Shoaib Malik to rejoin Pakistan squad in England after 10-day break
Cricket | May 08, 2019 16:03 ISTShoaib Malik was granted a 10-day leave on April 29, but the Pakistan Cricket Board did not give any reason for doing this.
Shoaib Malik was granted a 10-day leave on April 29, but the Pakistan Cricket Board did not give any reason for doing this.
Shoaib Malik said that English conditions can be tricky and no team is favourite to win the World Cup.
The selection committee has decided to utilise the five-match one-day series against England and some side matches as the barometer for making changes in the 15-member World Cup squad, if required, by the deadline of 23rd May.
Pakistan will declare their team for the 2019 World Cup on April 18 and will travel to England on April 23.
According to the format of the 2019 World Cup to be held in England, there is a single group of 10 teams with each playing the other nine sides, and the top four teams progressing to the knockout stages.
After border tensions broke out between India and Pakistan last week, the Sri Lankan Airlines cancelled all its flights to Lahore.
March 3, 2019 marks the 10-year anniversary of the deadly terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore on their way to the Gaddafi Stadium.
Pakistan cricketers whose photographs have been removed from the PCA also include that of present Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Since March 2009, when terrorists attacked the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore, no top side has visited Pakistan due to security concerns.
Men in Green, who had entered with 95 points at the sixth place, have now dropped to the seventh position with 92 points.
Pakistan men's team were also heavily trolled by Twitterati after the humiliating loss against the Blackcaps.
The PCB also said that Wasim Akram's involvement will prove beneficial for Pakistan cricket due to his vast experience.
India and Bangladesh have the highest win-loss ratio amongst the Asian teams and hence are deservedly in the final.
Imam-ul-Haq scored his first fifty as Pakistan registered an emphatic eight-wicket win against Hong Kong in a Group A match at Asia Cup 2018.
Fakhar Zaman blazed Pakistan's first ever double century in a one-day international in his team's record 244-run victory against Zimbabwe on Friday.
Pakistan opening batsmen Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq scripted history on Friday when they established a 304-run partnership stand for the opening-wicket.
Malik has been part of Pakistan's two major cricketing moments - the World T20 title in 2009 and the ICC Champions Trophy crown in 2017.
After initially being contracted in May 2016 to serve for up to two years, PCB extended Arthur's contract as Pakistan head coach till the 2019 World Cup in October last year.
Just two weeks after being cleared to bowl by the ICC for the third time following a remedial bowling action, the PCB had issued a showcase notice to Hafeez to appear before its three-member disciplinary committee to explain his position.
Ireland's bid for an unlikely victory in their inaugural Test came up short as debutant Imam-ul-Haq steered Pakistan out of trouble and to a five-wicket win on the final day.
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