The Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to tour Zimbabwe for three One-day Internationals and two T20Is, but would play the ODI series only after September 30 deadline, set by the ICC for the top eight teams in the ICC ODI rankings to qualify for the 2017 Champions Trophy.
The south Asian country has remained largely starved of international cricket since the 2009 attacks on a bus carrying Sri Lankan cricketers in Lahore, wounding six players and a British coach and killing eight Pakistanis.
Images from the ICC World Cup match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan, in Pune, on Monday.
This will be the first clash between the two arch-rivals on Indian soil in seven years.
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The Pakistan Cricket Board has taken close to 60 per cent of the appearance money earned by the Lahore Lions team during the recently concluded Champions League T20 in India paying Muhammad Hafeez and Co only $100,000 out of the $500,000 for their hardwork.
If Zimbabwe agrees to the tour it would be the first by a Test playing nation to Pakistan since militants attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore in March 2009.
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He has been named as the Manager of the Indian cricket team for the Holland triseries and the Natwest Challenge in England.
'I'm not surprised there's all sorts of speculation. Everyone wants to get their cricket in. But we've not received anything official and we're cracking on.'
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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.
Pakistan said it has set up a committee to look into a religious spat between their opener Ahmed Shahzad and Sri Lankan counterpart Tillakaratne Dilshan last month.
The triangular series with Sri Lanka and England is one of the main alternatives being pursued in case the Indians do not tour Pakistan in April-May next year.\n\n\n\n
The Black Caps were also scheduled to travel to Australia for an ODI series but the fixture was on Friday postponed to next summer (2021-22) due to the pandemic.
The south Asian neighbours may not share the best of relations but Pakistan would like to play their home matches in India, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Shahayar Khan said.
The Indian cricket fraternity praised the team for pulling off the win.
Out of the 7,500 tickets sent by the BCCI for the Mohali Test, only 3,000 were sold.
Former leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed wished Khan "a long and healthy life".
Arthur suggested to the members that Shahdab Khan should replace Sarfaraz as captain in the limited-over formats while Babar Azam should be given the reins of the Test side.
The decision to send the Pakistan team for the ODI World Cup in India next year will be taken at the government level, newly-appointed Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Najam Sethi said.
In Australia, Warner said cricketers do not have many options apart from training in their home states as of now.
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Pakistan's national Twenty20 captain Mohammad Hafeez has been dropped from the 12-member squad named for the two-Test series against South Africa to be held in UAE later this month.
Clouds of uncertainty continued to hover over Pakistan cricket with the Election Commission now contemplating to challenge the judgment of Islamabad High Court (IHC) ordering them to conduct elections for the post of PCB chairman in the Supreme Court.
Rohit Sharma led team won't travel to Pakistan, IPL chairman Arun Dhumal confirmed on Wednesday.
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While the remainder of the IPL has been shifted to the United Arab Emirates between September 15 to October 15, the BCCI doesn't want to let go the opportunity of hosting the T20 World Cup in October-November.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar Khan has said that the PCB has been working on a back up plan if India refuses to play the bilateral series in the United Arab Emirates in December.
One-Day International captain Azhar Ali and opening batsman Mohammad Hafeez reported for the national conditioning camp in Lahore in the morning session but did not return back for the second session, protesting against the presence of tainted left-arm pacer Mohammad Aamir.
However, during the Chennai Test, Shakib's performance with the bat was underwhelming, and he conceded over six runs an over in the 21 overs he bowled and questions arose about a possible finger issue.
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The Pakistan Cricket Board has said it will take up with the Board of Control for Cricket in India the 'regrettable' removal of pictures of its former players at a couple of venues in India, owing to the Pulwama terror attack.
Misbah said with time he understood that it would be possible to give his best only to one role.
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.
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will send a four-member delegation to India some time next week to assess arrangements for the upcoming limited overs series.
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Unwilling to give up on a seemingly jinxed series against India, Pakistan Cricket Board's Executive Committee Chairman Najam Sethi said the PCB can spare a fortnight for the matches should the Indian government give its go ahead.
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