Pakistan cricket captain Sarfaraz Ahmed gave a controversial reply to a female journalist on being asked why all-rounder Shoaib Malik was not given a farewell match.

'Don't call them Bengalis, call them Bangladeshis,' says Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed to journalist

Pakistan thumped Bangladesh by 94 runs in their final World Cup group match on Friday but it was not enough to earn them a place in the semi-finals as New Zealand went through on net run-rate.

World Cup: Pakistan end campaign on winning note, defeat Bangladesh by 94 runs

Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed admitted his team need a miracle to qualify for the World Cup semi-finals as they prepare for their final league game against Bangladesh at Lord's on Friday.

Pakistan will aim to score 500 runs against Bangladesh, says skipper Sarfaraz

New Zealand qualified for the World Cup semi-finals on Friday when Pakistan could no longer better their net run-rate in their final group game against Bangladesh.

New Zealand qualify for World Cup semis as Pakistan fail in 'miracle bid'

Pakistan will take on Bangladesh in the 43rd match of ICC World Cup 2019 on Friday at Lord's, London. This will be the ninth and the final league match for both the teams.

World Cup: Head-to-head records between Pakistan and Bangladesh

Twenty-seven years and a generation apart, Pakistan's World Cup bears striking similarities with their 1992 campaign - when they started slowly but ended up lifting the trophy in Melbourne.

Pakistan on identical 1992 World Cup path after beating New Zealand

The June 16 clash between neighbours India and Pakistan attracted 229 million television viewers in India, accounting for over 60 per cent of the screen audience for the first three weeks of the World Cup in the cricket-crazy nation.

Pakistan World Cup clash draws 229 million TV viewers in India

Pakistan cricket team captain Sarfaraz Ahmed on Wednesday revealed that he saw his wife Khushbakht Shah crying in the hotel room after his fat-shaming video went viral.

I saw my wife crying after watching the fat-shaming video: Sarfaraz Ahmed

Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed has finally opened up about the incident, where a fan body-shamed him, saying that the situation hurt him more because it occurred in front of his son, Abdullah.

Body-shaming incident hurt me because it happened in front of my son Abdullah: Pak captain Sarfaraz

New Zealand have won the toss and skipper Kane Williamson opted to bat first against Pakistan at Edgbaston. New Zealand are unbeaten and placed second on the 10-team table with 11 points, winning five matches and one no result while Pakistan are seventh with just two wins, three defeats and a no result.

World Cup: New Zealand win toss, opt to bat against Pakistan

The crucial World Cup encounter between Pakistan and New Zealand at Edgbaston on Wednesday has been delayed due to wet outfield with the toss still not taken place.

World Cup: Wet outfield delays New Zealand vs Pakistan match

The Pakistan team under captain Sarfaraz Ahmed have failed to live up to their country's expectations and there will be a "robust review" of their performance in the last three years, the Pakistan Cricket Board said on Wednesday.

Pakistan announce 'robust review' amid World Cup struggle

Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed has reconciled to the fact that they "were a better team than India in the 90's" and now the tables have turned. The soft-spoken Pakistan captain was literally hounded by his country's media with a host of uncomfortable questions following the team's heavy defeat against India here on Sunday.

Pakistan 90's team enjoyed upper hand, now India is better: Sarfaraz Ahmed

In the ongoing match between India and Pakistan in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed was seen yawning behind the stumps and the whole incident has Twitter opinionated.

World Cup: Tweeple react as Sarfaraz Ahmed spotted yawning during India vs Pakistan match

As KL Rahul stole a run from Shadab Khan's third ball in the eighteenth over, India completed a historic milestone against Pakistan in the World Cup as the two openers hit a century stand for the first time against their arch rival.

Milestone men: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul ensure India's maiden century partnership against Pakistan in World Cup

Key battles in India vs Pakistan Cricket World Cup clash

Virat Kohli-led India will take on Pakistan in one of the most anticipated clashes in the Cricket World Cup 2019 tomorrow at Manchester cricket ground. The ongoing edition of the World Cup has had the poorest weather.

World Cup: Manchester weather forecast for India vs Pakistan clash

Sarfaraz Ahmed insists Pakistan fans won't boo shamed Australia star Steven Smith during their World Cup match in Taunton on Wednesday. Pakistan fans are expected to make up a large chunk of the crowd in the west country and there are fears they might follow the example of the India supporters who jeered Smith at the Oval on Sunday.

Pakistani fans love cricket, they won't boo Steven Smith: Captain Sarfaraz Ahmed

Pakistan's World Cup match against Sri Lanka was called off on Friday without a ball being bowled after persistent rain in Bristol. Both teams take a point each from the wash-out and have three from their opening three matches.

World Cup: Pakistan, Sri Lanka share points after Bristol washout

England captain Eoin Morgan said the side let themselves down with poor fielding in their 14-run loss to Pakistan in the World Cup at Trent Bridge on Monday. After beating South Africa at The Oval in London last Thursday to get their campaign off to a winning start, the hosts and pre-tournament favourites narrowly failed to reach the huge 349-run target set by Pakistan in Nottingham.

World Cup 2019: England skipper Eoin Morgan says fielding let team down in loss against Pakistan

Post-Tiananmen, Chinese citizens subjected to new wave of abuses: US The United States said Monday it had lost hope for human rights progress in China 30 years after the crackdown on Tiananmen Square as Beijing, in rare official comments on the bloodshed, insisted it had "immunized" itself against turmoil.

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Pakistan lived up to their 'unpredictable' billing by beating world number one England in a World Cup match on Monday, just three days after losing to world number eight West Indies in their first game of the tournament.

Inept to inspiring: I always say be patient with us, says captain Sarfaraz after beating England

Former Pakistan cricket team captain Shahid Afridi believes in the current Pakistan team and also he is confident that the Sarfaraz Ahmed-led side can win the Cricket World Cup 2019.

'Confident' Shahid Afridi says, Pakistan can 'win this World Cup'

Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar shared his opinion after West Indies defeated Pakistan by seven wickets in their campaign opener of Cricket World Cup 2019.

Watch: Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar calls Sarfaraz Ahmed 'fat and unfit'

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