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#4 PCB postpone the remainder of series against Bangladesh

Pakistan Cricket Team

The Pakistan Cricket Board have postponed the remainder of the Bangladesh series due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Pakistan were due to play an ODI and one Test against Bangladesh in Karachi on April 1 and 5 respectively but had to take strong steps to tackle the increasing number of coronavirus cases in the sub-continent.

Pakistan defeated Bangladesh in the first Test by an innings and 44 runs in Rawalpindi.

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#5 Amir claims fatigue led to Test retirement

Mohammad Amir has shed light on his retirement from Test cricket

Pakistan's Mohammad Amir reflected on his Test retirement last year, citing fatigue as the major reason for his shocking decision. Amir, who was plagued with the infamous spot-fixing scandal early on in his career, announced his Test retirement after the 2019 CWC held in England and Wales.

Amir stated that maintaining mental and physical fitness in all the three formats simultaneously was extremely difficult due to regular cricket being played as compared to earlier times.

"Fatigue was bound to happen, especially for fast bowlers. But now I am feeling much better, Alhamdulillah. When your focus is on one thing and you are mentally and physically fresh, you can deliver and perform better."

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