Pakistan batsman spoke about his hopes for selection for the Pakistan squad for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka and subsequently for the T20 World Cup in 2020.

Other centurions on the first day of the tournament included Abid Ali (120) and Khurram Manzoor (105) for Sindh and Adnan Akmal for Southern Punjab (106*).

PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani stated that the appointments were for the limited-over series against Sri Lanka.

Pakistan captain accepted that his side had not performed up to the required standards in ODIs, but expressed his confidence in turning it around.

PCB Chairman was responding to reports about doubts being expressed by SLC regarding tour of Pakistan.

The Head Coach stated that he was confident he would be able to get the best out of the captain and wicket-keeper batsman.

The pacer stated that he would assess his fitness and stamina over the coming period to determine whether he was at an optimum level for the longer formats.

The Pakistan captain looked forward to working with newly appointed Head Coach and Chief Selector Misbah-ul-Haq and Bowling Coach Waqar Younis.

ICC ACU officer Steve Richardson interviewed the former Pakistan cricketer for one hour on Friday at the NSK.

The Sri Lankan Board has asked for the government’s assistance; PCB has reiterated its commitment to provide complete safety and security to the tourists.

Lahiru Thirimanne and Dasun Shanaka will lead the two squads for the 3 ODIs in Karachi and 3 T20Is in Lahore.

The left-arm seamer has pulled out of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy but will continue to play the shorter formats of the game.

The fast-bowler spoke about his experience of working with new Pakistan Head Coach Misbah-ul-Haq and Bowling Coach Waqar Younis and his aims to represent Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2020.

The Sri Lanka Sports Minister stated that 10 senior players' refusal was based on the 2009 incident.

Former Pakistan captain stated that had DRS existed in his playing days, the late legendary leg-spinner would have taken more wickets than Shane Warne.

The legendary Pakistan leg-spinner who took 368 wickets and represented his country on 171 occasions suffered a heart attack in Lahore.

Sohail Tanvir writes in detail about his impressions of the domestic cricket reforms announced by the PCB and puts forward the idea that age should not be considered a factor for selection in the national side.

The former captain has been given a 3-year contract as Head Coach and will head a selection commitee comprising of the Head Coaches of six domestic teams.

This will the legendary former fast-bowler's third stint with the national side in a coaching position.

Babar Azam, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Rizwan, Imad Wasim, Shan Masood and Sarfaraz Ahmed named captains of the six cricket associations.

The pacer spoke about his impressions of former Head Coach Mickey Arthur, why he would like Waqar Younis as bowling coach for Pakistan and his aims of making a comeback to the Pakistan side.

The Pakistan all-rounder spoke about reasons for improvements in his batting form and his views on captaincy for the national side.