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Dale Steyn to miss the 1st ODI against Pakistan

South Africa’s ace fast bowler, Dale Steyn, is not going to take part in the first One Day International (ODI) of the five-match series against Pakistan at Bloemfontein but will join the squad before the second encounter.   The opening match of the battle is going to be played tomorrow, with the visitors looking to […]

Some friends of good times don’t even give me a missed call now – Mohammad Amir

Mohammad Amir, the banned Pakistani fast bowler, has once again expressed his desire to return to international cricket and said that he just wants to focus on the future. The left-armer further revealed that some of his closest friends of his good times have completely forgotten him now.   The 20-year-old cricketer burst into the […]

Test cricket is the ultimate – Waqar Younis

Waqar Younis, the former Pakistan captain and ex-coach, feels that the national team seems to be lacking unity at the moment after a disastrous Test series against South Africa and said that the senior players must start to play selflessly.   Over the last two and a half year, the Green Shirts have performed reasonably […]

Do not judge Misbah-ul-Haq on just one series – Geoff Lawson

Geoff Lawson, the former Australian cricketer and ex-Pakistan coach, believes that Misbah-ul-Haq has been a great servant of Pakistan cricket and the sporting fans must not judge him on just the series against South Africa.   Misbah was appointed as the captain of the Test team after the disastrous tour of England in 2010, with […]

Mohammad Hafeez happy to be batting at number 3 in the T20s

Mohammad Hafeez, the Pakistan T20 captain, has revealed that he has decided to slip down the batting order to number 3, keeping in mind the future of the national team, although the cricketer from Sargodha still prefers to open the innings in all formats of the game.   The stylish right-handed batsman continued to open […]

Mohammad Hafeez comes out in defence of Dav Whatmore

Pakistan’s T20 skipper, Mohammad Hafeez is delighted to have won the T20 series against South Africa and feels that the criticism on the team after their disastrous performance in the Test series is unjustified.   The Green Shirts came to South Africa with the hopes of giving a tough time to the home team but […]

Junaid Khan’s absence hurt Pakistan in the last two Tests – Sohail Tanvir

Sohail Tanvir, the left-arm medium-fast bowler from Pakistan, believes that the result of the second Test of the recently-concluded three-match series between South Africa and Pakistan would have been different, if Junaid Khan was playing.   The Green Shirts were humiliated in the series by the Proteas who won all the three Test matches and […]

Fast bowlers are always emotional and aggressive – Wahab Riaz

Pakistan’s talented left-arm fast bowler, Wahab Riaz has admitted that he failed to live up to the expectations on some occasions in past but vows to find a permanent place in the national team very soon.   The left-arm pacer has been included in the One Day International (ODI) and T20 squads for the series […]

Pakistan lost to a far superior team – Hanif Mohammad

Pakistan’s former captain and legendary batsman, Hanif Mohammad has come out in defence of the national team after their disastrous performance in the Test series against South Africa and said that the Green Shirts lost to a far superior team.   Before the start of the three-match series, the cricket fans were anticipating a competitive […]

Aamer Sohail comes out in support of Misbah-ul-Haq

Former captain of the Pakistan team, Aamer Sohail has come out in defence of Misbah-ul-Haq and feels that the criticism on the middle-order batsman is not justified. The former opening batsman is of the view that the disastrous result in the Test series against South Africa was very much expected.   Graeme Smith and company […]

Saeed Ajmal wants to win the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 for Pakistan

Saeed Ajmal, the Pakistan off-spinner, has expressed that his team is desperate to win the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2013 and said that there is nothing like winning a global event.   Since the ICC World T20 2007 in South Africa, the Green Shirts have done remarkably well in the ICC events, qualifying for the […]

Misbah-ul-Haq optimistic about better results in the limited-overs series

Misbah-ul-Haq, the Pakistan captain, is disappointed after losing the Test series against South Africa by an embarrassing margin of 0-3 but feels that not playing enough Test matches is the reason behind his team’s downfall.   After being thrashed by the home team in Johannesburg and Cape Town, the visitors failed to compete against Graeme […]

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