AMIR DROPPED, RIAZ RECALLED FOR AUS TESTS

LAHORE: Pakistan on Thursday left out struggling paceman Mohammad Amir from the 17-member squad for the twomatch Test series against Australia starting in United Arab Emirates next month. The 26-year-old Amir, who returned from a five-year ban for match-fixing in January 2016, had a wicketless

Asia Cup in which he was dropped for two matches. Wahab Riaz, who last played a Test in October 2017, returned to the squad. Squad: Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ulhaq, Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq, Haris Sohail, Usman Salahuddin, Yasir Shah, Shadab Khan, Bilal Asif, Mohammad Abbas, Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz, Faheem Ashraf, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Rizwan.

Hazlewood, Marsh named joint Test vicecaptains

LAHORE: Paceman Josh Hazlewood and all-rounder Mitchell Marsh were named joint vice-captains of Australia’s Test team on Thursday under a new leadership structure installed in the wake of this year’s ball-tampering scandal. Hazlewood and Marsh will be permanent replacements for David Warner, who was banned for 12 months for his role in the incident in South Africa. Previous captain Steve Smith was also banned for a year while Cameron Bancroft was suspended for nine months.

India to host Deaf T20 World Cup in November

NEW DELHI: India will host the Deaf ICC T20 World Cup to be held from November 23-30 in Gurgaon, the organisers announced on Thursday. The eight-day tournament will see participation from over 200 players across eight countries including England, Australia, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, South Africa, apart from India, vying for the top honours. The eight teams will be divided into two groups and each team will play three matches in group stage. Two teams from each group will then qualify for the semi-finals.