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New Zealand tour of Pakistan 2022-23

On the back of a terrific knock from Glenn Phillips, New Zealand registered a thrilling two-wicket win against Pakistan in the third and final ODI at the National Stadium in Karachi on January 13 (Friday).

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Pakistan vs New Zealand: Glenn Phillips' pyrotechnics propels Black Caps to landmark series win in subcontinent

Devon Conway paired up with skipper Kane Williamson to help New Zealand bounce back from opening defeat and jolt Pakistan by 79 runs in the second ODI in Karachi on Wednesday (January 11). While Conway hammered a scintillating 101 off 92, captain Kane notched up 85 off&nbsp;100 to help Kiwi post a total of 261. In reply, Pakistan got off to a shaky start and could only post 182 before going down to the hosts which left the series locked at 1-1 with a match to spare.

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PAK vs NZ: Conway, Williamson-inspired New Zealand bounce back to beat Pakistan in 2nd ODI, series locked at 1-1

After the Test series debacle against England at home, the chorus for Babar Azam to step down as Pakistan skipper rose. Post that Pakistan managed to draw the two-match Test series against New Zealand and are off to a winning start in the three-match ODI series which kicked off on January 9 (Monday).&nbsp;&nbsp;Meanwhile, former Pakistan skipper and ex-coach Misbah-Ul-Haq made a huge claim by saying that some people in Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) are trying to weaken team's skipper Babar Azam's position. He went on to say that this will have an adverse impact on the team's dressing room.

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'There is an attempt to weaken skipper Babar Azam's position': Legendary Pakistan cricketer

Naseem Shah's fantastic fifer and Mohammad Rizwan's handsome fifty powered Pakistan to an emphatic six-wicket victory over New Zealand in the first ODI of the three-match series in Karachi on Monday (January 9).

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PAK vs NZ: Dazzling duo of Naseem Shah and Rizwan power Pakistan to six-wicket victory over New Zealand in 1st ODI

Pakistan evaded a series defeat against New Zealand after Sarfaraz Khan registered a record-breaking century at Karachi Stadium on Day 5 of the second Test to ensure a thrilling draw.

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'Test captaincy will be snatched from you soon?' Babar Azam stunned as Pakistan's dismal Test record at home continues

Who knew the out of favour Sarfaraz Ahmed will not only make a comeback to Pakistan fold after three years but also smash a century and save the Babar Azam's brigade from blushes in the second Test against New Zealand in Karachi on Friday (January 6).

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‘Till the time Babar is skipper..’: Karachi Test hero Sarfaraz Ahmed after being asked to take up Pakistan's captaincy again

The unpredictable Pakistan was on display at Karachi Stadium in a thrilling draw on Day 5 which witnessed a record-breaking century from former skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed.

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PAK vs NZ: Sarfaraz Ahmed’s record-breaking 118 saves Pakistan from big defeat as Karachi Test ends in a thrilling draw

Out-of-favour term was used whenever Sarfaraz Ahmed’s name was mentioned in Pakistan cricket.

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Watch: Sarfaraz Ahmed ends 8-year-long century drought in Tests, gets emotional during wild celebration

Pakistan were aided by poor visibility on Day 5 of their first Test match against New Zealand as the first Test between the two sides ended in a stalemate but in an exciting fashion.

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PAK vs NZ, 1st Test: Bold declaration works in Pakistan's favour as they hold New Zealand to draw on final day

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A couple of days ahead of the fourth Test of Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 at The Old Trafford, Manchester, Anshul Kamboj has been added to the squad owing to injuries to Nitish Kumar Reddy and Arshdeep Singh.

Nitish Kumar Reddy has been ruled out of the remainder of Test series.

Arshdeep Singh has been ruled out of Manchester Test.

Anshul Kamboj has received his maiden Test call-up. 

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Massive blow to India as Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh ruled out of 4th Test, but only once replacement named

Wickets tumbled but England Under-19 were able to recover from the early blows to cross the 200-run mark on the back of fifties from Ekansh Singh and Thomas Rew.

England U19 openers was dismissed for a duck.

Early lunch was taken after rain interrupted first session.

Ekansh Singh remained unbeaten for 66. 

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IND U19 vs ENG U19: Ekansh Singh, Thomas Rew's fifties rescue England from 80/5, hosts post 229/7 on Day 1 of 2nd Youth Test

R Ashwin and Harbhajan Singh had an honest conversation about their retirement from international cricket and whether there was a 'jealousy' factor involved.

Harbhajan Singh made his last international appearance in 2016.

R Ashwin retired from international cricket during Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.

Harbhajan revealed that he did view Ashwin as his competition.

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'Some people think I retired because Washington Sundar is in scheme of things now': R Ashwin's answer to Harbhajan Singh's 'Do you think I'm jealous of you?'

WI vs AUS: Debutant Mitch Owen starred with a crucial wicket and a half-century to guide Australia to a three-wicket win in the series opener.

Roston Chase scored a blazing fifty to push the scoring rate.

Ben Dwarshuis got 3 wickets in penultimate over to halt West Indies' momentum.

West Indies got 4 wickets in first 9 overs but Green and Owen took the game away from them. 

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On-debut Mitch Owen, Cameron Green's fifties and Ben Dwarshuis' four-fer helps Australia beat West Indies by 3 wickets in T20I series opener

Harbhajan Singh revealed that he was on the 'verge of tears' when Sreesanth's daughter told him that she does not want to talk to him.

Harbhajan Singh slapped Sreesanth after IPL 2028 fixture between MI and PBKS.

Harbhajan regrets the incident and has apologised over the years.

Harbhajan was heartbroken after Sreesanth's daughter refused to talk to him. 

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'I don't want to talk to you. You hit my father': Harbhajan Singh reveals he got emotional when Sreesanth's daughter shunned him

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