Babar Azam on Wednesday had announced his decision to relinquish Pakistan leadership roles across formats after the team failed to enter the semifinals of the ongoing World Cup

Wasim Akram had criticised some Pakistan players, from the current crop, for acting as pundits on TV.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday announced the T20I and ODI squads for the home series against West Indies, which will be played in Karachi from December 13.

Pakistan Super League: Babar Azam, Pakistan captain, was placed in the Platinum category along with Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, and Mohammad Amir among others for PSL 2021.

Sarfaraz Ahmed has reclaimed his spot from Rohail Nazir, who will lead Pakistan Shaheens against New Zealand ''A''.

England had threatened a huge total while the 21-year-old Tom Banton was compiling his maiden T20I fifty but his exit sparked a collapse. Rain fell with England 131-6 off 16.1 overs.

Afghanistan skipper Gulbadin Naib came to bowl the 46th over and ended up leaking 18 runs with Imad Wasim finding three boundaries in that over.

Mohammad Hafeez and Imad Wasim staged a comeback in Pakistan's 15-member squad for the 3-match ODI series against New Zealand.

The Australian team was bundled out for 89 in the first T20I against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi.

The 66-run win gave Pakistan a 1-0 lead in the three-match series and also their biggest T20I victory over Australia.