Pakistan Recall Ashraf, Bilal for Bangladesh Test AFP — LAHORE
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SUNDAY 2 FEBRUARY 2020 SPORTSPORT 22 TENNIS FOOTBALL The young player is normally also a player Australian Open Premier League that, when they have quality and the right Men's Singles Burnley vs Arsenal personality, don't feel the pressure. They have Final in Tottenham vs Man ACTION no fears: Mourinho on signing young players. TODAY’S Melbourne Park City Pakistan recall Ashraf, Bilal for Bangladesh Test AFP — LAHORE Pakistan yesterday recalled all- Bangladesh axe Mustafizur rounder Faheem Ashraf and off-spinner Bilal Asif for the first Test against Bangladesh for first Test in Rawalpindi starting in Rawalpindi next week. AFP — DHAKA Ashraf, 26, showed a lot of white-ball performances are promise in his debut Test Bangladesh yesterday dropped not satisfactory,” said chief against Ireland in 2018 when pace bowler Mustafizur selector Minhajul Abedin. he scored 83 but then faced Rahman (pictured) and Opening batsmen Imrul injury problems and was dis- recalled Rubel Hossain for the Kayes, Shadman Islam and carded after the South Africa first Test of the two-match off-spinner Mehidy Hasan tour in January last year. Faheem Ashraf (centre right) celebrates the dismissal of South series against Pakistan which were also left out for injury Bilal, 34, played the last of African batsman Aiden Markram (not in picture) during the first day begins in Rawalpindi next while wicketkeeper-batsman his five Tests against New of the third Test at Wanderers Cricket Stadium in this file picture. week. Mushfiqur Rahim opted out Zealand in December 2018 and Mustafizur was in the two- due to security concerns. was not selected last year. Test series against India in Opening batsman Tamim Senior batsman Azhar Ali allrounder against Bangladesh beating Bangladesh 2-0 in the November but was not picked Iqbal returned to the Test side will lead the team. and Ashraf took five wickets in three-match Twenty20 series, for any of the matches due to after skipping the India series Head coach and chief the Quaid-e-Azam trophy final with one match rained off. his poor form and fitness. for family reason while Bang- February 7-11. The second Test selector Misbah-ul-Haq said so we have selected him,” said “There is no guarantee that “Mustafiz was dropped for ladesh also recalled batsmen will be played April 5-9 in Ashraf did well in the domestic Misbah. if a team doesn’t do well in one his poor performance. He is in Najmul Hossain and Soumya Karachi, after a one-day inter- tournament final two months The first Test starts in format then it will not do better and out of the team for quite Sarkar. national on April 3. Bangladesh ago. Rawalpindi from February 7. in the other format as well,” some time and doesn’t play “Soumya has been picked visited Pakistan earlier in “We have this option of Bangladesh had agreed to said Misbah. longer-format matches regu- as a backup player. Our first January amid tight security for playing a pace bowling tour Pakistan in three phases “They are a gritty team and larly. His choice openers are Saif Hasan a three-match Twenty20 and after playing three will be under no pressure.” Both and Tamim. We have picked international series in Lahore, Pakistan Squad Twenty20 internationals the Tests are part of the ongoing Bangladesh Squad Soumya in the squad if coach which they lost 2-0. Azhar Ali (captain), Abid Ali, returned home earlier this World Test championship con- Mominul Haque (Capt), Tamim makes plan to play him at Bangladesh Cricket Board Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, week. tested by the top nine teams. Iqbal, Saif Hasan, Najmul seven as an all-rounder as they president Nazmul Hassan last Faheem Ashraf, Bilal Asif, Fawad They will play the first Test India currently lead the Hossain, Mahmudullah Riyad, (Pakistan) have good number week expressed his satis- Alam, Haris Sohail, Imam-ul- and then return again for the championship with 360 points Mohammad Mithun, Liton of quality fast bowlers,” said faction over the security pro- Haq, Imran Khan, Mohammad sole one-day international followed by Australia (296), Das, Taijul Islam, Nayeem Minhajul. vided to the visitors during the Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan, (April 3) and second Test (April England (146) and Pakistan (80). Hasan, Ebadat Hossain, Abu Bangladesh are due to Twenty20 series adding that Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah 7-11) -- both in Karachi. The top two teams in the Jayed, Al-Amin Hossain, Rubel depart for Pakistan on Tuesday “there was no reason not to go Afridi, Shan Masood, Yasir Shah. Misbah said Pakistan would table will play the June 2021 Hossain, Soumya Sarkar. for the first Test scheduled for again for the Test series.” have to play at their best despite final in England. Hardik Pandya out of Test series against NZ AFP — NEW DELHI Hardik Pandya has been