Kashif Bhatti

The tour selection committee headed by head coach and chief selector, Misbah-ul-Haq left out batsmen Ifthikar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Fakhar Zaman and uncapped Haider Ali, handing Fawad with a good chance to make a comeback.

Seven more Pakistan cricketers, including Mohd Hafeez and Wahab Riaz, tested positive for Covid-19, taking the total to 10, the PCB said on Tuesday. Kashif Bhatti, Mohd Hasnain, Fakhar Zaman, Mohd Rizwan, Imran Khan are the other players alongside Hafeez and Riaz. The PCB had organised tests for the players in 3 cities.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday said it has conducted COVID-19 tests for five reserve players and a backup player support personnel.

In a bid to boost their preparations for the Test series against England, Pakistan cricket team will play a four-day first-class intra-squad match at Incora County Ground on Friday.

Pakistan's left-arm pacer Usman Shinwari is unlikely to play in the second Test against Sri Lanka after being hospitalised with high fever, head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said on Tuesday.

Pakistan cricketers Haider Ali, Imran Khan and Kashif Bhatti, along with masseur Malang Ali, have tested negative for COVID-19 and will leave for England on July 8 to join the team ahead of next month's three-match Test series.

Young Haider Ali was rewarded for his stupendous recent form with a maiden international call-up for Pakistan's 'bio-secure' tour of England in August-September.

The Pakistan cricket team left for their tour of England on Sunday morning. Even before they left for England, the Pakistan team had been hit with a few of their players testing positive for Coronavirus.

Fawad Alam and Wahab Riaz have been included in the shortlisted 20-member Pakistan squad for the three-match Test series against England.

Pakistan batsman Haider Ali on Sunday revealed that he has tested negative for coronavirus for the second time. On Saturday, he was tested negative for the COVID-19. Taking to Twitter, Ali thanked his supporters for love and prayers and said he will come up to their expectations.

Former Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq on Friday lashed out at the cricket board and its medical staff for ignoring to look after the health of the COVID-19 positive players.

Six of the 10 Pakistan cricketers bound for England who tested positive for COVID-19 have now registered negative results on re-testing, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Saturday.

Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Rizwan, Shadab Khan and Wahab Riaz, who were found to be COVID-19 positive ahead of the team's departure last week, tested negative in the latest round of testing conducted by the Pakistan Cricket Board.

Pakistan pacer Haaris Rauf has tested negative for coronavirus in England, and as a result, he would now be joining the team squad in Manchester.

All 20 players and 11 management personnel in the Pakistan touring party have tested negative for coronavirus since arriving in Britain, the England and Wales Cricket Board said Tuesday. The ECB added that England's latest round of tests, for their training group and management conducted on Monday had also yielded a complete set of negative results.

Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has said that he will play Tests against England if some player gets injured during the tour as there is no way to bring in a replacement.

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.

Ten players have been dropped from Pakistan's cricket team for its England tour after they tested positive for the coronavirus for a second time, officials said on Saturday. The 18-strong squad is due to leave Sunday and Pakistan Cricket Board chief executive Wasim Khan said the left out players could rejoin if they later test negative for the disease.

Pakistan Cricket Board came under intense pressure on whether to send its team for the England series or not after 10 players tested positive for Covid-19 but eventually went ahead with the tour to ensure resumption of the game amid the pandemic, a top official said.

Pakistan opening batsman Fakhar Zaman on Tuesday said that he wants to gain his permanent spot back on the national squad. He also said that he wants to show the selectors that he is worthy of the position and could perform consistently for the side.