The all-rounder who recently retired from international cricket joins Mike Hesson at Islamabad while Hassan Ali moves to Karachi Kings.

The former England all-rounder and mixed martial arts fighter has had previous coaching roles with Afghanistan, the England Lions and Queensland.

Ahmed Shahzad's third consecutive half-century 72* (52), Ammad Alam 53 (33), Muhammad Taha 41 (27) and Kahif Ali 39* (25) showcased their batting skills, while Sohail Khan (5/10), Ghulam Mudasir (3/6), and Ahmed Daniyal (2/20) were the pick of the bowlers.

The newly appointed Director Pakistan cricket team clarified the Board's stance on granting of NOCs for players to participate in T20 leagues and thanked Imad Wasim for his services to the country.

The Karachi Whites wicketkeeper-batter was sanctioned earlier by match officials for displaying a Palestinian flag on his bat during the ongoing National T20 Cup.

Standout performances from Qasim Akram 64(51), Imran Butt 52(38) and Imtiaz Legari 48(24) with bat and Salahuddin (3/2), Faheem Rasheed (3/11), Usman Qadir (3/28) and Umair Afridi (3/30) with the ball.

The final training session before the squad's departure for the tour of Australia was held at the National Cricket Academy, Lahore.

The former Pakistan all-rounder thanked the PCB and fans for their support in a career which saw him represent his country in 121 white-ball games.

Selected for the upcoming 3-match Test tour of Australia, the opening batter stated that he would have no trouble adjusting to the demands of all 3 formats.

Saj chats with former player, coach and current television commentator about what makes the Australian cricketers so mentally tough, How Australia succeeded in keeping the Indian crowd quiet in the final, the post-match presentation fiasco in the World Cup final, Babar Azam’s decision to resign as Pakistan captain and the current chaos in Pakistan cricket.

Former Australian captain has provided a grim warning for Pakistan's tour of Australia after Babar Azam quit as skipper following a failed World Cup campaign.

Under the newly appointed captain Shan Masood, the Test squad sees significant changes with the first-time inclusion of Saim Ayub and Khurram Shahzad and returns for Faheem Ashraf, Mir Hamza and Mohammad Wasim Jnr.

Former Pakistan pacer and Lahore Qalandars' Head Coach critical of the Chief Selector Wahab Riaz for pressurizing Rauf who has mostly been playing T20 cricket and hasn't played Test cricket for a year.

The draft which is tentatively expected to take place in mid-December will see Karachi Kings and Islamabad United make the second and third picks, the fourth and fifth picks will be done by Peshawar Zalmi and Multan Sultans respectively, whilst Lahore Qalandars will finish the first round with the sixth pick.

Pakistan's former Test captain's first assignment will be to coach the team in the 2023 ACC U19 Asia Cup and the 2024 ICC U19 World Cup.

Former Pakistan captain feels that experienced former cricketers should be at the helm of affairs in the PCB and not happy with the manner in which Babar Azam's captaincy ended.

Renowned Cricket journalist speaks with Saj on a variety of topics including whether Babar Azam was pushed to resign as skipper or did he walk away himself, the powerful lobby which has been out to get Babar Azam, Zaka Ashraf's continued struggles to manage PCB's affairs in an orderly way and how Mickey Arthur and Grant Bradburn were given the cold shoulder by Zaka Ashraf at their meeting in Lahore.