The 45-year-old international football legend from the past decided to quit at the top of his career, and said that that it was time for a change for himself and the club. He also admitted that he was not sure of his capabilities of sustaining the winning streak for the club, and would hate to watch Real Madrid’s success dwell under his presence.

Zinedine Zidane also made a point that there was no other club which may have influenced his decision, and has expressed that he is not seeking any other position at the moment.

“I have taken the decision to not continue next year as Real Madrid coach,” he said.

“This club deserves to continue to win and needs a change” he said, adding that he believed the “moment has come.”

“After three years the club needs another discourse, another method of working,” he added

This was very unexpected, however Zidane claimed that he was unsure of his ability to inspire the team to more victories.

“I don´t see myself continuing to win this year and I am a winner, I don´t like to lose,” added Zidane.

“I have thought a lot about this decision and I can´t go back on it.”

Real beat Liverpool 3-1 in the final in Kiev on Saturday, making Zidane the first coach in history to win three successive Champions League titles.

Zidane has now won nine trophies since replacing Rafael Benitez in the Santiago Bernabeu dugout in January 2016.

He said his decision had nothing to do with Real icon Cristiano Ronaldo hinting that he will also leave the club following the Champions League triumph on Saturday.

It is still unclear what the future holds for the football legend, however it is certain that Zidane’s journey and contribution to International football is yet to be over.

Mansoor Ahmed played three consecutive World Cups and won 1994 World Cup Hockey Championship (world Cup). He also holds a silver medal in 1990 world cup hockey championship. He played ten Champions Trophies and secured a Gold medal in 1994 as well as three Asian Games and won gold in 1990 Beijing (China). In his career, he has earned 12 gold,12 silver and 8 bronze medals in international hockey tournaments.

The 49-year-old had been suffering from complications stemming from a pacemaker and stents implanted in his heart.He was admitted to the hospital on Saturday morning and was put on ventilator, but didn’t survive since his heart was functioning with only 20 per cent efficiency.

“I may have broken a lot of Indian hearts on the field of play by beating India in the Indira Gandhi Cup (1989) and in other events but that was sport,” Ahmed told AFP. “Now I need a heart transplant in India and for that I need support from the Indian government.”

“Humanity is paramount and I too would be obliged if I get a visa and other help in India,” said Ahmed.

He was declared All Asian Stars Hockey Team member in 1996 and also declared World Eleven Hockey team member in 1994.His glories made him rise above the sky by becoming World’s best goalkeeper and declared by F.I.H in 1994. Mansoor stood 4 times as best goalkeeper of the tournament in his lifetime career. He was the flag carrier of the Pakistani Contingent in 1996 Atlanta (U.S.A) Olympics. In his outstanding performance in the field of hockey Govt of Pakistan awarded President Award 1988.He also Awarded, Pride of Performance,(Highest civil award) in 1994.

He took on the responsibility of the National hockey coach of Pakistan junior hockey team in 2000. He was appointed as specialist goal keeper coach of Bangladesh national hockey team in 2014. He also appointed director of Pakistan hockey federation hockey Academies in 2010.

He is holding the degree of High Performance Coaching Diploma. Besides a player, Mansoor Ahmad is a social activist and work as ambassador with different organizations like “Right to Play” and “Athlete Ambassador”. He also works as ambassador for No smoking campaign by Government of Pakistan. He has the honor to be announced as speaker for Doha Football world cup 2022 Qatar. He was also invited as a guest for special Olympics Los Angeles 2015.

Liverpool will be facing Roma in the first leg of Champions League tonight. The indigenous of Liverpool are excited to celebrate the win of their team. Liverpool has shown extraordinary performance in Champions League up until now and have passed with excellence each stage of the League. Roma is also not a team, Liverpool should take lightly. The Italian side has made it to Semifinal and has absolute capabilities to compete with Liverpool.

Earlier Liverpool beat Manchester City with the aggregate of 5-1 to reach to the semi-final and have high chances to win the title. Liverpool has waited for almost 10 years to reach the semifinal of the Champions League.

Liverpool newly crowned PFA Player of the year, Mohamed Salah is ready to break the records and do more for his club to reach the final. Salah a professional Egyptian Footballer has played for Roma before and his influence over the match will be key in the two-leg against Roma.

