The image was apparently taken in 2009 when the batter was 20 years of age at a New Year's Eve Party.
Pakistan's team will arrive in England on Sunday before entering a two-week quarantine period ahead of their tour, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Friday. Three Test matches and three T20 internationals are scheduled behind closed doors.
Multan hosts the second match from December 9 and the last Test begins in Karachi on December 17.
India face Pakistan in the T20 World Cup at the MCG on October 23.
Fast bowler Jofra Archer will, however, go through a second COVID-19 test and will join England's behind-closed-doors training camp on Thursday, provided he tests negative.
The British government has supported to limit public funding for cricket unless it takes concrete steps to rid of racism
A number of supporters said on Twitter they had been targeted by racist abuse from other fans at the Birmingham
Archer has been ruled out of England's two-Test series against New Zealand starting next month due to pain in his elbow
The Test series, to be played in a bio-secure environment to counter the COVID-19 threat, is subject to the final approval of the UK government.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes will be sidelined for about three months after fracturing his finger while playing for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Friday.
The scandal shook English cricket to its core and led to numerous changes in coaching and administrative personnel at Yorkshire.
Rafiq testified before a British parliamentary committee and spoke of the discrimination he faced while at Yorkshire
The English cricket board must stop treating its players in a "namby-pamby way" and dock money if they put the lucrative Indian Premier League above national duty, former Test batsman Geoffrey Boycott said.
Morgan and white-ball vice-captain Jos Buttler were accused of mocking the Indian use of English language
England will play two extra Twenty20 games in addition to the five originally planned during their tour to Pakistan in September-October next year, the two cricket boards said on Tuesday.
England fast bowler Ollie Robinson has been suspended from "all international cricket" after historical racist and sexist tweets came to light earlier this week when he made his Test debut against New Zealand.
Rajasthan Royals would be banking on their near-perfect combinations in almost all departments of the game to put up another commanding performance when they take on a strong Punjab Kings.
England pulled out of their Pakistan tour last year soon after New Zealand had abandoned their tour of the South Asian country over security concerns.
The BCCI stands to lose revenues to the tune of Rs 2500 crore if the 2021 edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) is not completed.
'I am delighted that he has accepted, and he is ready for the added responsibility and the honour'
Strauss said that with players of different nationalities and races now sharing dressing rooms more than ever, cricketers will have to be more guarded in what they say and do.
A second England cricketer is being investigated for historical "offensive" social media posts, cricket website Wisden.com reported on Monday.
'I had a break to prioritise my mental wellbeing and I got my finger sorted.'
Test cricket and T20 can comfortably co-exist despite the mushrooming of franchise-based leagues, said former England captain Andrew Strauss.
England batsman Ollie Pope was on Saturday rendered a doubtful starter for the opening Test against India after suffering a thigh injury during his stint for Surrey in the domestic T20 tournament.
England fast bowler Mark Wood has been ruled out of the third Test against India with a jarred right shoulder.
SunRisers Hyderabad's Director of Cricket Tom Moody also urged everyone in India to stay safe and take all precautions to curb the spread of Covid-19.
All three T20 matches against Pakistan are at Old Trafford with the others being on Sunday and Tuesday.
Jonny Bairstow was initially included in the selection but the England and Wales Cricket Board later said he had been ruled out of the rest of the summer and the T20 World Cup after suffering a lower limb injury in a freak accident while playing golf in Leeds on Friday.
Roy was struck on the neck during training on Tuesday and although the 29-year-old passed required concussion protocols on Wednesday, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has decided to have an extra option at the top of the order.
Silverwood also said that opener Haseeb Hameed is making a "very strong case" for a Test recall.
Thorpe said Robinson, who picked up four wickets in the first innings, understood his mistake and received support from the dressing room after his apology.
'Archer is returning to the UK for further management and investigation of his right elbow injury'
Mumbai Indians owner Aakash Ambani revealed the plan to sign Jofra Archer was more of an investment point of view.
England have called up Lancashire seamer Saqib Mahmood as cover.
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Batsman Harry Brook and seamer Matthew Potts received maiden call-ups as part of the 13-man squad announced on Wednesday.
He missed three months of cricket last summer after dislocating the same shoulder playing for Surrey.
Australia batsman David Warner and all-rounder Marcus Stoinis have withdrawn from the inaugural season of The Hundred due to complications related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
'Cummins is not surprised at how fast the landscape is changing and told Fox Sports: " ... there's going to be other opportunities that are going to be really hard for players to say no to, different franchises around the world. I think realistically we've got to manage players a bit differently to what we have in the past.'
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