A look at how India have fared in their World Cup opening games.
Misbah insisted that the right decision had been taken keeping in mind past performances and the coming workload of the national team.
Sarfaraz had told head coach and chief selector, Misbah-ul-Haq, before the match that he didn't wish to play.
Misbah also felt that the top order of both teams would play a decisive role in the series as bowling of both teams was top class.
Misbah-ul-Haq noted that in Pakistani culture socialising was done differently but in western countries people were used to going out.
The two seniors were recalled for the T20 series at home against Bangladesh.
Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has been elected the new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for a tenure of three years after winning an unopposed election.
Misbah noted that normally teams played with four specialist bowlers in a five-day Tests and four-day games will create more difficulties for the bowlers.
Babar Azam was named captain of the Pakistan T20 team ahead of the Australia series in October last year, was recently handed the reins of ODI team as well.
The Pakistan Cricket Board is planning to hold the remaining matches of PSL-5 in November provided the situation arising out of the coronavirus pandemic improves in the next few months, PCB CEO Wasim Khan said. The PSL was suspended last Tuesday after the PCB revealed that a foreign player showed symptoms of the coronavirus, but Khan said the remaining matches may be held during the 10-day window available in November.
Former captain Misbah applies for Pakistan head coach role
Amir said he faced mental torture after reading statements from Misbah and Waqar
Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq said being confined to home due to the coronavirus-forced lockdown can become depressing and wants some cricket activities to resume soon even if the matches have to take place behind closed doors with proper safety barriers. Misbah said he would love to see some cricket activities resume at the international level and has no problems in playing in empty stadiums.
Babar's injury came a day after top-order batsman Imam-ul-Haq fractured his left thumb, also during a practice session.
Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq said that pacers will find it extremely difficult to adopt to ICC's new guidelines for resumption of cricket and proposed a mask for the bowlers to ensure they don't end up applying saliva on the ball "instinctively". The International Cricket Council has recommended a host of "back to cricket" guidelines which includes a 14-day pre-match isolation training camps to ensure the teams are free from coronavirus.
Pakistan left England with their heads held high after their last two tours, drawing both, most recently under Misbah in 2018.
Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar, who was admitted to a local private hospital with a chest infection is feeling better, the team management said on Wednesday.
Pakistan head coach and outgoing chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq has tried to justify the axing of senior players Asad Shafiq, Muhammad Aamir and Shoaib Malik for the tour of New Zealand.
Pakistan's new head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq said he is hopeful of working well with Sarfaraz to take the team forward.
Suryakumar Yadav has dropped one spot to fourth place in the latest ICC Men's T20I Players Rankings
Arthur described coaching the Pakistan team as a fulfilling period of his career.
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The PCB is expected to sign an MoU with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Friday, outlining the terms and conditions for the tour which will last until September.
Akhtar reminded Amir that he should be grateful to the former PCB chairman Najam Sethi, who had a massive role in bringing him back into international cricket post his ban.
Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh will be among a host of former stars in the India Maharaja team which will take part in the inaugural edition of the Legends League Cricket (LLC), starting on January 20 in Oman.
Afridi while talking to the media in Karachi, said Sarfaraz is not the perfect choice for red ball format.
Pakistan appointed former captain Younis Khan as national team's batting coach and also roped in Mushtaq Ahmed as spin bowling coach for the upcoming tour of England. The 42-year-old Younis had scored 10,099 runs in 118 Tests, including a career-best 313 in a successful career during which he also became world number one batsman in the ICC Test rankings.
'I think as it is we are facing a shortage of quality talent so what is coming through needs to be groomed properly by our former greats. They can do a lot with these young players'
India have emerged winner in all five matches against Pakistan in T20 World Cups, starting from the inaugural World T20 in 2007.
Former Pakistan cricketer and ex-national team selector Mohsin Khan believes Test skipper Misbah-ul-Haq has made the right decision by postponing his retirement and focussing on the third and the final match against Australia in Sydney. Misbah, who has been one of the most successful captains in the country's Test history, has received a flurry of criticism for his tactics after the side suffered a crushing defeat by an innings and 18 runs in the second Test in Melbourne. After losing their fifth consecutive match in Australia, Misbah had hinted that he might call curtains to his illustrious career in the coming days, even as soon as before the ongoing final dead-rubber Test at the SCG.
Since Ramiz took over as PCB chairman last September he has made a lot of changes in the Board
The selectors have also put Bilal Asif, Imran Butt, Musa Khan and Mohammad Nawaz on standby to cover for any player who fails pre-tour COVID-19 Testing scheduled later this month.
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The 27-page code was approved at the last meeting of the PCB's Board of Governors and aims to cover every individual working with the Board and the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Pakistan named Babar Azam as their new captain in one-day internationals, putting the elegant batsman in charge of both their limited-overs teams after a stellar year with the bat. The top order batsman, who took over Twenty20 captaincy earlier this year, succeeds Sarfaraz Ahmed as Pakistan's white-ball leader while Azhar Ali also got an extension as skipper of the Test side for the 2020-21 season.
Waqar's chances of being named bowling coach appeared strong after another former Test bowler Muhammad Akram withdrew his application
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. Mohammad Hasnain, Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Hafeez and Wahab Riaz, however, must return a second negative result before they can join the main squad of 20 players who will leave for England on Sunday.
Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq are poised to end their storied careers on a winning note after Pakistan played their way into a strong position on day four of the third Test against West Indies on Saturday.
Former spinner Saqlain Mushtaq was named interim head coach following the resignation of Misbah ul-Haq.
Sarfaraz didn't deserve to be booted out.
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