The Pakistan team arrived at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium amid heavy downpours on Friday, ahead of their second and final Test against hosts Bangladesh starting tomorrow.

Pakistan will be strengthened by the return of star batsman Babar Azam for the second and final cricket Test against Bangladesh in Sylhet, head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed said on Friday.

Babar suffered an injury to his left knee during the practice session on Thursday

“Don’t stress, I will play in all three formats,” he said, adding that it is not for players to decide which format to skip. “A player’s job is to play.”

Pakistan’s next red-ball assignment will see them travel to Bangladesh for a two-match Test series starting May 8.

Ponting harbours concerns that Babar no longer has the power he once possessed to maximise the middle overs of a batting innings, pondering whether he’s playing the right role for the team.

Saim Ayub and Babar Azam hit half-centuries and Mohammad Nawaz took five wickets as Pakistan thrashed Australia by 111 runs to sweep the T20 series 3-0 on Sunday.

Former captains Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi have returned to Pakistan's Twenty20 squad for the three-match home series against Australia starting on Thursday, their final bilateral fixtures before next month's 20-over World Cup.

This season of the Big Bash League has been a sobering exercise for three of Pakistan’s marquee cricketers. Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi arrived in Australia armed with heavyweight reputations and vast T20 expertise but what followed instead has been a humbling experience.

Babar Azam expressed deep gratitude and relief after ending his 807-day century drought in Pakistan’s eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second ODI.

Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the second one-day international in Rawalpindi to seal the three-game series 2-0 on Friday amid the backdrop of security concerns and tension in the tourists' camp following a suicide bombing earlier this week.

Former Pakistan skipper Babar Azam played a match-winning 47-ball 68 to guide his side to a convincing win over South Africa in Lahore on Saturday, sealing the three-match T20I series 2-1 after losing the opener.

His 68 off 48 balls, his 40th half-century in the format, anchored Pakistan’s chase of 140 after early setbacks.

Babar Azam became the highest run-scorer in T20 Internationals as Pakistan cruised to a nine-wicket win over South Africa in the second T20I in Lahore on Friday, levelling the three-match series 1-1.

Pakistan coach Mike Hesson has thrown his support behind Babar Azam's return to the T20 squad, as the three-match series against South Africa starts in Rawalpindi on Tuesday.

Babar Azam was Thursday recalled to Pakistan's Twenty20 international squad for two home series, nearly a year after the batsman was axed.

Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been told to improve his batting against spin and boost his overall strike rate to be considered for Twenty20 Internationals, coach Mike Hesson said.

Pakistan have named a 17-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup in the UAE, excluding veteran stars Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan.

Big names are back in Pakistan's T20I and ODI squads to face West Indies.

New Pakistan white-ball coach Mike Hesson has revealed the steps that experienced duo Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi must take to work their way back into the T20I side.