"Really excited to be back in red-ball format and all eyes are on the Galle Test as we are prepared and ready for the challenge," the Pakistan skipper said ahead of the series as quoted by ICC.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Thursday played down the October 15 ODI World Cup match against arch-rivals India in Ahmedabad and stated that the tournament does not concentrate on a single game and that all nine matchups would be crucial.
The Strikers have already brought together Pakistan captain Babar Azam, highly talented Pakistan speedster Naseem Shah and Sri Lankan T20 stars Matheesha Pathirana and Chamika Karunaratne for the LPL 2023, as per a press release from Colombo Strikers.
The Icon Players include Pakistan Captain Babar Azam, highly talented Pakistan speedster Naseem Shah and Sri Lankan T20 stars Matheesha Pathirana and Chamika Karunaratne.
Pakistan defeated New Zealand in the third ODI by 26 runs and took an unassailable 3-0 series lead in the five-match series here at National Stadium on Wednesday.
Ponting was full of praise for Babar when he spoke in a recent episode of The ICC Review, saying the Pakistan skipper was capable of breaking even more records during the remainder of his career
Pakistan declared late on day five with just about 15 overs of play left, setting New Zealand a target of 138. The shock declaration opened up the Test match with the visitors starting off all guns blazing to chase the target down.
The decision was made following the Committee's meeting, which was chaired by Shahid Afridi, who, along with Pakistan captain Babar Azam, joined the session
Pakistan suffered their first series whitewash on home soil after the English team played an amazing brand of aggressive cricket to trounce them thrice in the test series.
Yadav, who totals 225 runs in the tournament so far, scored 30 against Bangladesh and a match-winning 61 off 25 balls against Zimbabwe to add six rating points to his tally and reach a career-best 869 points, 39 more than Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan. Devon Conway of New Zealand is 90 points a
Pakistan's middle order had been receiving flak for not performing to win matches and the batting order's overdependency on the opening duo of Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam. Although good performances from middle-order batter Mohammad Nawaz helped Pakistan win the T20 Tri-Series in New Zeal