Tag: Pakistan tour of New Zealand

A seventh Pakistan cricketer tested positive for Covid-19 as the team remained confined to their hotel in Christchurch on Saturday, unable to train and with a question mark over their New Zealand tour.The Pakistanis, who only arrived four days ago, are already on a “final warning” for breaching New ...

Pakistan squad on their arrival in Christchurch, New Zealand (Courtesy: Twitter / TheRealPCB)Pakistani cricketers were given a “final warning” by New Zealand authorities after six players tested positive for Coronavirus and three or four breaches of protocol were reported from the Pakistan camp in New Zealand, reports said.New Zealand’s ...

Mixing in hotel hallways, sharing food and not always wearing masks were the clear violations of strict Covid-19 isolation protocols in New Zealand that have led to stark warnings that more breaches could see the entire team being sent back. Sarfaraz Ahmed, Rohail Nazir, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Abid ...

Pakistan Cricket Board CEO Wasim Khan was told by the New Zealand government that one more breach of New Zealand's Covid-19 protocols by the Pakistan squad would result in the entire travelling party being deported.In a WhatsApp voice message to the travelling players which ESPNcricinfo has obtained, the PCB ...

Six members of Pakistan's touring contingent in New Zealand have tested positive for Covid-19. According to an NZC release, four are new cases, while two of the positive results have been deemed "historical".It is unclear whether the six who tested positive are players or other members of Pakistan's touring ...

Senior Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir has vowed to bounce back from the disappointment of being overlooked for the upcoming tour of New Zealand. Pakistan play three T20s and two Tests in New Zealand starting December 18. “It was disappointing as I was expecting to be part of the squad ...

Pakistan’s limited overs specialist opener Fakhar Zaman has been ruled out of the tour to New Zealand after showing symptoms of Covid-19 before the squad’s departure for New Zealand.The Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed late Sunday that Fakhar has fever and is yet to recover in time for the Pakistan ...

Fakhar Zaman will miss Pakistan's tour of New Zealand, with the Pakistan batsman dropped from the touring party as a precautionary measure after developing potential Covid-19 symptoms. The PCB announced in a press release that Zaman had tested negative as recently as Saturday, but after developing a fever while ...

In October last year he became Pakistan's T20I captain. Since then he averages 55, striking at nearly 143 and has six fifties in 11 games. In May this year, he was appointed Pakistan's ODI captain. Since then he averages 110.50 (ok, it's only three ODIs and all against Zimbabwe). ...

Asad Shafiq doesn't figure in the squad of 35, to be led by Pakistan's new all-format captain Babar Azam, for a series of three T20Is and two Tests in New Zealand, to be played in December-January. Mohammad Rizwan, the wicketkeeper-batsman, will be Azam's deputy for the Tests, while legspinning-allrounder ...