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PCB Chief Executive Faisal Hasnain: “We are pleased that the Cricket Australia Board has formally approved their side’s five-week tour itinerary and confirmed that their best available players will visit Pakistan for the first time in 24 years. We are really excited to host Pat Cummins and his players, and look forward to a competitive series that will comprise three Tests, three ODIs and a T20I.”

“While Australia will arrive at the back of strong performances in their home series against England, our team has been playing excellent cricket resulting in our players sweeping the ICC Awards. This braces for a keenly contested series, something that the fans will thoroughly enjoy and remember for a long time.”

The schedule has been revised to ease logistical and operational challenges as well as to avoid Pakistan Day rehearsals, which usually commence in Islamabad in the second week of March.

The two cricket boards have also agreed that the Australia Test side will complete their isolation in Australia, before arriving in Islamabad on 27 February on a chartered flight. After a one-day room isolation, they will hold training sessions at the Pindi Cricket Stadium.

Australia’s white-ball players are expected to arrive in Lahore on 24 March following isolation in Australia. After a one-day isolation upon arrival, they will integrate with other members of the side and travel to Islamabad for the first ODI in Rawalpindi on 29 March.

The Tests will be part of the ICC World Test Championship, while the ODIs are linked to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League from which the top eight sides, including hosts India, will qualify directly for the 2023 50-over World Cup.

Revised schedule:

27 Feb – Arrival in Islamabad

4-8 Mar – 1^st Test, Rawalpindi

12-16 Mar – 2^nd Test, Karachi

21-25 Mar – 3^rd Test, Lahore

29 Mar – 1^st ODI, Rawalpindi

31 Mar – 2^nd ODI, Rawalpindi

2 April – 3^rd ODI, Rawalpindi

5 Apr – one-off T20I, Rawalpindi

6 Apr – Departure

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“I am pleased with the outcomes of our discussions and negotiations and thank Martin Snedden and his board for their understanding and support. This reflects the strong, cordial, and historic relations the two boards have and reconfirms Pakistan’s status as an important member of the cricket fraternity,” said PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja in a statement. NZC Chief Executive David White said: “Our respective chairmen, Ramiz Raja and Martin Snedden, had very fruitful and constructive discussions while in Dubai, further strengthening the bond between the two organizations. “The latest announcement means Pakistan will host eight Tests, 11 ODIs, and 13 T20Is against Australia, England, and New Zealand in the period from March 2022 to April 2023.The Blackcaps abandoned their tour of Pakistan in September this year following a New Zealand government security alert.

Where will England vs Pakistan ODI Series be held?
England vs Pakistan 2021 ODI Series will take place in England from July 8, 2021.

When will England vs Pakistan 1st ODI be Started? – Date
England vs Pakistan T20 will start on July 8, 2021.

What Time England vs Pakistan ODI Will begin? Time
England vs Pakistan T20 Will begin at 5:30/ 3:30 PM IST

What are the venues for England vs Pakistan ODI ? – Venue
England vs Pakistan T20 will be played at England, Sophia Gardens Cardiff, Cardiff

How do I watch live streaming of England vs Pakistan T20?
PTV Sports to Live series England vs Pakistan T20 live in Pakistan, you can also catch all the Pakistan tour of England live score, ball-by-by commentary, and  Pakistan tour of England, 2021 live updates at www.Cricket.com.pk

England vs Pakistan 1st ODI: ENG vs PAK Full Schedule, Full squads, Live Streaming, Date, Time, Venues – All you need to know

England vs Pakistan Full ODI and T20 Schedule

England vs Pakistan 1st ODI: ENG vs PAK Full Schedule, Full squads, Live Streaming, Date, Time, Venues – All you need to know

England vs Pakistan Full ODI and T20 Schedule
England vs Pakistan – 1st ODI, July 8th
Sophia Gardens Cardiff, Cardiff
6:00 PM PST – 13:00 local 12:00 GMT

England vs Pakistan – 2nd ODI, July 10th
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
4:00 PM PST – 11:00 local 10:00 GMT

