Galle, July 18 (Ians) Saud Shakeel’s unbeaten double century (208) put Pakistan in a commanding position in the first Test against Sri Lanka at the end of Day 3 at Galle International Stadium, here on Tuesday.
Shakeel completed a double hundred while batting alongside No.11 Abrar Ahmed and remained unbeaten on 208 when the last wicket fell. Pakistan took a decisive 149-run lead that could prove to be crucial as the Test goes on.
In reply, Sri Lanka were 14-0 in their second innings at stumps on Day 3, trailing by 135 runs with Nishan Madushka (8 not out) and Dimuth Karunaratne (6 not out) unbeaten at the crease.
Earlier, Pakistan middle-order batter Shakeel resumed on 69 not out and continued the visitors’ recovery from 101/5. The pair were separated with the score on 278 when Agha Salman fell for 83, but Shakeel carried on for Pakistan.
His double century is the 45th by a Pakistan batter in Test cricket and...
Shakeel completed a double hundred while batting alongside No.11 Abrar Ahmed and remained unbeaten on 208 when the last wicket fell. Pakistan took a decisive 149-run lead that could prove to be crucial as the Test goes on.
In reply, Sri Lanka were 14-0 in their second innings at stumps on Day 3, trailing by 135 runs with Nishan Madushka (8 not out) and Dimuth Karunaratne (6 not out) unbeaten at the crease.
Earlier, Pakistan middle-order batter Shakeel resumed on 69 not out and continued the visitors’ recovery from 101/5. The pair were separated with the score on 278 when Agha Salman fell for 83, but Shakeel carried on for Pakistan.
His double century is the 45th by a Pakistan batter in Test cricket and...
- 7/18/2023
- by Agency News Desk
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Karachi, Dec 25 (Ians) Pakistan Test cricketer Abid Ali has begun rehabilitation after undergoing an angioplasty procedure following complaint of chest pain during a Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fixture recently. The 34-year-old Central Punjab player had complained of chest pain twice while batting against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at the Ubl Cricket Ground here on December 21. The Pakistan […]...
- 12/25/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Dubai, Dec 7 (Ians) Pakistan’s Abid Ali, New Zealand pacer Tim Southee and Australian opener David Warner have been nominated for the ‘Icc Player of the Month’ for November following their performances in the Icc T20 World Cup in the UAE and the subsequent Test series. Pakistan opener Abid Ali averages 49.16 in Tests and […]...
- 12/7/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Chattogram (Bangladesh), Nov 29 (Ians) Unbeaten half-centuries by Abid Ali and Abdullah Shafique put Pakistan just 93 runs away from registering a victory over Bangladesh in the first Test here. Pakistan were comfortably placed at 109/0 at stumps on Day 4 on Monday and needed just 93 more runs to win with the final day […]...
- 11/29/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Karachi, March 13 (Ians) Left-handed opening batsman Sharjeel Khan has returned to the Pakistan squad for the first time in four years, getting picked in the T20I squad for the tours of South Africa and Zimbabwe in April and May.
Sharjeel, who was out of cricket for two-and-a-half years after being banned for spot-fixing, was rewarded for his form in the Pakistan Super League. He finished this year's curtailed Psl season third in the run-getters' list behind Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam.
"Yes, I understand there is still a lot work that needs to be done on his (Sharjeel's) fitness and he will improve with time, but at the moment he can win us big games with his bat," said Pakistan chief selector Mohammed Wasim.
Also returning to the T20I squad are Mohammed Hafeez and Shadab Khan, who will take over as vice-captain.
Leg-spinner Yasir Shah won't travel to...
Sharjeel, who was out of cricket for two-and-a-half years after being banned for spot-fixing, was rewarded for his form in the Pakistan Super League. He finished this year's curtailed Psl season third in the run-getters' list behind Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam.
"Yes, I understand there is still a lot work that needs to be done on his (Sharjeel's) fitness and he will improve with time, but at the moment he can win us big games with his bat," said Pakistan chief selector Mohammed Wasim.
Also returning to the T20I squad are Mohammed Hafeez and Shadab Khan, who will take over as vice-captain.
Leg-spinner Yasir Shah won't travel to...
