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Watch: Wrestling In Pakistan Cricket Camp As Hasan Ali Takes Down Team Masseur

With their sights set on a three-match Test series against Australia starting next month, the Pakistan cricket team is sweating it out in a training camp in Rawalpindi. The players also engaged in a two-day scenario match, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at the Pindi Cricket Stadium. Saturday's marks the third day of their training camp, which will conclude on November 28, ahead of the team's departure to Australia a day later. During Saturday's training camp, pacer Hasan Ali was seen having a freestyle wrestling with the masseur of team, Malang Ali.

"Typical Of Pakistan": Australia Great's Blunt Take On Captaincy Change, Babar Azam

Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has criticised the Pakistan cricket team over Babar Azam stepping down as the captain of the side following the Asian team's Cricket World Cup 2023 debacle. Babar stepped down from his role in mid November. Pakistan lost five out of their nine matches at the mega event and failed to qualify for the semifinals. Babar came under a lot of pressure from both experts and fans regarding his captaincy and his lack of form with the bat did not help the matter. Shan Masood was appointed Test captain while Shaheen Afridi took over as the T20I captain.

Watch: Babar Azam, Sarfaraz Ahmed Enjoy Qawwali Night For Teammate's Wedding

Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam and Sarfaraz Ahmed attended the Qawwali night ahead of teammate Imam-ul-Haq's wedding in Lahore. Sarfaraz made the most of the occasions as he seen enjoying the music, with Babar and Usman Qadir sitting next to him. Babar had a smile on his face as Sarfaraz grooved to the tune of 'Mera piya ghar aaya'. Notably, Imam's nikah (wedding ceremony) will take place on Saturday, November 25, with the wedding reception set to be held a day later (Sunday, November 26).

"Don't See Any Logic Behind...": Javed Miandad Slams New PCB Appointments

Pakistan great Javed Miandad feels Sarfaraz Ahmed was better suited to lead the Test team in Australia than newly appointed Shan Masood. “It is clear that Sarfaraz is a very seasoned cricketer and has done well as captain before for Pakistan and if he had been made captain it would have been vital for the team in Australia which is a tough place to tour." "Sarfaraz Ahmed should not only be included in the team against Australia, but due to his experience, he should have been the captain," Miandad told the media in Karachi. Referring to the appointments of Wahab Riaz as chief selector, Muhammad Hafeez as team director and Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal as bowling coaches, Miandad said he always felt that there should be a age gap between coaches and players in international cricket. Without a difference in age, he feels there won't be any respect between players and coaches.

Who is Saim Ayub - Pakistan's young batting sensation picked for Australia Test tour?

Every Cricket World Cup generally marks the beginning of a new cricket cycle for teams, irrespective of the result.

Pakistan appoint Gul, Ajmal as bowling coaches

Pakistan continued the overhaul of their backroom staff after failing to qualify for the knockout stages of the World Cup by appointing former international players Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal as bowling coaches on Tuesday.

Pakistan Cricket Team Call Up 3 Uncapped Players For Australia Tour

Pakistan on Monday called up uncapped players Saim Ayub, Aamir Jamal and Khurrum Shehzad for the three-Test series in Australia, starting in December after fast bowler Naseem Shah couldn't recover from a shoulder surgery for the tour. Shan Masood will be leading the 18-member squad against Australia with new chief selector, Wahab Riaz also recalling left-arm pacer, Mir Hamza for the tour for which nine players from the World Cup squad have also been retained. Pakistan plays three Tests before moving on to New Zealand for five T20 internationals but Wahab only named the Test squad on Monday. While swashbuckling opener, Saim Ayub has played 8 T20 internationals and Aamir Jamal four T20 matches, pace bowler Khurrum Shehzad has been called up for the first time by Pakistani selectors due to his impressive performances in domestic cricket.

Watch: Nasty Collision Of Past And Present Pakistan Captains, Shan Masood Grimaces In Pain

Pakistan's new Test captain, Shan Masood, has escaped a nasty injury that could have jeopardised his availability for the upcoming tour of Australia next month after colliding with teammate Sarfaraz Ahmed during a domestic tie. The incident happened on Friday during a List-A semi-final match between Karachi and Multan at the Rawalpindi stadium. Shan and Sarfaraz, playing for Karachi, ran to take a catch from opposite directions near mid-off and ended up in a nasty collision, with the former unable to get up immediately as the latter retrieved the ball.

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Watch: Wrestling In Pakistan Cricket Camp As Hasan Ali Takes Down Team Masseur

"Typical Of Pakistan": Australia Great's Blunt Take On Captaincy Change, Babar Azam

Watch: Babar Azam, Sarfaraz Ahmed Enjoy Qawwali Night For Teammate's Wedding

"Don't See Any Logic Behind...": Javed Miandad Slams New PCB Appointments

Who is Saim Ayub - Pakistan's young batting sensation picked for Australia Test tour?

Pakistan appoint Gul, Ajmal as bowling coaches

Pakistan Cricket Team Call Up 3 Uncapped Players For Australia Tour

Watch: Nasty Collision Of Past And Present Pakistan Captains, Shan Masood Grimaces In Pain