England vs Pakistan – 3rd ODI, July 13th
Edgbaston, Birmingham
6:00 PM PST – 13:00 local 12:00 GMT

England vs Pakistan – 1st T20I, July 16th
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
11:30 PM PST – 18:30 local 17:30 GMT

England vs Pakistan – 2nd T20I, July 18th
Emerald Headingley, Leeds
7:30 PM PST – 14:30 local 13:30 GMT

England vs Pakistan 3rd T20I, – July 20th
Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
11:30 PM PST – 18:30 local 17:30 GMT

England vs Pakistan Series Squads

Pakistan ODI squad: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Haris Sohail, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper), Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Usman Qadir
Pakistan T20I squad: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Arshad Iqbal, Azam Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper) , Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sharjeel Khan and Usman Qadir

England Men’s ODI Squad
Ben Stokes (Durham, captain), Jake Ball, Danny Briggs, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Lewis Gregory, Tom Helm, Will Jacks, Dan Lawrence, Saqib Mahmood, Dawid Malan, Craig Overton, Matt Parkinson, David Payne, Phil Salt, John Simpson, James Vince

Match Summary

Northern 242-3, 20 overs (Haider Ali 90, Zeeshan Malik 77, Asif Ali 23 not out, Ali Imran 21; Junaid Khan 2-44)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 163-9, 20 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 62, Iftikhar Ahmed 28, Shoaib Malik 28; Musa Khan 3-31, Sohail Tanvir 2-34, Mohammad Nawaz 2-37)

Northern won by 79 runs

Northern were 24 for one after three overs when 19-year-old Haider, who made his Pakistan debut in the last of the three T20Is against England earlier this month, joined Zeeshan at the crease.

The two batsmen added 180 runs in 14.1 overs that lifted the defending champions to 242 for three, the second highest score in a T20 innings in the history of the National T20 Cup, after Shadab Khan elected to bat first.

Haider smashed five sixes and seven fours in his blazing 90 off 48 balls.

Reflecting on his performance, Haider told pcb.com.pk: “It is always a great feeling to start off a tournament on a high and this innings has provided me a lot of confidence. Though I am a little disappointed on missing out what would have been my maiden century in T20 cricket, I thoroughly enjoyed the partnership with Zeeshan Malik. Our decision to bat first paid dividends as it allowed us to make the most of the true bounce on offer.

“My aim is to now build on this start and play a vital role in helping my side defend the title.”

Zeeshan, the 23-year-old right-handed batsman, smashed a 47-ball 77, which was studded with eight fours and three sixes, before Junaid Khan, who took two wickets for 44 runs in four overs, bowled him.

Asif Ali struck three fours and a six in 10 balls during his 23 not out.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were dealt an early blow as Mohammad Nawaz, left-arm orthodox, bowled Fakhar Zaman on the fourth ball of the innings. By the first ball of the seventh over, they had lost their captain Mohammad Rizwan and Mohammad Hafeez, which reduced them to 46 for three.

Problems amplified for them as Shoaib Malik fell in the 13^th over after scoring a 19-ball 20, following which Khyber Pakhtunkhwa lost track of the run chase.

Sohail Tanvir and Mohammad Nawaz took two wickets apiece for 34 and 37 runs, while Musa Khan dismissed Mohammad Mohsin (14 off 10), Shaheen Shah Afridi (0) and Usman Khan Shinwari (0) in the last over.

At the end of the 20 overs, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were 163 for nine. They have a chance to avenge this defeat on 16 October when the two sides meet again at the Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi.

Amir Husain: How excited are you about the upcoming season of Pakistan Super League being played in Pakistan?

Abdul Razzaq: I think holding the next edition of the PSL entirely in Pakistan is a major achievement for the country. It’s great to see that top-level cricket in all forms is being revived in Pakistan and it’s encouraging to see the presence of so many foreign players in team rosters for this tournament. I pray to the Almighty that this whole venture is a success, and in the future, we get to see more top-level cricket and an increase in the number of international sides visiting Pakistan to play full series.