Last five competition between Liverpool and Roma

Liverpool 2-0 Roma – March 19, 2002 (Litmanen, Heskey)

Roma 0-0 Liverpool – December 5, 2001

Liverpool 0-1 Roma – February 21, 2001 (Guigou)

Roma 0-2 Liverpool – February 15, 2001 (Owen x2)

Liverpool 1-1 Roma (Liverpool won 4-2 on pens) – May 30, 1984 (Neal; Pruzzo)

Liverpool has made it to the semi finals for three times since the competition replaced the European Cup in 1992.

All three ties have been against Chelsea, with the Reds winning the first two, in 2005 and 2007, before the Blues got their revenge in 2008.

The Italian giants Roma have beaten Barcelona with the aggregate of 4-4 in the quarterfinal of Champions League. Roma group contained Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, and Qarabag.

Roma has one of the best goalkeepers in the world of football and has the benefit to secure their defensive line against Liverpool. It should look forward to counter attacks and it would be highly pressurizing match for Roma. The crowd would not stop their noise to create the disturbance for Roma.

Liverpool – Last five results (all competitions)

Drew 2-2 vs. West Brom

Won 3-0 vs. Bournemouth

Won 2-1 vs. Man City

Drew 0-0 vs. Everton

Won 3-0 vs. Man City

Roma – Last five results (all competitions)

Won 3-0 vs. Spal

Won 2-1 vs. Genoa

Drew 0-0 vs. Lazio

Won 3-0 vs. Barcelona

Lost 2-0 vs. Fiorentina

The Liverpool coach Klopp’s during the media conference said:

“People would have thought this semi-final would usually be Man City vs. Barcelona…but it’s not, because it’s football. We made it possible and Roma as well.

“I thought [Roma’s comeback would be] ‘not possible’ because the opposition is Barcelona, but I love the game because it is possible.

“We did something similar. It has been an outstanding season for City, but in these two games, we deserved to win. Now, we play against each other. If anyone thinks we are the underdogs, who cares? We are in the semi-finals; we can go to the final, that’s all I care about. Let us see which of the team will win the match of the decade.”

Throughout the 80’s and 90’s the growth of large expatriate populations from India and Pakistan across the world led to neutral venues hosting several bilateral and multilateral ODI series involving both countries. One such venue was Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates which had become a hotbed of India-Pakistan rivalry, its stands crammed full of expats and the enthusiastic South Asian cricket fans rooting for their respective countries. What Sharjah witnessed 32 years ago on this day is something it never witnessed before and something which is highly unlikely to be witnessed again.

The arch-rivals met in the final of the 1986 Austral-Asia cup after registering an unbeaten run in the tournament. Batting first, India put a competitive total of 245 runs. Pakistan had a poor start to their chase as they lost the first wicket with only nine runs on the board. Wickets kept falling at regular intervals and at one point they were reduced to 215/7. That’s when Javed Miandad took the responsibility of anchoring the innings with a well-timed century.

Photo Credits: S Kothandaraman

The equation came down to 11 runs off the last over and the Indian skipper Kapil Dev entrusted the pacer Chetan Sharma to deliver the over which would go on to become a legend for decades.

Thousands of roaring spectators and millions of fans back home all had eyes as well as hopes glued on Miandad, as Chetan prepared to deliver the final ball. With four requiring of the last ball, Sharma missed the yorker by a few inches which connected with Miandad’s bat and the legendary batsman smashed the low full toss for a six over mid-wicket. Even before it cleared the boundary, Javed Miandad had raised his arms, sprinting off the pitch in celebration as the commentator erupted.

“and that’s a six and Pakistan have won! An unbelievable victory by Pakistan and Javed Miandad the hero of the moment, this is unbelievable!”

Photo Credits: Dawn

32 years one, that miraculous six continues to be cherished as the most famous shot in the history of Pakistan cricket. With one shot Javed Miandad became a national hero subsequently making Chetan Sharma a villain in the eyes of Indian cricket fans.

Years after the incident, Chetan Sharma, while looking back at the match commented: “It was my bad luck that he really connected it well because you have a player like Javed Miandad in front of you. One of the best cricketers the world has ever produced and that’s why he is called the best because he sensed me way before I would have bowled him.”

