The Business | SPOSuRnday T, FebS ruary 161, 20 20 Quick Read HBL PSL action to be called in Afridi asks fans to suggest LAHORE: For the first time in the his - been a hallmark over the years and it is just daughter's name; win prize tory of the HBL Pakistan Super League, the lovely to be involved in such a high quality fans and followers of the league will enjoy production once again.” cricketing-action in the country’s national Meanwhile, the Pakistan Cricket Board language. A star-studded commentary panel has also announced the online streaming – including Ramiz Raja, Bazid Khan, platforms and broadcast partners, which will Waqar Younis and Urooj Mumtaz – will take the on-field all over the world. Fans in call action in Urdu for five overs every in - Pakistan will be able to live-stream the en - nings, which will be carried on the local tire HBL PSL 2020 on YouTube on feeds. This enhancement is part of the BSports, along with cricketgateway.pk, PCB’s drive to provide improved live cov - Tapmad, Jazz TV and Mjunoon.tv. The fol - erage to its fans and followers, allowing lowing is the list of the region-wise broad - people to get closer to the event and the cast partners – updated till 15 Feburary: game, said a spokesman of the PCB here on UK – Hum Masala, live-streaming on crick - Saturday. etgateway.com In another new initiative, the SpiderCam Rest of Europe – live-streaming on cricket - will provide interactions between players gateway.com and commentators during the two Elimina - USA – Willow TV, live-streaming on crick - tors and the final in Lahore, giving fans the etgateway.com essence of on-field action. Caribbean – Flow Sports, live-streaming on Joining the commentary panel for the first flowsports.co and cricketgateway.com time in HBL PSL are Dirk Nannes, a former Canada – Willow TV, live-streaming on Australia and Netherlands fast-bowler, HD cricketgateway.com Ackerman, former South Africa cricketer, India – live-streaming on Mark Butcher and Dominic Cork, former cricketgateway.com England cricketers, and Kass Naido, while Bangladesh – live-streaming on Rabbithole KARACHI: Former Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Khan Danny Morrison, Michael Slater, Alan Sri Lanka – live-streaming on cricketgate - Afridi announced on Saturday that he was seeking recommen - Wilkins, and Jonty Rhodes return to way.com dations from fans for his baby daughter's names and the win - the league. Australia – beIN, live-streaming on cricket - ning one would get a prize. Taking to Twitter, the Alan Wilkins said: “It has been an ab - gateway.com swashbuckling all-rounder stated: This one’s for my fans: "As solute honour for me to remain associated New Zealand – Sky, live-streaming on you can see there’s a trend of my daughter’s names beginning with HBL Pakistan Super League since its cricketgateway.com with the letter ‘A’ . Send me your recommendations for our very first game back in 2016 and I am cer - Malaysia – Astro new arrival with ‘A’....the winning name I select gets a prize! tainly looking forward to being in Pakistan UAE and the Gulf States – Etisalat / Du, Keep the names rolling! #Aqsa#Ansha#Ajwa#Asmara#A...." this year for the fifth edition. live-streaming on cricketgateway.com and Several fans started vying for the prize by recommending Jonty Rhodes said: “Pakistan is a fasci - crickwick names for Afridi's baby daughter. Afridi broke the news of his fifth daughter's birth via an Instagram post featuring a picture nating country and when you talk about Rest of Middle East / North Africa – live- of the former captain with all of his daughters. "Almighty’s in - cricket, Pakistani fans make every experi - streaming on cricketgateway.com and crick - finite blessings & mercy are upon me....already having been ence extremely memorable. I have always wick granted 4 wonderful daughters I have now been blessed with a loved being in Pakistan and I certainly look Qatar – Vodafone 5th," he forward to a very entertaining HBL Pakistan South Africa – live-streaming on cricket - Super League this year’’. gateway.com Danny Morrison said: “These are excit - Rest of Africa – live-streaming on cricket - Kobe called among 2020 finalists ing times for Pakistan cricket with all 34 gateway.com for Basketball Hall of Fame HBL PSL games taking place in Pakistan. Rest of Asia/Regions not covered above – The quality of broadcast in HBL PSL has highlights on beIN and live-streaming on Chinese gymnasts pull out of WC in Australia due to virus travel ban MELBOURNE: The Chinese gymnastics team entered into next week’s World Cup Gymnastics 2020 in Melbourne has pulled out due to Australian government travel restric - NEW YORK: Los Angeles Lakers legend, Kobe tions