- 3/13/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Rawalpindi, Feb 6 (Ians) Spinners George Linde and Keshav Maharaj shared five wickets to keep South Africa alive after the third day of the second Test against Pakistan on Saturday.
The spinners helped South Africa reduce the hosts to 129 for six runs by stumps, a lead of exactly 200 on a day when 12 wickets went down.
Six of those belonged to the visitors as their middle and lower order were again exposed when they were dismissed for a below-par 201, handing Pakistan a first innings lead of 71 to build on. Temba Bavuma was left unbeaten on 44.
Mark Boucher's side then needed to dig deep in order to have a chance of victory, with Linde's three for 12 in nine overs, five of which were maidens, doing precisely that. Maharaj chipped in with two for 74 meaning the game was still hanging in the balance heading to day four on Sunday.
The South Africans started the morning on 106 for four,...
The spinners helped South Africa reduce the hosts to 129 for six runs by stumps, a lead of exactly 200 on a day when 12 wickets went down.
Six of those belonged to the visitors as their middle and lower order were again exposed when they were dismissed for a below-par 201, handing Pakistan a first innings lead of 71 to build on. Temba Bavuma was left unbeaten on 44.
Mark Boucher's side then needed to dig deep in order to have a chance of victory, with Linde's three for 12 in nine overs, five of which were maidens, doing precisely that. Maharaj chipped in with two for 74 meaning the game was still hanging in the balance heading to day four on Sunday.
The South Africans started the morning on 106 for four,...
- 2/6/2021
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Rawalpindi, Feb 4 (Ians) Keshav Maharaj led a bright start to the second Test for South Africa before Pakistan hit back to end a rain-hit Day One strongly here on Thursday.
The slow left-armer had to shoulder some extra responsibility after an injury to George Linde early on in the match, but he responded admirably by claiming two for 51 in an excellent 25 overs, although the hosts recovered to reach the close on 145 for three wickets.
Maharaj's early double, added to a wicket by Anrich Nortje (1/30), had initially put the visitors in control on 22 for three.
But Pakistani captain Babar Azam led the fight back with an unbeaten 77 and shared in an unbroken 123-run partnership with Fawad Alam (42) that shifted the tide of the game.
The day had started out with the home side, already 1-0 up in the two-match series, winning the toss and opting to bat first at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
The slow left-armer had to shoulder some extra responsibility after an injury to George Linde early on in the match, but he responded admirably by claiming two for 51 in an excellent 25 overs, although the hosts recovered to reach the close on 145 for three wickets.
Maharaj's early double, added to a wicket by Anrich Nortje (1/30), had initially put the visitors in control on 22 for three.
But Pakistani captain Babar Azam led the fight back with an unbeaten 77 and shared in an unbroken 123-run partnership with Fawad Alam (42) that shifted the tide of the game.
The day had started out with the home side, already 1-0 up in the two-match series, winning the toss and opting to bat first at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
- 2/4/2021
- by IANS
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Rawalpindi, Feb 4 (Ians) Pakistan skipper Babar Azam won the toss and elected to bat against South Africa in the second and final Test beginning Thursday at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Pakistan have fielded the same XI which featured in the first Test in Karachi which the hosts won by seven wickets.
The Proteas, on the other hand, have replaced Lungi Ngidi with Wiaan Mulder.
After this Test, both the teams will face each other in three T20Is to be played on February 11, 13 and 14 at the Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore.
Playing XIs
Pakistan: Imran Butt, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam(c), Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Yasir Shah, Nauman Ali, Shaheen Afridi
South Africa: Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, Faf du Plessis, Quinton de Kock(w/c), Temba Bavuma, Wiaan Mulder, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje
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Pakistan have fielded the same XI which featured in the first Test in Karachi which the hosts won by seven wickets.
The Proteas, on the other hand, have replaced Lungi Ngidi with Wiaan Mulder.
After this Test, both the teams will face each other in three T20Is to be played on February 11, 13 and 14 at the Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore.
