This week's highlights (August 22-28, 2016)

International Cricket | August 23, 2016 PCB initiates steps to host Pakistan Super League final in Lahore The Pakistan Super League final is likely to be held on March 9, next year. According to Najam Sethi, the chairman of the PSL and executive committee head of the Pakistan Cricket Board has asked the government of Punjab to start a process so that the PSL final can be held in Lahore. Source: Sportskeeda International Cricket | August 23, 2016 SOCIAL MEDIA CELEBRATES PAKISTAN CRICKET TEAM’S RISE TO ICC’S TOP TEST RANKING Pakistan has secured world number one ranking in Tests after the fourth Test between India and West Indies ended in a draw at Port-of-Spain. This is the first time that Pakistan has become the No.1 ranked team in the world ever since rankings were introduced in 2003. Source: Business Recorder International Cricket | August 23, 2016 Charting Pakistan's rise to the top of the world A match-by-match look back from Australia's trip to the UAE onwards, as well as the highest run-scorers and wicket-takers Source: Cricket Australia International Cricket | August 23, 2016 Pakistan Cricket's Rise Completes Journey From Isolation To Triumph Misbah-ul-Haq-led Pakistan thrashed hosts England at the Oval to earn a 2-2 draw in the four-Test series and prove to many that they can compete on any surface. Source: NDTV International Cricket | August 23, 2016 Pakistan climb top of Test rankings They become only the fifth team alongside South Africa, Australia, England and India to top the ICC test rankings since they were introduced in 2003.  Source: Cricket South Africa International Cricket | August 23, 2016 Cricketing world reacts to Pakistan's No.1 ranking in Tests The success story of Pakistan’s cricket team under Misbahul Haq has been nothing short of a miracle. Source: Tribune International Cricket | August 23, 2016 Pakistan topple India to top ICC Test rankings Pakistan supplanted arch rivals India to become the world's number one Test side on Monday for the first time since the International Cricket Council (ICC) introduced the rankings system in 2003. Source: Asianage International Cricket | August 22, 2016 Pakistan Are Better Than India Pakistan have just risen to the world’s number one Test playing nation. They have done this all by themselves. It is not a quirk in the system. Source: Dennis Does Cricket International Cricket | August 22, 2016 Pakistan achieves number-one Test ranking for the first time Misbah-ul-Haq’s side has become only the fifth team after Australia, England, India and South Africa to top the ICC Test rankings since these were introduced in 2003 Source: ICC مضمون کا ماخذ:نتیجہ لوٹومینیا