https://4-dot-cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com Latest news from 4-dot-cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com (c)4-dot-cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com en-gb Sat 27 Apr 2024 https://4-dot-cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/ssGcu015kR_drh-sevawcirc/pcb-sacks-sarfaraz-ahmed-as-test-and-t20-captain-elevates-azhar-ali-and-babar-azam-to-respective-posts.html The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sacked its veteran wicket-keeper batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed as captain of both the Test and T20I side. https://4-dot-cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/LsN6XLgMt0_drh-sevawcirc/pcb-sacks-sarfaraz-ahmed-as-test-and-t20-captain-elevates-azhar-ali-and-babar-azam-to-respective-posts.html The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sacked its veteran wicket-keeper batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed as captain of both the Test and T20I side. Not only that, owing to his consistent ‘poor form’, Sarfaraz has also been dropped as player from both the Test and T20I teams. While Azhar Ali has been appointed captain for the Test matches, Babar Azam will lead the team in the T20Is. https://4-dot-cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/F9ezc6q0e6_drh-sevawcirc/azhar-ali-quits-as-pakistan-odi-skipper.html Under pressure Azhar Ali has stepped down as captain of the Pakistan one-day team. Azhar was in charge of the team as they crashed to a 1-4 defeat in Australia. Wicket-keeper batsman Sarfraz Ahmed will be Pakistan's new ODI skipper. https://4-dot-cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/8RW1tgmVgn_drh-sevawcirc/sydney-odi-preview-australias-chance-to-seal-series.html Pakistan’s impressive win in the second one-dayer at the MCG had raised hopes of a tight contest. But, with two games remaining in the series, Australia are 2-1 up, and a victory at Sydney on Sunday, will give them the series with a match in hand https://4-dot-cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/ZvqBvus4yT_drh-sevawcirc/australia-vs-pakistan-tests-top-performers.html Australia whitewashed Pakistan 3-0 in the Test series that concluded on Saturday. As the result proves, the hosts were completely dominant. Here’s a look at the top performers in the series. Expectedly, most of them are from Australia https://4-dot-cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/fVnPPCeCuJ_drh-sevawcirc/flashback-2016-top-5-run-getters-and-wicket-takers-in-tests.html With 2016 drawing to a close, CricWaves takes a look back at the top five run-getters and wicket-takers in the year, in Tests https://4-dot-cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/vzRPlIRGCy_drh-sevawcirc/stats-azhar-warner-dominate-day-3-at-melbourne.html Pakistan’s Azhar Ali and Australia’s David Warner dominated the third day’s play at Melbourne as part of the Boxing Day Test. Here are some interesting stats at the end of the third day’s play https://4-dot-cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/aW1Qr1JTr6_drh-sevawcirc/hamilton-test-preview-misbah-less-pakistan-hope-for-parity.html Pakistan will have their task cut out when they face hosts New Zealand in the second and final Test of the series beginning in Hamilton on Friday