Pakistan have responded to their series defeat by England by taking the extraordinary step of dropping seven players, calling up five uncapped players and releasing their head coach. After two one-sided defeats in the first two Tests, the tourists have revamped their squad and backroom staff for the third and final match of the series
The PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi also serves as Pakistan’s interior minister. In the interview conducted by former England captain Michael Atherton, Suleiman and Kasim expressed concerns over the treatment and security given to their father, as well as criticising the UK government’s response. Before it aired, Sky received a complaint about the plan to broadcast
Ahmed went straight into the Foxes side just days after returning from a successful spell with Birmingham Phoenix in the Hundred. “I called him up on Tuesday and he kind of answered the call with ‘I’m playing on Sunday’ and I said ‘that’s fine, you’re playing, you’re batting at three’,” said Thomas. “That’s just the
Riz Ahmed spent 10 years bringing “Bait” to life. Part of that journey was driven by fear: “It’s a very scary project to make because it’s so personal,” he says. Some of the delay, he reflects, came from finding excuses or sabotaging the process because it felt so exposing. “Bait” is indeed Ahmed’s most vulnerable
Ahmed, who arrived in the UK in the late 1960s, was one of nine men from Rochdale and Oldham found guilty of exploiting girls as young as 13 in two takeaway restaurants. Andrabi said Ahmed’s “heinous crimes demand serious introspection rather than a search for extraneous causes.” He said: “The matter in question is entirely