With Pakistan's recent World Cup woes making the headlines, PakPassion.net spoke to Pakistan all-rounder, Yasir Arafat regarding the reasons behind Pakistan's lacklustre bowling performance, the ineffectiveness of the Pakistan fast bowlers, the effect of the off-field controversies on the morale of the team and also looked ahead at Pakistan's chances for the remainder of the tournament. Read More

As debuts go, Usman Salahuddin's introduction to the world of international cricket in 2011 was non-remarkable to say the least. The right-handed batsman from Lahore played 2 One Day Internationals against the West Indies, scoring just 13 runs which to many was an injustice to his immense promise. Not picked again for any international assignment, the 24 year old has ... Read More

At the age of thirty and having represented Pakistan in sixty two ODIs, Sohail Tanvir continues to battle to establish a permanent place in the Pakistan ODI team. Having taken seventy one ODI wickets at an average of 36.14 , the left-arm medium pacer known for his unorthodox bowling action is once again facing disappointment after not being included in ... Read More

Marcus North played a total of 21 Test matches, two ODIs and a solitary T20I between February 2009 and December 2010. Known as a dependable left-handed middle-order batsman and an effective right-arm off-break bowler, North made 1171 runs in Test matches including 5 hundreds and 4 fifties. The best moments of his career revolved around his performances during the Ashes ... Read More

As the currently suspended Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal prepares to take a career defining test on his bowling action in Chennai on 24th January, PakPassion.net spoke with Ajmal's manager Moghees Sheikh who has been assisting Ajmal with his plans to return to international cricket. In an exclusive interview, Moghees describes the steps undertaken by Saeed Ajmal, under the tutelage of renowned ... Read More

Throughout his international career which spanned 22 Tests and 163 ODIs (1989-1998), Aaqib Javed played a key support role to his most illustrious colleagues such as Imran Khan, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis where he picked a total of 236 wickets, with his crowning moment undoubtedly coming in the victorious 1992 World Cup campaign in Australia and New Zealand. Currently employed ... Read More

Yet another star in the universe of talented Pakistani left arm pace bowlers, Mir Hamza has been making headlines in recent times due to performances in the country's premier long format tournament, the Quaid-e-Azam trophy (GOLD). Playing for Karachi Dolphins, the 22 year old picked up 58 wickets in 11 matches at an average of under 18, with 6 five ... Read More

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The sight of Moin Khan walking in to take guard at crucial moments in the innings was one that always filled Pakistan supporters with joy and hope. The gutsy street-fighter attitude embodied by the likes of legendary cricketers such as Javed Miandad was reflected in full in the manner in which Moin approached his cricket. Never one to throw in the ... Read More

Saud Shakeel at 19 years of age is one of the brightest young prospects in Pakistan Cricket. He has made it his habit to make the headlines from the time he started playing in Under 16 tournaments in 2011 and then onto the inter-region U19 level where he played for Karachi Whites and Karachi Zone and then onto Inter-Region/Department tournaments ... Read More

Hailing from the same town which has produced one of the best fast bowlers of our times in Waqar Younis and provided us the talent of Mohammad Zahid and Mohammad Irfan, Zia-ul-Haq at the age of 20 is a young and promising left-arm pacer from Vehari. After an excellent stint at the U19 level Zia is currently representing NBP in ... Read More

Umar Waheed, 20, has been a consistent performer in various age group and domestic teams since 2010. He first drew attention towards himself in 2011 when he scored 211 runs in a U19 tournament in South Africa, involving the hosts, Pakistan and Zimbabwe, at an average of 52.75. He followed this performance by scoring 107 runs at 35.7 in three ... Read More

Currently rated as the number one bowler in the one day rankings and number four in T20Is, thirty-seven year old Saeed Ajmal has borne the brunt of ICC's recent campaign to target illegal bowling actions. After an initial report by the umpires during the Sri Lanka tour in September 2014, Pakistan's premier spinner with 209 international appearances and with 446 ... Read More

Known and admired by players and officials at home for his selfless dedication and professionalism, having risen through the ranks Subhan Ahmad has gone on to serve in such critical roles in the PCB as the General Manager for international cricket, acting director of human resource and administration and, since 2010 as Chief Operating Officer of the Board. In an exclusive ... Read More

Peter Oborne’s body of work is exceptionally diverse, even for someone of his profession but the truly impressive aspect of it is the sheer depth and incisiveness of his work, covering subjects as far apart as Iran’s nuclear program and Pakistan’s cricket team. His published work includes thirteen books, covering Tony Blair’s political aides, the human rights situation in Zimbabwe, ... Read More

Asad Ali is one of a long list of Pakistani fast bowlers who have been paying their dues on the domestic circuit for many thankless years, waiting for that elusive international call-up that always seems to be within touching distance yet too far. After playing domestic cricket since 2005, Asad has built up as strong a case for international selection ... Read More

Rashid Latif, former captain of the Pakistan Cricket Team, was an omnipresent sight in Pakistan‘s cricketing circles in the 1990s as he and close friend Moin Khan traded places in one of the most competitive rivalries in Pakistan cricket. In such a competitive environment, Rashid played 37 Tests and 166 ODIs for Pakistan, for tallies of 1381 Test runs at ... Read More

Younis Khan is a name which based on the recently concluded series in the UAE, will be remembered by the Australian bowlers for a long time to come. In the two match Test series, Younis ended up as the highest run scorer for Pakistan with 468 runs to his name at an incredible average of 156 which included two centuries ... Read More

Sohail Tanvir, a product of the much acclaimed Rawalpindi tape ball circuit, burst onto the scene from nowhere when he was picked for the inaugural ICC World T20 in South Africa in 2007. Though he was well known on the 'Pindi tape ball scene even before he stepped foot in South Africa, it was the World T20 that shot him ... Read More

Before there was Michael Bevan or MS Dhoni, there was Dean Jones, the original ODI maestro. Making his debut in 1984, barely a decade after the format was introduced at the international level and had few stars, Jones went on to become one of the pioneers of modern ODI batting as he compiled 6068 ODI runs from 164 matches at ... Read More