Pakistan were 363 for 3, 163 runs ahead in their first innings, at close on Day 2 in the fourth Test against England.
Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf has asked the Cricket Board (PCB) to raise the Test match fees or face the possibility of a further slump in the rankings of the game's five-day version.
Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf is baffled by team mate Shahid Afridi's ball tampering act in the fifth and final One-Day International against Australia in Perth. Afridi, who led Pakistan in the final one-dayer, was seen biting the ball and was later banned by the match referee for two Twenty20 matches on pleading guilty and apologising for his action.
Mohammed Yousuf compared Steve Harmison to West Indian greats Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh
Yousuf, who was not considered for a Twenty20 four-nation tournament in Toronto last month, has been included in a 15-man squad for the one dayers on Nov. 12, 14 and 16.
They have instead recalled batsman Misbah-ul-Haq, all rounder Yasir Arafat and included youngster Fawad Alam in the 15-member party.
Pakistan skipper Mohammad Yousuf has described Australia as the best Test team in the world after the latter clean swept the Test series 3-0.
Pakistan skipper Mohammad Yousuf has described Australia as the best Test team in the world after the latter won the three-Test series by a convincing 3-0 margin.
Pakistan batting ace Mohammad Yousuf said he is back with the rebel cricket league after clearing some 'misunderstanding' with them. 'There was some misunderstanding and I was misguided as well. I was under the impression that ICL authorities would not allow me to play for the national team.' said the right-hander.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) put an end to the international careers of former captains Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan besides imposing a one-year ban on Shoaib Malik in the wake of the team's disastrous tour of Australia.
Controversial Younis Khan was on Tuesday replaced as captain of Pakistan's cricket team amid intense speculation that he was sacked in the wake of a players' revolt though the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) insisted that the change was done only because the veteran batsman wanted to take rest.
Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Yousuf's record 168-run partnership was the turning point as Pakistan beat India by 31 runs in the fifth and final ODI in Jaipur.
Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf joined the ranks of cricketing greats by setting several records in the third Test against West Indies.
Unfazed by the selectors snub for the tour of Sri Lanka, Pakistan's former captain Mohammad Yousuf said he is physically and mentally prepared for a comeback to international cricket even at the shortest notice.
Australia's Shane Watson and Pakistani batsmen Mohammad Yousuf and Misbah-ul Haq will be among 25 internationals who will figure in a second players' auction of the lucrative Indian Premier League on Tuesday. During the closed door auction, teams will be allowed to use their unspent budget to buy new players and finalise squads before a 30-day deadline.
Mohammad Yousuf was named Pakistan captain for the Champions Trophy after Younis Khan said he does not want to lead the side.
The duo have aggregated 1372 runs in just nine innings - in which they have batted together against India - at a mind blowing average of 171.50.
A PCB official said due to time constraints between the ICC Champions Trophy and New Zealand tour, Aaqib Javed will continue as interim head coach.
Sources in the Pakistan team in Bangalore told PTI on Thursday night that efforts were being made by the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board and the team management to convince Younis to change his mind.
Gujarat Police probing a hate speech case on Sunday detained Islamic preacher Mufti Salman Azhari in Mumbai, an official said.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reorganized its selection committee by doing away with the chairman's post and giving powers to the selectors to pick the captain and head coach of the national team.
A war of words has broken out between three big names of Pakistan cricket with veteran all-rounder Shahid Afridi describing former stars, Muhammad Yousuf and Shoaib Akhtar as 'heckle and jeckle'.
Pakistan has the upper hand in the Champions Trophy, winning three of the five matches against India.
Kerala Chief Minister and veteran Marxist leader Pinarayi Vijayan intensified his attack on the Congress, alleging that its general secretary, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, is contesting the Wayanad Lok Sabha by-election with the backing of Jamaat-e-Islami.
The two women -- Seema Koul and Vishalni Koul -- had moved the high court in 2018 after their provisional selection to the post of legal assistant in the department of disaster management relief, rehabilitation and re-construction under the PM package for Kashmiri migrants in December 1, 2017 forfeited on the ground that they have lost their migrant status having married non-migrant persons.
Pakistan's T20 captain, Salman Ali Agha, remains optimistic despite his team's 1-4 series loss to New Zealand, believing the new faces tried out in the matches will eventually come through.
The BCCI decided against playing practice games as India is already participating in a three-match ODI series against England.
'The whole Kashmiri population is seemed to be a suspect community. This status is not good.'
Former captain Babar Azam, pacers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah returned to the Pakistan team for the upcoming white-ball series in Australia.
England star Joe Root is cementing his status as one of the greatest players as he achieved new career-high rating in the latest ICC Men's Test Batter Rankings.
The Gujarat police have arrested Islamic preacher Mufti Salman Azhari from Mumbai in connection with an FIR registered against him for allegedly delivering a hate speech and are bringing him back to the state, an official said on Monday.
Reviving the memories of the glorious traditions of communal harmony in Jammu and Kashmir, Muslim neighbours in this town helped perform the last rites of a Kashmiri Pandit who died last evening.
Australian middle-order batsman Mike Hussey has said that Pakistan's batting depth faces a stern test against his country's bowlers in the absence of tried performers like Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan.
Shaheen Afridi also missed the last two Tests against England in October.
Hope is the fourth West Indies batter to achieve this accomplishment
Veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who entered the elite 500 Test wicket club at Rajkot, climbed a rung to the second position behind pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah.
A court in Gujarat's Junagadh district on Wednesday granted bail to Islamic preacher Mufti Salman Azhari and two others in connection with a 'hate speech' case registered against them.
A month back, there was huge buzz over India's 500th Test and many former greats had come up with their own all-time XI of India. Now, to celebrate Pakistan's 400th Test match played against West Indies, legendary Pakistan fast bowler Waqar Younis has revealed his all time Pakistan Test XI. Wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfraz Ahmed was the only player under the age of 30 selected in the high-quality side. Furthermore, the 29-year-old, alongside veteran right-handed batsman Younus Khan, was the one of two active players picked.
Sourav Ganguly believes Rishabh Pant is on course to become an all-time great in Test cricket.
The Pakistani batsman took his tally of tons this year to eight, one better than Vivian Richards and Aravinda de Silva.
