Misbah only batted four times in the eight games in 2018, scoring 57 runs at an average of 19 and strike rate of 75. If reports are to be believed, Misbah will be picked by Peshawar Zalmi in Gold category during the upcoming draft.
New Zealand snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in the first Test against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi courtesy debutant’s Ajaz Patel five-wicket haul and with it took a 1-0 series lead.
Australia's premier fast bowler Mitchell Starc said there is no bad blood between him and Indian captain Virat Kohli, and all there is, is a "bit of white-line fever" when they step on the field for their country.
Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed attributed lack of runs and poor shot selection from the lower order as reason for four-run loss against New Zealand on Monday.
Here are some other reactions from former cricketers.
Chasing 176, Pakistan resumed Day 4 on 37/0 and were well placed at 130 for 3 at one stage, but that's when Ajaz and Neil Wagner joined hands to wreak mayhem. Despite Azhar Ali's (65) gritty effort, Pakistan were bundled out for 171 in 58.4 overs, giving New Zealand a spectacular victory.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) Twitter handle trolled Pakistan fans after some of them got angry with regards to a poll pushed out on Sunday.
"We've also had a bit of success against him with the new ball as well I think 'Dorff' (Jason Behrendorff) got him out last time we played him rapped him on the pads so we'll look to do that again early."
Khawaja had suffered a meniscal tear in his left knee at a training session during Day 3 of the second Test between Australia and Pakistan in Abu Dhabi last month. He was immediately carried off the field and had a surgery performed as soon as he returned to Australia.
Here are five Australian players who will have a point to prove in the series:
In Pallekele on Saturday, England led by Joe Root won their first Test series in Asia after a gap of six years as they spun a web around the Sri Lankans to defeat them by 57 runs. In the process they took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three match series.
Australia bound Prithvi Shaw, M Vijay, Ajinkya Rahane and Hanuma Vihari all got among the runs on the final day as the first four-dayer between India A and New Zealand A at Tauranga ended in a draw.
South Africa's Allan Donald is one of the greatest fast bowlers to have graced the game. On this day, 18 years ago, the legendary pacer became the first South African cricketer to scalp 300 wickets in the longest format of the game in a match against New Zealand.
The 1983 World Cup winning captain also gave the success mantra to Indian women’s team, who have made it to the semi-final of the World T20 in the Caribbean.
Krunal’s call-up to the T20I squad was perhaps long overdue. He had put in compelling performances in the IPL for Mumbai Indians including a breathtaking onslaught that won him the Man of the Match award in the IPL 2017 finals against Sunrisers Hyderabad. But India had Ravindra Jadeja followed by Axar Patel in the pecking order and Krunal wasn’t deemed ready to jump the queue.
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Twin sisters Isobel and Cecilia Joyce retired from international cricket after Ireland lost their last ICC Women’s World T20 2018 match against New Zealand.
Deandra Dottin starred with both bat and ball while Shemaine Campbelle slammed a nerveless 42-ball 45 as they powered their side to a win helping them top group A. They will now face Australia in the semifinals of the ICC World T20.
Former fast bowler Mitchell Johnson on Sunday said the ball-tampering ban on the Australian trio of Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft should not be reduced as the players have not challenged the board's sentence.
Laxman, in his book also speaks about the calm nature of Dhoni and goes back to the torrid tour of England in 2011 and says the skipper’s demeanour left everyone surprised.
Ahead of India’s tour of Australia, Glenn Maxwell has described India opener Rohit Sharma as an “absolute star in limited overs cricket”, adding that the fact that he has scored multiple double hundreds in ODI cricket is a commendable achievement.
Teenage German Formula Three driver Sophia Floersch has had successful surgery with "no fear of paralysis" after an aerial crash at the Macau Grand Prix, her team boss said on Monday.
Pakistan have "learnt" their lessons from the 2014 Champions Trophy controversy and are prepared to handle the crowd pressure in the hockey World Cup in India, said captain Muhammad Rizwan senior.
