Dubai [UAE], Apr 5 (ANI): Pakistan national selection committee has invited 23 players to complete a fitness test ahead of the announcement of their squad for the World Cup, beginning May 30 in England.
Dubai [UAE], Mar 27 (ANI): Mickey Arthur, Pakistan's head coach, on Tuesday said he could not fault the way Umar Akmal has returned to the team for the series against Australia, but the batsman needs to better his fitness to be in reckoning for the World Cup.
London [UK], Feb 27 (ANI): Shoaib Malik will lead Pakistan during the five-match ODI series against Australia, beginning March 22 as captain Sarfaraz Ahmed is likely to be rested.
Karachi [Pakistan], August 4 (ANI): Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has issued a warning to Umar Akmal, saying the senior middle-order batsman must improve his fitness before thinking about making a comeback to the national side.
Karachi [Pakistan], July 26 (ANI): Pakistan middle-order batsman Umar Akmal, who was dropped from the country's cricket board central contract list, has vowed to work hard on his fitness to make his way back to the national squad.
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 30 (ANI): Pakistan's Babar Azam, Umar Akmal and Kamran Akmal are among the big international players who will feature in Afghanistan's domestic T20 league, Shpageeza Cricket League.
Karachi [Pakistan], May 24 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan has said that they will investigate how middle-order batsman Umar Akmal managed to pass the fitness test in Pakistan, despite the latter failing the same test in England which resulted in his removal from
Karachi [Pakistan], May 24 (ANI): Left-handed batsman Haris Sohail, who has been included in the Pakistan's Champions Trophy squad as replacement for unfit Umar Akmal, has insisted that he is ready to give his all in the tournament opener against arch-rivals India.
Karachi [Pakistan], May 22 (ANI): Inzamam-ul-Haq, chief selector of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), has revealed that left-handed batsmen Umar Amin and Haris Sohail are under consideration to replace middle-order batsman Umar Akmal in the national squad for the Champions Trophy, beginning
Karachi [Pakistan], May 22 (ANI): Middle-order Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has been recalled from England and has been removed from the Champions Trophy squad after he failed to clear a fitness test.
Karachi [Pakistan], May 18 (ANI): Middle-order batsman Pakistani Umar Akmal and left-arm pacer Junaid Khan have been punished by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for their misconduct during a domestic tournament last month.
Karachi [Pakistan], May 16 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has issued a warning to middle-order batsman Umar Akmal and left-arm pacer Junaid Khan to improve their conduct if they want to avoid suspension which could vary from four to six weeks.