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“As a chief selector, it's my decision as to who will work with me and whose support I need. But people started discussing nepotism and dosti, due to which I am reverting this decision. I have already spoken to Salman Butt and told him that he cannot be a part of my team," Riaz continued.

"It's insane to have a selection committee consisting of a member whose decision can be termed as a display of filial affection or non-affection and another who was locked up for match-fixing," Ramiz Raja said on appointment of Salman Butt.

The viral release attributed to PCB claimed that "all WhatsApp communications between Babar Azam and PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf or Mr. Salman has been suspended since the day Babar tried to contact their married daughters viz. Fiza Ashraf and Humaima Naseer."

PCB stirred a controversy by omitting Imran Khan from a celebration video released on Pakistan's independence day

Government of Pakistan has established a high-profile committee led by Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari to deliberate on the country's involvement in the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.

India's decision to not send its men's cricket team to Pakistan to participate in the Asian Cup 2023 has thrown Pakistan completely off balance

While giving assurances about the security for PSL amidst the terrorist attacks in the country, Najam Sethi said that the TTP have said that they will only target State Security Establishments because various "deals" have broken down.

Facebook user Mohid Tariq said that the focus of the administration should lie on resettling flood victims instead of wasting State resources to facilitate free entry to cricket matches.

Afghan cricket fans, who had earlier thrashed Pakistanis during the match between the two countries, also took the opportunity to celebrate Sri Lanka's victory.

Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup after defeating Pakistan on Sunday, 11 September 2022.