put in place to limit the coron - Bryant - who died last month in a helicopter crash along avirus outbreak, organisers said on with his daughter Gianna and seven others - was among Saturday. eight finalists named for 2020 induction to the Basketball The restrictions on foreign nationals Hall of Fame. It's a a bittersweet moment to know that travelling from China were introduced five-time NBA champion name called as a Naismith Bas - in early February and extended for an - ketball Hall of Fame Finalist and for him not to be there other week on Thursday. The exten - to hear it. The Hall of Fame inductees will be announced sion effectively rules out China’s on April 4 in Atlanta at the US college "Final Four" with participation at the Feb 20-23 world 18 of 24 votes from the Honors Committee needed to join cup, which offers qualifying points for the select list. Bryant, an 18-time NBA All-Star in his this year’s Tokyo Olympics. first year of eligibility, is considered a certainty to join “It has been a very challenging few the ranks of the sport´s immortals by being enshrined at weeks for us all, but none more so the honor shrine in Springfield, Massachusetts. Other than for the Chinese gymnasts and of - first-time finalists include 15-time NBA All-Star and ficials who have been training and three-time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Tim Dun - preparing to come to Melbourne,” can, 15-time NBA All-Star and nine-time NBA All-De - Gymnastics Australia CEO Kitty fensive First Team selection Kevin Garnett and 10-time Chiller said in a statement. “I have Women´s NBA All-Star and four-time Olympic cham - pion Tamika Catchings. "We knew this class had the po - been in regular contact with the Chi - LAHORE: Players of Multan Sultan busy in warm-up exercises, as PSL 2020 session five. nese Gymnastics Association and its tential of being one of the most historic of all time," said president, who informs me all of their Hall of Fame chairman Jerry Colangelo. —Agencies delegation are well and have shown no sign of infection. Despite this, we all have to respect the Australian gov - South Africa boss asks fans ernment’s travel restrictions.” Among MCC beat Lahore Qalandars by four wickets the 12 Chinese entries listed on the LAHORE: Marylebone Cricket Club to respect Smith, Warner world cup’s website are four-times started off their tour of Lahore with a four- world champion Zhang Chenglong, wicket win over Lahore Qalandars in a 20- CAPE TOWN: South Africa's cricket boss has pleaded who claimed the men’s team gold at over match on Friday night at Gaddafi with fans to treat Steve Smith and David Warner with re - Stadium. Ravi Bopara orchestrated the win the 2012 London Olympics and spect and not "embarrass" the board with poor behaviour for the visitors with a 37-ball 42 – studded bronze at the Rio Games. Zhang’s Rio when the Australian batsmen tour the country for the first with two fours and a six – as MCC chased teammates You Hao and Liu Yang time since a ball-tampering scandal. Smith and Warner, down a 136-run target with four balls spare. will also miss out, along with Xiao who incurred 12-month bans for their parts in the tamper - He was supported by Samit Patel, who made Ruoteng, a former men’s all-round ing plot during a Cape Town test two years ago, were 31 runs from 25 balls and struck two sixes jeered relentlessly by English crowds during the one-day world champion. Chinese athletes in and a four. MCC captain Kumar Sangakkara, other sports have also suffered dis - World Cup and the Ashes series last year. Cricket South batting at number three, scored 25 off 27, hit - Africa's (CSA) interim chief executive Jacques Faul said ruptions to Olympic preparations. The ting three fours. Mohammad Faizan returned entire Chinese women’s soccer team fans who misbehaved would be ejected from venues during two for 18 in 2.2 overs and was the pick of the limited overs series, which starts with a Twenty20 and staff were confined to a Brisbane the bowlers for Lahore Qalandars. hotel for nearly two weeks due to match in Johannesburg. "I would plead with South African Earlier, Fakhar Zaman and Sohail Akhtar, hit two sixes and a four. MCC’s Roelof van Scores in brief: Lahore Qalandars 135-5, fans to respect our opponents and don't go overboard with quarantine restrictions after arriving Lahore Qalandars captain, made 45 and 40 in Australia in late January for an der Merwe picked two wickets for 17 runs. 20 overs (Fakhar Zaman 45, Sohail Akhtar these things," Faul told Fairfax media. "It's competitive on not out respectively as MCC elected to field For his match-winning knock, Ravi Bopara 40; Roelof van der Merwe 2-17) Marylebone Olympic qualifying tournament.