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Babar Azam, who will be country's youngest skipper in Twenty20 cricket at 25, said Australia will pose a huge challenge. (Photo: File)

Newly-appointed Pakistani captain Babar Azam excietd for Australian challenge

Azam last week replaced Sarfaraz Ahmed, who was dumped as skipper and left out of the squad following the shocking 3-0 defeat by Sri Lanka.

25 Oct 2019 7:51 PM

Sarfaraz Ahmed has been replaced as Test captain by Azhar Ali while Babar Azam will take over in T20s. (Photo: Twitter)

Former players slam PCB for sacking Sarfaraz as captain in all three formats

Pakistan coach Misbah-ul-Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis were also targeted and blamed for engineering the ouster of Sarfaraz.

21 Oct 2019 9:56 AM

Shoaib Akhtar took to Twitter and said that the board cannot 'afford to do such blunders'. (Photo: AFP)

Shoaib Akhtar slams Pakistan Cricket Board over 'big goof up'

PCB had released a video of the team dancing during a training session right after announcing the sacking of Sarfaraz Ahmed.

20 Oct 2019 12:32 PM

Pakistan will next take on Australia in three T20Is and two Tests. The first T20I will be played on November 3. (Photo: Azhar Ali/Twitter)

'An opportunity for me to leave a legacy': Azhar Ali on being Pak Test skipper

On Friday, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) decided to sack Sarfaraz Ahmed as the Test and T20I skipper.

19 Oct 2019 3:02 PM

In April 2016, Sarfaraz was appointed Pakistan captain for the T20Is before being elevated as ODI captain in early 2017. (Photo: AFP)

PCB apologises for their insensitive tweet after sacking Sarfaraz as skipper

However, after PCB got called out on Twitter, the board was quick to delete the post.

19 Oct 2019 2:59 PM

Akhtar also called Ahmed a 'timid' captain. (Photo: Shoaib Akhtar/Twitter)

'Sarfaraz Ahmed won't even find a place in team', predicts Shoaib Akhtar

Pakistan will tour Australia for a three-match T20I and two-match Test series, starting from November 3.

19 Oct 2019 2:57 PM

'It is Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) decision and we have to respect it,' says Sarfaraz Ahmed's wife.

'Sarfaraz Ahmed has no regrets over loss of captaincy', says his wife

The news of his sacking was conveyed to her wife by Sarfaraz himself.

19 Oct 2019 12:00 PM

Pakistan played nine matches in the World Cup in which they managed to win five while they lost three matches. (Photo: AFP)

Sarfaraz Ahmed sacked as Pakistan Test and T20I skipper

The 34-year-old has scored 5,669 runs with 15 centuries and 31 half-centuries in 73 Tests.

18 Oct 2019 2:07 PM

Misbah-ul-Haq remains very disappointed at the way the top-ranked side capitulated to Sri Lanka in front of home crowds. (Photo: AFP)

Misbah disappointed with attitude of some Pakistani players

Pakistan recently suffered a whitewash against Sri Lanka in the three-game T20I series at home.

15 Oct 2019 12:25 PM

After the match against India, several videos surfaced on the internet in which fans were seen asking the team members to look after their fitness. (Photo: Twitter)

Watch: Fan destroys Pak skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed's hoarding after loss against SL

In a video, going viral on social media, a fan can be seen punching and destroying a cut-out of Pakistani captain.

11 Oct 2019 11:54 AM

He achieved this embarrassing feat in the team's second T20I match against Sri Lanka in Lahore. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan's Umar Akmal creates embarrassing record

Akmal now also shares the record for bagging the most number of ducks in T20I cricket.

08 Oct 2019 5:45 PM

Misbah-ul-haq, who is also the chief selector also said that it is his duty to support the under-pressure current captain Sarfaraz Ahmed. (Photo: AFP)

Pak coach Misbah on Shehzad, Akmal: 'We need to show patience with comeback men'

Critics were harsh on comeback men Ahmed Shehzad and Umar Akmal, who failed to get going in the first T20 against Sri Lanka.

07 Oct 2019 12:44 PM

Pakistan will next take on Sri Lanka in the T20 series starting from October 5. (Photo: PCB/Twitter)

Pakistan defeat Sri Lanka, seal series

Pakistan thrashed Sri Lanka by five wickets on Wednesday in the third and final ODI in Karachi to seal the three-match series by 2-0.

03 Oct 2019 10:17 AM

Umar Akmal, 29, last played a T20 for Pakistan in November 2016 against the West Indies but the previous selection committee had played him in the ODI series against Australia in March this year before the World Cup. (Photo: AFP)

Umar Akmal, Ahmed Shehzad recalled for T20I series against Sri Lanka

The Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday announced a 16-member squad for the T20 series starting on October 5 in Lahore.

02 Oct 2019 3:41 PM

Pakistan player Babar Azam has surpassed India skipper Virat Kohli to become the third-fastest batsman to register 11 ODI centuries. (Photo:AFP)

Babar Azam breaks multiple records in second ODI vs Sri Lanka

Azam has recorded the milestone in his 71st innings in the 50-over format while Kohli had taken 82 innings to script the feat.

01 Oct 2019 12:33 PM

Babar Azam formed the backbone of Pakistan's strong total of 305-7 as he smashed 115 off 105 balls. (Photo:AFP)

Pakistan start post World Cup campaign with 67-runs win in ODI vs Sri Lanka

Babar also became the fastest Pakistani batsman to complete 1,000 ODI runs in a calendar year in 19 matches.

01 Oct 2019 8:40 AM

Karachi hasn't hosted an ODI since January 2009. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan skipper Sarafaz Ahmed urges fans to be 'part of history' in Karachi ODI

The first ODI between Pakistan and Sri Lanka will be played on September 27 in Karachi.

25 Sep 2019 2:47 PM

Sri Lanka cricket team on Tuesday arrived in Pakistan for their upcoming ODI and T20I series. (Photo: Sri Lanka cricket/Twitter)

Sri Lanka cricket team lands in Pakistan for ODI and T20I series

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) took to Twitter and posted a video of Sri Lankan players reaching Karachi.

25 Sep 2019 10:28 AM

Former Pakistan captains Zaheer Abbas and Shahid Afridi feel that Sarfaraz Ahmed should not continue as Test captain even though he can lead the national team in white-ball formats. (Photo:AFP)

Shahid Afridi, Zaheer Abbas believe Sarfaraz Ahmed not be Test captain

Afridi while talking to the media in Karachi felt that while the decision to retain Sarfaraz as captain of ODI and T20 squads was sensible.

20 Sep 2019 3:17 PM

Mohan De Silva visited Pakistan last month along with a security consultant to check out the arrangements made by the hosts. (Photo: AP)

Sri Lanka will tour Pakistan despite terror fears

Sri Lanka Cricket Secretary Mohan de Silva said they received the all-clear from the defence ministry to leave for Pakistan on Tuesday.

19 Sep 2019 5:39 PM

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