LAHORE (Kashmir English): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has firmly dismissed reports suggesting the removal of Shan Masood and Mohammad Rizwan as captains for the Pakistan Test and ODI teams respectively.
In a post on X, a PCB spokesperson made it cleared that there is no proposal under consideration to remove Masood from Test captaincy, nor was there any plan to appoint Saud Shakeel as his replacement.
The board also contradicted reports about Rizwan being stripped of his ODI captaincy. The PCB clarified that Salman Ali Agha is not being considered as the new ODI captain.
It further confirmed that the selection committee has not even discussed any proposal regarding a change in captaincy.
No change in players’ category: PCB
Additionally, the PCB said that the category of any player’s contract has not been changed.
The Tri-Nation series, featuring Pakistan, Afghanistan and the UAE, will be played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium from August 29 to September 7.
Pakistan will play their first game against Afghanistan at 7:00pm local time. Each team will play the others twice, with the top two qualifying for the final to be played on September 7.
Following the series, Pakistan will turn its focus to the 2025 Asia Cup, which will kick off on September 9 with Afghanistan and Hong Kong playing in the opening match.
Eight teams, divided into two groups, will compete for the trophy.
Pakistan has been placed in Group A alongside India, UAE, and Oman. Group B comprises Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, and Hong Kong.
Pakistan will play their first game of the Asia Cup against Oman on September 12, followed by the highly anticipated clash with India on September 14.
Their final group-stage match will be against hosts UAE on September 17.
Tri-nation series schedule (Sharjah Cricket Stadium)
29 August – Afghanistan v Pakistan – 7pm local time
30 August – UAE v Pakistan – 7pm local time
1 September – UAE v Afghanistan – 7pm local time
2 September – Pakistan v Afghanistan – 7pm local time
4 September – Pakistan v UAE – 7pm local time
5 September – Afghanistan v UAE – 7pm local time
7 September – Final – 7pm local time
ACC Asia Cup T20 (Pakistan fixtures, Super Fours and Final)
12 September – Oman v Pakistan, DICS, 6pm local time
14 September – India v Pakistan, DICS, 6pm local time
17 September – UAE v Pakistan, DICS, 6pm local time
20-26 September – Super Fours fixtures (Abu Dhabi and Dubai)
28 September – Final, DICS, 6pm local time