Vijender, the 2008 Olympic bronze-medallist, has fought all but one of his professional bouts in India and England. He will make his debut under the Top Rank banner in early 2019, his India promoters IOS Boxing said in a statement.
France are looking to retain the trophy when they take on Croatia at the end of the week on clay courts at the Stade Pierre Mauroy in Lille where they won last year's final against Belgium.
Luis Suarez, a three-time biter of opposition players, said Monday that Barcelona teammate Ousmane Dembele should be "more responsible" after he reportedly missed training following a marathon nocturnal video gaming session.
Portugal coach Fernando Santos avoided directly commenting on Cristiano Ronaldo's international future on Monday, saying only that the 33-year-old was "with the team".
Filipino veteran Manny Pacquiao revealed Monday he has spoken with Floyd Mayweather about a possible sequel to their 2015 superfight, but said no decision would be taken on a rematch until the New Year.
Virgil van Dijk sent the Netherlands into the Nations League semi-finals after completing a dramatic comeback from two goals down with a 91st-minute equaliser that saw the Dutch snatch 2-2 draw away to Germany on Monday.
French prosecutors on Monday opened an investigation into alleged racial discrimination at soccer club Paris Saint Germain (PSG) after a news website reported the club's scouts had listed the ethnic origins of young recruits, a judicial source said.
A judging controversy couldn't stop the Indian juggernaut from rolling with as many as eight pugilists reaching the quarterfinals in the ongoing AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships on Monday.
Anjum Moudgil of Punjab continued her brilliant run of form by winning the women's 10m air rifle competition while Bengal's Mehuli Ghosh, the other star of the day, claimed four gold medals at the 62nd National Shooting Championship here on Monday.
Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman on board a train, British Transport Police said on Monday.
Saina Nehwal will start as the favourite and spearhead the Indian challenge at the Syed Modi International tournament, which has lost a bit of sheen with the pullout of Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth.
I-league debutantes Real Kashmir will face their toughest test so far in the top-flight when they lock horns with Mohun Bagan, a club with some pedigree, in a mid-table clash here on Tuesday.
The coach in question – Maarit Teuronen, half the size of some of her male counterparts, matches stride to stride with Potkonen and shouts out instructions from the ringside.
A judging controversy hit the ongoing world boxing championships for women here when former gold-medallist Stanimira Petrova (57kg) accused the judges of "corruption" after losing her pre-quarterfinal to India's Sonia Chahal.
World sport powerbroker Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah said he was "temporarily" stepping aside from his International Olympic Committee duties on Monday after the Kuwaiti was charged with forgery in Switzerland.
Social scientists Keith Chen and Ryne Rohla discovered that Americans significantly shortened Thanksgiving dinners in recent years, especially when spending the holiday with relatives of the opposite political party.
The survey covers over 10,000 people from nine countries across all corners of the world, including 1,000 in India.
The team successfully tested the virus on samples of healthy human bone marrow and found it did not cause toxicity or inappropriate T cell activation.
Particulate pollution is so severe that it shortens the average Indian's life expectancy by more than four years relative to what it would be if World Health Organization (WHO) air quality guidelines were met.
Priyanka Chopra and singer Fiance all set to tie the knot in a three day big fat Indian wedding at jodhpur's Taj Umaid Bhawan Palace.
Marvel comics superheroes Ant-Man and Wasp experience an increase in metabolic rate and oxygen as they shrink from human to insect size, say researchers while explaining the logic behind the Hollywood characters' transformation in the movie "Ant-Man and the Wasp".
Winter is here and here are some ways to spend time with your family.
Chef Vikas Khanna, who was earlier part of the food show "MasterChef India", has come up with a new web series titled "Kitchen, Khanna & Konversations".
At the Lux Golden Rose Award was all about glamour, style and grace. Check out your favorite stars dazzling on the red carpet.
Manushi Chillar won the Miss World 2017 crown in Sanya, China, becoming the first Indian to get the title after Priyanka Chopra.
Writer Mira Feticu, who published a novel inspired by the event at the Kunsthal Museum, has reportedly found Pablo Picasso painting buried in a Romanian forest.
International Men's Day is celebrated every year on November 19.
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