Sarfraz Ahmed sacked as Pakistan captain, Azhar Ali to lead in Tests, Babar Azam named T20I skipper
While the new ODI captain will be finalised in due course, decision on vice-captaincy across the three formats will be made closer to the series.
Oct 18, 2019, 14:25 PM IST
Azhar Ali likely to replace Sarfaraz Ahmed as Pakistan's Test skipper
Pakistan's top-order batsman Azhar Ali is likely to replace Sarfaraz Ahmed as the national team's skipper in the longest format of the game while wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan could serve as his deputy.
Oct 17, 2019, 18:36 PM IST
Misbah-ul-Haq to lead Pakistan's conditioning camp ahead of new season
The camp has been set up to prepare the players for a competitive and challenging domestic and international cricket season, which is expected to begin with the prestigious Quaid-e-Azam Trophy from September 12.
Aug 16, 2019, 17:04 PM IST
Remove Sarfaraz Ahmed as captain: Mickey Arthur tells PCB
Akhtar had earlier lashed out at Sarfaraz following Pakistan`s defeat to India in the round-robin stage of the World Cup and had termed the 32-year-old as a "brainless captain".
Aug 05, 2019, 17:00 PM IST
Mickey Arthur seeks two-year extension as Pakistan head coach
Several senior Pakistani cricketers are not happy with Arthur`s performance as they believe the coach failed to bail the team out of difficult situations.
Aug 05, 2019, 12:09 PM IST
Faf du Plessis bags 'South African Cricket of the Year' award
Besides this, de Villiers has also bagged the 'ODI Cricketer of the Year' as well as 'SA Players' Player of the Year' awards.
Aug 04, 2019, 17:29 PM IST
Mickey Arthur likely to remain Pakistan coach, Azhar Ali to get Test captaincy
Pakistan were knocked out in the group stage of the 2019 World Cup in England and Wales.
Jul 30, 2019, 12:52 PM IST
Pakistan lose wickets in bid to fight back versus South Africa
Imam-ul-Haq and Azhar Ali went cheaply at the start of Pakistan’s second innings as they attempted to haul in a 254-run deficit after earlier bowling South Africa out for 431.
Jan 05, 2019, 17:51 PM IST
Gritty Azhar Ali leads Pakistan out of trouble against New Zealand
Azhar, who finished the day unbeaten on 62 off 169 balls, helped Pakistan recover from the loss of two early wickets to trail New Zealand by 135 runs with seven wickets remaining.
Dec 04, 2018, 22:20 PM IST
Former Pakistan skipper Azhar Ali retires from one-day internationals
The 33-year-old averaged 36.90 with the bat in his 53 one-day appearances for Pakistan, the last of which was against New Zealand in Dunedin in January.
Nov 01, 2018, 19:34 PM IST
Pakistan in control after seamer Mohammad Abbas wrecks Australia
Having dismissed Australia for a paltry 145 in their first innings, Pakistan stretched their lead to a daunting 281 by stumps on day two with Zaman`s 66 and an unbeaten 54 by Ali taking them to 144-2.
Oct 18, 2018, 00:17 AM IST
Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed proud of England draw despite Headingley hammering
Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed insisted he was proud of his youthful side even after an innings and 55-run defeat at Headingley denied them a Test-series victory in England.
Jun 04, 2018, 10:07 AM IST
England complete rout of Pakistan inside three days
England bounced back from their first test humiliation to rout Pakistan by an innings and 55 runs in the second test at Headingley on Sunday and square the two-match series 1-1.
Jun 04, 2018, 08:19 AM IST
Pakistan announce squad for New Zealand ODIs
Pakistan have recalled experienced opener Azhar Ali for their one-day international series in New Zealand next month but left batsman Ahmed Shehzad and allrounder Imad Wasim out of the squad.
Dec 23, 2017, 18:46 PM IST
SL vs PAK, 1st Test: Wily Rangana Herath spins Sri Lanka to fighting victory over Pakistan
The veteran left-arm spinner took 6-43 -- 11-136 in the match -- to scupper Pakistan, set a modest 136-run target, for just 114 on a weary fifth day Sheikh Zayed Stadium pitch.
Oct 02, 2017, 18:49 PM IST
PAK vs SL: Azhar Ali rescues Pakistan in Abu Dhabi Test against Sri Lanka
The one-drop batsman was unbeaten on 74 but saw Babar Azam fell for 28 in the last over of the day as Pakistan finished on 266-4 on a Sheikh Zayed Stadium pitch which has started to assist spinners.
Sep 30, 2017, 23:56 PM IST
Wahab Riaz, Yasir Shah named in Pakistan squad for Tests versus Sri Lanka
Three big names have been included in the squad. Wahab Riaz, Azhar Ali and Yasir Shah find a place in the team.
Sep 23, 2017, 19:06 PM IST
Champions Trophy Semi-final 1, ENG vs PAK: Pakistan stun hosts England to seal a spot in final
The star with the ball was once again pacer Hasan Ali, who Ended up with a three wicket-haul for the third time in as many games.
Jun 14, 2017, 22:00 PM IST
WATCH: In attempt to be cheeky, Pakistan's Azhar Ali hands Imran Tahir an easy catch at third man
By bagging two wickets in the same over, Morkel got his side back in the game in attempt to defend the moderate total.
Jun 07, 2017, 23:26 PM IST
ICC Champions Trophy: Azhar Ali says match against arch-rivals India 'just another game' for Pakistan
A former captain of the Pakistan ODI side, Azhar`s tally of 1,605 runs in 45 matches at an average of over 38 would once have been respectable enough.
Jun 01, 2017, 15:27 PM IST
