Pakistani pacer, Junaid Khan has been ruled out of the Pakistan’s squad for the New Zealand tour next month because of hairline fracture to his right foot.
All-Time XIs are great fun. Composing one from the cricketers with Khans in their names, Arunabha Sengupta finds a mix of sublime greatness alongside questionable careers.
No surprises that the tournament XI is dominated by the players from eventual winners Pakistan, runners-up India and tournament favourites England.
Barring a few minor hiccups towards the end, Bangladesh did well to post a challenging total. Tamim (102) and Kayes (61) were the chief contributors for them while Mushfiqur also chipped in with crucial 46. For Pakistan, Junaid, Shadab and Hasan were amongst the wickets.
Re-occurrence of breach of discipline again will result in a on-month ban for Umar Akmal and Junaid Khan.
The PCB has taken a serious view of the recent controversy surrounding a statement by Umar Akmal and a response from Junaid Khan.
Pacer Junaid Khan and batsman Umar Akmal, both of whom have been named in Pakistan’s squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2017, recently got involved in an ugly spat.
Australia could have been in all sorts of trouble at 46-3 in the third game of the five-match series at the WACA while chasing a target of 264 after debutant batsman Peter Handscomb was caught at slip in the 11th over.
On a day when Australia announced their touring party to India for a four-Test series, Pakistani spinners exposed their weakness to the greatest extent possible on any Australian wicket.
Junaid Khan was earlier included in the ODI squad as a replacement for Mohammad Irfan who returned home following the death of his mother.