Selectors recall Umar Akmal to Pakistan T20 squad for West Indies series on September 10, 2016LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) selection committee, headed by former Test captain Inzamamul Haq, Friday recalled middle-order batsman Umar Akmal to the Pakistan Twenty20 squad for the forthcoming T20 series against the West Indies to be played later this month in the United Arab Emirates. After the disciplinary issues sidelined Akmal from the national […]
Pakistan conclude England tour on a high on September 9, 2016Pakistan concluded their two months long England tour on a high when skipper Sarfraz Ahmad and his charges routed the hosts by nine wickets in the one-off Twenty20 international in Manchester on Wednesday night. England, who won the preceding one-day international series 4-1, struggled to 135 for seven after making a good start before Pakistan […]
Pakistan one-day cricket needs revolutionary transformation on September 4, 2016LAHORE: Against expectations, Pakistan averted a whitewash when they downed England by four wickets in the fifth and final ODI of the five-match series at Cardiff on Sunday. Though England won the series 4-1, it was a consolation victory for Pakistan who performed poorly in the previous four encounters to show that they were incapable […]
An awful and inept performance on August 31, 2016Pakistan on Tuesday evening in Nottingham, once again, proved that they are the masters of disaster and incapable of playing modern one-day cricket. It was a terrible and disgusting performance. Had fast bowler Mohammad Aamir not flogged an extraordinary 58 off 28 balls at the death, it would have been even worse for Pakistan. At […]
What ails Pakistan sports? on August 28, 2016LAHORE: Last week the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ended in a blaze of colour with an exuberant closing ceremony as Tokyo took up the baton promising to host the next Olympic Games in a best possible way. After a rollercoaster fortnight which mixed off-field hitches with […]
Pakistan get another cricketing lesson on August 28, 2016Pakistan were given another cricketing lesson when England outclassed skipper Azhar Ali and his charges by four wickets in the second one-day international to go 2-0 up in the five-match series at Lord’s on Saturday evening. Joe Root’s composed 89 led England to an easy victory, chasing target of 252. England opener Jason Roy fell […]
Pakistan must improve their ODI performance on August 25, 2016England defeated Pakistan by 44 runs in the first contest of the five-match one-day international series, under Duckworth-Lewis method, at Ageas Bowl in Southampton on Wednesday night. It was not an impressive show by Pakistan. A thrashing of Ireland would have provided a confidence boost to Azhar Ali and his men, but they lacked spirit […]
Pakistan blow England away on August 16, 2016Unpredictable Pakistan concluded their four-match Test series against England in the same magnificent style with which they had begun it at Lord’s last month, by clinching a famous series-levelling victory in the final Test at The Oval on Sunday. Set 40 for victory after overcoming some stiff but ultimately futile resistance from England’s lower-middle order, […]
Selectors recall pacer Umar Gul to Pakistan ODI squad on August 9, 2016LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) selection committee, headed by former Test batsman Inzamamul Haq, Tuesday recalled fast bowler Umar Gul to a 15-member national ODI squad that will play two one-day internationals in Ireland and five in England starting later this month. Azhar Ali will lead the side. The 32-year old Umar last played […]
Pakistan’s batting woes continue on August 7, 2016The outcome of the third England Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Sunday showed that Pakistan batting would remain unpredictable and below par. They will never learn how to come out of difficult situations and bat with responsibility. The way Pakistan batted for the second time yesterday, they did get into a tangle once again to […]