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"Fitness Is The Main Component": New Pakistan Test Coach Jason Gillespie Sends Firm Message

Pakistan Test coach Jason Gillespie highlighted the importance of fitness in the team ahead of their two-match red-ball series against Bangladesh in August. In the recently concluded T20 World Cup 2024, Pakistan crashed out of the group stage and received massive backlash from former Pakistan cricketers and some sections of fans. Fielding and inconsistency were the two aspects of the Pakistan team that were heavily criticised. Apart from that, the fitness level of the players also turned out to be another point of backlash for the players.

Watch: Pakistan Batter Shan Masood Gets Run-Out On No Ball, Yet Remains Not Out. Incident Explained

Pakistan international batter Shan Masood, playing for Yorkshire in Vitality T20 Blast, was at the center of the strange incident that saw him remain not-out despite getting run-out on a no-ball. It all happened when Masood was batting on 58, facing Lancashire's Jack Blatherwick in the 15th over. Masood hit the stumps while trying to hit the ball on the backfoot and wandered outside the crease thinking he was out. The Lancashire players also dislodged the bails at the other end of the pitch, inflicting a run-out.

"Can't Do This Tuk-Tuking": Babar Azam Asked To Quit T20 Cricket In Brutal Rant

Legendary Indian cricket team batter Kris Srikkanth was extremely critical of Babar Azam and even asked him to consider leaving T20 cricket. The Pakistan cricket team captain has enjoyed an extremely poor run of form in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 and his slow approach has also put him under a lot of criticism from experts and fans. Following Pakistan's T20 World Cup 2024 exit, Srikkanth said that Babar's 'tuk-tuking' does not have a place in T20 cricket and he should stop playing the shortest format of the sport. "I don't think Babar should play T20 cricket. I mean you can't do this tuk-tuking all the time in T20 cricket. They say Babar scored 4,000 runs like Virat or Rohit, but his strike rate is only 112-115 what are you talking about?,” said Srikkanth on Star Sports.

Babar Azam Unlikely To Be Given Back Pakistan Test Captaincy: Reports

Babar Azam's prospects of becoming Test captain again have seemingly taken a major hit after the USA ended Pakistan's chances of claiming a spot in the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup. Sources told Geo News that Shan Masood will retain the Test captaincy for their two-match red-ball series against Bangladesh in August. It was also reported that following the T20 World Cup fiasco, the board is disappointed in Babar's ability to lead. The Bangladesh series will be the first stint for former Australian pacer Jason Gillespie as Pakistan's red-ball head coach.

Azhar Mahmood Named Pakistan Head Coach For New Zealand T20I Series

Former fast bowler Azhar Mahmood has been named as the head coach of the Pakistan men's cricket team for the upcoming five-match T20I series against New Zealand, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Monday. The five-match T20I series will start on April 18 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium and will conclude on April 27 at the Gaddafi Stadium, in Lahore. "Azhar represented Pakistan in 164 internationals, taking 162 wickets and scoring 2,421 runs," PCB said in an official statement.

"Never Made Such Suggestion": Ex-PCB Chief Blasts Shahid Afridi's Captaincy Theory

Former Pakistan Cricket Board chief Zaka Ashraf has defended his decision to remove Babar Azam as captain following the team's disappointing ODI World Cup campaign in India. Zaka also denied claims from Pakistan's former captain Shahid Afridi that he had advised him to appoint Mohammad Rizwan as white-ball captain and not Shaheen Shah Afridi who is his son-in-law. Babar was recently re-appointed as white-ball skipper while Shaheen got the axe after just one series as the leader of the side.

Pakistan Captaincy Crisis: Report Claims Shaheen Afridi Furious With PCB For Putting Out His 'Fake' Quote

There is a fresh controversy that is reportedly brewing between Shaheen Afridi and the Pakistan Cricket Board. And a statement put out by the cricket board on its website, on behalf of Afridi, is at the centre of it. In the said statement, Afridi, who was stripped off Pakistan's white ball captaincy, on Sunday proclaimed his full-fledged support to Babar Azam, who was handed back the leadership role ahead of the T20 World Cup in June.

On Babar Azam's Return As Captain, Report Reveals Shaheen Afridi's "Unfair" Reaction

Star batter Babar Azam was on Sunday reappointed as Pakistan's white-ball captain, two months ahead of the T20 World Cup. Babar replaces fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi as the T20 captain. The pacer has been removed after just one series which Pakistan lost 1-4 to New Zealand in January. The decision to reinstate Babar was taken after a unanimous recommendation from the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) selection committee.

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"Fitness Is The Main Component": New Pakistan Test Coach Jason Gillespie Sends Firm Message

Watch: Pakistan Batter Shan Masood Gets Run-Out On No Ball, Yet Remains Not Out. Incident Explained

"Can't Do This Tuk-Tuking": Babar Azam Asked To Quit T20 Cricket In Brutal Rant

Babar Azam Unlikely To Be Given Back Pakistan Test Captaincy: Reports

Azhar Mahmood Named Pakistan Head Coach For New Zealand T20I Series

"Never Made Such Suggestion": Ex-PCB Chief Blasts Shahid Afridi's Captaincy Theory

Pakistan Captaincy Crisis: Report Claims Shaheen Afridi Furious With PCB For Putting Out His 'Fake' Quote

On Babar Azam's Return As Captain, Report Reveals Shaheen Afridi's "Unfair" Reaction