Miandad, in his autobiography Cutting Edge: My Autobiography, recounted that six as he wrote, “Poor Chetan Sharma. They say he did try for a yorker, but the ball slipped out of his hand. Or perhaps it was the fact that I was standing well forward of the batting crease that threw him off his length. Whatever the mysterious origins of that last delivery, it ended up being the perfect ball for me and for Pakistan – a full-toss at the right height, slightly towards leg, all I had to do was take a swing and it sailed out of the ground.”After that, it was pandemonium. We had won, Pakistan had won, Tauseef had won, I had won. What a match! It is one of the best memories of my life.”

Photo Credits: Dawn

Numerous India-Pakistan matches have gone down to the wire but none of the matches had such a telling effect as the 1986 last-ball Pakistan win. One reason could be the fact that this match took place in an era when cricket was comparatively slow and the last ball sixes were unheard of. This is the moment that Pakistani fans recall every time they face the arch-rival in one-day cricket. As we complete 32 years of the historic six, fans look back at the moment that united the entire nation as every Pakistani, young and old, fan or no fan, came together to celebrate Javed Miandad’s unforgettable six off the last ball against India.

The Champions League quarterfinal match between Real Madrid and Juventus ended with the dramatic incident. The Goalkeeper of Italian football club Juventus (Buffon) protested against the decision of the referee. The professional Italian professional was booked by the red card. The contest between Real Madrid and Juventus ended with the aggregate of 4-3. The Spanish giant succeeded to secure their position in the semifinal of the Champions League.

Gianluigi Buffon, Juventus’s goalkeeper reaction was remarkable during the last minute of the match. It was one of the most dramatic events in his career. He was shown a red card for his aggressive protest on the penalty of Cristiano Ronaldo that allowed defending team to advance to the semifinals of the competition.

Buffon left the field under the applause of the Madrid crowd, the top scorer of Real Madrid Ronaldo had to wait for several minutes to take the penalty, while the teammates of Buffon surrounded the referee and argued for about the rejection.

Ronaldo hit the persevering shot past the Juventus replacement keeper, Wojciech Szczesny, and took off his shirt running towards the corner flag to celebrate. Ronaldo winning penalty was his 120th goal in the competition and made him the first player in 11 consecutive Champions League games.

The penalty was enough to ensure a 4-3 aggregate victory for Real Madrid over their Italian rival Juventus to keep alive their dream of a third consecutive Champions League trophy. On the other hand, for Buffon and his teammates was a heartbreaking end to a game and exit from Champions League.

Juventus team after arriving at the Bernabéu, Buffon, 40 said during the news conference on Tuesday that the idea of ending his Champions League career “was not a drama.” In fact, he added, “If that turned out to be the case, I would have signed as a child to be able to play my last game in the Bernabéu against Real Madrid.”

Juventus started the game with the score of Sami Khedira, carved open the Spanish defense with a cross for the unmarked Mario Mandzukic, who planted a firm header past Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas. The goal threatened the Real Madrid, midfielders struggle to keep possession on the ball and to slow down the pace of Juventus strikers. The lack of cohesion among midfielders of Real Madrid gave another similar chance to Mandzukic to score another goal after 37 minutes of the match.

The crowd chanted “Juve, Juve” from the top corner of the Stadium, occupied by the Italian club fans pressurized the Real Madrid goalkeeper, Navas, to blunder during the second half of the match. Navas dropped the cross from Costa and the ball went at the feet of Blaise Matuidi of Juventus, who slotted the ball into the net. The goals equalized the aggregate and the dream of winning the match was at risk for Real Madrid.

But then came the last-minute push on Lucas Vázquez that offered Ronaldo the chance to redeem himself and qualify Madrid with a textbook penalty kick.

All the football lovers are looking forward to the quarterfinal of Champions League between Barcelona and Roma.

Barcelona with 76 points has remained unbeatable in La Liga. Their last draw against Sevilla was somehow outrageous but the equalizer of Messi safeguarded their unbeaten status in the League. Barcelona will play with AS Roma in the first league of their UEFA Champions League. The hosting team Barcelona is a strong favorite to win.