Playing XIs
Pakistan: Imran Butt, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam(c), Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Yasir Shah, Nauman Ali, Shaheen Afridi
South Africa: Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, Faf du Plessis, Quinton de Kock(w/c), Temba Bavuma, Wiaan Mulder, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje
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- 2/4/2021
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Rawalpindi, Feb 3 (Ians) Pakistan have retained the same 17 players for the second Test against South Africa who were shortlisted for the first Test played in Karachi from January 26-30.
The playing line-up with now be finalised by the captain in consultation with the head coach for the match, which will commence at the Pindi Cricket Stadium from Thursday, Pakistan Cricket Board (Pcb) stated in a media release.
Pakistan had won the first Test by seven wickets, thus taking a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
After the Test series, the two teams will face each other in three T20Is at the Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore on February 11, 13 and 14.
Pakistan squad for 2nd Test:
Openers - Abid Ali and Imran Butt
Middle-order batsmen - Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (captain), Fawad Alam and Saud Shakeel
All-rounders - Faheem Ashraf and Mohammad Nawaz
Wicketkeepers - Mohammad Rizwan (vice-captain) and Sarfaraz Ahmed
Spinners - Nauman Ali,...
The playing line-up with now be finalised by the captain in consultation with the head coach for the match, which will commence at the Pindi Cricket Stadium from Thursday, Pakistan Cricket Board (Pcb) stated in a media release.
Pakistan had won the first Test by seven wickets, thus taking a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
After the Test series, the two teams will face each other in three T20Is at the Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore on February 11, 13 and 14.
Pakistan squad for 2nd Test:
Openers - Abid Ali and Imran Butt
Middle-order batsmen - Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (captain), Fawad Alam and Saud Shakeel
All-rounders - Faheem Ashraf and Mohammad Nawaz
Wicketkeepers - Mohammad Rizwan (vice-captain) and Sarfaraz Ahmed
Spinners - Nauman Ali,...
- 2/3/2021
- by IANS
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Karachi, Jan 29 (Ians) Left-arm spinner Nauman Ali came out with a brilliant performance on debut to help Pakistan register a thumping seven-wicket win over South Africa in the first Test at the National Stadium here on Friday.
Nauman bagged a five-for while Yasir Shah also chipped in with four wickets as Pakistan first bundled out South Africa for just 245 in their second innings on Day Four and then chased down the 88-run target with ease to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
The hosts lost the wickets of openers Imran Butt (12), Abid Ali (10) and skipper Babar Azam (31) before Azhar Ali (31 not out) and Fawad Alam (4 not out) made sure the hosts didn't suffer any hiccups during their chase.
Resuming the day at 187/4, South Africa could add just 58 runs before their innings ended before Lunch. Aiden Markram and Rassie van der Dussen were the top-scorers for the hosts with 74 and 64 respectively.
Nauman bagged a five-for while Yasir Shah also chipped in with four wickets as Pakistan first bundled out South Africa for just 245 in their second innings on Day Four and then chased down the 88-run target with ease to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
The hosts lost the wickets of openers Imran Butt (12), Abid Ali (10) and skipper Babar Azam (31) before Azhar Ali (31 not out) and Fawad Alam (4 not out) made sure the hosts didn't suffer any hiccups during their chase.
Resuming the day at 187/4, South Africa could add just 58 runs before their innings ended before Lunch. Aiden Markram and Rassie van der Dussen were the top-scorers for the hosts with 74 and 64 respectively.
- 1/29/2021
- by IANS
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Karachi, Jan 26 (Ians) South Africa's return to Pakistan to play Test cricket for the first time in 14 years was a mixed one after they disappointed with the bat, but then impressed with the ball to end Day One with honours even at the National Stadium here on Tuesday. South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada took two wickets to send Pakistan on the back foot.
After winning the toss and batting, South Africa let themselves down by being dismissed for just 220, but their bowlers hit back impressively by rocking the top order of the home side and leaving them in tatters at stumps on 33 for four wickets.
Rabada, as he almost always does, claimed wickets 198 and 199 to finish with the impressive figures of 6-3-8-2 while there was also a wicket each for Keshav Maharaj (1/0) and Anrich Nortje (1/20). Pakistan still trail by 187 runs.
Earlier, it was Dean Elgar who led...
After winning the toss and batting, South Africa let themselves down by being dismissed for just 220, but their bowlers hit back impressively by rocking the top order of the home side and leaving them in tatters at stumps on 33 for four wickets.
