Salman Ali Agha set to be sacked following Pakistan’s three defeats against India in Asia Cup 2025: Reports
The main reason remains to be Pakistan’s three losses in a span of 15 days which came at the Asia Cup in Dubai.
The main reason remains to be Pakistan’s three losses in a span of 15 days which came at the Asia Cup in Dubai.
Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the super four clash of Asia Cup 2025 between Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
It is to be noted that the cancellation of press conference wasn’t the first instance as they took a similar decision ahead of their game against UAE last week.
The ICC has reportedly written to PCB over “violating multiple tournament rules” and is looking to take strict action after their late arrival in game against UAE.
The Pakistan Cricket team has reportedly decided to withdraw from the match number 10 of Asia Cup 2025 against the…
Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the 10th match of Asia Cup 2025 between Pakistan and UAE.
The board has also reportedly sought action on match referee Andy Pycroft.
For Pakistan, Mohammad Haris scored 66(43) runs with the bat while Saim Ayub, Sufiyan Muqeem and Faheem Ashraf impressed with the ball as Pakistan registered a convincing victory..
Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the fourth match of Asia Cup 2025 between Pakistan and Oman.
Pakistan will kickstart their Asia Cup 2025 campaign against Oman on September 12.
In the absence of great Pakistan players like Babar Azam and Mohd. Rizwan, which players could be marking their debut in Asia Cup?
In the 17th over of Pakistan’s innings, Mohammad Haris played a reckless shot against UAE pacer Junaid Siddique as Muhammad Jawadullah made no mistake in grabbing an easy catch.
The decision is reportedly driven by concerns over soaring temperatures in the UAE.
With the next ODI World Cup scheduled to take place after two years, it will be interesting to see which players can be seen in Pakistan’s 50-over line-up replacing Babar.
The Asia Cup 2025 is set to commence from 9th September 2025
Pakistan have been placed in Group A alongside India, UAE and Oman. The Salman Agha-led side will kickstart their campaign against Oman on September 12, followed by much-anticipated match against India scheduled to be played on September 14.
The opening fixture will see Pakistan square up against last year’s T20 World Cup semi-finalists, Afghanistan on August 29.
It is to be noted that Gary Kristen and Jason Gillespie served as Pakistan Test and white-ball coaches, but their tenures came to an abrupt end.
In the ongoing ICC Men’s Champions Trophy, Babar Azam managed to get 87 runs in two matches.
In the following listicle, we will have look at the top three reason why Pakistan failed to qualify for the semi-finals of Champions Trophy 2025.
Speaking of the marquee ICC tournament, Pakistan will play the tournament opener against New Zealand at the National Stadium in Karachi on February 19, before taking on arch-rivals India on February 23 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
The six-week recovery timeline also reveals that Saim Ayub will miss the two Tests against West Indies later this month. Furthermore, his participation in the tri-series featuring South Africa and New Zealand is now also in doubt.
Notably, Gary Kirsten began his tenure as Pakistan men’s team’s head coach in May after the conclusion of his role with the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The veteran wicketkeeper-batter, Mohammed Rizwan will take the charge for the first time as they lock horns with Australia in three-match ODI as well as T20I series from November 4.
Pakistan will next take on England in the second Test, set to begin from October 15 in Multan.
Imam-ul-Haq also said yes to Inzamam-ul-Haq being a better captain than Misbah-ul-Haq for Pakistan during a TV show.
Not only the men’s team, members of the women’s cricket team are also due to get their pay.
Babar Azam took to social media to announce his decision to step down as white-ball captain of Pakistan cricket team.
During his second stint as captain, Pakistan won only six of 13 T20Is.
The 42-year-old made a big claim during the PCB event that he was offered the selector’s post prior to the T20 World Cup 2024, but denied with Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq continuing the role.
The Champions One-Day Cup will be held at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad from 12 to 29 September 2024.
The Pakistan athlete is all set to receive the second highest award of the country, ‘Hilal-e-Imtiaz’ after his prolific display at the recently concluded Paris Olympics 2024.
Pakistan are scheduled to play two Test matches at home against Bangladesh, starting August 21.
The PCB has also decided to include Assistant Coach Azhar Mahmood and four other members, who will act as advisors to the key members including PCB Chairman.
The most recent between India and Pakistan came in the recently concluded T20 World Cup 2024.
Pakistan has the hosting rights for the next ICC event, that is the Champions Trophy, which will be played in February 2025.
Haris Rauf completed 100th T20I wicket of his career, becoming the quickest pacer in history to complete this feat in his 71st match.
Pakistan will next take on arch-rivals India at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York on Sunday, June 9.
However, the board confirmed that he will be available for selection for the highly anticipated clash against India, set to take place on June 9 in New York.
The Babar Azam-led Pakistan cricket team will open their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign against Oman in their Group A clash on June 6, Thursday at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas.
The T20 World Cup 2024 match between USA and Pakistan, which will be the first time these two teams take on each other, will be played on June 6 (IST) at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas at 9:00 pm IST.
The Babar Azam-led Men in Green are placed in Group A for the T20 World Cup 2024, alongside India, Ireland, co-hosts USA and Canada.
Pakistan are placed in Group A in the T20 World Cup 2024, alongside arch-rivals India, Ireland, Canada and the co-hosts USA.
