Wet conditions and alleged negligence of the ground staff were blamed for the first day of the fixture between Lahore Whites and Karachi Whites being called off at the LCCA ground

Thilanga Sumathipala sent out a message of solidarity with Pakistan, reiterating that the PCB and and the government of Pakistan have stood by Sri Lanka in the past

With roads sealed off and huge security convoys, the security arrangements provided to the Sri Lanka team are similar to the protocol followed for a presidential visit

The excessive media coverage that followed his reporting of an allegedly corrupt approach frightened the Pakistan captain

It is understood that the Pakistan captain was the target of an allegedly corrupt approach after the third ODI against Sri Lanka on Wednesday

WAPDA captain Salman Butt has questioned Peshawar's sportsmanship after their fast bowler Taj Wali clinched a three-run win by mankading non-striker Mohammad Irfan

The former Pakistan captain said the hectic schedule of the tournament had led to the quality of pitches being substandard

Pakistan have left out former ODI captain Azhar Ali from their squad for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka in the UAE

News from the trade window of the Pakistan Super League, where a few big names found new homes

Shamsa Hashmi, former general manager of the Pakistan women side, criticised the former captain's tactics, and said that she had been trying to control Mir's 'manoeuvring and hegemony by counselling'

Centrally contracted players will have to feature in the National T20 Cup before they can gain No-Objection Certificates to participate in the T20 Global League and the Bangladesh Premier League

Bismah Maroof will succeed Mir as the Pakistan captain, even as the PCB will look to appoint a new general manager for the women's wing and a new selection panel

Seventeen-year-old Shaheen Afridi got into the record books yesterday with figures of 8 for 39, the best ever by a Pakistani on first-class debut

His first assignment in charge will be in the UAE, where Pakistan host New Zealand for three ODIs and four T20Is later this year

Inzamam-ul-Haq, the PCB's chief selector, is impressed with the opener's form and fitness since his return from his spot-fixing ban, and has said his case for a full international return will be assessed by picking him in the Pakistan A team

The pair are likely to be the first batsmen to attempt filling the gap left by Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan's retirements in the upcoming Tests against Sr Lanka, even as Pakistan have bolstered their bowling with the inclusion of uncapped fast bowler Mir

The 2017-18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy's group stage will see seven matches played in 41 days, with the entire tournament scheduled to last less than three months

The fast bowler - who is returning from a ban for not reporting bookies' approaches - says he had accepted his mistake right away, and is now looking forward to bowling his way back into the Pakistan team

Pakistan batsman Khalid Latif has been banned by the PCB from all forms of cricket for five years for his role in the spot-fixing scandal that marred the 2017 Pakistan Super League

However, the Cricket West Indies president was personally quite satisfied by security arrangements in Lahore for the final match of the World XI series