Sarfaraz Ahmed
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PCB announces central contract list for 2020-21: Sarfaraz demoted to category B; Amir axed
Cricket | May 13, 2020, 04:09 PM ISTNaseem Shah and Iftikhar Ahmad were the two new faces in the 18-player men's central contract list. And Shaheen Shah Afridi is one of the four players to get promotions.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed set to be demoted in PCB's new central contracts list
Cricket | May 08, 2020, 10:01 PM ISTAccording to details, the Board has also decided against reducing the central contract retainers or match fees for the players despite the coronavirus pandemic suspending all cricket activities around the world.
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Mapping Pakistan's downfall in Tests: Domestic discomfort, vanishing pace attack
Cricket | Dec 02, 2019, 08:26 PM ISTThree years after bagging the No.1 Test rank, Pakistan have managed just eight Test victories in 26 matches, better only to Bangladesh among top-9 full-member nations, and have slipped well below to No.8 spot in the ICC Test rankings.
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Pak PM Imran Khan advises Sarfaraz to focus on domestic cricket to make comeback
Cricket | Nov 18, 2019, 10:03 AM ISTPakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan advised sacked captain Sarfaraz Ahmed to focus on domestic cricket, and also backed Misbah-ul-Haq as head coach.
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Sarfaraz ignored in Test series for Australia, Pak announce T20I squad
Cricket | Oct 21, 2019, 05:58 PM ISTSenior players Shoaib Malik, Muhammad Hafeez and Ahmed Shehzad also did not figure in the T20 squad for the important tour.
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Protesters want Pakistan PM Imran Khan to restore Sarfaraz as skipper
Cricket | Oct 20, 2019, 11:36 PM ISTProtesters gathered in front of Sarfaraz's home in the southern port city of Karachi on Sunday.
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Ousted Sarfaraz Ahmed to remain in top Central Contract category
Cricket | Oct 20, 2019, 05:30 PM ISTDismissing rumors that the board had decided to relegate Sarfaraz to a lower category, a PCB spokesperson said Sarfaraz would retain his top category in the central contracts which run till July next year.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed's removal as captain shocks Moin Khan
Cricket | Oct 20, 2019, 12:44 PM ISTBesides being stripped off captaincy, Sarfaraz has also been dropped for the upcoming tour of Australia, where Pakistan will play three T20Is and two Tests.
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Karachi to hold protest over Sarfaraz's sacking as Pakistan skipper
Cricket | Oct 19, 2019, 06:08 PM ISTWhile Azhar Ali has been named as Pakistan's new Test skipper, Babar Azam will take on the responsibility for the T20I side. The decision for the ODI captaincy has been put on hold.
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Sarfaraz will not find a place in Pakistan team: Shoaib Akhtar
Cricket | Oct 19, 2019, 12:35 PM ISTFormer Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar was critical of Sarfaraz Ahmed, saying that the wicketkeeper-batsman was a 'timid' captain.
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PCB commits blunder after sacking Sarfaraz Ahmed
Cricket | Oct 19, 2019, 08:08 AM ISTPCB committed a major blunder by posting a video from their official Twitter account, where some of the Pakistani players were seen dancing.
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Twitter trolls Sarfaraz after he gets the axe as Pakistan captain
Cricket | Oct 18, 2019, 02:22 PM ISTSarfaraz Ahmed was stripped of captaincy and dropped from the Pakistan side after a series of below-average performances in international cricket.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed sacked as Pakistan captain
Cricket | Oct 18, 2019, 04:20 PM ISTSarfaraz Ahmed has been sacked as the captain of Pakistan in both Tests and T20Is as they aim to get back to winning ways.
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Azhar Ali likely to replace Sarfaraz Ahmed as Pakistan's Test captain
Cricket | Oct 17, 2019, 04:29 PM ISTPakistan's head coach Misbah ul Haq is unhappy with Sarfaraz's performance and has reportedly communicated it to the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB's) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Wasim Khan.
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PCB Chairman wants Sarfaraz Ahmed to leave Test captaincy: Reports
Cricket | Oct 12, 2019, 04:17 PM ISTAccording to reports, PCB chairman wants wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed to leave Test captaincy.
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Pakistan fan destroys Sarfaraz Ahmed's hoarding post 0-3 loss vs SL
Cricket | Oct 11, 2019, 10:39 AM ISTBoth fans and former cricketers have expressed their wrath and anger, with some demanding Sarfaraz's removal from captaincy after they were whitewashed by a second string Sri Lankan side, that too in their own backyard.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed joins MS Dhoni in elite list of wicketkeeper-captains
Cricket | Oct 02, 2019, 05:48 PM ISTAs Pakistan took on Sri Lanka in the third and final ODI of the series in Karachi, their skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed joined MS Dhoni in an 'elite list' of wicketkeeper-captains.
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Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Karachi gears up for first ODI in over 10 years
Cricket | Sep 27, 2019, 03:06 PM ISTPakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed said in the pre-match press conference that he is only one of two players in the team who has played an ODI in Karachi.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed should be removed from Test captaincy: Shahid Afridi
Cricket | Sep 20, 2019, 03:17 PM ISTFormer Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi believes that leading the side in all the three formats would put a huge amount of pressure on Sarfaraz Ahmed.
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Sarfaraz confident of good showing in World Test Ch'ship
Cricket | Sep 16, 2019, 08:46 PM ISTSarfaraz Ahmed, who will continue to lead Pakistan across the three formats, is positive about Pakistan's campaign in the World Test Championship.