United arab emirates: Cricket News & Match Updates

Chairman PCB Management Committee Mr:  The Pakistan Cricket Board on Saturday confirmed the appointment of former Test captain Mohammad Yousuf as head coach of Pakistan men's U19 team. Yousuf’s first assignment in his new role includes the 2023 ACC U19 Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from December 8 to 17 and the 2024 ICC U19 World Cup in Sri Lanka from January 13 to February 4.

Yousuf, who has previously served as batting coach of the Pakistan senior men’s team and at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore, is one of Pakistan’s most distinguished batters.

He scored 7,530 runs in Tests and 9,720 in ODIs in a career spanning from 1998 to 2010 and holds the record for the most Test runs in a calendar year when he amassed 1788 runs in the format in 2006.   Read More...