Who says Test matches can't have thrilling, nail-biting finishes. It was possibly the last over of Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan's long Test career in the Caribbean, with the three-match series tied 1-1. All Pakistan needed was a wicket to win their first ever away series against West Indies.
Hasan Ali, Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz have missed out on central contracts but will remain in contention for selection in what will be a busier cricket season as compared to the one that has just concluded, while Imam-ul-Haq, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Yasir Shah have slipped one category each.
Babar replaces Sarfraz Ahmed as skipper in white-ball cricket, an expected decision given the latter's form had deteriorated to the point that he was dropped from the team across all formats.
Holding said it is a natural inclination for bowlers to apply saliva or sweat to shine the ball.
The 40-year-old Gayle, who was signed by St Lucia Zouks for the 2020 season of the Caribbean Premier League, called his former teammate "worse than coronavirus", accusing the Guyanese of plotting his exit from CPL outfit Jamaica Tallawahs.
The temperamental pacer also demanded an apology from Rizvi for trying to "publicly humiliate, degrade, defame and ridicule" him.
Warner, who hasn't played a BBL game in last seven years, said he will take a call on whether to return to the domestic league depending on how the summer schedule pans out.