Ian Pont talks about the young Australian pace sensation, Pat Cummins.

It’s not very often that a Pakistani cricketer’s career can be labelled as having gone according to plan and without peaks and troughs; however 27 year old Azhar Ali seems to be the current exception to the rule. A test average of over 40 after twenty two Test matches, 3 Test centuries and 13 half centuries are statistics that even his harshest critics would find difficult to pick holes in.

Hafeez 172* and Azhar 92* took Pakistan to a strong position on Day 1 of the 2nd Test in Colombo - Read our review of the Days play

With news of finalization of schedule for Pakistan Vs Australia LOI series in UAE, the ACA has once again expressed its concerns about the weather conditions expected in the UAE at the time of the proposed series.

In Galle, missing their skipper Misbah, due to slow-over rate from the ODI, a disjointed Pakistan unit was bamboozled by the Sri Lankan attack. To review the first test, PakPassion.Net caught up with former offspinner, Tauseef Ahmed to seek his views on where it all went horribly wrong.

Speaking with PakPassion.net about his axing from the international set up, his omission from the list of contracted players and his plans to earn an international recall, a disappointed and frustrated Ahmed stated that he was stunned, angry and extremely upset over his treatment and omission...

Sri Lanka completed a dominant victory inside four days at Galle, despite stern resistance from Younis Khan and Asad Shafiq.

Pakistan began day 3 needing 225 to avoid the follow on, with their most experienced and least experienced batsmen at the crease. It was undoubtedly Sri Lanka's day yet again, and Pakistan will need a big contribution from Younis Khan if they are to get anything from this match, even if it's just some pride.

Speaking with PakPassion.net former Pakistan captain Mushtaq Mohammad feels that it is high time that Pakistani cricketers from the modern generation cleaned up their act. Mushtaq whilst criticising Kaneria for his actions feels though that the life ban is harsh and also praised the Pakistan Cricket Board for their efforts in educating young cricketers in Pakistan about the perils of fixing.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with PakPassion.net, the Ex Chairman of PCB defended his actions in response to The Qayyum Report and credited his tenure with the near eradication of the “match” fixing phenomena from Pakistani cricket.