Naved Arif talks exclusively to PakPassion.Net about playing for the Sialkot Stallions and on hoping to be selected for the Pakistan A squad

“Next time, send in your mother in law to bat” or words to that effect is what Ian Botham heard as he left the field in the World Cup final in 1992. A few months later, the same words must be floating around in his head as his mind registered the searing pain associated with a Waqar Younis toe crusher!

Well what a day it was today. I went to Nottingham to meet the Aussie team at a training session they were holding near Trent Bridge. I got there about 11.00 shortly after the session started on a beautiful day which must have reminded the Aussies of back home.

He is an unassuming sort of a chap - I met him a few years ago as he was visiting Bahrain for some coaching - As a bemused Mushtaq shook hands with me, memories from 20 years ago came rushing back - tears barely held back as I recalled when I first saw Mushtaq on a playing field in Pakistani colours...

The mullet. What was it about that particular haircut? It seems the eighties was the golden age of this annoying style. From Glen Hoddle to Chris Waddle in football and from Imran Khan to Abdul Qadir, the mullet reigned supreme. I still remember watching Qadir bowl with his long hair and twirling arms.

Speaking exclusively to PakPassion.net, Rana Naved ul Hasan confirmed today that he had received written confirmation of his release from the ICL.

The hosts go into the competition looking like they will be without one of their key players Andrew Flintoff which is a huge blow for them. Add to that the uncertainty over Kevin Pitersen's fitness and you have the possibilty of their 2 best Twenty/20 players possibly missing from the starting lineup.

Aqib talks exclusively to PP about the Dubai series and the fitness camp in Bhurban

Not too long to go before the much anticipated Twenty/20 World Cup commences in England. Threads on PakPassion about where to meet up for the match, have you got tickets etc etc and you can feel the excitement and buzz already on the forums. The tournament should be a great one, with some great cricket, some great matches and hopefully some good weather.

Continuing the Previews of the Twenty/20 World Cup participants. We started with a preview of the Indian team and today I preview the Bangladesh team. Squad :- Mohammad Ashraful (c) Abdur Razzak Junaid Siddique Mahmudullah Mashrafe Mortaza Mithun Ali Mushfiqur Rahim (wk) Naeem Islam Raqibul Hasan Rubel Hossain Shahadat Hossain Shamsur Rahman Shakib Al Hasan Syed Rasel Tamim