Barcelona has strong midfielders and its game depends on midfielders. Sergio Busquet’s injury has affected the integration of the team in midfield. In this match, Messi’s role will be very crucial as he was on the rest during the International friendly matches.

Barcelona has won 5 times UEFA Champions League and commentators are expecting Barcelona to become champions of Europe for the 6th time.

Roma is still struggling in Serie A League. Somehow, Roma managed to take place in top three of the Serie A standing domestic League. Edin scored a goal at 76th  minute against Bologna. It is time for Italian club to show improvement in European Football Leagues.

Roma has not really won titles in Champions League; they have been around since 1927 and have just three Scudettis to their name; 1941-42, 1992-83 and 2000-01. Due to lack of success, Roma might face pressure in this match.

Barcelona and Roma have been head-to-head for three times in Champions League and Roma have not won any game in the past. Barcelona’s wonderful display against the Italian side in-group stage of UEFA Champions League of 2015-16 which finished at 6-1 with the score of their strikers Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi and Gerard Pique find the net to increase the number of goals for Catalans.

The statistics remain for Barcelona: possession 71% with 19 shots on goal, 12 on target and completed 775 passes during the match.

It is hard to anticipate the result of the match. Realistically, Barcelona is favorite for this match but in past few matches, things were not smooth for Barcelona. It is football anything can happen during 90 minutes on the ground.

Football is the most popular sport in the history of mankind. Footballers sell their skills to clubs and the national team. Some of the footballers are known for on-ground skills as well as their net worth. This blog contains list 10 richest footballers in the world.

10: John Terry, Aston Villa – net worth £36 million ($50 million)

John Terry with the net worth of £36 million was former captain of Chelsea and England National team. Terry was most successful captain of Chelsea; led Chelsea five times to the final of premier league titles, four FA Cups, three League Cups, one UEFA Europe League and one UEFA Champions league title since he joined the club. He left Chelsea last year for Aston Villa as the most successful player of Chelsea. John Terry became Chelsea Player of the year for the year of 2000-01 and again in 2006-05. Champions league defender of the year 2005, 2008 and 2009. He joined Aston Villa in July of 2017, on a deal of £4 million ($5million) per year.

9: Sergio Agüero, Manchester City — net worth £40 million ($51 million).

Sergio is a professional footballer who plays as a striker with world’s best player Messi in the Argentina National team. Sergio plays for Manchester City in Premier League.  He became FIFA Young Player of the Year for 2007. He was awarded different honors as Premier League Golden Boot 2014-15. Sergio has appeared in 84 matches and has scored 36 scores for the Argentina National team. In Premier League Sergio has scored 240 goals. Manchester City paid £10.4 million ($13.3 million) a year and he earns £14 million ($18million) from his sponsors, Puma and Pepsi.

8: Yaya Touré, Manchester City — net worth £43 million ($55 million).

Yaya is a former captain of Coast national team and a midfielder player of Manchester City in Premier League. He is a Muslim football for Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire. He has played for Barcelona for the year 2007-10. He scored his first official goal with Barcelona in La Liga match against Athletic Bilbao in September 2007. He became Manchester City player of the year 2013-14, African Footballer of the year 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014, honored with different awards. There is speculation going on media about his transfer to AC Milan and Inter Milan coming times can tell us where he wishes to join. Currently, he is earning £10.4 million ($13.3 million) and might earn more after his transfer to an Italian Club.

7: Neymar, Paris Saint-Germain — net worth £49 million ($63 million).

Neymar is a superstar player of Brazil. Neymar secured the biggest football transfer of all time when he signed a contract with Paris Saint-Germain an as a striker player. He was a former player of FC Barcelona. He has scored 53 goals in his 83 appearances for Brazil National Team. For FC Barcelona he scored 105 in 186 appearances and for Paris 28 in 30 appearances. He has secured various honors some of them are FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot:2014, FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2014, FIFA Club World Cup Bronze Ball: 2011 and many others. Neymar earns a £26 million per year and receives a salary from his sponsors Nike, Claro, Gillette, Red Bull and Panasonic. He is also a business partner with different companies and has his own emojis for download.

6: Gareth Bale, Real Madrid — net worth £56 million ($72 million).

