Sarfaraz Ahmed

Pakistan dropped former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed on Wednesday from its 20-member squad for this month's three-match one-day international series against New Zealand.

Overlooked for almost the entire tour of England, Pakistan's former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed was reluctant to play when he was finally offered a chance in the third T20 International

Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja believes wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed should retire from Tests and focus on white ball cricket.

Former Pakistan captain and wicketkeeper batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed has been named in the 16-man squad for the first Test against England that will start on Wednesday at Old Trafford in Manchester.

Pakistan wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan on Thursday said there is no added pressure on him due to presence of veteran stumper Sarfaraz Ahmed in the squad for the team's upcoming series against England.

Inzamam remained chief selector from 2016 till the 2019 World Cup. During his tenure, most of the time Sarfaraz remained captain.

Naseem Shah and Iftikhar Ahmad are the two new faces in the 18-player men's central contract list for the 2020-21 season

Azhar Ali to lead the Test side in the two Tests in Australia while Babar Azam would be the captain in the three T20 matches

In the meeting, Sarfaraz, who has been under the scanner for quite some time now, will be asked to relinquish his duties as Test captain, says reports

Arthur suggested to the members that Shahdab Khan should replace Sarfaraz as captain in the limited-over formats while Babar Azam should be given the reins of the Test side

The match may even end at the toss, as Pakistan will be out of the semis race if Bangladesh opt to bat first

Sarfaraz will overtake Misbah's captaincy