ISLAMABAD — The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday announced squads for the upcoming tour of South Africa, scheduled from December 10 to January 7. The tour will include three T20Is, three ODIs, and two Test matches, with a focus on building momentum ahead of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam is […]
KARACHI — Senior players Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah are in line to make a comeback to the national One-day squad for the South Africa tour. The Pakistani selectors are expected to announce the squads for the three ODIs, three T20 Internationals and two Tests in South Africa soon. “Fakhar […]
ISLAMABAD — After Fakhar Zaman was excluded from white-ball squads and central contact for multiple reasons, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has “softened its stance” after receiving the left-handed batter’s response to a show-cause notice, Geo News reported citing sources. The difficulties of the opening batter are likely to end soon as Fakhar clarified his […]
KARACHI — Responding to the concerns regarding Fakhar Zaman’s exclusion from Pakistan’s white-ball squads and central contact, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi said that the national selection committee has full authority over squad decisions, including players’ inclusions and omissions. During an informal conversation with journalists in Karachi on Tuesday, Naqvi, who also serves […]
KARACHI — Opener Fakhar Zaman is “upset” after Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) omitted him from the list of centrally contracted players, but is not thinking of retiring from international cricket. Apart from getting dropped from the contract list on Sunday, Zaman, the only Pakistan batter with a double hundred in ODIs, was also not included […]
NEW DELHI — Pakistan batter Fakhar Zaman expressed frustration with former captain Babar Azam’s omission from the Test squad for the remaining two matches against England. The news came after Babar failed to score a single Test half-century since December 2022. However, Fakhar criticised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for not backing the senior player […]