Sydney, Jan 4 (IANS) Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf feels that a good all-rounder will improve his team’s performances in the Tests.
Yousuf lamented that when it comes to One-day and Twenty20s Pakistan have plenty of talented all-rounders, but in Tests they are hard to find.
Former captain Shoaib Malik had performed that role of an all-rounder [...]
Washington, Jan.3 (ANI): Friday’s deadly suicide attack at a volleyball match in Pakistan’s northwestern town of Lakki Marwat, in which over 90 people were killed, has raised questions about the Pakistan Army’s claims about its success in the South Waziristan offensive.
According to Abdul Basit, a security analyst at the Islamabad based Pakistani Institute for Peace [...]
Sydney, Jan.2 (ANI): Pakistan batsmen Faisal Iqbal has said that he has no issue moving down the batting order to accommodate Younis Khan, provided the former captain returns to the side for the second and third Tests.
Iqbal, who currently bats at number three, said he would perform whatever [...]
Karachi, Dec. 24 (ANI): Pakistan pacer Mohammad Sami has declared himself fully fit for the forthcoming Test series against Australia, and has staked his claim for a place in the national squad through a splendid display of fast bowling during a domestic match here, in which he took six wickets helping his team win the [...]
Karachi, Dec 23 (IANS) Former Indian Cricket League (ICL) rebel Mohammad Sami Wednesday bowled Karachi Blues to an emphatic 141-run triumph over Habib Bank in the final of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy – Pakistan’s premier first-class event – just hours before boarding a flight for Melbourne to join his teammates for the Boxing Day Test against [...]
Karachi, Dec 18 (IANS) Former Pakistan skipper Younis Khan is likely to make a comeback in the one-day series against Australia which begins in Brisbane from January 22.
Younis, 32, decided to opt out of the Test tour of New Zealand last month after leading Pakistan to a 1-2 one-day series defeat against the Kiwis in [...]
Karachi, Dec. 18 (ANI) : Former Pakistan captain Younis Khan is likely to return to international cricket from his self declared short exile during the forthcoming one-day series against Australia.
Khan is set to lead his domestic squad in the final match of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final on December 21, and is also expected to [...]
Islamabad, Dec.17 (ANI): Raising questions over the fitness level of the national team, Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Chief Operating Officer (COO) Wasim Bari has said that Pakistan should have won the Test series against New Zealand.
Interacting with media persons here, Bari said the forthcoming Australia series would be a tough assignment for the visitors.
“I am [...]
Karachi, Dec 15 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Tuesday recalled former Indian Cricket League (ICL) rebel Mohammad Sami for the tour of Australia starting later this week.
A PCB statement said that the fast bowler has been selected as the 17th member for the tour. Pakistan will play three Tests, five One-day internationals and a [...]
Karachi, Dec 14 (IANS) Pakistan’s regular cricket captain Younis Khan, who has been mysteriously missing from the scene for the last few days, returned to action Monday but surprisingly as a budding coach.
Out of the blue, Younis turned up at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore to attend a National Level 1 coaching course [...]
Washington, Dec.5 (ANI): Friday’s gruesome suicide attack on a mosque in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, in which about 40 people were killed, including two military generals, has raised concerns about terror groups such as the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) joining hands with the Taliban.
The [...]
Karachi, Dec 4 (IANS) Pakistan’s regular captain Younis Khan seems unlikely to make his comeback with the tour of Australia starting next month after skipping the country’s premier first-class tournament because of a freak accident.
Younis, who is a fishing fanatic, injured his foot after slipping on a sharp-edged stone while indulging in his favourite [...]
Lahore, Nov 30(ANI): With the Pakistan team struggling against New Zealand and a tough tour of Australia coming up, former Pakistan batsman Hasan Raza has said that he is confident of solving team’s batting problems.
Raza has been [...]
Karachi, Nov 26 (IANS) Pakistan has been forced to send seasoned middle-order batsman Misbah-ul-Haq to New Zealand ahead of the second Test after its top order failed to click in the series opener in Dunedin Thursday.
Responding to New Zealand’s total of 429 in the first innings, Pakistan were at one stage reeling at 85 for [...]
Islamabad, Nov.25 (ANI): Young Pakistan middle order batsman Shahzaib Hasan Khan, who was part of the World T20 winning team, credits his satisfactory show in the tournament to Shahid Afridi and Younus Khan.
In an interview with PakPassion.net, Khan said both Afridi and Younus inspired him to do well during the T20 World Cup.
“When I was [...]
Islamabad, Nov.24 (ANI): ‘Forgotten’ Pakistan speedster Mohammad Sami is frustrated with the Indian Cricket League (ICL) and has blamed the rebel league of not paying his dues despite several reminders.
Sami, who once headed Pakistan’s pace attack along with Shoaib Akhtar, blamed the ICL for delaying his payments unnecessarily.
“They (ICL) have not paid me the final [...]
Karachi, Nov 19 (IANS) Less than a week after withdrawing from the ongoing tour of New Zealand, Younis Khan indicated that he would be available for the series against Australia that will begin with the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.
Younis, Pakistan’s regular captain, also announced that he would soon be appearing in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy [...]
Karachi, Nov 16 (IANS) Pakistani selectors are yet to take a decision on sending middle-order batsman Misbah-ul-Haq as a replacement for Younis Khan for the Test series in New Zealand from Nov 24.
Chief selector Iqbal Qasim told IANS Monday that the selection committee will take a decision on the issue after discussing it with Pakistan [...]
Islamabad, Oct.18 (ANI): Reports regarding the Taliban offering a stiff resistance to the Pakistan Army started surfacing within hours after the launch of an all out offensive in South Waziristan, and experts have also warned that security forces may have to face tremendous opposition from the extremists.
The Christian Science Monitor (CSM) quoted Rifaat Hussain, a [...]
Lahore, Oct.12 (ANI): Controversial Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, who is undergoing a rehabilitation programme in London following a surgery on his left knee, is expected to get fit in time for the forthcoming New Zealand tour.
Sources close to the temperamental speedster said he is trying [...]
Karachi, Oct 11 (IANS) Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar will be fit in time to get in contention for a place in the Test squad for the tour of New Zealand later this year after his knee surgery in London last week.
Sources close to Akhtar told IANS Sunday that the pacer was treated by [...]
Rawalpindi, Oct.2 (ANI): Out of favour Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar will undergo a knee operation in England on October 8.
Speaking exclusively to the cricket website PakPassion.net, Akhtar’s KRL skipper Mohammad Wasim said: “Shoaib was supposed to be present at the ongoing three-day [...]
Washington, Sep.26 (ANI): While the Pakistan Army’s all out operation against the Taliban and other extremist groups in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) has forced the militants to retreat, it has also forced the terror training camps being run in the Swat and Malakand Divisions to shift frequently, making the task of rooting them [...]
Lahore, Sep.19 (ANI): Controversial Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar will be seen in action in the country’s premier first class tournament, the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, to prove his fitness in order to make a comeback to the national squad.
Akhtar would be playing for Khan Research Laboratories in the tournament beginning October 10, The Daily Times reports.
“Shoaib [...]
Ahmedabad, Aug 28 (ANI): After Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi banned Jaswant Singh’s book on Jinnah, the sale of ‘The Tragic Story of Partition’ written by RSS ideologue H V Seshadri, that has uncomplimentary references to Nehru and Patel, has come under the line of fire.
Sahitya [...]
Lahore, Aug.15 (ANI): Attacking former President General Pervez Musharraf for violating the Constitution and impeding the judicial system of the country, Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has urged the armed forces not to obstruct [...]