Rabada, as he almost always does, claimed wickets 198 and 199 to finish with the impressive figures of 6-3-8-2 while there was also a wicket each for Keshav Maharaj (1/0) and Anrich Nortje (1/20). Pakistan still trail by 187 runs.
Earlier, it was Dean Elgar who led...
- 1/26/2021
- by IANS
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Karachi, Jan 24 (Ians) Pakistan on Sunday announced a 17-member squad for the first of the two-Test home series against South Africa beginning Tuesday at the National Stadium.
Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam and Salman Ali Agha are the players who have been left out from the list of probables who were part of the training camp in the lead-up to the Test series.
Nauman Ali and Sajid Khan will partner Yasir Shah in the spin department, while the fast bowling line-up includes Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi and Tabish Khan, alongside Hasan Ali. Faheem Ashraf and Mohammad Nawaz are the two all-rounders.
After the second Test which will be played in Rawalpindi from February 4-8, the two teams will compete in three T20 Internationals in Lahore on February 11, 13 and 14.
The last time the two teams met in Pakistan was in 2007 when South Africa beat the hosts 1-0 in a two-match Test series.
Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam and Salman Ali Agha are the players who have been left out from the list of probables who were part of the training camp in the lead-up to the Test series.
Nauman Ali and Sajid Khan will partner Yasir Shah in the spin department, while the fast bowling line-up includes Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi and Tabish Khan, alongside Hasan Ali. Faheem Ashraf and Mohammad Nawaz are the two all-rounders.
After the second Test which will be played in Rawalpindi from February 4-8, the two teams will compete in three T20 Internationals in Lahore on February 11, 13 and 14.
The last time the two teams met in Pakistan was in 2007 when South Africa beat the hosts 1-0 in a two-match Test series.
- 1/24/2021
- by IANS
- GlamSham
Christchurch, Jan 5 (Ians) Captain Kane Williamson's purple patch with the bat continued on Tuesday as he scored yet another double century to put New Zealand on the ascendency in the ongoing second and final Test against Pakistan at the Hagley Oval.
Williamson's 238, along with 157 from Henry Nicholls and unbeaten 102 from Daryl Mitchell, helped the Black Caps declare their first innings on 659/6 in reply to Pakistan's 297 compiled on the first day of the Test match.
Resuming the third day at 286/3, the hosts swelled up their lead as Williamson and Nicholls shared a mammoth 369-run partnership for the fourth wicket, during the course of which Williamson scored his fourth double ton while Nicholls reached his seventh hundred.
However, the cherry on the top was the maiden Test hundred from Mitchell as he helped New Zealand take a 362-run lead.
After a superlative batting performance, New Zealand bowlers then came out hungry...
Williamson's 238, along with 157 from Henry Nicholls and unbeaten 102 from Daryl Mitchell, helped the Black Caps declare their first innings on 659/6 in reply to Pakistan's 297 compiled on the first day of the Test match.
Resuming the third day at 286/3, the hosts swelled up their lead as Williamson and Nicholls shared a mammoth 369-run partnership for the fourth wicket, during the course of which Williamson scored his fourth double ton while Nicholls reached his seventh hundred.
However, the cherry on the top was the maiden Test hundred from Mitchell as he helped New Zealand take a 362-run lead.
After a superlative batting performance, New Zealand bowlers then came out hungry...
- 1/5/2021
- by IANS
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Chrischurch, Jan 2 (Ians) Wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan will lead Pakistan in the second Test against New Zealand starting here on Sunday after captain Babar Azam was ruled out with pain in his thumb.
Azam had fractured his right thumb during a net practice session during the build up to the T20 series against New Zealand that started on December 18.
"We have seen improvement in Babar Azam's injury but he is yet to fully recover," team doctor Sohail Saleem said in a Pakistan Cricket Board (Pcb) statement.
"He is our captain and the most important batsman in the line-up, so we do not want to take any risk. The medical team is constantly reviewing his injury and we are hopeful he will be available for the home series against South Africa."
The Pcb further said that Azam had a full-fledge training session on Saturday, but felt slight pain in his thumb, following...
