Pakistan

Shaheen has been out of action since the Men's T20 World Cup final against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in November 2022, where he had picked a knee injury while taking the catch of Harry Brook at a crucial time in the match. It meant that Pakistan missed out on their strike bowler for the rest of the match, who bowled only 2.1 overs in the finale.

The 60-year-old Raja's fortunes in Pakistan have taken a dramatic turn ever since he was ousted as Chairman of the PCB.He was removed from his post after Pakistan's humiliating 0-3 loss to England in the Test series at home recently. Raja had reacted with some stern comments towards the current panel and expressed his displeasure at being replaced by Najam Sethi as the new PCB chief. Raja had stated that the new board members have no interest in the betterment of Pakistan cricket and that they only want authority

Chasing an achievable target, New Zealand were 61/1 in 7.3 overs with Devon Conway (18 not not out) and Tom Latham (35 not out) when both the teams shook hands due to a fading light. With this, Pakistan ended their four-match losing streak at home.� Resuming the fifth and last day at 77 for two and still needing 97 runs to make New Zealand bat again.

Azam, who had won the award in 2021, is nominated for the same honour in 2022 alongside Australia's leg-spinner Adam Zampa, West Indies' opener Shai Hope and Zimbabwe's off-spin all-rounder Sikandar Raza. As a captain, Azam had a memorable year as captain of the Pakistan ODI team, winning three out of three series.

Latham had started this morning at 78 and became one of the three Abrar Ahmed's victims after scoring 113, while Williamson was unbeaten on 105 - his first international century in 23 months and fifth against Pakistan in 14 Test appearances, and was accompanied by Ish Sodhi on one not out at stumps.

Conway ended the day on 82 not out having completed 1000 Test runs in 19 innings, the fastest by a New Zealand batsman. On the other hand, his partner Latham was on 78 not out, with New Zealand scoring at three-and-a-half runs an over in their innings. After Pakistan resumed on 317/5, home captain Babar Azam fell in the first over but the lower order resisted strongly, led by Agha Salman's maiden test hundred.

Apart from him, a returning Sarfaraz Ahmed shined in his 50th Test appearance and first at home with a gritty 86 off 153 balls. Ahmed, coming in for Mohammad Rizwan to get a Test appearance after almost four years, shared a mammoth 196-run partnership for the fifth wicket with Babar lasting 56.3 to put Pakistan in a position of strength and demoralise New Zealand.

Sethi said that Pakistan and India cricket issues are beyond the cricket board's control and the government always decides them, Geo News reported. "We will obey whatever the government would suggest to us and we will seek the government's advice when the time arrives, similar to the last time I was the chairman," he said, Geo News reported.

Meg, considered as one of the greatest players in the women's game, had stepped away from competitive cricket after leading Australia to gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in August, citing personal reasons. As a result, she missed the WBBL and the five-match T20I series in India.

England finished their obligations for 2022 when they wrapped up their first Test series in Pakistan for 17 years cruising to victory in the third and final Test in Karachi on Tuesday.