Danish Kaneria and Mohammad Sami were dropped for the team for the first three one-day internationals against India.
Discarded batsman Faisal Iqbal has been banned for four matches by the Pakistan Cricket Board for showing indiscipline during the Pentangular Cup One-day tournament in Karachi earlier this year.
Former India pacer RP Singh lost his father on Wednesday in a Lucknow hospital due to Covid-19.
Known for his controversial remarks, Miandad apologised to Imran Khan
According to details, the PCB has reminded Saqlain, who is the head of international players development at the High Performance Centre, that he is a board employee and can't post videos on YouTube.
Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad has claimed that 'injustice' has been meted out to his nephew, Faisal Iqbal, as far as the latter cementing a place in the national cricket team was concerned.
Naseem Shah had said that he respects Virat Kohli, but he does not fear him.
The opening match of the SAFF Championship tournament between Pakistan and Bangladesh ended in a drab, goalless draw, in Delhi, on Friday. The Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, hosting a football match after a gap of 20 years, wore a deserted look as the two South Asian nations failed to liven up proceedings.
Some Pakistani cricketers received threatening phone calls from unknown callers asking them to pay big sums of money or face dire consequences, senior police officials said on Sunday.
Pakistan made a strong comeback on the fourth day of the final Test against New Zealand at McLean Park, in Napier, finishing the day on 347 for four wickets in its second innings.
Dope-tainted pacer Mohammad Asif and opening batsman Imran Farhat will return to the Pakistan Test side after over two years in the first Test against New Zealand starting on Tuesday in Dunedin.
Pakistan, chasing 422 to win the first Test against Australia, were 170 for 3 at stumps on Day 4. Shane Watson finally scored his first Test century, but it came only after he was dropped on 99.
The South African wicketkeeper said he is after Ian Healy's mark of 395 dismissals in Tests.
Faisal Iqbal, who was included in place of injured skipper Shoaib Malik, rallied behind pacer Shoaib Akhtar, saying his aggression was a plus point for Pakistan.
Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik was ruled out of the second Test after failing to recover from an ankle injury and replaced by Faisal Iqbal.
Pakistan were 146 for 3 in the second innings, still needing 278 more runs for victory in the first Test against South Africa.
Pakistan sprang a surprise by resting fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar in the first one-day international against India in Peshawar.
Faisal Iqbal has been cleared to replace banned skipper Inzamam-ul Haq in the squad for the ICC Champions Trophy.
Pakistan, set 380 to win from 80 overs, made no effort to go for the runs after Hoggard dismissed both openers with only 33 on the board.
Inzamam has been advised to rest for three days after he required three stitches to a finger injured while fielding in the third one-day international on Sunday while Yousuf's wife is ill.
Batsman Faisal Iqbal and pace bowler Umar Gul were included in the 16-man squad for the final Test against India, starting on Sunday.
The Pakistani youngster said the Indian skipper also gave him some handy tips to improve his batting.
Afridi will captain a 14-man squad for the December 13-21 tournament also involving India and Sri Lanka.\n\n
Azhar Mahmood makes a comeback while Shoaib Akhtar retains his place in the squad.
Pakistan retained under-fire skipper Misbah-ul Haq and out-of-form Muhammad Hafeez, but dropped tall left-arm pacer Muhammad Irfan from the 28-man probables' list for the two-Test series against South Africa.
Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq could be asked to relinquish his role as chief selector after the team returns from England as the cricket authorities are considering appointing a new person for the top job.
Opening batsman Khurram Manzoor, who has not played for Pakistan's Test team for three and a half years, is back in the squad for the tour of Zimbabwe that starts this month.
This provided only the sixth such instance in Test cricket of the first six batsmen getting the past the half-century in an innings and four of them have have come against India.
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