A group of 21 former international cricket captains, including India's Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev, signed a letter to Pakistan's government Sunday regarding the health care of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.
England launched their post-Bazball era with an innings and 103-run thrashing of Pakistan in the first Test at Headingley on Friday.
England's Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue shared both the wickets and the match ball as they joined forces to bowl out Pakistan on the opening day of the first Test at Headingley on Wednesday.
Pakistan will host Sri Lanka and England in a three-team ODI series in October, with the tournament set to provide valuable preparation for the three former world champions ahead of next year’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been ruled out of the first Test against England at Headingley starting Wednesday, with Salman Ali Agha taking over as skipper.
In Darwin, Bangladesh ushered in a new era in their cricket history with a historic nine-wicket victory over Australia, their first Test win on Australian soil.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam suffered an injury during the second day of a warm-up match ahead of next week's first Test against England.
England have recalled Dan Lawrence from two years of Test exile to face Pakistan, with the batsman pencilled in to fill the middle-order vacancy created by the retirement of captain Ben Stokes.
Pakistan levelled the brief series against the West Indies on Wednesday, completing an eight-wicket win just after lunch on the fourth day of the second and final Test at Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad.
Pakistan crumbled for the second consecutive day to the West Indies pace attack, losing the first Test of a two-match series by 90 runs on the fourth day in Trinidad on Tuesday.
West Indies and Pakistan meet at Test cricket's newest venue in Trinidad on Saturday at the start of a two-match series in which the home side will be enjoying rare favoured status against the unsettled visitors.
Bangladesh have secured a direct place in the knockout stage of the men's cricket competition at the 2026 Asian Games, joining India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka as the top-seeded teams.