Cricket Australia hopeful, but won't rush into 2022 Pakistan tour
Cricket | September 20, 2019 11:14 ISTAustralia are scheduled to play two Tests, three ODIs and three T20I games in Pakistan from late February 2022.
Australia are scheduled to play two Tests, three ODIs and three T20I games in Pakistan from late February 2022.
The Sri Lanka tour to Pakistan appeared to be in danger following a security warning issued by the office of Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe last week.
Misbah-ul-Haq has addressed the fitness issues in Pakistan's domestic circuit and brought changes in the players' diet and nutrition plans.
Sarfaraz Ahmed said Pakistan had always supported Sri Lanka when things were difficult there.
PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani said that Babar's elevation is part of his gradual development as a future captain. "I am hopeful the trio of Misbah, Sarfaraz and Babar will do well for Pakistan cricket," Mani said.
Wahab said he will be concentrating on the shorter formats of the game. He also said he may be returning to red-ball cricket at a later date.
Harin Fernando, who is Sri Lanka's Sports Minister, said that 10 players have opted out of the tour "purely" based on the 2009 incident when their team bus was attacked by terrorist.
Imran Khan said Abdul Qadir's death was a shock to him and added that he lost a good friend and a great servant of the country.
The Board has also asked Misbah to work as coach during the coming edition of the Pakistan Super League and he will be paid the same salary what outgoing coach Mickey Arthur drew.
According to a Pakistan Cricket Board media release, Misbah-ul-Haq was the unanimous choice of the five-member PCB panel that conducted the recruitment process.
Pakistan's experienced batsman Azhar Ali has hinted that he might be willing to reverse his decision to retire from one-day international cricket.
Misbah-ul-Haq confirmed on Monday he was applying for the head coach job the deadline for which ended on the same day.
Waqar has twice worked as head coach of the Pakistan team in 2010 and in 2014-2016, applied for the bowling coach position with the PCB’s application deadline ending on Sunday.
According to the original programme, Pakistan was scheduled to host Sri Lanka for two World Test Championship matches in October before Sri Lanka returns for three ODIs and three T20Is in late December.
Grant Flower worked as the batting coach of Pakistan for five years from 2014 before PCB decided not to renew his contract after the World Cup.
Zakir Khan, PCB Director of international cricket, in his last media talk, had told the journalists that the board is considering three models for the selection panel of the senior team.
Fourteen centrally contracted and six additional men cricketers have been invited to attend a pre-season camp, which will commence at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore on August 19.
Saqlain Mushtaq, who is an ECB Level-3 coach, has already worked with the New Zealand, Australian, West Indies and Bangladesh national senior teams as their spin consultant or coach.
Earlier, former Pakistani skipper Shahid Afridi had also slammed the UN for its silence on the matter and sought the intervention of the world body.
Misbah is emerging as one of the top contenders to secure the recently vacated spot of Mickey Arthur.
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