Gareth Bale is a professional football player from Wales. He plays as a striker for Wales National Football Team and for Spanish club Real Madrid. He has scored 29 goals in his 70 appearance International matches. For Spanish club Real Madrid he has scored total 79 goals in 179 appearances in league matches. He remained Welsh Footballer of the year: 2010, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16. PFA Young player of the year 2012-13 and honored others awards being a skilled player in football. He is earning £18.2 million ($23.4 million) a year. His sponsorship with Adidas, Electronic Arts, Sony, and Footlocker are worth £9 million ($11.5 million) a year.

5: Eden Hazard, Chelsea FC — net worth £77 million ($100 million).

Eden Hazard is a Belgian star player who plays for Belgium national team and English club Chelsea. He plays as attacking midfielder and as a wide midfielder. He has scored 87 goals in his 290 appearances for Chelsea and 21 goals in 82 appearances for Belgium National Team. He got Belgian Golden Shoe, Chelsea player of the year 2014-15, Chelsea goal of the year, Ballon d’Or 2015 8^th place and many other awards. Chelsea pays Hazard £12.4 million ($16 million) per year. Hazard sponsorships are Nike and Biscoffbisuit.

4: Wayne Rooney, Everton — net worth £93 million ($120 million)

Rooney is a professional English player who mostly plays forward. Rooney plays for England National Team. He is a former player of Manchester United with the leading scorer of all time and contemporary he is playing for Everton in English Premier League. During his career in the club, the footballer has scored 281 goals in 665 appearances and still looking forward to increasing the number in coming years. For his native national team (England) he has scored 53 goals in 119 appearances. Due to his skills, he got FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball in 2008, Golden Boy award in 2004, BBC Young Sports Personality of the year and many more. Everton Club pays Rooney total amount of £7.8 million per year.

3: Zlatan Ibrahimović, free agent — net worth £110 million ($141 million)

Zlatan Ibrahimović is known due to his aggressive game to the world. He is a Swedish professional player who plays as a striker for Sweden National Club and has played in different clubs. Currently, He is playing with Manchester United and his contract is going to expire in this summer and most people anticipate the will renew his contract with Manchester United. He has scored 423 goals in 731 appearances in domestic level and scored 62 goals in 116 appearances in International level football. He awarded Euro-sport Goal of the year 2004, Serie A Footballer of the Year and other individual awards. Besides, earning from football he is also earning for his sponsorship with Nike.

2: Lionel Messi, FC Barcelona — net worth £230 million ($295 million)

Lionel Messi the magician and the world best player of our time is on the second number in our list. Messi is a professional forward player from Argentina and plays for Spanish giant club FC Barcelona. Messi has a record of winning Ballon d’Or for five times and four of which he won consecutively and awarded four times with European Golden Shoes. He has spent most of his career in FC Barcelona. Messi has scored 554 goals in 659 appearances for FC Barcelona and scored 77 in 146 appearances. Messi renewed his contract with FC Barcelona and earn half a million every week (£26 million a year/ $33.4 million) and make £21 million ($27 million) a year from his contract with sponsorship with Adidas, Pepsi, Gillette, and Turkish Airlines.

1: Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid — net worth £250 million ($321.5 million).

Portuguese professional footballer has secured the top place in our list. Ronaldo is a former player of Manchester United and currently, he is playing with Spanish club Real Madrid in La Liga. Ronaldo has five Ballon d’Or awards. He has won 25 trophies in his career including League titles, UEFA Champions League and one UEFA European Championship. He has scored 566 goals in 754 appearances in his career playing for different clubs and scored 81 goals with 149 appearances for his National team. Ronaldo is paid £19million ($24.4 million) a year less than his revival Messi but has far more sponsors. He has his own brand CR7 which sells aftershave and clothes.

Originated in England, the game quickly became popular in all the swaths of lands that were once colonized by the Great Britain. In the middle of 20th Century, Britain left almost all its colonies but one thing which never left was cricket.

Here is our list of 10 most richest retired cricketers of all times who made a name for themselves playing the game and bringing glory to their country.

