The PCB and the ECB have confirmed that England, for the first time in 16 years, will tour Pakistan for a two-match T20I series in October 2021. The historic England tour comes on the back of Pakistan visiting England earlier this year in the midst of a pandemic to play Tests and T20Is.

With England’s series against Sri Lanka and India scheduled for the early part of 2021, ESPNCricinfo has reported that England’s proposed tour against Pakistan is postponed till the end of 2021. The reports also added that players’ unavailability is the biggest reason for the postponement.

Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar criticized Misbah-ul-Haq for not owning up Pakistan's performances on their recent tour of UK. Earlier, Misbah-ul-Haq had stated that he had taken charge of Pakistan when they were already on a losing streak in T20 internationals, which irked Akhtar.

Legendary Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas has opined that Pakistan needs to learn from Indian batsmen, who always puts up their hand to rescue the Indian team in times of calamity. He emphasized the need to have players’ association in Pakistan to mediate between the board and players.