Babar Azam, Pakistan’s all-format captain, overtook India’s Virat Kohli in the ICC Test batter rankings. He is now ranked eighth in the world, while Kohli has dropped down to ninth. He is now ranked above Kohli in all three formats of the game. Moreover, he is the only batter in the world to be ranked in the top 10 of all three formats.
PCB has planned to enlist the services of Pakistan Army doctors for teams participating in the upcoming PSL seventh edition in 2022. The move was announced in order to counter COVID-19. According to several sources, each PSL team will have a doctor from the Pakistan Army Medical Corps. PSL teams will be required to undergo rapid antigen testing at the hotel every day.
Mohammad Hafeez, a top-order batter and off-spinner for Pakistan, has announced his retirement from international cricket. Early in December 2018, the versatile batsman announced retirement from Test cricket. He is known for both his intelligent batting style and his aggressive shots. Announcing his retirement from international cricket, he said that playing for Pakistan is a proud moment for him.
Mohammed Siraj, an aggressive fast bowler from India, overstepped his bounds during the first Test against South Africa in Centurion. The fast bowler aggressively threw Temba Bavuma’s delivery back to the batter. The incident occurred on Day five of the Test when he defended a delivery straight to the bowler. Physios intervened after Temba Bavuma had been uncomfortable for a few minutes
Pakistan batting sensation Fakhar Zaman is set to appear in Australia’s Big Bash League. Brisbane Heat has signed the swashbuckling batter; he is set to leave for Australia. In so doing, he will become the sixth Pakistani participant in the tournament. However, now he is ready to make his way into Australia’s mega event.
ICC announced the nominees for the Women’s ODI Player of the Year award on Wednesday. The shortlist for this award includes three fantastic openers and one talented all-rounder. Over the past year, the ICC Awards will recognize outstanding achievements and feats in cricket. ICC has nominated South Africa’s Lizelle Lee, Pakistan’s Fatima Sana, England’s Tammy Beaumont, and West Indies’ Hayley Matthews.
The Legends Cricket League will take place in Oman in January 2022, and Pakistan legends Shoaib Akhtar and Shahid Afridi, and others will be in the squad. There will be three teams participating in the tournament. Akhtar and Afridi will be part of the Asian Lions squad which also contains players from Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh.
PCB has announced ‘Pathway Junior Contracts’ for young cricketers, as part of the bottom-up strategy for investing in youth and pathways. This decision was made at the 67th meeting of the Board of Governors (BoG) of the PCB in Karachi. They have also announced ‘Pathway Cricket Foundation ‘ where PCB will appoint qualified coaches for young cricketers.
The Pakistan skipper Babar Azam retained No. 1 in Wednesday’s ICC T20I rankings. The ICC ranked Azam no. 1 in T20I batting after his stellar performance against West Indies. He capped an incredible and impressive year in his career. Babar Azam’s 79 runs from 53 balls against the West Indies in Karachi pushed him back to the top spot.
Yorkshire announced that they have formed a partnership with Lahore Qalandars, which includes a player exchange program. It comes after a damaging racism scandal at the English club. Former player Azeem Rafiq claimed Yorkshire did not deal adequately with his allegations of abuse while at the club. The player had been driven to contemplate suicide.