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PAK vs ENG: Imam-ul-Haq completes 1,000 runs

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Setting a new milestone in his career, opener Imam-ul-Haq completed 1,000 runs in Test cricket during the first innings of the ongoing series of Pakistan against England on Friday.

Imam was playing the 17th Test match of his cricket career when he achieved the honour. Bowled by Will Jacks in the 18th over, Imam hit a shot to reach a total of 1,000 runs.

Featured in 54 ODIs and two T20Is for Pakistan over the course of his career, the left-hander has two centuries and four fifties in the Test format.

Earlier, during the Pak vs Eng match, England finished the innings at a commendable score of 657. The team added 151 runs, resuming at 506-4, in the extended two-and-a-half-hour session.

Four of England’s top five batsmen smashed rapid hundreds against Pakistan in a record-breaking batting performance.

It is the first time in test cricket that 500 runs have been scored on the first day, with England in a dazzling form on their first test tour of Pakistan since 2005.

Skipper Ben Stokes (41), debutant Liam Livingstone (nine) and Brook were all dismissed by pacer Naseem Shah, who finished with 3-140.

Leg-spinner Zahid Mahmood conceded 235 for his four wickets — the most by a bowler on a Test debut.

Previously, Sri Lankan off-spinner Suraj Randiv conceded 222 against India in Colombo in 2010.

England´s total is their highest against Pakistan in all Tests, improving on their 589-9 at Manchester in 2016.

On Thursday England became the first team to score 500 runs on the opening day of a Test match, bettering Australia´s 112-year-old record of 494-6 against South Africa in Sydney.

Zak Crawley (122), Ollie Pope (108) and Ben Duckett (107) were the other centurions in the innings.

The three-match Test series is England’s first in Pakistan for 17 years.

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Pakistan has finalized its 2025 ICC Men’s Champions Trophy squad.

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A final squad for the 2025 Champions Trophy has been decided by the national selection committee for Pakistan.

The team will play in the forthcoming Tri-Nation Series on behalf of Pakistan as well. Pakistan’s Champions Trophy opener against New Zealand is scheduled on February 19 in Karachi. The final announcement is anticipated within a few days after the squad list was submitted to Mohsin Naqvi, the chairman of the PCB, for approval.

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The BCCI has confirmed that Pakistan’s name will be on India’s jersey during the Champions Trophy.

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On Wednesday, the BCCI confirmed that Pakistan’s name would be put on India’s shirt.

According to Indian media, India’s shirt would incorporate the Champions Trophy emblem, which has been approved by the ICC. The Indian team will adhere to the International Cricket Council’s mega-event criteria.

The BCCI has underlined that the Indian squad will respect the ICC’s norms.

It is worth noting that the Champions Trophy begins on February 19.

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The Indian team must have the “Pakistan” logo on their uniforms, the ICC warns the BCCI.

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has received a warning from the International Cricket Council about its unwillingness to include the logo of Pakistan on the trophy kits of its winning team.

The International Cricket Council has given a strong message to the Indian board on this, according to Indian NDTV.

As part of its host nation policy, the Indian board claimed that it was not interested in having Pakistan’s name appear on their team uniform. However, the ICC rejected this claim.

In reality, the ICC has urged the Indian board to clarify that, since the country was the tournament’s original host, the Indian squad must have “Pakistan” printed on their uniform.

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