Former Pakistan cricket director Muhammad Hafeez has claimed that ex-captain, Babar Azam and foreign coaches Mickey Arthur and Grant Bradburn had given team fitness lowest priority in the lead-up to the ODI World Cup in India.
Like the Indian and Australian teams, the Pakistan cricket team too will don new designs at next month's T20 World Cup.
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam said the massive 238-run win over Nepal in the Asia Cup opener will give his side confidence.
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam said the recent experience of playing in Sri Lankan conditions will give his side an edge over India.
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup match played between Pakistan and Ireland in Lauderhill, USA on Sunday.
Babar Azam's decision to step down from Pakistan captaincy has evoked a mixed reaction from his teammates.
Focus firmly on match, India-Pakistan clash will be interesting: Kotak
Pakistan captain Babar Azam found himself in a new controversy after an Instagram user alleged that the cricketer behaved inappropriately with her.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam didn't hide his disappointment after a humiliating 93-run defeat to England in their last World Cup game.
Babar who currently sits comfortably at the summit of the ODI rankings continued to impress with bat in the month of August.
Babar's answer stumped the questioner and left everyone in splits.
Former Pakistan Cricket Board chief Zaka Ashraf has defended his decision to remove Babar Azam as captain following the team's disappointing ODI World Cup campaign in India.
The Pakistan Cricket Board is not happy with former skipper Babar Azam and the current national T20 skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi participating on a space with fans conducted on social media platform 'X'.
Sunil Gavaskar gifted Pakistan Captain Babar Azam an autographed cap as a birthday gift.
'First 34 overs in the field cost us. We dropped Warner and such batters ensure they cash in'
India captain Rohit Sharma has climbed to second place in the ICC men's ODI batting rankings, closing in on top-ranked Shubman Gill.
2009 champions Pakistan were stunned by debutants USA in the Super Over.
Sri Lanka will look to build on their perfect start in Asia Cup when they take on a struggling Hong Kong in Dubai on Monday.
'Credit goes to the team for having a lot of self-belief in themselves and coming back strongly after batting poorly in the first innings.'
'The Indian top order should observe Babar and Kane to understand how to handle pacers when the ball is moving around. Both of them possess exceptional skills in playing late.'
Pakistan's Babar Azam does not think the burden of captaincy has affected his batting at the World Cup and is not losing sleep over whether he will keep the job after the showpiece event.
India and Bangladesh have two points each with Suryakumar Yadav's men leading the standings owing to a superior net run rate. Sri Lanka and Pakistan occupy the third and fourth spots respectively.
Skipper Litton Das led from the front as Bangladesh registered a comfortable seven-wicket win over Hong Kong in their Asia Cup opener in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
'He should have had Nawaz bowl the 13th or 14th over...
Who has scored the most runs in Asia Cup? Who has taken the most wickets?
Arshdeep became just the second bowler to dismiss the Pakistan captain -- one of the finest batters currently in world cricket -- on a golden duck in T20 internationals.
New Zealand, who abandoned their white-ball tour of Pakistan last year due to security concerns, are looking to end a run of four straight test defeats with Southee as the new captain following the six-year tenure of Kane Williamson.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam picks Kohli, Rohit, and Williamson as his favourite batters
PCB have hosting rights for the Asia Cup but the Asian Cricket Council headed by Jay Shah opted for the hybrid model where Sri Lanka became the co-hosts
Virat Kohli's admiration for Pakistan skipper Babar Azam isn't a hidden secret.
Pakistan have had a wonderful record in ODI cricket this year, losing just three matches of the 10 they've played thus far.
Bangladesh will see this as an opportunity to start on a strong note and settle into the tournament.
Morne Morkel resigns as Pakistan's bowling coach
The Indians have not featured in ODIs in recent months but Kuldeep Yadav (650) and Ravindra Jadeja (616) still remained static at number three and number nine in the latest ODI rankings for bowlers.
'To get someone with Ashwin's credentials to come over here for the BBL will be great at so many levels.'
Babar Azam does not believe that the outcome of the much-anticipated India-Pakistan clash in World Cup on Saturday will have an impact on his captaincy.
Sediqullah Atal and Azmatullah Omarzai made blazing fifties while the bowlers supported them with a tidy effort as Afghanistan easily tamed Hong Kong by 94 runs to start their Asia Cup campaign on a winning note
India captain Suryakumar Yadav said his side will not hold back on aggression in the high-voltage Asia Cup clash against Pakistan on September 14.
'There is hard work involved and that is why I have been able to give good performances.'
Misbah said in a TV interview that despite the advice from him and Mohammad Hafeez, PCB chose to not have a relook at Pakistan's spin attack.
