Zafar Gohar

Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan was on Wednesday ruled out of the opening Test against New Zealand due to a thigh injury, which he sustained during the third T20I in Napier. Left-arm spinner Zafar Gohar, who was preparing with the Pakistan Shaheens for Sunday's T20 match against the Northern Knights, was named as his replacement in the squad

Babar Azam will lead Pakistan in the Under-19 World Cup in Australia next month with the selectors naming the same players who recently did well in the Asia Cup tournament.

Pakistan's senior batsman Azhar Ali has expressed disappointment at missing out on a hundred on the first day of the second Test against New Zealand in Christchurch on Sunday. Azhar, who was dismissed seven runs short of his 18th Test century, said he was keen to get to the three-figure mark.

South Africa's Kyle Abbott took a hat-trick as Hampshire beat Gloucestershire by six wickets on Friday to maintain their challenge for English cricket's County Championship title. Gloucestershire, bottom of the First Division table, were 316-5 in their second innings at Cheltenham and threatening to deny the visitors a win when former Proteas quick Abbott, 35, struck either side of the lunch interval.

For left-arm spinner Nauman Ali, it was a dream come true when he made his Test debut for Pakistan on Tuesday against South Africa at the National Stadium.

Skipper Zol (100) and Samson (100) scored contrasting centuries as India colts posted a 40-run win over Pakistan to clinch the U-19 Asia Cup title.

Pakistan will leave for their tour of England on Sunday with 20 players and 11 support staff, the PCB said on Saturday, even as six out of the 10 coronavirus-infected cricketers returned negative when they were tested the second time.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi shines with his batting. Rocky Flintoff, son of Andrew Flintoff, makes his mark. He joins Northern Superchargers in The Hundred through the wildcard draft. Rocky will play under his father's coaching. James Anderson joins Manchester Originals. The Hundred tournament starts on August 5. The final match will be held at Lord's on August 31.

A 31-member Pakistan contingent, including 20 players, reached England on Sunday as six out of their 10 coronavirus-infected cricketers were held back despite returning negative when tested the second time. The Pakistan cricketers and 11 support staff members arrived on a chartered flight from Lahore and will be transported to Worcestershire.

In-form batsman Mohammad Hafeez and struggling opener Fakhar Zaman are absentees from the Pakistan squad named by selectors Sunday for the Twenty20 international series against South Africa next month. The 40-year-old Hafeez is in the form of his life, scoring 502 runs in his last 12 Twenty20 internationals at an average of 100.40 with a strike rate of 153.

More than 50 Pakistan players have registered for The Hundred 2026 auction in London on March 11–12. Over 200 players will be auctioned for 16 men’s and women’s teams, with salary caps of £2.05m for men and £880,000 for women. Six franchises have Indian owners. Star players like Shafali Verma, Joe Root, and Quinton de Kock are among the registrants.

Kyle Jamieson took his second five-wicket haul of the match as New Zealand beat Pakistan by an innings and 176 runs in the second Test on Wednesday to sweep the series 2-0 and ensure they would top the world rankings for the first time.

Kyle Jamieson took a five wicket haul as New Zealand bowled out Pakistan for 297, anchored by a sterling 93 from Azhar Ali on day one of the second Test against New Zealand in Christchurch Sunday.

Talat played his last T20I against South Africa at Centurion in February last year, while former skipper Sarfaraz has reclaimed his spot from Rohail Nazir after missing the Zimbabwe series.

Stand-in captain Muhammad Rizwan is confident of his team's good chance of winning the second Test in Christchurch despite regular skipper Babar Azam being once again ruled out as he hasn't yet recovered from his injury.

Earlier this week, after testing positive for coronavirus, Hafeez once again underwent the test and on Wednesday revealed that he has now tested negative.

Fawad Alam and Imran Butt are among 10 top- performing cricketers, who have been awarded the newly-introduced 'A' plus agreement as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday announced contracts for 192 domestic players for the upcoming season.

Uncapped batsman Abdullah Shafiq earned a maiden call-up on Monday but senior players Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Amir were left out from Pakistan's 22-man probables list for the ODI and T20 series against Zimbabwe next month.

Despite being bowled out on 297 in their first innings on the opening day of the second Test against New Zealand, Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali feels that they have enough runs on the board given the grass cover on the pitch at Hagley Oval.

Six players, including Shan Masood, Haris Sohail and Imam-ul-Haq, from the recent New Zealand series were axed as Pakistan's new chief selector Muhammad Wasim on Friday announced a massively overhauled 20-member squad for the two-Test home series against South Africa.