Asif Zakir's series of superb performances failed to earn him a place in the squad for New Zealand tour and then Australia, too
The England cricket team of today is very different from that of the 1990s in batting department as well as bowling
Pakistan have had a number of strong middle-order batsmen in their Test cricket history, but the last six years have been exceptional in this respect
Why the players performing well are not considered for the national team?
Ignoring Fawad Alam and Zohaib Khan for the tour of England come across as a stunning decision
It is not lack of talent but instead we are not picking the right players for national duty
The task of leading the sides should have been given to such players who might play for Pakistan for the next 10 or more years
Pakistan’s head coach has been fuming because of a variety of reasons but he, too, is answerable following Pakistan’s early exit from the World...
Pakistan have almost always been rich when it comes to spin bowling talent. In the 1980s we had Abdul Qadir, Iqbal Qasim and Tauseef Ahmed -- three...
They have never won any major title in history -- neither in One-day Internationals , nor in the new T20 format. But this time they have very very...
Virat Kohli In the 50-over format, he can be ranked equal to MS Dhoni, AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla. In T20 Internationals he is without a shadow...
Since its inception in 2007, the ICC World Twenty20 championship has become the most popular event for cricket fans, surpassing the 50-overs World...
Aftab Baloch once scored 428 runs in a first-class match. He had an average of over 41 and 20 centuries. In his first Test, against New Zealand in...
The game of cricket has seen many talented players who could never make it big despite having all the talent one needs
Mahmood Hamid played a One-day International against Sri Lanka in Sharjah in 1995. He came into bat at number five and was run out after facing just...
"You find yourself in the XI and suddenly you are not even in the preliminary squad of 35, it prompts you to burn all your cricket equipments in...
So who is going to replace Misbah ul Haq?
It has been a normal practice of our cricket stars to announce retirement and then join the national team if and when the opportunity arises. The...
It is a cliché that Pakistan cricket team has always been an unpredictable unit. It can lose matches from strong positions and win matches...
Misbah-ul-Haq has certainly made his mark as a captain. Statistically he is the best Test skipper Pakistan ever had. He has captained the team in 39...
