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Pakistani cricket fell into a familiar tumult when Kirsten resigned as head coach of Pakistan’s ODI and T20I teams on Monday. He was six months into his two-year contract and left on the eve of Pakistan’s white-ball tour of Australia. Kirsten, who was at the helm of India’s 2011 World Cup triumph, leaves the post

Mohammad Rizwan has been announced as Pakistan’s new white-ball captain, and his first assignment will be the ODI and T20I series against Australia next month. The team marks the return of Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah. The trio, absent from Pakistan’s last two Tests against England, are back in both white-ball formats.

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram believes India will be “incredibly well looked after” if they travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy in February next year and believes it would be a good thing for cricket. “I think that whatever I read, there are positive vibes coming from [the] The Indian government and [the] BCCI,”

There were also less consequential, if more combustible, problems. Moments after the Pakistan captain scored the winning six, he sat down for an interview with the host channel, which involved some awkward exchanges with commentator Ramiz Raja, with Raja awkwardly questioning Masood on how he had led the team with six consecutive defeats. A scaled-down

Captain Pat Cummins has played down the so-called “bat off” for the final place in Australia’s Test team, but noted that it provides “final information” and helps the chosen player prepare for the first Test given the intense public scrutiny. competitions against India A. Cummins was speaking at the MCG on Sunday ahead of the