Babar Azam, who was in truly sumptuous form, was the batsman of the series with scores of 36, 36, 196, 67, 55, 57, 114, 105* and 66, in all three...
The first match in Karachi belonged to Fazal Mahmood. He was almost unplayable on the matting wicket and took 13 wickets as Pakistan won by 9...
Unvanquished, conquering hero or merely a survivor as colleagues meekly surrender around him, the batsman carrying his bat is a part of cricket's...
The importance of good partnerships in Test cricket cannot be overstated and a team's success often revolves around them
The quartet of Amir Elahi, Miran Baksh, Misbah-ul-Haq and Mohammad Hafeez proved that age is just a number
Pakistan's cricket history has many examples of Test players who conquered illness and infirmity to succeed, showing that courage and determination...
The duo’s unique blend of grit and poise, of valour and virtuosity all blended into one has ignited the spirits of team members and supporters...
Pakistan is renowned for producing cricketers with natural flair and elan. Flamboyance, pomp and panache, prodigious talent tinged with a certain...
In full flight Islah was a sight to behold. Weaving his way through opposing defences at an exhilarating pace, with the ball magnetically tethered...
Unpredictability has its advantages. It makes the team unique and inscrutable, perplexing opponents and making them wary about expecting the...
A key lynchpin of Pakistan’s batting over many years, Younis was both its cudgel and its crutch, switching modes to suit the circumstance, a true...
Over three generations, the Mohammad family has accumulated more than 100,000 runs, 1000 wickets and 1000 catches in first-class cricket
He was a true showman, a wonderful image for the modern game, gifted with unique ability and flair, a magician in a leg-spinner’s garb who...
The high, curiously looped backlift, steely wrists, deft touches from soft hands, the willow subtly threading the ball through imperceptible gaps in...
Though they missed out on the final this year, Pakistan's performance in this World Cup has been superb and augurs well for the future.
Pakistan’s batting has had many adjectives applied to it. Mercurial, artistic, elegant, enigmatic, rumbustious, regal, inventive, it can be any...
From grafting stonewallers to exhilarating stroke makers, from classic orthodoxy to heretic batting techniques, from ultra safe defence to...
Dubbed as the Rock of Gibraltar he was a midfielder par excellence, who often acted as the pivot around whom many Pakistani victories revolved.
Loose limbed, lithe and nimble, Asif in his prime was a joy to behold. A batsman who used the bat both as a rapier for attack and as a wand to...
In the long history of Test cricket only 15 matches have been decided by just one wicket. Pakistan has figured in 4 of them, winning two and...