Amir Husain: Are you hopeful that India will be one of those foreign teams to visit Pakistan one day?

Abdul Razzaq: I certainly hope so and I will go as far to say that a visit by India to Pakistan will have huge implications and once that happens, other sides such as South Africa, England, Australia and New Zealand will also have no qualms in touring our country. A tour of Pakistan by India, although looking unlikely now, when it happens, open many doors for the restoration of international tours to Pakistan and is vital in that sense.

Amir Husain: How has your experience been with Quetta Gladiators during earlier editions of the PSL?

Abdul Razzaq: I have been associated with Quetta Gladiators for the past three seasons of the PSL and it’s been a great experience for me. What has made my stay so enjoyable at Quetta Gladiators is the presence of our Head Coach Moin Khan, who has created a brilliant atmosphere in the side. We all feel part of a family and the confidence that sort of atmosphere has created has paid us back in the shape of the PSL title in 2019 and hopefully will result in us taking the title again in 2020.

Amir Husain: How do you rate the PSL in comparison with something like the Indian Premier League?

Abdul Razzaq: The PSL has played a key role in the improvement of standards of cricket in our country and has been very beneficial for Pakistani players and the pitches on which games are played are of superior quality. In contrast in the IPL, it is my observation that the pitches in India are not prepared properly. The pitches sometimes provide a bit too much turn or the ball remains low which to me is not good for the game. Given the difference in the quality of cricket in both leagues, I would go as far as saying that if a team of the best players from the IPL faced a similar team from the PSL, the Pakistani team would come out on top.

Amir Husain: You must be happy with the recent revival of international cricket in Pakistan?

Abdul Razzaq: Of course, it’s a good thing that we have had a tour by Sri Lanka and will shortly be hosting Bangladesh for a full series. However, apart from these 2 sides, no other major side has agreed to come to Pakistan. Even with Sri Lanka, we saw that their main players opted out of the Limited-overs series which meant that younger and inexperienced cricketers were sent to Pakistan. Whilst the result was favourable in T20Is for Sri Lanka, it appeared that the whole series was nothing more than paying courtesy to Pakistan and more of a face-saving exercise for all concerned. To me, the whole idea of a series between two sides means that the best possible teams should play against each other which is not the case here. Even the Bangladesh side visiting Pakistan will be without the services of one of their top players, Mushfiqur Rahim, which doesn’t feel right to me.

Amir Husain: Are you satisfied with Pakistan’s stance concerning the arrangement of the tour by Bangladesh?

Abdul Razzaq: The tour by Bangladesh is a step in the right direction but if the rumours about some sort of deal regarding Pakistan handing over hosting rights for this year’s Asia Cup tournament to Bangladesh are true, then that would be very disappointing. To me, tours like the one from Bangladesh should follow normal procedures and protocols and not be arranged based on of some ‘give and take’ type of deal. In the past, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh sides would have been last on our list when it came to playing a home series, but given our circumstances, we are now pleading with the same boards to come and play in our country. This is not the right way forward and to move forward, PCB needs to use its influence on ICC committees to convince India to travel to Pakistan. Once this happens, the issue of high-calibre foreign teams not visiting Pakistan will be resolved in no time.

Amir Husain: Faheem Ashraf was deemed to have a bright future, but now finds himself on the side-lines. What are your thoughts on his career to-date?

Abdul Razzaq: I have a lot of sympathy with Faheem as he is a good talent and I feel that his fall from grace is simply due to not being utilized correctly by the team management. But then, there seems to be a bigger issue at play here as in Pakistan we seem to carry a player through the initial stages of his career and invest in him and then for some inexplicable reason, drop him from the side and then move to on another player. This cycle goes on and, on. The result, as we have seen in the case of the Pakistan T20I side is that we are without the services of match-winners like Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Akmal, Umar Akmal or Ahmed Shehzad. The side has been given a completely new look but this is not the way to build good teams. Players performing well in domestic cricket consistently and for many seasons need to be given a place in the side and not doing this is why our overall ranking in World Cricket has dropped so much. By dropping players like this, we are seeing that cricketers are losing their motivation to play longer for Pakistan and to perform for the country. When there is no desire to perform after being disappointed by their treatment, the players are unlikely to reach high levels of achievement and to break records.