Azam had fractured his right thumb during a net practice session during the build up to the T20 series against New Zealand that started on December 18.
"We have seen improvement in Babar Azam's injury but he is yet to fully recover," team doctor Sohail Saleem said in a Pakistan Cricket Board (Pcb) statement.
"He is our captain and the most important batsman in the line-up, so we do not want to take any risk. The medical team is constantly reviewing his injury and we are hopeful he will be available for the home series against South Africa."
The Pcb further said that Azam had a full-fledge training session on Saturday, but felt slight pain in his thumb, following...
- 1/2/2021
- by IANS
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Mount Maunganui, Dec 28 (Ians) Rearguard innings from skipper Mohammad Rizwan (71) and all-rounder Faheem Ashraf (91) helped Pakistan avoid follow on and embarrassment after the two shared a 107-run partnership for the seventh wicket on the third day of the first Test against New Zealand here on Monday.
The visitors were all out for 239 in their first innings just before stumps, 192 runs behind New Zealand's 431.
Pakistan were struggling at 80 for six at one point in time and looked set to follow on before Rizwan and Ashraf counter-attacked to stitch the crucial partnership.
Rizwan, the wicketkeeper-batsman, hit eight fours in his 71-run 142-ball innings while Ashraf made 91 off 134 balls with 15 fours and a six.
The duo batted aggressively going after the New Zealand pace attack after the nervous and edgy top-order couldn't find ways to score.
Pakistan were so slow that they got to 50 in the 41st over for the loss of three wickets.
The visitors were all out for 239 in their first innings just before stumps, 192 runs behind New Zealand's 431.
Pakistan were struggling at 80 for six at one point in time and looked set to follow on before Rizwan and Ashraf counter-attacked to stitch the crucial partnership.
Rizwan, the wicketkeeper-batsman, hit eight fours in his 71-run 142-ball innings while Ashraf made 91 off 134 balls with 15 fours and a six.
The duo batted aggressively going after the New Zealand pace attack after the nervous and edgy top-order couldn't find ways to score.
Pakistan were so slow that they got to 50 in the 41st over for the loss of three wickets.
- 12/28/2020
- by IANS
- GlamSham
Mount Maunganui, Dec 27 (Ians) Skipper Kane Williamson (129) scored a century and wicketkeeper-batsman Bradley-John Watling hit 73 as New Zealand were bowled out for 431 in their first innings of the first Test against Pakistan on Sunday.
Pakistan went to stumps on the second day at 30 for the loss of one wicket with opener Shan Masood getting caught behind down the leg-side for just 10.
Nightwatchman Mohammed Abbas (0) and Abid Ali (19 batting) were on crease at the draw of stumps.
Resuming at 222 for three, Williamson added 35 more to his overnight score of 94.
Left-handed batsman Henry Nicholls (56) was the first to be dismissed on the second day as he popped up a catch to slips off a short delivery from pacer Naseem Shah. Williamson followed soon after as he was caught at slip off the bowling of leg-spinner Yasir Shah.
Mitchell Santner fell for 19 as the Kiwis were reduced to 317 for six.
However, a 66-run...
Pakistan went to stumps on the second day at 30 for the loss of one wicket with opener Shan Masood getting caught behind down the leg-side for just 10.
Nightwatchman Mohammed Abbas (0) and Abid Ali (19 batting) were on crease at the draw of stumps.
Resuming at 222 for three, Williamson added 35 more to his overnight score of 94.
Left-handed batsman Henry Nicholls (56) was the first to be dismissed on the second day as he popped up a catch to slips off a short delivery from pacer Naseem Shah. Williamson followed soon after as he was caught at slip off the bowling of leg-spinner Yasir Shah.
Mitchell Santner fell for 19 as the Kiwis were reduced to 317 for six.
However, a 66-run...
- 12/27/2020
- by IANS
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Tauranga, Dec 23 (Ians) Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan has been ruled out of the first Test of the upcoming two-match series against New Zealand beginning Saturday due to a thigh injury following the conclusion of his side's four wickets victory in the third T20I on Tuesday.