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is the former Indian international cricketer and former captain, regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. The highest run scorer of all time in International cricket, Tendulkar took up cricket at the age of eleven, made his Test debut on 15 November 1989 against Pakistan in Karachi. He is the only player to have scored one hundred international centuries, the first batsman to score a double century in a One Day International, the holder of the record for the most number of runs in both ODI and Test cricket, and the only player to complete more than 30,000 runs in international cricket.

Owing to his career with International Cricket for almost 24 years, Tendulkar has become a name in all household in cricket crazy nations such India and Pakistan. Due to his popularity, he has also managed to become one of the top earning cricketers of the world with a net worth of $22 Million with a yearly income of $4 Million and sponsorships of $18 million in 2013. According to reports and estimates, Sachin Tendulkar earns around $115 million in 2018.

Ricky Thomas Ponting

With a net worth of $65 million Ricky Ponting, is a former Australian international cricketer, and two-time World Cup winning captain of 2003 and 2007. Widely regarded as one of the greatest batsman in the history of cricket, Ponting was captain of the Australia national cricket team during its ‘golden era’; between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket.

After being involved in over 160 Tests and 370 ODIs, Ponting is Australia’s leading run-scorer in Test and ODI cricket. He is one of only four players (along with Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Jacques Kallis) in history to have scored 13,000 Test runs. Statistically, he is one of the most successful captains of all time, with 48 victories in 77 Tests between 2004 and 31 December 2010. As a player, Ponting is the only cricketer in history to be involved in 100 Test victories. Ponting also holds the record to have been involved in the most ODI victories as a player, with 262 wins.

Rahul Dravid is the former Indian cricketer and captain, widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. Hailed as The Wall, Dravid was named one of the best five cricketers in 2000. In 2016, he became fourth-highest run scorer in Test cricket, after Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting and Jacques Kallis. He holds various cricketing records such as 210 non wicket keeper catches, never getting out on a “Duck”, has faced 31258 balls and spent 44152 minutes on the crease.

His total net worth comes to about $14 Million. This includes the money he earns from brand endorsements as well as remuneration from BCCI. As of now his net worth has increased to $50 Million.

Shane Warne is a former Australian cricketer best known for his bowling skills. Warne played his first Test match in 1992 and has taken over 1000 international wickets in Tests and One-Day Internationals. Warne is also the only player to have scored 3000+ Test runs without a career century and he holds the record for most Test runs without a century (3154).

According to Forbes in 2017, Shane Warne has an estimated networth of $50 million. This is partly because of his popular run with the Australian cricket team and later off the field success with the entertainment industry.

Imran Khan is Pakistan’s cricket team former captain and first class international player who helped the country win their first cricket World Cup in 1992. After pursuing a career in International cricket for more than 2 decades, he turned his attention to politics and now heads Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf.

He is regarded as a philanthropist by many after doing fund raising for building a cancer hospital in memory of his mother. He raised $25 million for the endeavour. According to most recent reports his net worth is around $50 million.

Virender Sehwag is regarded as one of the most destructive batsmen of all time., Sehwag holds multiple records which include the fastest triple century in the history of cricket and fastest 250. He also holds the distinction of being one of the 4 batsmen ever to achieve two triple centuries. He retired from International cricket in 2015.

Much thanks to his hard hitting batting performance and his position as an opener, he has gained a lot of popularity and managed to snag huge endorsement deals. His total yearly income is said to be around $6.9 Million out of which $2.8 million is what cricket pays him and $6.1 million is what he earns through sponsorships. Since 2018, Virender Sehwag has increased his earnings to almost $40 million.

Sourav Chandidas Ganguly more affectionately known as “Dada” is a former Indian cricketer and captain of the Indian national team. During his playing career, Ganguly established himself as one of the world’s leading batsmen and also one of the greatest captains of the national cricket team. While batting, he was especially prolific through the off side, earning himself the nickname God of the Off Side for his elegant stroke play square of the wicket and through the covers.

The left-handed Ganguly was a prolific One Day International (ODI) batsman, with over 11,000 ODI runs to his credit. He is one of the most successful Indian Test captains to date, winning 21 out of 49 test matches.Sourav Gangly is the most successful Indian test captain overseas with 11 wins. The Indian team was ranked eighth in the ICC rankings before he became the captain, and under his tenure the team rank went up to second.Owing to his success with International cricket and later his stint with IPL his current net-worth is estimated to be around $40 million.

Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff is a broadcaster, TV panelist and former England international cricketer. Flintoff is regarded as one of the sports leading all rounders, serving as a fast bowler, middle order batsman and talented slip fielder. Flintoff was consistently rated by the ICC as being among the top international all-rounders in both ODI and Test cricket.

Due to his injuries, he had to leave the game of cricket early in 2010. But that didn’t stop him from being an athlete as he went to pursue boxing. He also starred in numerous TV game shows and won them. His estimated net worth currently is $15 million.

Saeed Anwar is a former Pakistani cricketer and a former captain for Tests and ODIs. An opening batsman and occasional slow left arm orthodox bowler, Anwar played international cricket between 1989 and 2003. Considered as one of greatest opening batsmen cricket has ever produced, Anwar has scored twenty centuries in ODIs, more than any other Pakistani batsmen in this format. He has played 55 Test matches, scoring 4052 runs with eleven centuries.. In 247 One Day Internationals (ODIs) he made 8824 runs. His current estimated net worth is $12 million.

Brett Lee is a Australia’s very own fast paced bowler and international cricketer. During his international career, Lee was recognised as one of fastest bowlers in the world of cricket along with Shoaib Akhtar. He is known for his consistency of pace, going over 150 kilometers per hour (93 mph) throughout his career.

In a charity match, he delivered a ball at 161.8 km/h (100.5 mph) against West Indies but was unable to attain official recognition. Currently the world record for the fastest delivery ever is held by Shoaib Akhtar at 161.4 km/h (100.3 mph). Brett Lee is widely regarded as one of the best pace bowlers ever to have played the sport. After his retirement in 2010, he became a film actor and sports analyst. His current net worth is estimated to be around $10 million.

Yusuf Pathan is a member of the Indian cricket team and younger brother to Irfan Pathan. He is mostly known for his aggressive, hard hitting batting and made his debut in International cricket in 2001.

Although his time playing international cricket has not been too memorable, the match of India vs New Zealand in 2010 brought him to the limelight when he clobbered the opposing team a hefty 193 runs of 96 balls. For his effort he was awarded man of the match. Following this, his career in T20 format was hugely successful as he became a regular player for the IPL series. His current net worth is estimated to be around $7 million.

This past Sunday, was the Pakistan Super League Final between Peshawar Zalmi and Islamabad United. The match was held in Karachi, the city of lights to a packed stadium of more than 5000 people brimming with enthusiasm and passion for the return of International Cricket in Karachi after 9 years.

In a city gripped by continuous terrorism, it was a refreshing event for the people of Karachi to travel to the National Stadium to witness the match between the two cities. People dressed in their teams official shirts were seen holding placards and banners. There was a general air of euphoria.

“A few years ago, no one could imagine that this could happen in Karachi, a city that consecutively bled for years,” said a cricket fan Fahad Ibrar Khan. “This is the real Karachi, the city of lights and the government and law enforcers should maintain this.”

In the spirit of the game, we have collected 10 Best PSL Memes that fans posted during the match and went viral.

1. This very short and precise comparison of Islamabad United VS Peshawar Zalmi.

2. When the people of Karachi got trolled for the notorious mobile snatching incidents. Personally, people are still a little wary of using expensive mobiles in the streets of Karachi but the situation has overall improved by a lot.

3.  When people really really related to Shahdab Khan’s nostalgic signature review when he was bowling to Umaid Asif.

4. When Sheeda Tali got downright Sheeda Savage replying to this young match viewer on Twitter

Image Credit: Sarcasmistan5.  When someone from the awaam got downright brutally honest about his opinion on what “entertainment” looks like

6. When defying all odds, these “Burger Boys” from Islamabad came up with inspiring message of peace and encouragement of cross border participation.

7. When Islamabad United started their innings and Ronchi was knighted by the capital city

8. When Kamran Akmal proved who he was related to and broke the internet.

9. When at the end of the match someone took Shahid Afridi’s words to heart and did this

10. When Islamabadi’s were caught partying hard and celebrating their win in this super accurate and relatable AF meme.