Amir Husain: Do you feel that Pakistan selection policies are to blame for the current state of Pakistan cricket?

Abdul Razzaq: The fact is that there is a lot of uncertainty in team selection at the moment. We have players who are being brought into the international side based on good domestic performances and then discarded if they don’t perform even once. Also, just because one player performed well in this year’s domestic season, it doesn’t mean that he should be preferred over another player who has performed well for the past few domestic seasons. The other puzzling point is that whenever the selection panel changes for Pakistan, the next group of selectors seem to bring in a completely different bunch of players which puts a big question mark on the whole process of selection. It seems to imply that the selection was wrong and that criterion for picking players was incorrect in the first place. So, where does that leave the PCB administration and the captain and coach, if it is shown that they had chosen the wrong set of players before? Does that mean the previous team which is radically different from now was a mistake?

Amir Husain: How encouraged are you by the emergence of the newer group of fast-bowlers like Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Mohammad Musa?

Abdul Razzaq: I, like every other Pakistan well-wisher, am pleased about the emergence of these young fast-bowlers. However, as they say, empty vessels make the most noise and we are seeing a lot being said about these bowlers without them having played much cricket or performed well. What we need to do now is to give these youngsters some time to develop and show their skills, and most of all we need to give them motivation and confidence to succeed. Instead of going by statements from the media where everyone is praising these bowlers about how fast they can bowl and so on, what we need to look at is how well they are performing in international games. For that, these bowlers need to be given time but unfortunately, our media is prone to making big statements and putting pressure on the players. So, if the bowler bowls a good bouncer, it is made to look as if he was raining fire on the batsman. The focus needs to be not on what pleases the media but on actual performances and the creation of records like those achieved by Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis or Shoaib Akhtar. To be honest, I am worried that once the hype dies down and these youngsters don’t perform in one or two matches, they will be taken out of the side and discarded which will be the wrong way to proceed.

Amir Husain: Do you think there is any truth in what Danish Kaneria implied about discrimination in the Pakistan team due to religious beliefs?

Abdul Razzaq: To me, this whole matter seems to have been created out of thin air. There is no truth in what Kaneria asserted because if religion was an issue, then as a Hindu he would never have played for Pakistan. He was always an integral part of the Pakistan side and to hold that stature in any side is a matter of honour for any player, regardless of what their background is. He was always respected on and off the field by all players, so I do not think there is any room for controversy regarding his religion and treatment in the Pakistan team.

Amir Husain: How serious were you about helping Hardik Pandya?

Abdul Razzaq: Look, the statement I made was made in good faith. From what I saw of Hardik Pandya, I felt that he could improve further as a player and I could help him with that and I spoke purely from a cricketing point of view. It’s not as if I am desperate to help him out for any other reason. We know when it comes to the current state of India and Pakistan relations, this would not be possible in the first place.

Amir Husain: What, in your view, is the secret behind Virat Kohli’s success?

Abdul Razzaq: He is a fantastic player and there is no doubt about it. However, he is lucky as the BCCI supports him well and instils the confidence in him that any player needs to succeed. The respect he gets from his board is what probably inspires him to do well all the time and the results are there for all to see. I do believe that even in Pakistan we have players who could become better than Virat Kohli, but they are neglected by our system which is a tragedy. In Kohli’s case, he has taken that confidence shown in him by the board and using his talent, repaid them with his performances.

Amir Husain: Looking ahead, is coaching the younger generation of cricketers something you would like to do?

Abdul Razzaq: It is my mission now to coach youngsters from the grassroots level as that is the level where coaching is most needed. This is the age and level where the passion for the game is developed. In my view developing players from the ages of 8 to 15 is key in making sure that we get passionate young cricketers of the future and this is my current goal. I hope to find these youngsters from schools, colleges and universities or wherever else the talent for cricket exists in Pakistan.