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The three struggling sides in the First XI National T20 Cup – Balochistan, Central Punjab and Southern Punjab – have revisited their team combinations for the second round action, which begins at the Pindi Cricket Stadium from Friday, 9 October

Director – High Performance Nadeem Khan to hold media conference at National Stadium today (Monday) at 1400, which will be live-streamed on PCB’s Facebook and YouTube channels

Musa Khan and Rohail Nazir to also depart with the side; left-arm spinner Zafar Gohar to join from England to assist the side in pre-series preparations

The Pakistan Cricket Board today confirmed five reserve players and a backup player support personnel have undergone Covid-19 tests

Fast bowlers Hasan Ali and Mohammad Amir, and middle-order batsman Haris were not available for selection. Hasan is suffering from a back injury, Amir withdrew so that he can be at the birth of his second child in August while Haris took the option of pulling out of the tour due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The players have been selected with one eye on the future as I want them to learn from Mushtaq Ahmed and Younis Khan which will help them beyond this tour, says Misbah-ul-Haq

Bangladeshi Team is touring Pakistan for the second time after whitewash in T20I in January.

Off-spinner Bilal Asif and all-rounder Faheem Ashraf recalled

The national men’s selection committee has invited 19 probables for a training camp at the National Cricket Academy, Lahore