Pakistan named a 35-member squad for tours of South Africa and Zimbabwe. They will be play, three ODIs and four T20Is in SA followed by three T20Is and two Tests in Zimbabwe.

PSL: Half-centuries from Babar Azam and Mohammad Nabi guided Karachi Kings to a comfortable six-wicket win over Peshawar Zalmi on Wednesday.

A clinical display of accurate bowling and powerful hitting helped Qalandars defeat Pune Devils by nine wickets, in the fourth match of the Abu Dhabi T10.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has banned Umar Akmal for three years for failing to report corrupt approaches.

Javed Miandad remarks follow player Mohammad Hafeez's protests over former opener Sharjeel Khan's return despite receiving a five-year ban in 2017 over a spot-fixing case.

Wasim Khan, PCB CEO, said Mohammad Hafeez should be "focusing on his own game" instead of criticising fellow players or making comments on the board's policies.

Sharjeel Khan will lecture his former Pakistan teammates on the perils of violating the Anti-Corruption Code as part of his rehabilitation program.

Sharjeel Khan met with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) anti-corruption officials who directed him to undergo a rehabilitation programme, putting him on track to return to the sport.

Sharjeel Khan's appeal against a five-year ban over spot-fixing was rejected this week with his lawyer Thursday vowing to challenge the decision in a higher court.

Pakistan's Test batsman Sharjeel Khan has been handed a five-year ban, half of it suspended by the three member anti-corruption tribunal of the Pakistan Cricket Board, based on circumstantial evidence.