Shadab will now undergo Mri scans in Tauranga on Thursday, following which a further update on the exact nature of the injury and time needed to return to competitive cricket will be provided, the Pakistan Cricket Board (Pcb) said in a statement on Wednesday.
As Shadab is not available for, at least, the Boxing Day Test, the team management has included left-arm spinner Zafar Gohar as a reinforcement.
Zafar has joined the Test side from Hamilton where he was preparing with the Pakistan Shaheens for Sunday's T20 match against the Northern Knights.
The 25-year-old has so far taken 144 wickets in 39 first-class matches, including six...
Shadab will now undergo Mri scans in Tauranga on Thursday, following which a further update on the exact nature of the injury and time needed to return to competitive cricket will be provided, the Pakistan Cricket Board (Pcb) said in a statement on Wednesday.
As Shadab is not available for, at least, the Boxing Day Test, the team management has included left-arm spinner Zafar Gohar as a reinforcement.
Zafar has joined the Test side from Hamilton where he was preparing with the Pakistan Shaheens for Sunday's T20 match against the Northern Knights.
The 25-year-old has so far taken 144 wickets in 39 first-class matches, including six...
- 12/23/2020
- by IANS
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Napier, Dec 21 (Ians) Pakistan captain Babar Azam and opener Imam-ul-Haq have been ruled out of the first Test of the two-match series against New Zealand starting Saturday, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced on Monday. In Babar's absence, Mohammad Rizwan will captain the Pakistan side at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui.
Babar had fractured his right thumb a day after Imam had fractured his left thumb during training sessions in Queenstown last week. Both are yet to return to nets with the team's medical staff closely monitoring their progress.
Decision on their participation in the second Test, which commences in Christchurch from January 3, will be made closer to the time, a Pcb statement read.
Pakistan have already lost the ongoing three-match T20I series with a game left to be played on Tuesday.
"Although it will be nearly two weeks to Babar's injury when the first Test starts, it will...
Babar had fractured his right thumb a day after Imam had fractured his left thumb during training sessions in Queenstown last week. Both are yet to return to nets with the team's medical staff closely monitoring their progress.
Decision on their participation in the second Test, which commences in Christchurch from January 3, will be made closer to the time, a Pcb statement read.
Pakistan have already lost the ongoing three-match T20I series with a game left to be played on Tuesday.
"Although it will be nearly two weeks to Babar's injury when the first Test starts, it will...
- 12/21/2020
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Lahore, Nov 11 (Ians) Asad Shafiq, Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Amir have been excluded from Pakistan's 35-man squad announced on Wednesday for their tour of New Zealand in December-January. The tour consists of three T20Is and two Tests.
Newly appointed all-format captain Babar Azam will lead the team while uncapped players who have received call-ups are fast bowler Amad Butt, 25, batsmen Danish Aziz and Imran Butt, both aged 24, and 19-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman Rohail Nazir. Wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has been named vice-captain in Tests while all-rounder Shadab Khan has been named Babar's deputy for T20Is.
"I want to congratulate uncapped Amad Butt, Danish Aziz, Imran Butt and Rohail Nazir who have impressed the selectors with their form, technique, temperament and ability to secure places in the 35-player pool," said head coach Misbah-ul-Haq in a Pakistan Cricket Board (Pcb) statement.
The first T20I will be played on December 18 in Auckland followed...
Newly appointed all-format captain Babar Azam will lead the team while uncapped players who have received call-ups are fast bowler Amad Butt, 25, batsmen Danish Aziz and Imran Butt, both aged 24, and 19-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman Rohail Nazir. Wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has been named vice-captain in Tests while all-rounder Shadab Khan has been named Babar's deputy for T20Is.
"I want to congratulate uncapped Amad Butt, Danish Aziz, Imran Butt and Rohail Nazir who have impressed the selectors with their form, technique, temperament and ability to secure places in the 35-player pool," said head coach Misbah-ul-Haq in a Pakistan Cricket Board (Pcb) statement.
The first T20I will be played on December 18 in Auckland followed...
- 11/11/2020
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Karachi, Nov 4 (Ians) A domestic cricketer in Pakistan, taking part in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
According to a report in ESPNcricinfo, Balochistan wicketkeeper-batsman Bismillah Khan had shown symptoms during the second round match against Southern Punjab in the tournament but wasn't tested until the fourth day, after which he was substituted on the field by Adnan Akmal.
