August 8, 2026
Khushdil Shah has called reports that he is leaving Pakistan cricket "fake" and "completely untrue", after a two-month-old interview with Abbas Afridi resurfaced online. The all-rounder has not played for Pakistan since last year's Asia Cup.
August 4, 2026
The Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed former South African cricketer Michael Smith as batting coach of the men's team on a two-year contract, working across red-ball and white-ball formats. His first assignment is the three-Test series in England, which begins at Headingley on August 19.
July 25, 2026
Pakistan begin a two-Test tour of the West Indies at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba on Saturday, with Babar Azam back as Test captain after replacing Shan Masood. It is the venue's first Test match. Abdullah Fazal has been ruled out of both tours with a lower back injury.
July 13, 2026
Pakistan will play a two-match Test series in the West Indies from July 25 to August 6, with the first Test at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad and the second at Queen's Park Oval. Babar Azam has been named Test captain for the tour — his second stint leading the side in the longest format — heading a 16-member squad. A tour match from July 18-21 precedes the series.
July 2, 2026
Pakistan were knocked out of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at the Super Eight stage despite a five-run win over Sri Lanka in their final group game, after New Zealand qualified ahead of them on net run rate. Sahibzada Farhan's 383 runs set a new all-time record for the most runs in a single T20 World Cup edition.
July 1, 2026
Pakistan batter Sahibzada Farhan has scored 383 runs across six innings at the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup — the most runs in a single T20 World Cup tournament ever, surpassing Virat Kohli's 2014 record — as Pakistan play out their group stage in Sri Lanka under captain Salman Agha.
June 25, 2026
The PCB has handed the Asian Games 2026 captaincy to opener Sahibzada Farhan while overlooking Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi and regular skipper Salman Ali Agha.
June 21, 2026
A third straight defeat — bowled out of contention at 100/8 chasing 124 in Southampton — eliminates Pakistan with two group games to spare, as Bangladesh's spinners and Shorna Akter's unbeaten 39 seal the result.
June 18, 2026
Captain's unbeaten fifty and three wickets cannot prevent a two-wicket defeat at Edgbaston that leaves Pakistan winless and on the brink at the tournament in England.
June 16, 2026
Mohsin Naqvi's board replaces its decade-old grading system from July 1, ties pay to format and performance, and bars uncontracted players who skip domestic cricket.
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