A few days after Pakistan's debacle in a white-ball tour of New Zealand, skipper Mohammad Rizwan along with star batter Babar Azam is likely to meet Mohsin Naqvi, the chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), in the next few days to get clarity on his selection in the T20I format and seeking more power as captain.
The ODI rankings witnessed a major shake-up on the opening day of the ICC Champions Trophy with India’s Shubman Gill and Sri Lanka’s Maheesh Theekshana rising to the top of the batting and bowling charts, respectively in the latest update released on Wednesday.
The NOC rejections for the star trio have a lot to do with Pakistan’s packed international calendar from October 2024 to May 2025.
Babar felt that the 2022 edition finalists failed to execute their plans, which eventually cost them dear in the crucial contest.
The seasoned top-order batter spoke highly of the welcome accorded to the Pakistan cricket team during their stay in Hyderabad for their initial few games of the World Cup.
Babar Azam notched up a fine T20I hundred in his 101st T20I to put Pakistan in the driving seat after he opted to bat first on winning the toss.
Test match scheduled between Pakistan and New Zealand from January 2-6 at the National Bank Cricket Arena, Karachi.
Kiwis played attacking shots and they were off to a record win. But the fading light interrupted the match and the match had to be drawn eventually.
Chasing a target of 137 runs, Kiwis scared the hosts at one instance, but in the end, Babar Azam had a sigh of relief when the match was decided to be called off at the score of 61/1.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam slammed his ninth Test century, also his third in Karachi, and remain unconquered on 161, propelling the hosts to 317/5 at the end of day one's play in the series opener against New Zealand on Monday.
