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Only days after admitting to something of an identity crisis in Ben Stokes' England setup, former captain Joe Root can now rest easy after a brilliant, unbeaten century in the second test against New Zealand.
Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has lashed out at Shoaib Akhtar, following his comments on star batter Babar Azam. During a recent appearance on a local news channel, Akhtar had criticised Babar's communications, saying that the Pakistan captain can't speak English properly. The 47-year-old faced a lot of flak for his comments on Babar, as well as former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Kamran Akmal. Raja labelled Akhtar a "delusional superstar", adding that it is more important to become a human first than a brand.
The Pakistan Super League (PSL) is on and it has already been witness to some scintillating action. On Friday, the Sarfaraz Ahmed-led Quetta Gladiators faced the Shadab Khan-captained Islamabad United. Incidentally, while Quetta Gladiators is coached by former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Moin Khan, his son Azam Khan is a batting mainstay of Islamabad United. Ultimately, it was Azam's brutal 42-ball 97 that helped his team beat his father's side. The 24-year-old Azam hit eight sixes and nine fours against Quetta.
Sandwiched in between T20 competitions in Australia, the UAE, Bangladesh, South Africa, New Zealand and Pakistan are two Test matches between New Zealand and England and four between India and Australia. This is probably the shape of things to come for men’s cricket, a juxtaposition of short and long format cricket, juggled in a finite calendar.
The Babar Azam-led Peshawar Zalmi faced a six-wicket defeat against Islamabad United in their previous Pakistan Super League match on Thursday. Asked to bat first, the Zalmi posted a total of 156/8 in 20 overs where their skipper top-scoring with a 75 off 58 balls. Later, the United made the mockery of the target as they chased it down in just 14.5 overs. Rahmanullah Gurbaz smashed 62 off 31 balls Rassie van der Dussen scored 42 off 29 balls as the United claimed a six-wicket win.
Babar Azam shared a hilarious moment with Pakistan teammate Hasan Ali during the Pakistan Super League encounter between Peshawar Zalmi and Islamabad United on Thursday. While taking a single, Babar scared the fast bowler by lifting his bat and pretending to hit him with it. Hasan was taken aback by the sudden gesture and ran for cover as Babar broke into laughter. The two cricketers shared a light moment afterwards and the moment left the commentators in splits. Babar top-scored for Zalmi with 75 but was unable to guide his team to victory against the Islamabad side.
England's Harry Brook said he was determined to "cash in" and enjoy the moment after hitting an unbeaten 184 against New Zealand in the second Test on Friday.
Ben Stokes was not indulging in hyperbole when he tipped five-test-old Harry Brook for global stardom heading into the series final against New Zealand, and the England test captain will feel vindicated by the 24-year-old's batting on Friday.