The development has put the ongoing tournament under cloud as all six participating teams have been staying in the same hotel. All the players and the support staff will undergo tests.
Meanwhile, Abid Ali, Imam-ul-Haq and Haris Sohail have been released from the Pakistan national cricket team's squad following the completion of the three-match Odi series against Zimbabwe.
The Odi series - part of Icc World Cup Super League - concluded on Tuesday with Zimbabwe winning the last match in Super Over and Pakistan recording a 2-1 series win.
According to a report in ESPNcricinfo, Balochistan wicketkeeper-batsman Bismillah Khan had shown symptoms during the second round match against Southern Punjab in the tournament but wasn't tested until the fourth day, after which he was substituted on the field by Adnan Akmal.
The development has put the ongoing tournament under cloud as all six participating teams have been staying in the same hotel. All the players and the support staff will undergo tests.
Meanwhile, Abid Ali, Imam-ul-Haq and Haris Sohail have been released from the Pakistan national cricket team's squad following the completion of the three-match Odi series against Zimbabwe.
The Odi series - part of Icc World Cup Super League - concluded on Tuesday with Zimbabwe winning the last match in Super Over and Pakistan recording a 2-1 series win.
- 11/4/2020
- by IANS
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Rawalpindi, Oct 29 (Ians) The Pakistan Cricket Board (Pcb) on Thursday announced the 15-man squad for first of the three ODIs against Zimbabwe to be played on Friday at the Pindi Cricket Stadium.
Babar Azam will lead the side while Mohammad Rizwan will perform the wicketkeeping duties. Newly appointed vice-captain Shadab Khan will miss the match as the medical team of the Pcb Wednesday had ruled him unavailable for selection.
Shadab suffered a leg injury in the intra-squad warm-up match in Lahore. He will be monitored over the week and is expected to be available for the remainder of the series.
The entire series, comprising three ODIs and three T20Is, will be played in Rawalpindi, which will host an Odi for the first time since 2006.
Zimbabwe last played an Odi in Pakistan in 2015. However, the two teams played a full-fledged five-match Odi series in Zimbabwe in 2018.
Zimbabwe too have a...
Babar Azam will lead the side while Mohammad Rizwan will perform the wicketkeeping duties. Newly appointed vice-captain Shadab Khan will miss the match as the medical team of the Pcb Wednesday had ruled him unavailable for selection.
Shadab suffered a leg injury in the intra-squad warm-up match in Lahore. He will be monitored over the week and is expected to be available for the remainder of the series.
The entire series, comprising three ODIs and three T20Is, will be played in Rawalpindi, which will host an Odi for the first time since 2006.
Zimbabwe last played an Odi in Pakistan in 2015. However, the two teams played a full-fledged five-match Odi series in Zimbabwe in 2018.
Zimbabwe too have a...
- 10/29/2020
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- GlamSham
Lahore, Oct 19 (Ians) Veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik has been left out of the Pakistan squad for the upcoming Odi and T20I series against Zimbabwe beginning October 30.
Pakistan have not played ODIs since the home series against Sri Lanka 12 months ago and the three-match Odi series in Rawalpindi -- to be played on October 30, November 1 and 3 -- will be part of World Cup Super League from which the seven top-ranked sides, apart from hosts India, will qualify directly for the 2023 World Cup.
Malik, who was player of the final in National T20 Cup on Sunday evening, has made way for Abdullah Shafiq, while Rohail Nazir has been named as Mohammad Rizwan's back-up wicketkeeper. Sarfaraz Ahmed, who was part of the squad for the England tour, has been encouraged to feature in the first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, starting October 25, so that he rediscovers better form ahead of the New Zealand tour,...
Pakistan have not played ODIs since the home series against Sri Lanka 12 months ago and the three-match Odi series in Rawalpindi -- to be played on October 30, November 1 and 3 -- will be part of World Cup Super League from which the seven top-ranked sides, apart from hosts India, will qualify directly for the 2023 World Cup.
