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Australia's Smith eagerly waiting to play Test cricket on Pakistan soil

Smith, a former Australia captain, said they are expecting the pitches here to help the spinners

Pak's Rauf tests positive for Covid ahead of first Test against Australia

Rauf was tipped to make his Test debut since the national selectors had only kept three pacers in the Pakistan squad for the first match

David Warner, pace trio to skip Australia's ODI series in Pakistan

All four will play in the three-test series that starts March 4 before leaving to participate in the Indian Premier League

James Faulkner leaves PSL after accusing PCB of not honouring his contract

Australian allrounder James Faulkner on Saturday left the Pakistan Super League abruptly after accusing the country's cricket board (PCB) of "not honouring" his contractual agreement.

Pakistan names 16-member squad for home Test series against Australia

Former Australia quick Shaun Tait will take over as fast bowling coach for 12 months, while Mohammad Yousuf has been appointed as the batting coach for this series

No surprise if some Aussies skip Pakistan tour, says Josh Hazlewood

Australia are scheduled to play three tests, three one-day internationals and one Twenty20 starting on March 3 in their first trip to Pakistan in 24 years

No Indian players in ICC Men's T20I Team of the Year as Azam named captain

There are no Indian players in the ICC Men's T20I team of the year for 2021 with Pakistan skipper Babar Azam named as the captain of the team announced on Wednesday.

Mohammad Hafeez announces retirement from international cricket

Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has announced his retirement from international cricket on Monday.After making a debut on April 3, 2003, against Zimbabwe, the all-rounder has decided to retire after 18 years.Hafeez represented Pakistan in 392 international matches, scoring 12,780 runs and taking 253 wickets, besides also captaining the side in 32 international matches. He was a member of the Pakistan side that won the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 in England and Wales.Overall, Hafeez played in three 50-over World Cups (2007, 2011 and 2019), six 20-over World Cups (2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2021) and three ICC Champions Trophies (2006, 2013 and 2017)."Today I say goodbye to international cricket with pride and satisfaction. In fact, I have earned and accomplished more than I had initially envisaged and for that, I am thankful to all my fellow cricketers, captains, support staff and the Pakistan Cricket Board who helped me out during my career," read Hafeez's statement in an ...

Babar, Saqlain had recommended foreign coaches for national team: PCB chief

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ramiz Raja has said that captain Babar Azam and interim head coach Saqlain Mushtaq had recommended foreign coaches for the national team.

Going forward, isolated Covid cases will not disrupt our home series: PCB

PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja said they have now started to have agreements with touring sides that isolated Covid cases should not lead to any series being postponed or cancelled

Yasir Shah brought bad name to Pakistan Cricket, says Ramiz Raja

PCB chairman Ramiz Raja said that the incident involving Test leg-spinner Yasir Shah has brought a bad name to Pakistan Cricket

Pakistan cricketer Abid Ali hospitalised after pain in chest

Abid twice complained of chest pain while batting for Central Punjab against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the Quaid-e-Azam trophy match

Pakistan sweeps virus-hit West Indies in three-match Twenty20 series

Pakistan completed a clean sweep in the three-match Twenty20 series against a virus-hit West Indies with a resounding seven-wicket win on Thursday

PAK v WI: Tour in doubt as 5 more members of touring party test positive

West Indies' ongoing tour of Pakistan looks in doubt after three players and two members of the support staff returned positive PCR tests, taking the number of total positive players to six

ICC Women's WC: India to face Pakistan in opening encounter on March 6

India will face Pakistan in their opening match of ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 here in Tauranga on March 6, 2022.The showpiece event will get underway on March 4, 2022 at the Bay Oval in Tauranga, with the hosts New Zealand taking on West Indies.England and Australia will then lock horns the following day at Seddon Park in Hamilton.A total of 31 matches will be staged across 31 days, with the eight teams clashing to clinch the World Cup title.According to ICC, Australia, England, South Africa and India qualified for the event on the basis of their position in ICC Women's Championship 2017-20 while New Zealand automatically qualified as they were hosts.The megaevent will be played in the league format, where all eight nations will face each other once, at the end of which the top four teams will qualify for the semi-finals.The first semi-final of the World Cup will be played at The Basin Reserve in Wellington on March 30 while The Hagley Oval will staged the second semi-final on

Pakistan becomes first team to win 18 T20Is in a calendar year

Pakistan has become the first men's team to win 18 T20Is in a calendar year following the hosts' victory over the West Indies in the opening match of the series.

Faisal Hasnain appointed as Chief Executive of Pakistan Cricket Board

Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday announced the appointment of Faisal Hasnain as its new Chief Executive, who will formally assume charge in January 2022.

Pakistan crush Bangladesh by eight wickets; take 1-0 lead in Test series

Pakistan secured a convincing eight-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the opening Test here with skipper Babar Azam and Azhar Ali guiding the tourists to victory

Pakistan rallies from 24-4 to beat Bangladesh by 4 wickets in 1st T20

Pakistan recovered from a precarious 24-4 to beat Bangladesh by four wickets on Friday in the first of their three Twenty20s.

T20 WC SF2 PAK vs AUS highlights: Wade's cameo takes Australia into final

David Warner made 49, while Matthew Wade smashed a 17-ball unbeaten 41 and Marcus Stoinis was not out on 40 off 31 deliveries as Australia overhauled the target with an over to spare