As Pakistan march into New Delhi with an unassailable lead by virtue of 2 back to back victories against India in the ODI series, Captain Misbah-ul-Haq was in a buoyant mood as he spoke to reporters in a pre-match press conference.

The success of the much maligned Pakistani batting lineup was a pleasant surprise for Pakistani supporters and a matter of concern for the opposition. Misbah attributed this new found confidence to the training camp for batsmen which was supervised by the veteran Pakistani batsmen and Ex Captain, Inzamam-ul-Haq

In his latest blog for Pakpassion, Ian Pont examines the diminishing number of express pace bowlers in world cricket

Pakistan win by 85 runs in Kolkata to go 2-0 up the three-match ODI series and claim series.

With the conclusion of 2012, it’s time to look back and review Pakistan’s progress over the last 12 months, a year in which they produced some excellent performances in all three formats of the game, but still displayed some of that trademark Pakistani inconsistency along the way.

Speaking to PakPassion.net team manager Naveed Akram Cheema stated that Irfan was fit and ready to take his place in the starting line up in Kolkata despite appearing to strain his hamstring in the first one day international in Chennai.

Junaid Khan dismantled the India top order with four early wickets, and despite a spirited Indian fightback led by MS Dhoni, Pakistan successfully chased down 227 thanks to an unbeaten hundred from Nasir Jamshed. Pakistan now lead the 3-match series 1-0.

In exclusive remarks to PakPassion.net, Nadeem Iqbal who is Mohammad Irfan's coach and mentor from his home town cricket club in Gaggu Mandi speaks of his belief that Irfan is destined for further success and can bowl faster than what he is doing at the moment in India.

Pakistani captain Misbah Ul-Haq feels that batting stalwart Younis Khan will have a huge role to play in the upcoming ODI series against India.

India tied the series 1-1 thanks to a thrilling half century from Yuvraj Singh which was took good for the Pakistani bowlers. Mohammad Hafeez produced a phenomenal innings of his own but it wasn't quite enough to chase India's massive 192.