Zulfiqar Babar

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has hit out at few former cricketers for criticising the selection of the national team for the ongoing series in Zimbabwe.

Spinner Nauman Ali on Tuesday became the fourth oldest Test cricketer to debut for Pakistan.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced the inclusion of three batsmen in the squad that will play the Test series against South Africa in the United Arab Emirates from October 14.

Lanky Pakistan pacer Muhammad Irfan is set to miss the forthcoming home series against Sri Lanka to be played in the UAE because of a hamstring injury.

Pakistani selectors have named an unchanged squad for the third cricket Test against the West Indies after another crushing victory in the second Test in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi was today named captain of the Pakistan A side against Afghanistan in a limited over series being held next week.

Experienced Pakistan all-rounders, Shoaib Malik and Abdul Razzaq will return to the national team for the Twenty20 series against South Africa, according to a source in the PCB.

The PCB might be airing concerns over its financial health owing to no international cricket in the country since 2009 but the current caretaker Chairman, Najam Sethi has wasted no time in announcing bonus cash awards for the national men's and women's cricket teams.

Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday said that left-arm pacer Muhammad Irfan still remained under investigation in the corruption scandal that hit Pakistan Super League second edition in Dubai last week.

Shahid Afridi is likely to be recalled to the one-day squad for the forthcoming series against South Africa after a string of batting failures in the Test series.

Some senior Pakistan players such as Kamran Akmal may not be given central contracts for the year 2014 as the cricket board and national selectors have decided to reward in-form younger players.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sent out a clear message to flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi that he did not figure in its future scheme of things by dropping him from the central contract list for 2016/17.

Shoaib Malik says the national team has the ability to bounce back in the one-day series against South Africa after a disappointing show in the Test series.

Former captain Javed Miandad believes the latest corruption scandal in Pakistan cricket has done immeasurable harm to Pakistan Super League and top players will avoid signing up for it in the future.

Pakistani players, who were supposed to take part in the BPL, are disappointed with PCB's decision to not issue NOCs to them for the T20 tournament.

South Africa coach Russell Domingo expects his bowlers to strike back after Pakistan took a shock 1-0 lead in the two-match test series with a seven-wicket victory.

Kraigg Brathwaite became the fifth West Indian batsman to carry his bat with an unbeaten hundred before Jason Holder took 3-10 to leave Pakistan under pressure in the third Test here today.

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