Aaj TV English News - Sports https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:52:12 +0500 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:52:12 +0500 60 NA committee questions betting sponsors for Pakistan cricket https://english.aaj.tv/news/30317858/na-committee-questions-betting-sponsors-for-pakistan-cricket <p><strong>The matter of betting companies appearing in connection with cricket in Pakistan reached a National Assembly committee on Wednesday.</strong></p> <p>The standing committee on inter-provincial coordination met on Wednesday where Shahida Rehmani raised the issue of the Pakistan Cricket Board re-hiring betting companies that had first appeared in Pakistan Super League’s latest season.</p> <p> <figure class='media sm:w-1/3 w-full media--right media--embed media--uneven'> <div class='media__item media__item--newskitlink '> <iframe class="nk-iframe" onload="setInterval(()=>{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)" width="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="height:400px;position:relative" src="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/card/30313661" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms"></iframe></div> </figure></p> <p>Rehman said that it was a ‘serious matter’ that betting companies had been given sponsorship of the upcoming cricket series between Pakistan and New Zealand despite the fact that the matter had already attracted controversy during the PSL.</p> <p>She added that associating betting companies with the national team’s tours would bring disrepute to the country. Committee Chairman Nawab Sher Waseer said that the committee is not against any one and already wants sports to be prooted in the country.</p> <p>Sponsors named 1XBAT, MCW Sports, Wolf777News, BJ Sports, and MelBat had appeared in the PSL and were later revealed to be alisaes used by betting companies.</p> <p>Betting is illegal in Pakistan and the matter had led to questions being asked by the State Bank of Pakistan of the PCB.</p> The matter of betting companies appearing in connection with cricket in Pakistan reached a National Assembly committee on Wednesday.

The standing committee on inter-provincial coordination met on Wednesday where Shahida Rehmani raised the issue of the Pakistan Cricket Board re-hiring betting companies that had first appeared in Pakistan Super League’s latest season.

Rehman said that it was a ‘serious matter’ that betting companies had been given sponsorship of the upcoming cricket series between Pakistan and New Zealand despite the fact that the matter had already attracted controversy during the PSL.

She added that associating betting companies with the national team’s tours would bring disrepute to the country. Committee Chairman Nawab Sher Waseer said that the committee is not against any one and already wants sports to be prooted in the country.

Sponsors named 1XBAT, MCW Sports, Wolf777News, BJ Sports, and MelBat had appeared in the PSL and were later revealed to be alisaes used by betting companies.

Betting is illegal in Pakistan and the matter had led to questions being asked by the State Bank of Pakistan of the PCB.

]]> Sports https://english.aaj.tv/news/30317858 Wed, 12 Apr 2023 20:20:24 +0500 none@none.com (Afzal Javed) A photo from NZ’s tour to Pakisan in January 2023. DafaNews is shown as a sponsor.