PCB Chairman Najam Sethi spoke exclusively to PakPassion.net about the impact of the recent events at Karachi airport and the consequences it has had on the chances of Pakistan holding international cricket in the near future, his plans to re-organize the affairs of PCB and to establish the Pakistan Super League, as well as the rationale behind the structuring of ... Read More

Abdul Razzaq has represented Pakistan on more than 300 occasions, scoring over 7,000 international runs and taking almost 400 wickets. The all-rounder last represented Pakistan in the T20 series between Pakistan and South Africa in November 2013, although his last one day international was in November 2011. The 34-year-old has been a key member of Pakistan's limited-overs teams since making his ... Read More

Russel Arnold played 44 Tests, 180 ODIs and one T20I for Sri Lanka between April 1997 and April 2007. A left-handed batsman who also bowled useful off-spin and played in the 2003 and 2007 World Cups, Arnold was also part of the Sri Lankan team that shared the final of the 2002/2003 ICC Champions Trophy with India. Arnold scored over 5,000 ... Read More

In our latest interview, we talk to the former Pakistan hockey star and Olympian Imran Ali Warsi (Age 28), who is currently playing in a Russian League for the club Dinamo Kazan. Warsi talks to us about how he became a hockey player, his pride at representing Pakistan, current activities and future aims. Read More

Pakistan’s premier off-spinner, Saeed Ajmal, was a late entrant to the international scene as he made his debut at the age of 30 against India in 2008 during the Asia Cup. Since that day, Ajmal has continued to confound all levels of players in all formats of the game where he has picked up 169 wickets in 33 Test matches, ... Read More

The Left arm fast style of bowling has special significance in Pakistani bowling folklore. The legendary Wasim Akram set the standard for others to follow and whilst Mohammad Amir appeared to be on his way to becoming the next best thing in Pakistan cricket, it was not until April 2011 when the hopes of another outstanding talent were rekindled with ... Read More

Najam Sethi is the editor-in-chief of The Friday Times and has previously been the editor of Daily Times and Daily Aajkal newspapers. He has a Master's degree in Economics from Cambridge University and also hosts a popular current-affairs program on Geo TV and is therefore, no stranger to politics or the stresses associated with the rigours of a public life. In ... Read More

As a member of the now famous squad lead by Imran Khan that lifted the World Cup in 1992, Mushtaq Ahmed is also considered as part of a fine tradition of exceptionally talented spin bowlers originating from Pakistan. At his peak Mushtaq was described as being one of the best three wrist-spinners in the world. In an international career that spanned ... Read More

Azhar Ali walked into the limelight in a year when Pakistan faced it's greatest period of upheaval. The year was 2010 and the middle-order stalwarts Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf were absent from the Pakistani team that visited England. Azhar was drafted into the lineup for the Test series against Australia and England in July 2010 where he made his ... Read More

Sarfraz Nawaz began his Test career in 1969 with the series against England in Pakistan and in a career which spanned 15 years, he became one of Pakistan's most potent fast bowlers, whilst also being recognized as the father of reverse swing which was to revolutionize the art of fast bowling in years to come. In addition, his partnership with ... Read More

A former President of the International Cricket Council (ICC), Ehsan Mani, is a vociferous proponent of good governance in the matters of running Cricket at a global level. Mani's association with cricket started in his early life in Pakistan, where he was playing for the Rawalpindi Club and Government College Lahore XI from 1959 to 1965 as a right-hand batsman and ... Read More

In a relatively short career which spanned 2 years (2003-2004), opening batsman Aakash Chopra played 10 Test matches for India in which he scored 2 fifties. A gritty opening batsmen suited to occupying the crease, his tight technique protected the middle order from the new ball and allowed the illustrious middle order of Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and ... Read More

A left handed middle order batsman known more for his grit than flamboyance, Asim Kamal was termed as a Test match specialist when he debuted for Pakistan against South Africa in 2003. Instead of becoming the tenth Pakistani to score a century on Test debut, he achieved a more eminent and perhaps undesired feat by getting out for 99 runs ... Read More

Widely regarded as the inventor of the famed "Doosra" delivery, Saqlain Mushtaq is considered as one of the greatest spin bowlers to have graced the game. He was the first off-spinner to consistently utilise the "Doosra" which formed a key part of his armoury in both Tests and one-day internationals. Also noted for his spin skills and also for his ... Read More

Born in Multan in 1987, Matloob Qureshi was just 5 years old when a horrible accident near his home resulted in him losing his right arm. Whilst many in his position in Pakistan would have struggled to lead a normal life, let alone take part in sports, Matloob's love for the game of cricket, inspired by his role model Saeed ... Read More

Hailing from Karachi, Fawad Alam has had a stop-start international career which currently boasts three Test matches, 29 One Day Internationals and 24 T20Is. Having dominated domestic cricket for many years with a First-Class average of 55.87 and a List A average of 48.55, Fawad has struggled to nail down a permanent spot in the Pakistan side in any format.  However, ... Read More

A cousin of Pakistan cricket's Akmal brothers (Kamran Akmal, Adnan Akmal and Umar Akmal), Babar Azam is a budding young talent who has represented Pakistan in two Under-19 Cricket World Cups, finishing as the team's highest run scorer of the tournament on both occasions. In 2012, he captained the Pakistan Under-19s on their tour of South Africa, at the Asia ... Read More

Born in Rawalpindi, Azhar Mahmood played 21 Tests for Pakistan, scoring 900 runs and taking 39 wickets, as well as featuring in 143 ODIs, scoring 1521 runs and taking 123 wickets between 1996 and 2007. He began his Test career in 1997 on a high note, scoring a belligerent Test century against South Africa in Rawalpindi, later adding 2 more ... Read More

Regarded as one of the most talented young left-handed opening batsmen from Pakistan at the moment, Nasir Jamshed made his international debut against Zimbabwe in an ODI in 2008, smashing 61 off just 48 deliveries which saw him win the Man of the Match award. In his second ODI, he hit 74 off 64 balls, becoming only the third Pakistani ... Read More

Abdul Razzaq has represented Pakistan on more than 300 occasions, scoring over 7,000 international runs and taking almost 400 wickets. The all-rounder last represented Pakistan in the T20 series between Pakistan and South Africa four months ago, although his last one day international was in November 2011.  The 34-year-old has been a key member of Pakistan's limited-overs teams since making his ... Read More