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The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced a different-looking Pakistan team for a T20I series against Afghanistan in order to rest several of their key stars, including skipper Babar Azam. The team also got a new interim head coach Abdul Rehman while Umar Gul would serve as the bowling coach.

Iftikhar Ahmed stepped up to hit out at people who have been constantly criticizing Babar Azam for a while for his batting. The Pakistan all-rounder remarked that the critics should become a cricketer like the Pakistan skipper before commenting on his performance at the highest level.

According to a report published by ESPNcricinfo, a final decision on whether Pakistan will host the 2023 Asia Cup has been pushed to March after an Asian Cricket Council(ACC) meeting failed to reach the conclusion. The issue will be resolved next month as there will be another meeting next month.

Misbah-ul-Haq has lashed out at Pakistan Cricket Board(PCB) for their inability to find a high-profile full-time coach saying it is an insult to the cricketing system in the country. He also added that the board always backs foreign coaches but not local ones and that should change.