Former Pakistan captain Younus Khan, who led Pakistan to a memorable title triumph in the ICC World Twenty20 in England last year, believes the absence of injured pace spearhead Umar Gul can affect the team in West Indies next month.The third edition of ICC World Twenty20 begins in the Carribean April 30.’It’s a huge setback for us that Gul has been ruled out as he has proved to be ver...
The crisis that the Pakistan cricket team has gone through in recent times, that has seen them change the captaincy 5 or even more times, is not new.Such problems have existed for almost 3 decades. Maybe even more but I don’t know much about era prior to the 80s.Waqar Younis has termed the current ego clashes in the dressing room as the worst crisis to hit Pakistan cricket in over 3 decades....
Wasim Akram held the record for the highest score in a test innings by a Pakistan captain, before Younis Khan broke it with his 313.Wasim Akram’s unbeaten 257 against Zimbabwe in 1996 broke Saleem Malik’s record of 237 against Australia, and stood as the record for over 12 years before Younis Khan went past it against Sri Lanka earlier this year....
The celebrations of the World T20 win have been going on with such fervour, that the announcement of Pakistan’ test squad for the tour of Sri Lanka, and Mohammad Yousuf’s international return, have almost gone un-noticed.Here are my thoughts on the squad.Openers: Salman Butt, Khurram ManzoorI’m always pleased when the PCB and its selectors display some common sense.Salman Butt...
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