Aizaz Cheema

Aizaz Cheema is confident of taking wickets against England in the coming Test series as he feels that pitches in Dubai and Abu Dhabi are similar to the ones in Pakistan.

It was well known that Lahore would prove to be tough nuts. But little did anyone expect that they would upset Mumbai, the strongest team in the CLT20 qualifiers.

Pakistani selectors on Monday omitted left-arm pacer Wahab Riaz from the squad named for the upcoming series against Bangladesh after his name cropped up during the spot-fixing trials in London early this month.

Keen to revive his international career, Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Yousuf took a fitness test at the NCA, but chief selector Iqbal Qasim made it clear that the senior batsman would have to play domestic matches to be considered for selection.

Shoaib Akhtar says it is time for the Pakistan Cricket Board and selectors to launch an initiative and unearth new pace talents in the country as there is a lack of quality pacers in the national team.

After being appointed as the batting coach for the National High-Performance Centre (NHPC), former Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Yousuf said he will try his best to transfer his knowledge, experience, and skills to the young guns. The PCB on Thursday announced a star-studded line-up of coaches for the National High-Performance Centre and six associations for the 2020-21 domestic season.

Former opener Gautam Gambhir has rated Virat Kohli's stroke-filled 183 against Pakistan in a 2012 Asia Cup match as one of the greatest innings from the Indian captain across three formats. Chasing a big target of 330 in Dhaka, Kohli smashed 183 off just 148 balls, with 22 fours and one six, to guide India to a six wicket win.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has dropped test and one-day captain Misbah-ul-Haq as he wasn't in the preliminary list of 30 players for the World T20.

Sources in the Pakistan Cricket Board said that coach Dav Whatmore, after consulting the chief selector, has decided to put Mohd Yousuf through a fitness test.

With the ongoing National T20 Championship in Karachi failing to attract big crowd despite presence of some top players, experts have suggested to organise the tournament in smaller cities in future.

Former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood, who is now a British citizen, feels that it's "more about politics" in country's cricket system rather than people thinking about the benefit of the game and cricketers

The PCB has ruled out any chance of playing Bangladesh at a neutral venue next month if the Bangladesh Cricket Board refuses to send its team to Pakistan.

The Pakistan selectors decided to drop Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal and Imran Farhat from the probables list for West Indies tour in the wake of team's failure in the Champions Trophy.

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Shahid Afridi is likely to be recalled to the one-day squad for the forthcoming series against South Africa after a string of batting failures in the Test series.

As he has got clearance from PCB's integrity committee, seasoned all-rounder Shoaib Malik is likely to get a central contract from the Board.

PCB has omitted around five leading players, including ex-captain Shahid Afridi, from the list of new centrally contracted players for next six-month term.

Pakistan have recalled pace bowlers Umar Gul and Wahab Riaz for a three-Test series against Sri Lanka in the United Arab Emirates starting on October 13.

Some senior Pakistan players such as Kamran Akmal may not be given central contracts for the year 2014 as the cricket board and national selectors have decided to reward in-form younger players.

Aamir Sohail on Tuesday said Pakistan has gained a lot out of the Zimbabwe tour, where they clean swept the hosts, but they must prepare well for the tough assignments ahead, starting with Sri Lanka series.