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Pakistan ready to play but won't run after India for bilateral series: PCB

Pakistan are ready to play a bilateral series with India whenever the latter is ready, but they won't be running after them for a series, said Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani

Pak's Amir tests negative for Covid-19 again, cleared to join side in UK

Amir, 28, left many people disappointed including the national team's head coach and chief selector, Misbah-ul-Haq when he announced his sudden retirement from Test cricket last year

Eng vs Pak: No added pressure due to Sarfaraz's presence, says Rizwan

Pakistan wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan on Thursday said there is no added pressure on him due to presence of veteran stumper Sarfaraz Ahmed in the squad for the team's upcoming series against England.

ICC postpones T20 WC, paves way for BCCI to organise IPL 2020 in Sep-Nov

With India's case load also exceeding the 1 million mark, including more than 26,000 deaths, the IPL 2020 is likely to move to the UAE once the central government gives its go ahead

There was a sense of insecurity among Pak players during 2019 WC: Inzamam

Inzamam remained chief selector from 2016 till the 2019 World Cup. During his tenure, most of the time Sarfaraz remained captain.

Want to be compared with Pakistan players instead of Kohli: Babar Azam

Talented batsman Babar Azam has insisted he doesn't want to be compared with Indian skipper Virat Kohli but instead with legendary Pakistan batsmen like Javed Miandad and Inzamam-ul-Haq.

Eng vs Pak: Shoaib Akhtar urges Pakistan to go for win, not settle for draw

Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar has urged the team to not settle for a draw but go for victory in their upcoming series against England.

Second group of corona-negative Pakistan players to depart for UK on Friday

From Manchester, all the six players will be transported to Worcester and will integrate with the squad after they test negative in England and Wales Cricket Board's testing programme, says PCB

People will expect more from Babar in Tests due to his ODI captaincy: Abid

Pakistan opener Abid Ali has heaped praise on white-ball skipper Babar Azam and stated that his calming persona helped him during his initial days in the national team

Ramiz Raja advises captain Azhar Ali to focus on his own batting in England

Raja pointed towards Pakistan's tour of Australia last year where Azhar could muster only 62 runs in four innings as the hosts recorded as convincing 2-0 series whitewash

Mohammad Hafeez among 6 Pakistan cricketers test negative for Covid-19

A 31-member Pakistan contingent, including 20 players and support staff, reached UK on Sunday for their three Tests and as many T20Is in August and September

Pakistan cricketers arrive in England for Test and T20I series

The Pakistan cricket contingent, including 20 players and support staff, arrived in England for their upcoming assignment in which they are scheduled to play three Tests and as many T20Is

Pakistan will target England's fragile top-order, says skipper Ali

An inexperienced fast bowling bowling line-up is looked upon as Pakistan's weak link but Ali backed the likes of Naseem Shah and Shaheen Shah Afridi to excel in English conditions

Covid-19: PCB shortlists 20 players for Eng tour; to leave for UK on Sunday

PCB named the squad which will be led by Azhar Ali and Babar Azam will be the deputy for the Test matches

PCB Annual Budget: More money for domestic compared to Int'l cricket

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has allocated biggest percentage of its 7.76 billion rupee annual budget for the development of domestic cricket while slashing it by 10 percent.

Pakistan cricket board plans to add fifth venue in Peshawar for PSL 2021

The Board of Governors of PCB has approved a 7.76 billion Pakistani rupees operating expenditure budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year, which is a 10% reduction from the 2019-20 budget

Mohammad Hafeez not bound by any code of conduct, says Aamer Sohail

Former Pakistan batsman Aamer Sohail has backed Hafeez who is under the scanner for going public with his personal Covid-19 result after he tested positive as per Pakistan Cricket Board results

Better to postpone ICC T20 WC than playing in empty stadiums: Aamer Sohail

Former Pakistan batsman Aamer Sohail feels it is better if the T20 World Cup is postponed as playing matches in empty stadiums will not only take the charm away but also not bring benefits

Pakistan cricket team will tour UK; to arrive on Sunday: England board

Pakistan is arriving on Sunday without 10 coronavirus-infected players for a cricket tour of England that doesn't have any scheduled games yet

Inzamam calls out PCB medical staff for ignoring calls from players

Former Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq on Friday lashed out the cricket board and its medical staff for ignoring to look after the health of the COVID-19 positive players. Criticising PCB's overall approach, Inzamam alleged that the board's medical staff ignored calls of the coronvirus-infected players who needed advice. "My sources have told me that the PCB's medical staff did not attend calls of these players for two days, which is a really bad attitude," Inzamam said on his YouTube channel. "The players were sent home, I felt they should have been take care for. The players who have tested positive would have thought that PCB is not supporting them at this difficult time," he added. As many as 10 out of the 29 England-bound Pakistan cricketers have tested positive for the dreaded coronavirus, including Mohammad Hafeez and Wahab Riaz, Fakhar Zaman, Imran Khan, Kashif Bhatti, Mohammad Hasnain and Mohammad Rizwan. Pakistan are scheduled to leave for the UK on June 28 to play thre