local news via the Facebook journalism project. The remaining $75 million will be sent in the form of ‘additional marketing spend’ to the worldwide organizations. In a press release, Facebook stated: If people needed more proof that local journalism is a vital public service, they’re getting it now. The social media platform is t..

Coronavirus pandemic has forced everyone to stay at home as the countries across the globe are enforcing partial or total lockdown to prevent its spread. With no cricket going on, the cricketers have also found a way to keep themselves busy. Pakistan’s Test captain, Azhar Ali, has started the new push-up sit through challenge. Here’s how it started; The 35-year-old has challenged his national teammates including Babar Azam, Shan Masood, Asad Shafiq, Wahab Riaz, and Sarfaraz Ahmed. He has also challenged his Somerset teammates Tom Abell, Peter Trego, and Tom Banton to post videos of themselves doing the challenge. ALSO READ Fakhr-e-Alam’s Hilarious Clips Between PSL Matches Are Going Viral [Videos] Grant Elliot and Fakhr e Alam have also been nominated to do at least 5 push-ups. Azhar’s video had a very important message for us all as well. It is to keep ourselves sanitized to reduce the chances of contracting coronavirus. What are your thoughts on the challenge? Let us know in t..

Only a few can match the mastery of Virender Sehwag as an opening batsman in Test cricket. Even David Warner, the Australian with a similar style to the Indian, credits Sehwag for emboldening him to take on the opposition from the start. However, Wasim Akram rates another batsman over Sehwag who forever changed the meaning of opening in Test matches. ALSO READ Rizwan Lashes Out at Captain Imad For Ruining His Chances of Selection Heaping praises over former Pakistan all-rounder, Shahid Afridi, Akram said it was Afridi who encouraged opening batsmen to play freely from the start. In Test cricket, Sehwag came later. But, in 1999-2000, Shahid Afridi changed the mindset of opening in Test cricket. Even if I was the bowler I would know that I can get him out but also know that he can hit me for boundaries. He used to hit lose deliveries for sixes at will. While Afridi made his debut as an opener in Test against Australia in 1998, Wasim Akram revealed that Afridi originally wasn’t a pa..

The Samsung Galaxy M11 has just arrived as an update to last year’s Galaxy M10 with a few design changes and upgrade to specifications as well. The new Galaxy M11 has a punch-hole display, an additional camera at the back, and a much bigger battery for an affordable price tag. Design and Display The Galaxy M11 has a 6.4-inch LCD with HD+ resolution, 19:9 aspect ratio, and minimal bezels all around except the thick chin. There is now a punch-hole cutout for the front-facing camera instead of the waterdrop notch we saw last year on the Galaxy M10. There is now also a triple camera setup at the back of the device, an LED flash beside it, and a fingerprint sensor as well. Internals and Storage Samsung’s UAE website where the phone was originally spotted does not mention the device’s chipset but does reveal a 1.8Ghz octa-core processor alongside 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage. The storage can be expanded further via a micro SD card. Although there is no official word on the chipset, ..