Australia clinched a 3-0 T20I series sweep over Pakistan in Hobart, powered by a blistering unbeaten 61 off 27 balls from Marcus Stoinis on Monday.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday demoted premier pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi to Category B from Category A, and did not offer central contracts to senior players Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed and Osama Mir for the 2024-25 season.
The Mumbai police have arrested a 20-year-old man from Noida in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly issuing a death threat to Bollywood actor Salman Khan and Nationalist Congress Party leader Zeeshan Siddique, an official said on Tuesday.
So, will the members discuss the possibility of placing India and Pakistan in different groups in the league stage of the tournament to avoid Men in Blue's travel to the neighbouring country?
After scoring their fifth victory on the trot, the Indian men maintained their joint lead with 10 points along with China, Vietnam and Hungary.
Virat Kohli's masterclass against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup in 2022 has been voted the T20 World Cup FanCraze Greatest Moment.
Images from the T20 World Cup Group A match between India and Pakistan in New York on Sunday.
The run-up to the marquee event has been chaotic to say the least with change in captaincy, shuffling of the top-order and players coming out of retirement.
Rauf's central contract may be 'restored'
The decision to ban Rauf was taken at the BCCI's Disciplinary Committee's meeting in Mumbai on Friday.
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup match played between Pakistan and Ireland in Lauderhill, USA on Sunday.
Even a whiff of an incident like the violent 1989 shirt-ripping attack on Krishnamachari Srikkanth by a Karachi spectator would be ruinous. It would set back the ties further, derail an ongoing tournament, and harden Indian attitudes on playing Pakistan anywhere at all, asserts Shekhar Gupta.
Rizwan's unbeaten half-century not only helped Pakistan chase down a modest target of 107 but also saw him equal Rohit Sharma's record for most fifties by a T20I opener
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has delayed the announcement of its World Cup squad until late May due to fitness and performance issues with some players.
Phil Salt (45) and Buttler (39) broke the back of the chase, smashing 78 from the first six overs, both caught off the bowling of the impressive Haris Rauf (3-38).
Images from the T20 World Cup match between Pakistan and Canada, in New York, on Tuesday.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Zaka Ashraf says they have no clue why Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf is under investigation in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, and been withdrawn from the Champions Trophy.
Tainted Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf has retired from all forms of umpiring duties due to personal commitments, a report claimed in Karachi.
Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf will be able to supervise in next week's second Test between England and India in Mohali after he was granted a visa to travel to India. The ICC elite panel umpire could not travel to India to take charge of this week's first Test in Chennai because of visa issues with the Indian consulate in Islamabad after last month's terror attacks on Mumbai which killed at least 179 people.
It was also reported that evidence related to statements made by YouTubers and former cricketers is being collected by the Pakistan Cricket Board's legal department.
Former captain Shahid Afridi is confident that Pakistan will again reach the final of the T20 World Cup, but expressed apprehension about the batters' sluggish strike rate in the middle overs.
The report disputed claims by Islamabad police that Rauf escaped while he was being taken from Islamabad to Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi. It also described the claim by his two police guards that he mysteriously disappeared from the mosque as 'concocted'.
USA caused the biggest upset of the T20 World Cup when they shocked former champions Pakistan via the Super Over.
Babar Azam and five other players will prolong their stay in the United States
Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf is now under investigation by the Mumbai Police for his alleged role in the IPL spot-fixing scandal.
Tainted umpire Asad Rauf was on Saturday chargesheeted by Mumbai police in the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing case but the Pakistani official claimed innocence and said he has no link with bookies.
Tainted Pakistan umpire, Asad Rauf has ruled out travelling to Mumbai for any investigation into the IPL spot-fixing scandal in which he was chargesheeted by the Mumbai police.
ICC elite panel umpire Asad Rauf of Pakistan will not officiate in the first Test between India and England, starting next week in Chennai, as he does not have a visa for Chennai. Pakistani and Indian nationals require city-specific visas to travel to each other's country.
Shahnawaz Dahani and Zaman Khan will come into the Asia Cup squad but no decision had been made yet regarding Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah.
Pakistan have called up uncapped fast bowler Abdur Rauf for the final Test against India.
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Pakistan's Asad Rauf, who is being investigated in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, and long-serving New Zealander Billy Bowden were on Tuesday dropped from the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires after an annual review of their performance.
Pakistan lost Mohammad Rizwan for a duck in the first over when Moeen Ali had him caught and his opening partner Saim Ayub holed out in the deep to leave the tourists reeling at 14-2.
White-ball specialist Rauf will return to Pakistan colours after incurring the wrath of the nation's cricket board for opting out of the ongoing three-Test series against Australia.
Latif said India have superior spinners and based on current form, Rohit Sharma's men are favourites for a win on Sunday.
Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf, who is at the centre of a raging controversy after a Mumbai-based model accused him of sexually exploiting her, on Wednesday admitted that photographs of the two posing together were real, but denied having any relationship with her.
Hafeez said the board would factor in a players' workload ahead of next year's T20 World Cup before giving him a 'No Objection Certificate'(NOC) to take part in one of the growing number of lucrative franchise leagues around the world.
On June 9, India and Pakistan will step into New York's Nassau County Cricket Stadium to play the highly anticipated clash
Pakistan retain playing XI for clash against India
Ramiz Raja points out Pakistan's tactical blunder during Super Over against USA
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