Malik, who was player of the final in National T20 Cup on Sunday evening, has made way for Abdullah Shafiq, while Rohail Nazir has been named as Mohammad Rizwan's back-up wicketkeeper. Sarfaraz Ahmed, who was part of the squad for the England tour, has been encouraged to feature in the first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, starting October 25, so that he rediscovers better form ahead of the New Zealand tour,...
- 10/19/2020
- by IANS
- GlamSham
Director Imtiaz Ali separated from his wife Preety to spend the rest of his life with his new found love Iman Ali, a Pakistani actress and model. Iman Ali who starred in film, ‘Bol’ last year debuted in Bollywood with ‘Khuda Kay Liye’. She is the daughter of television/film actor Abid Ali. Iman Ali is the daughter from his first wife Humaira. A source says, "Iman was introduced to the director by mutual friends in B-Town last year. Since then, they've became very close. In fact, just a day before the release of Rockstar, Imtiaz and Iman visited the Nizamuddin dargah in Delhi last year as well as in April this year."Imtiaz and Pree...
- 7/12/2012
- Bollywoodmantra.com
After facing delays and objections from the censor board, Anupam Kher starrer Mr Bhatti On Chutti will finally come out May 18.Earlier this month Mr Bhattilanded in trouble with the censor board when the makers of the film were asked to bleep out the names of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former Us president George Bush.Directed by Karan Razdan, Mr Bhatti on Chutti talks about a common man, Mr. Bhatti.s dream of a workable peace plan in a world ravaged by war and hunger. The film is also a celebration of Amitabh Bachchan.s stardom. He plays Mr. Bhatti.s conscience and also his inspiration.The cast also has includes actors Bhairavi Goswami, Ashwani Chopra, Abid Ali, Shakti Kapoor, Emma Kearney, Pawan Shankar and Neha Phendse besides Amitabh Bachchan in a special appearance.
- 4/28/2012
- Filmicafe
Anupam Kher's new film Mr. Bhatti On Chutti is all set to release across India on July 29. Director Karan Razdan's first comedy film Mr Bhatti On Chutti stars Anupam Kher, Bhairavi Goswami, Ashwani Chopra, Abid Ali, Shakti Kapoor, Emma Kearney, Pawan Shankar, Neha Phendse and Amitabh Bachchan in a special appearance. The film has completed its final shoot schedule and shot a promotional song with Anupam Kher and UK's pop Band Taz-Stereo Nation at Filmcity recently. Read More...
- 6/23/2011
- Bollywood Trade
Anupam Kher's new film Mr. Bhatti On Chutti is all set to release across India on July 29. Director Karan Razdan's first comedy film Mr Bhatti On Chutti stars Anupam Kher, Bhairavi Goswami, Ashwani Chopra, Abid Ali, Shakti Kapoor, Emma Kearney, Pawan Shankar, Neha Phendse and Amitabh Bachchan in a special appearance. The film has completed its final shoot schedule and shot a promotional song with Anupam Kher and UK's pop Band Taz-Stereo Nation at Filmcity recently.
- 6/23/2011
- GlamSham
Actor Anupam Kher was seen shaking legs with UK's pop band Taz-Stereo Nation for a promotional song for his new comedy film Mr. Bhatti On Chutti. Mr. Bhatti On Chutti all set to release across India on July/August. Director Karan Razdan's first comedy film Mr. Bhatti On Chutti stars Anupam Kher, Bhairavi Goswami, Ashwani Chopra, Abid Ali, Shakti Kapoor, Emma Kearney, Pawan Shankar, Neha Phendse and Amitabh Bachchan in a special appearance. Read More...
- 6/18/2011
- Bollywood Trade
Actor Anupam Kher was seen shaking legs with UK's pop band Taz-Stereo Nation for a promotional song for his new comedy film Mr. Bhatti On Chutti. Mr. Bhatti On Chutti all set to release across India on July/August. Director Karan Razdan's first comedy film Mr. Bhatti On Chutti stars Anupam Kher, Bhairavi Goswami, Ashwani Chopra, Abid Ali, Shakti Kapoor, Emma Kearney, Pawan Shankar, Neha Phendse and Amitabh Bachchan in a special appearance.
- 6/18/2011
- GlamSham
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