Pakistan legend Younis Khan has been usurped as his country's number one Test batsmen heading into his farewell Test, after Azhar Ali overtook him on the International Cricket Council's batting rankings.
Azhar Ali stepped down as Pakistan one-day captain after a string of poor results and will be replaced by Sarfraz Ahmed, the head of Pakistan's cricket board told AFP.
Pakistan one-day international captain Azhar Ali has been suspended for one contest and fined 40 percent of his match fee for the team's slow over-rate in Thursday's game against Australia, cricket's world governing body (ICC) has said.
Azhar Ali hit the highest score by a Pakistan batsman in Australia on Wednesday on the third day of the second Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Opening batsman Azhar Ali completed a rousing century and combined with Asad Shafiq to defy Australia's bowlers for an entire session as Pakistan moved to 232 for four at lunch on day two of the second Test on Tuesday.
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has been banned for one Test and his team fined for their slow over rate during the first match against New Zealand in Christchurch.
Pakistan declared their first innings at 579-3 after opener Azhar Ali knocked his maiden triple hundred on day two of the first day-night Test against West Indies in Dubai on Friday.
Pakistan captain Azhar Ali leads from the front with 82 before England fight back to hold the tourists to 260 for six in the first one-day international at Southampton.
Azhar Ali says he had realised a "dream" in scoring his first Test century outside of Asia as England great James Anderson's frustration boils over at Edgbaston.
Centuries from Azhar Ali and Younis Khan place Pakistan on a commanding position after the first day of the 2nd and last test match of the series against Bangladesh at Mirpur.
The first test between Bangladesh and Pakistan at Khulna serves a buffet of records, a special treat for the Tigers fans at home and abroad.
Fans of both teams will remember the first test match between Bangladesh and Pakistan at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna for drastically different reasons.
See the best moments of the fifth day of the first test of the two-match series between Bangladesh and Pakistan at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium at Khulna.
Tamim Iqbal smashed his way into the record books with the highest score for Bangladesh in test matches with his superb knock of 206 runs from 278 balls in the first test match against Pakistan at Khulna Stadium.
Bangladesh opener Imrul Kayes notches up his third hundred in his last four matches with a glorious 150 against Pakistan in the first test at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna.
After conceding a 296-run deficit, a superb fight back from Bangladesh with Tamim’s double century and Imrul’s 150 gave Tigers their first draw against Pakistan after eight consecutive losses.
After a brilliant opening stand from Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes, Bangladesh ended day four at 273 and trail Pakistan by 23 runs with 10 wickets remaining in their second innings.
See the best moments of the third day of the first test of the two-match series between Bangladesh and Pakistan at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium at Khulna.
Pakistan lead Bangladesh by 205 runs with five wickets remaining in the 1st innings on the back of Hafeez’s maiden double ton and fifties from Misbah, Asad and Sarfraz at Khulna stadium.