Akram played under Malik's captaincy from 1992 to 1995. There were reports back then that the two players were not on good terms.
The source also said that the board felt Babar would be better off just captaining the white-ball squads and that the Test captaincy should be given to someone else, preferably Shan Masood or Mohammad Rizwan.
'They will have to choose international cricket over one or two franchise leagues.'
Yashasvi Jaiswal stole the limelight with a classy century on Day 2 of the first Test on Thursday.
Virat Kohli's admiration for Pakistan skipper Babar Azam isn't a hidden secret.
Babri has in the past also worked with some players helping them understand how to handle pressure situations and get through bad performances and personal issues.
Punjab Kings batting coach Wasim Jaffer was left frustrated with the performance of his bowlers, saying they "didn't live up to the expectations" this IPL season.
Former Pakistan players tore into captain Babar Azam and other players for their poor performance in World Cup 2023.
Not scoring quickly certainly became India's undoing.
'Virat Kohli's dedication for the game is very evident and in fact defines him. The way he has lived his life like a monk'
Former India opener Wasim Jaffer feels incumbent vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane will have to consistently score runs to remain in the Test reckoning.
Ahead of the ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023, here's a full list of the final squads of all ten teams.
IMAGES from the first ODI between South Africa and India played at The Wanderers, in Johannesburg, on Sunday.
Pakistani cricketer Ayesha Naseem, 18, announces retirement citing religion
Here are a slew of records that were scripted on Wednesday...
A desperate Pakistan will be wary of a competent group of Afghanistan spinners' ability to strike hard on an often-gripping Chepauk pitch when the teams meet in the World Cup match in Chennai on Monday
Earlier, Devon Conway fell for 92 but Tom Latham could not be denied his century after New Zealand resumed on 165 for no loss at the National Stadium.
ICC leaders in Pakistan to secure World Cup participation
On a Pakistan tour to India, Waqar said a prominent Indian minister came to meet the team. While all the Pakistan cricketers shook hands with the minister gently, Afridi gave him a hard time with his firm handshake.
The emergence of these young talents from India and Pakistan presents an exciting glimpse into the future of the subcontinent's cricket.
Pakistan are traditionally good against spinners but Babar Azam and Co. would take the likes of promising Dunith Wellalage and company lightly at their peril.
The Shikhar Dhawan-led side has overhauled the coaching set-up, bringing back Wasim Jaffer as their batting coach. They have also named Charl Langeveldt as the bowling coach, while Brad Haddin will be the assistant coach.
Cricket fraternity extends wishes to Sourav Ganguly on his 51st birthday
England will hope that the likes of Joe Root, Harry brook and skipper Jos Buttler also get some runs and end their a disastrous World Cup campaign on a high.
South Africa broke their 24-year World Cup jinx against Pakistan with a nervy one-wicket victory and inched closer to securing a semi-final place with their fifth win in six matches.
The structure of the nine-team WTC remains intact with each side playing three home and as many away series over a two-year period culminating in the final of a one-off Test.
Zimbabwe shocked Pakistan by one run in a thrilling T20 World Cup Super 12 match at Perth Stadium, in Perth, on Thursday.
An outdated batting approach, dismal performance of the spinners, lack of back-up options and selection blunders have led to another early World Cup exit for the forever unpredictable Pakistan unit.
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma on Saturday lauded his bowlers for bundling out Pakistan for a paltry 191 on a pitch that had nothing much in it for the bowlers during their marquee World Cup match.
Kane Williamson showed his class in his first competitive outing in six months while Rachin Ravindra sizzled at the top of the order as New Zealand gunned down a 346-run target in their opening World Cup warm-up game against Pakistan
The accused, Mohd Wasim alias Bablu alias Salman, a resident of Chand Bagh, was declared a "proclaimed offender" by the Delhi high court, they said.
The opening day of the first Test between India and West Indies belonged to senior Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.
'I think that's putting him under a lot of pressure, to compare him to the great Wasim Akram'
Australia's cricketing DNA is constructed by meticulousness and Pakistan's by explosiveness.
Pakistan would be desperate to plug the gaping holes and hope their star players regain form when they open their World Cup campaign against a free spirited Netherlands in Hyderabad on Friday.
15 years after the launch of the IPL, a full-fledged women's T20 tournament will get underway in March.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted three months interim bail to Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi in connection with the Haridwar Dharma Sansad case involving alleged inflammatory speeches made against Muslims.
'He should have had Nawaz bowl the 13th or 14th over...
Diana Edulji becomes the first Indian female inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame.
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