Pakistan's Younis Khan

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Former Captain Younis Khan Becomes Pakistan's Batting Coach

The Pakistan Cricket Board on November 12 appointed former captain Younis Khan as the national team's batting coach. As per reports, he will be carrying the responsibility until the Twenty20 World Cup in 2022. Khan stated that he was very much interested in it and would enrich the talent of "local batsmen". The 42-year-old was the only Pakistani to score more than 10,000 Test runs.

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 - 04:07 PM / by Dharshana Vijayan

Tags: Younis Khan, Pakistan Cricket, PCB, Cricket

Courtesy: Reuters

Babar Azam

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Cricket: Azhar Ali Gets Replaced By Babar Azam As Pakistan Test Captain

Ahead of Pakistan's tour of New Zealand, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has picked Babar Azam over Azhar Ali as the new captain of the team in all three formats. The team will first play the ICC World Test Championship against New Zealand. The two Tests will be held at Mount Maunganui from December 26-30 and at Christchurch from January 3-7, 2021. The PCB will be declaring the official squad this week.

Wed, 11 Nov 2020 - 10:18 AM / by Shivam Chandrashekhar Kulkarni

Tags: Pakistan Cricket, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam, ICC

Alia Zafar

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Alia Zafar Becomes The First Female Director of Pakistan Cricket Board

Human resources executive Alia Zafar became the first female director of the Pakistan Cricket Board on November 10. She has been appointed as one of the four independent members along with finance executive Javed Kurieshi, economist Asim Wajid Jawad, and corporate executive Arif Saeed. The decision was taken after PCB's new constitution made the inclusion of at least one woman in the Board of Governors mandatory.

Tue, 10 Nov 2020 - 02:36 PM / by Dharshana Vijayan

Tags: Alia Zafar, Pakistan Cricket Board, Pakistan Cricket, board of directors

Courtesy: The Times of India

South Africa tour to Pakistan on 2007

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South Africa's Cricket Team Likely To Tour Pakistan First Time Since 2007

Cricket South Africa (CSA) on October 27 announced that it is exploring the possibilities to visit Pakistan in 2021. If all goes same as per the reports, it will become South Africa's first visit to Pakistan since 2007. Reportedly, CSA officials will visit Pakistan soon to assess security arrangements. In the meantime, South Africa will be having back-to-back home series against England, Sri Lanka, Australia and Pakistan till April.

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 - 08:14 PM / by Dharshana Vijayan

Tags: Cricket South Africa, Pakistan Cricket, Test Cricket, T20 Cricket

Courtesy: Sportstar

Azhar Ali

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Pakistani Cricketer Azhar Ali Likely To Lose Test Captaincy Due to Meek Performance

According to the reports, the Pakistan Cricket Board is likely to remove Azhar Ali from the test captain's post for the upcoming tour to New Zealand. Speculations say Mohammed Rizwan and Babar Azam are the potential replacements. The Ali-led team had put a meek performance last year, which resulted in the officials rethinking about his captaincy. The decision regarding Azhar's position is scheduled to be announced on November 11.

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 - 03:39 PM / by Dharshana Vijayan

Tags: Pakistan Cricket, Azhar Ali, Test Cricket, Mohammed Rizwan

Courtesy: Hindustan Times

Umar Gul

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Pakistani Cricketer Umar Gul Announces Retirement

Pakistan pacer Umar Gul on October 16 brought his 17-year cricket career to an end after announcing retirement from every format of the game post the end of the ongoing National T20 Cup. The Peshawar-born represented Pakistan in 47 Tests, 130 ODIs and 60 T20Is from the year 2003 to 2016. “I have always played for Pakistan with all my heart and 100 percent of hard work,” the 36-year-old tweeted.

Sat, 17 Oct 2020 - 02:04 PM / by Dharshana Vijayan

Tags: Umar Gul, Pakistan Cricket, retirement, International Cricket

Courtesy: Hindustan Times

England squad

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Cricket: England's T20 Squad for Series against Pakistan, Eion Morgan Becomes Captain

Pakistan will be facing the host England in a three-match, T20 series starting from August 28. England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on August 18, announced their 14-player squad for the series. The team's Test captain Joe Root and pacer Jofra Archer have been rested. Eion Morgan will be the skipper. and all-… read-more

Wed, 19 Aug 2020 - 10:34 AM / by Ujjwal Panchariya

Tags: England Cricket, Pakistan Cricket, T20 Cricket

Courtesy: The Indian Express

EngVSPak

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England Takes a 1-0 Lead in the Test Series Against Pakistan

England beat Pakistan in the first test of the three-match series played at Old Trafford. With batsman Chris Woakes and Jos Butler smashing a half-century each, England chased down the target of 277 runs while 3 wickets were still in hand. Even though Pakistan made 326 runs in the first inning and maintained a lead of 107 runs, it could manage to score only 169 runs in the… read-more

Sun, 09 Aug 2020 - 11:56 AM / by Ujjwal Panchariya

Tags: England Cricket, Pakistan Cricket, Test Cricket, EngVSPak

Courtesy: Times Of India