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Babar Azam, the new captain of Pakistan’s cricket team, has announced that the Pakistani team is prepared for Pakistan vs. New Zealand tour!

With the Twenty20 International Series coming towards an end at the Pindi Stadium, Pakistan wins the T20I against Zimbabwe by 3-0!

Two days ago, Australian cricket sensation, Shane Watson announced that after a long injury-filled run, he is retiring from all forms of cricket.

The first match of the three-match ODI series took place on 30th October, at the Cricket Stadium in Pindi and Pakistan bagged a clear win against Zimbabwe!

The Sri Lankan cricketer, Muttiah Muralitharan, has announced the filming of his biopic “800” which has left the people in South India in outrage.

For the first time in twelve years, Cricket South Africa has finally announced that they will be planning a cricket tour in Pakistan.

With the increase in air pollution in Lahore and the worsening air quality, PCB has moved the T20I Zimbabwe series and PSL matches elsewhere.

With the National T20 Inter-Provincial Trophy Tournament in full swing, KPK takes the crown against Southern Punjab on Sunday night at Pindi Stadium!

On Wednesday; former cricket team captain, Misbahul Haq, announced that he was resigning from his position as the chief selector for PCB.

Former Pakistani cricketer Zaheer Abbas, aka the “Run Machine”, has been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in 2020 for his amazing performance as a batsman over the years!

Ali Tareen believes that Shan Masood, the captain that led Multan Sultan from 5th to 1st, should have been kept on the squad instead of Mohammad Rizwan as the latter is not a T20 player. 

Wasim Akram recently gave his opinion on the lack of Fawad Alam in Pakistan’s cricket team, as well as on Azhar Ali’s captaincy.

On July 29, the independent adjudicator of the PCB announced that batsman Umar Akmal’s ban has been reduced from 3 years to 18 months.

Pakistan’s Test squad for the England tour has been announced. This will be Fawad Alam’s first test match since his 2009 tour against New Zealand.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan stated it clearly that there is no pressure because of the presence of former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed.

Mohammad Amir is to be included in the England Tour if both of his COVID-19 tests come negative! He will be appearing for a test with masseure Mohammad Imran, and if he clears that, then he will appear for a second test. 

Sports Presenter Zainab Abbas announced that she was listed amongst Asia/UK/EU’s 100 Most Influential and it seems that she is not the only Pakistani celebrity on the list. The list has been compiled by The New York Press News Agency. 

Mohammad Amir announced that he is a father to another baby girl, and Twitter rejoiced with the fast bowler! 

The 2021 Asia Cup will now be held in Sri Lanka, and the 2022 Cup will be held in Pakistan, as the both countries exchanged their hosting rights!

In his latest interview, Inzamam ul Haq talked about two cricketers who played for Pakistan under his captainship – Danish Kaneria and Younus Khan. 

Aaqib Javed believes that Pakistan’s Test team seems to be much inexperienced and will face a whitewash in the England series. 

In a bizarre teleconference, former spinner Saeed Ajmal compared cricket in COVID-19 with deaf cricket, “it would be boring for players and, in a way, similar to deaf cricket because there will be no crowd to watch the match.”

PCB has announced that they are doubling the salaries of domestic players and will offer separate central contracts for the top performers.

In a teleconference on June 17, 20-year-old pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi discussed the upcoming England Tour and his interest in Test cricket format.

When asked about the upcoming series against England, Naseem Shah warned the team to not underestimate him due to his age!

Abid Ali stated that Pakistan is used to playing without their fans, and the team will simply look to their UAE experience of playing in empty stadiums. 

While Smith admitted it recently, Kohli gave his opinion on the left-arm fast bowler on an Indian chat show with actor Aamir Khan in 2017.

In order to market an upcoming housing estate in Melbourne, streets have been named after cricketers, including Pakistani legends Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Inzamam ul Haq, Javed Miandad and Shoaib Akhtar.

In a tweet on June 12, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the 29-player squad that is going for the England Tour, including Haider Ali.

Whilst Amir wishes to stay for the birth of his second child in August, Haris’ family is against travelling to England during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

T20 and ODI captain Babar Azam was seen violating the COVID-19 SOPs along with Imam ul Haq and Naseem Shah at the Abdul Qadir Cricket Academy.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) recently announced that they have appointed former captain Younis Khan as the batting coach for the England Tour. 

PCB has announced that they have paid a total of Rs 1.95 million to 161 stakeholders, including cricketers, match officials, ground staff and scorers.

Brand Ambassador Wasim Akram and Rugby legend Bryan Habana, among others, create digital experiences to help fulfill people’s passions.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) awarded central contracts to 9 women cricketers, who were divided in 3 categories; A, B and C. Bismah Maroof was retained as the captain for the Pakistan Women’s Cricket Team. 

Shoaib Akhtar, famously known as Rawalpindi Express, has been summoned by the FIA on the cyberstalking charges levelled against him by PCB’s legal advisor Taffazul Rizvi.

Waqar Younis lands in trouble after fans noticed that he liked an obscene video, but he claimed that he was hacked and is quitting social media.

Umar Akmal filed an appeal against PCB’s decision to impose a three-year ban on him for not reporting the corrupt approaches made to him during PSL 2020.

Bangladesh’s batsman Mushfiqur Rahim had put his bat with which he scored the first-ever double century against Sri Lanka on auction and Shahid Afridi purchased it for $20,000 to support the virus relief efforts in Bangladesh. 

PCB announced some changes in the central contracts for the men’s team, and made Babar Azam and Azhar Ali captains of ODI and Test Formats respectively.