September 2018 and made his a slow over-rate during their of Conduct for Players and ruled out of the upcoming last appearance in the T20 fourth T20 win over New Player Support Personnel, Flamboyant Indian all-rounder Test series against New format against South Africa in Zealand, the International which relates to minimum Hardik Pandya (pictured) has Zealand,” the board said in a September 2019. Cricket Council (ICC) said on over-rate offences, players been ruled out of the upcoming statement. India are currently touring Saturday. are fined 20% of their match Test series against New Zealand Following a review by a New Zealand to play two Tests, Match referee Chris Broad fees for every over their side over fitness concerns, the Board specialist in London, Pandya three one day internationals imposed the sanctions after fails to bowl in the allotted of Control for Cricket in India was advised to remain under and five Twenty20 international Virat Kohli’s side were found time,” the ICC said in a said yesterday. rehabilitation at the National matches. two overs short of the target statement. The 26-year-old underwent Cricket Academy until he The visitors are leading 4-0 after time allowances were Kohli has accepted the successful surgery for a lower- regains full match fitness, it in the T20 series. taken into consideration during sanction. back injury in October but has said. The first Test begins in Wel- the game in Wellington on India prevailed in the Super remained off the field since He has not played Test lington on February 21. Friday. Over for the second successive then. cricket since the Southampton Meanwhile, India have been “In accordance with match to take a 4-0 lead in the “Team India all-rounder match against England in fined 40% of their match fee for Article 2.22 of the ICC Code five-match series. Striker Cavani Holmes holds halfway staying at PSG this season lead at Phoenix Open AFP — LOS ANGELES closed with an 87. His last win AP — PARIS came at the 2019 Genesis Open JB Holmes shot a blistering six- last February. Edinson Cavani is staying at under 65 on Friday to seize a Holmes teed off on the 10th French league leader Paris one-shot lead over first-round and it wasn’t long before he got Saint-Germain for the rest of leader Wyndham Clark at the his putter going. He birdied three the season, after which he will halfway stage of the USPGA holes in a four hole stretch be available on a free transfer. Tour’s Phoenix Open. beginning at No. 13 then eagled Cavani wanted to leave Holmes posted six birdies, the par-four 17 with a nice because of his lack of game one eagle and two bogeys to approach and a six foot putt to time since the arrival of emerge with a 13-under total grab a share of the lead. striker Mauro Icardi, but a 129 at the TPC Scottsdale “I was just worried about it move to Atlético Madrid fell Stadium course in the Arizona maybe going too far left,” through. desert. Holmes said of his approach on PSG reportedly rejected an “Hit it really good in the 17. “But when I hit it, I thought offer of $16.5m for Cavani, middle of the round,” said I hit it about right and hopefully who turns 33 on February 14. Holmes, who won at Scottsdale it would hit into that bank or The hard-working Uruguay in 2006 and 2008 for the first bounce just up and it did.” forward is PSG’s record scorer two of his five Tour titles. Holmes, who suffers from Chelsea’s Antonio Rudiger scores their first goal against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium, with 198 goals, and his con- “Didn’t hit it quite as good vertigo, underwent two brain Leicester, Britain, yesterday. tract runs out in June. toward the end, but putted surgeries in 2011 before “We couldn’t reach an really well and was able to returning to the Tour the next agreement with anyone,” PSG make some birdies.” year. sporting director Leonardo Liverpool move 22 points clear Holmes is still looking for He enjoys the raucous said on Friday. his first win since his final- atmosphere in the Phoenix LEICESTER “At one point we started AFP — the European champions lead English Premier League round collapse at the British event and says he is in a good negotiations but we couldn’t with a smart finish on the hour Open six months ago when he frame of mind. English Premier League reach an agreement.” Liverpool surged a massive 22 mark. results yesterday: Leonardo also said points clear at the top of the Salah then produced two Bournemouth 2 (Billing 37, Ake Juventus changed its mind Premier League with a 4-0 win cool finishes in the final 20 Qatar Olympic Shooting Archery Cup 2020 44) Aston Villa 1 (Samatta 70) about signing left back over Southampton as Leicester minutes as Jurgen Klopp's men Crystal Palace 0 Sheffield Layvin Kurzawa, who was and Chelsea consolidated their took their tally of points to a United 1 (Guaita 58-og) close to joining the Italian place in the top four in a remarkable 100 from the last Leicester 2 (Barnes 54, champion.