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.
Tigers captain Mashrafe Mortaza has said the team's belief before the ODI series that they were favourites kept them in the right frame of mind.
It is a special treat, especially for Tigers’ supporters when Bangladesh cricket team is firing on all cylinders, and in the process, stamping their dominance on the cricket field.
See the best moments of the second match of the Dan Cake ODI Cricket Series between Bangladesh and Pakistan played at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur.
Bangladesh win ODI series against Pakistan on the back of Tamim and Mushfiqur's partnership of 118 runs in the second game of the three-match series at Mirpur Stadium.
Who will win the day when Bangladesh and Pakistan lock horns during the 2nd match of the three-match ODI series at Mirpur Stadium on Sunday.
The margin of victory followed the type, but the usual dominator looked weaker than the usual harried, for the first time.
See the best moments of the first match of the Dan Cake ODI Cricket Series between Bangladesh and Pakistan played at Mirpur Stadium.
Bangladesh break 16-year jinx against Pakistan when they crush them by 79 runs in the first match of the Dan Cake ODI Cricket Series at Mirpur.
The dysfunctional relationship between the BCB and PCB will be put aside as Bangladesh and Pakistan play their first bilateral series since December 2011.
Bangladesh Cricket Board XI beat Pakistanis by one wicket at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah in the lone practice match before the two national sides begin their series.
