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

Muhammad Asif, the Pakistani medium fast bowler is as we all know currently serving a year long ban. In order to stay fit and involved in cricket he is in England playing some club cricket as well as doing some training and a bit of coaching. He was recently doing a coaching initiative for children in conjunction with the London Cricket School.

I’ve just been speaking to the ever popular Rana Naved ul Hasan who is representing Yorkshire in his second season with the White Rose County. His first season with Yorkshire was a relatively successful one but Rana is hopeful that his second season will be a more promising one, especially given the good start he has made to the 2009 County season.

Many thanks to Junaid (itsmek1), our correspondent in Dubai for providing this update on Shoaib Akhtar's recent ailment and the chances of him partaking in the forthcoming twenty/20 World Cup due to be held in England next month.

Pakistan Cricket has made a habit of wasting talent. There are countless culprits; a poor system, corruption, incompetence, and to an extent the failure of many talented players to take control of their destiny.

I’ve just been chatting to Pakistan’s brightest and newest pace sensation Muhammed Aamer. The promising young left armer has been selected for the Twenty/20 World Cup in England and has really impressed a lot of current and former Pakistani players including Wasim Akram with his attitude and his ability.