Alongside a few stars of today, Pakistan also have a few veterans who may represent the side for the last time in their careers
Pakistan are placed in Group A alongside arch-rivals India, Ireland, Canada and the USA in the T20 World Cup 2024.
PCB also reappointed Babar Azam as the captain of Pakistan in limited overs cricket.
The training camp of the Pakistan players with the army is going to begin just a few days after the ninth season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) finishes.
The visitors will take on the six-time world champions in a three-match Test series, starting December 14 at the Perth Stadium.
With the IPL 2024 auction just days away, the discussion about the possibility of Pakistani players’ participation in the tournament surfaces.
His comments on the ‘sticking to the decisions’ reportedly come after Wahab Riaz on Saturday held a press conference to inform and clarify on removing Salman Butt as a consultant member to the PCB.
Morne Morkel, Pakistan’s fast bowling coach resigned after their campaign at the flagship tournament.
Pakistan finished fifth in the ODI World Cup standings with only four wins from nine matches.
The incident occurred in the sixth over of Pakistan’s innings, when Sidra showed dissent on being adjudged leg before wicket.
The former skipper said that he is ‘worried’ as “it’s been too calm this last couple of days.”
Pakistan is sixth in the points table with six points, only above Sri Lanka, Netherlands, Bangladesh and England.
The Men in Green also ordered chap, firni, kebabs, and shahi tukda on Zomato from one of the most famous restaurants of Kolkata.
Pakistan are coming on the back of two consecutive losses, after securing two consecutive wins in the tournament.
In the 18th match of the ICC Men’s World Cup 2023, Pakistan will take on Australia at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on October 20.
Australia have had a disappointing season this far, for the Kangaroos lost their first two fixtures in succession from India and South Africa, respectively.
Pakistan are fourth in the standings with four points, having won two games out of three games.
The Babar Azam-led side’s ODI World Cup 2023 campaign, they will take on the Netherlands in their tournament opener on October 6 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
The squad had left Lahore on September 26 and reached Hyderabad today.
Pakistan will begin their ODI World Cup 2023 campaign against Netherlands in Hyderabad on October 6 and will then play Sri Lanka before facing India on October 14.
Akmal specifically warned Babar Azam’s men about the clash against India on October 14.
Notably, Zaman Khan has been replaced for Shah in the Asia Cup squad. Additionally, Shahnawaz Dahani will join the team in Colombo on Thursday, 14th September.
India and Pakistan had to settle with a no-result in this Asia Cup 2023 match, due to the persistent rains at the venue, in the evening hours.
Earlier, Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and opted to bat first.
India is scheduled to play against Pakistan in ODIs for the first time in over four years, later today.
Shaheen Afridi has been the number 1 bowler for Pakistan team in ODIs.
Notably, Pakistan has been placed in Group A alongside Nepal and India for the six-team tournament.
While both Pakistan and Australia sit with same rating, the Men in Green are just ahead of the Aussies by 10 points (2,725 points).
Pakistan have named a strong 17-member Asia Cup 2023 with an eye on winning the continental cricket tournament for the third time.
Imam-ul-Haq has been able to put together a great run as an individual and team player in Pakistan colours, irrespective of the hurtful chants directed at him constantly.
The biggest disappointment came as India lost their second consecutive T20I against West Indies to trail in the five-match series 0-2.
The Babar Azam-led side will kick start their ODI World Cup campaign on October 6 against Netherlands in Hyderabad.
Notably, Bismah Maroof has opted out of the Asian Games because of the event’s rules and regulations that do not allow athletes to carry their children.
Also Sethi mentioned the political angle surrounding the venues of Cricket World Cup while detailing that Ahmedabad might be a security risk for Pakistan team to travel to.
Meanwhile, the Pakistan cricket team achieved the no.1 ODI ranking in the world for the first-time ever during the series against New Zealand.
Earlier, the BCCI had refused to let Team India travel to Pakistan to play the Asia Cup 2023 because of the continuous political tensions between the two nations, as announced by secretary Jay Shah last October.
Shoaib Malik opined that giving up leadership role will help Babar Azam make more records at the international level as the pressure on him will be limited to his batting.
The Pakistan duo will open their T20 World Cup campaign against India on October 23.
Coming to Pakistan’s performance in the Tri-series, the Men in Green are having a great time.
In a desperate attempt to take a wicket, Babar brought himself on and was immediately rewarded in the second ball of the 76th over.
While some fans claimed that Men in Green are set to win their second trophy this year, the others just could not express their happiness in words.
Babar Azam’s 68* is the highest score by Pakistan captain in T20 World Cup.
The mega event will be played from October 17 to November 14. Notably, all the teams had been given a deadline of September 10 to submit their final squads.
The 39-year-old also added that that a lot of players (from all countries) will also have some benefit having played in tournaments like PSL and IPL in UAE.
It has also been revealed that Babar got engaged before quarantining himself for the tournament.
Notably, the BCCI does not permit Pakistan players to participate in the IPL ever since the second edition of the T20 tournament.
The 39-year-old has signed 2-year contracts with some leagues and has no plans to announce his retirement after the T20 World Cup.
Tabraiz Shamsi was the pick of the bowlers for South Africa, picking up 4 wickets for 25 runs in the series decider but couldn’t stop the hosts from reaching their target with 8 balls to spare.