Islamabad, April 15 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is set to continue with Shan Masood as captain of the Test side despite poor results, while former skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed is expected to be appointed as head coach for the red-ball format. The development comes as Pakistan prepares to begin a fresh cycle of the ICC World Test Championship with a two-match away series against Bangladesh, scheduled to start from May 8.According to a report in Telecom Asia Sport, the PCB is keen on maintai…
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New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Pakistan’s musical chair with the head coach continues as former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed is well set to take over the vacant post for the two-Test series in Bangladesh in May, a news report claimed on Wednesday.The post was vacant since December last year when Azhar Mahmood ended his contract —due to run until March 2026 — but with no Tests in the calendar until March-April next year, after an agreement with PCB. Now Sarfaraz Ahmed is looking set to take over the m…
Islamabad, Dec 29 (IANS) Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi has reiterated that if India wants the T20 Asia Cup 2005 trophy, then they will have to accept it from him in Dubai.”There is a status quo on trophy handing. If India wants the trophy, they must send their captain to Dubai and receive it from me,” Naqvi told Telecom Asia Sport (www.telecomasia.net).The trophy is still lying in the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) office in Dubai ever since India captain Suryakumar Yadav refused …
Dubai, Dec 20 (IANS) Former Pakistan captain and Under-19 team mentor Sarfaraz Ahmed wants his charges to beat India in the final of the Junior Asia Cup in Dubai on Sunday, an encore of the 2017 Champions Trophy. Pakistan lost the Group match against India in Birmingham by 124 runs but in a brilliant show won the Champions Trophy final by 180 runs at The Oval.Here too, Pakistan Under-19 lost the Group match by a big 90 runs and now faces another opportunity to win the title, first time in an out…