New Zealand's 2021 tour of Pakistan was canceled shortly before the first match began. New Zealand will return to Pakistan twice in 2022-23. England also announced in November that they would play two additional T20Is in Pakistan in 2022, for a total of seven T20Is.

Australia handed over the command to England at 473-9 before being all out. Marnus Labuschagne became the first player to score three centuries in day-night Tests while skipper Steve Smith missed a ton as Australia thrashed England with a powerful total of 473-9 declared in the second Ashes Test on Friday .

Days after India's Test captain Virat Kohli's statement at a press conference, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly declined to comment on it. "No statement, no press conference. We will deal with it, leave it to (BCCI)," Ganguly said.

The Pakistan vs West Indies ODI has been postponed to June 2022 due to nine positive Covid cases, West Indies were hit by the virus on the very first day they reached Karachi. The positive cases have been confirmed for batsman Shai Hope, left-arm spinner Akil Hossein and all-rounder Justin Greaves, along with assistant coach Roddy Estwick and team doctor Dr Akshay Mansingh.

Virat Kohli said in a press conference: "I haven't had any communication with BCCI that I want to rest" "I was contacted one and a half hours before the selection meeting on December 8 for the Test series." “There was no prior communication from me when I announced the T20I captaincy decision, until the 8th (December) where, as I said, I got a call an hour and a half before the selection meeting. "When I decided to step down from T20I captaincy and contacted BCCI about my decision, it was well received - there was no offense or hesitation, I was not asked to reconsider it"

Cummins, who was eating out on Wednesday night, came in close contact with a person who tested positive for Covid, after which he had his PCR test, which was negative. "Disappointed to miss this Test, but excited to finally see Neser get his chance at Baggy Green," Cummins said on social media.

Pakistan 172 for 8 (Rizwan 38, Haider 31, Shadab 28*, Odeon 2-24) beat West Indies 163 (King 67, Shepherd 35*, Afridi 3-26, Nawaz 2-36) by 9 runs. But the real hero of the match, Shadab Khan, his 12-ball 28, set the game up before he strangled the batsmen with 0 for 22.