Former England skipper Michael Vaughan has criticised Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan
Virat Kohli stepped down as India's 20-overs skipper and lost ODI captaincy too with Rohit Sharma taking over as their sole white-ball leader.
Pant blazed his way to a breath-taking 91 on the third day of the ongoing first Test between India and England in Chennai.
Hafeez represented Pakistan in 392 international matches in which he scored 12,789 runs and took 253 wickets.
Newly-elected Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja on Monday said resumption of bilateral assignments with India is "impossible right now" and he is "not in a hurry" for it either as his focus is solely on his country's domestic circuit at this point.
Former Pakistan captain and noted commentator Ramiz Raja has said India's Ravichandran Ashwin was "trying too many things" against England and needs to concentrate more on bowling rather than batting.
Many fans had Pakistani flags waving from the windows of their cars.
Unimpressed by Pakistan cricket coach Waqar Younis' public apology for the team's disastrous World Twenty20 captain, former captains Ramiz Raja and Muhammad Yousuf have said it was a case of too little too late.
Involving the tainted trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir will be 'extremely dangerous' for the reputation of the inaugural Pakistan Super League (PSL), former captain Ramiz Raja has said.
New Zealand abandoned their limited-overs series in Pakistan on Friday after receiving a security alert, with the tourists "unilaterally suspending" all their scheduled matches.
Former Test pacer Aaqib Javed said that Shaheen Shah Afridi's burst of two wickets with the new ball and Hasan Ali's one wicket put India on the back foot and they never recovered after that.
Bhuvneshwar took six wickets at an economy rate of 4.65 in the three ODIs
'Unless a vaccine can be created, we can only defeat it through social distancing and precautionary'
Akhtar has often advised Pakistan's management to take cue from Indian management.
Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, told reporters on Wednesday that the group of about 100 UN personnel from across the system travelled from Kabul to Almaty, where they will continue their work remotely.
Batsman Umar Akmal was handed a three-year ban by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday after he failed to report corrupt approaches, prompting Raja and Zimbabwean cricketer-turned-commentator Mpumelelo Mbangwa to have a discussion on match-fixing on social media.
Pakistan pace greats including Wasim Akram and Shoaib Akhtar slammed Mohammad Amir's decision to retire from Test cricket at the age of 27.
'If the conditions change and we can have the Asia Cup, it must be held as earnings from it are distributed as development funds to member countries for next two years'
Sarfaraz was removed as captain from all three formats last year in a sudden move by the Pakistan Cricket Board but made a comeback to the national squad for the tour of England due to the unusual circumstances arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has made up its mind to appoint former Australia batsman Dean Jones as chief coach of the Pakistan cricket team.
Pakistan's captain Misbah-ul-Haq and his players came under fire after losing the second Test to Zimbabwe on Saturday and dropping to sixth in the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings.
The Marylebone Cricket Club's World Cricket Committee said they are not in favour of cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar's suggestion of experimenting with two pitches in domestic cricket to aid in preparing the Indian team for overseas Test matches.
The MCC's World Cricket Committee which includes greats like Shane Warne, Kumar Sangakkara, Sourav Ganguly and Ricky Ponting, recently discussed the controversial umpire's call aspect of the Decision Review System.
Former and current India teammates pay tribute to Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who announced his retirement from international cricket on Saturday.
Former paceman Shoaib Akhtar labelled captain Misbah-ul-Haq "a coward" and "a selfish player" after Pakistan were crushed by 150 runs by West Indies in the World Cup on Saturday.
The Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday banned Umar Akmal from all forms of the game for three years, two months after initiating an anti-corruption investigation against the batsman. The PCB had not revealed the specific reasons for initiating the probe against the batsman but had charged him for two breaches of Article 2.4.4 of the Board's Anti-Corruption Code in two unrelated incidents in February this year.
Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez with 139 runs and Imran Farhat with 75 formed a record-breaking opening partnerhip of 228 runs against Zimbabwe in Harare to secure an overwhelming win in the second ODI to take the three-match series.
Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi came under fire for his sudden decision to retire from Test cricket after the England debacle with some former players questioning his commitment to the team.
Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja called Salman Butt a "liar" and ridiculed the suspended cricketer's defence against allegations of 'spot-fixing' as a "big joke".
In order to bring about a balance between bat and ball, the game's lawmakers - Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) - has recommended limiting bat size edges and depths. In addition, the MCC's World Cricket Committee, headed by former England captain Mike Brearley that met here for two days ending today, has also come up with the radical suggestion of introducing a football-hockey-like red card as punishment for violent acts on the cricket field.
Former Pakistan captains Ramiz Raja and Intikhab Alam have urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to review its rules to make sure countries do not pick and choose tours.
'Speechless with the tragic news of the passing of my great mate and beloved cricketing man'
Former South Africa and Australia coach, Mickey Arthur has been named coach of the Pakistan Cricket team. He succeeds Waqar Younis, who resigned following the team's disastrous World Twenty20 campaign.
The former Pakistan captain could face a year's ban for violating the PCB code of conduct.
'We feel his first priority should be given to Pakistan,' said PCB chief executive Ramiz Raja.
PCB CEO Rameez Raja said introducing a central contract system means a payment of approximately $320,000 per year to each player.\n\n
PCB chief executive Ramiz Raja said Rashid Latif was jeopardising his future by issuing reckless statements.
Flamboyant all-rounder and national T20 captain Shahid Afridi has advised the Pakistan Cricket Board to stop running after their Indian counterparts to have the proposed bilateral series in December in the UAE.
The Pakistani board could make as much as US $20 million from the upcoming home series against its traditional rival.
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