The swinging ball was always predicted to be a major obstacle for Pakistan to overcome on a tough ‘home’ series in England. But the manner in which all the batsmen have struggled and the lack of fight from the top order, has certainly raised eyebrows. After yet another demoralising test loss against England, PakPassion caught up with Asif Iqbal to look at the deficiencies in Pakistan’s test team.

A lot has been said about Pakistani batsman Khurram Manzoor’s technique and whether it can stand up to the rigours of international cricket, but one thing that is absolutely beyond doubt is the man’s temperament and determination.

Pakistan and Sussex all rounder Yasir Arafat had mixed emotions after Sussex's quarter final defeat at the hands of Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.

Debuts don't come as difficult as Azhar Ali's debut at Lords recently. Overcast conditions in the first innings with the ball seaming around and the opposition bowlers snarling and snapping at the Pakistani batsmen ; it certainly wasn't for the faint hearted.

When one thinks of Saqlain Mushtaq, the word ‘genius’ immediately comes to mind. A cricketing revolutionary, he changed the face of spin bowling once and for all. What was once regarded a defensive and restrictive discipline was magically transformed into an incisive and attacking manoeuvre by this champion offspinner.

In a country which has unfairly gained some bad press recently on racial intolerance in the international media, the rise of Usman Khawaja is a welcome relief. He spoke exclusively to PakPassion.net on his inclusion in the Australian test squad.

Right handed KRL batsman Azhar Ali's dream has always been to make his international d�but at Lord's. That dream could become reality after Azhar was named in the Pakistan test squad to tour England this summer, especially given that Pakistan's first test match this summer in England on 13th July against Australia is at the home of cricket.

Amongst one of the finest glovemen Pakistan has ever produced, Wasim Bari is well qualified to comment on the fielding standards of the current Pakistan team.

At the relatively tender age of 24, few players have gone through as many triumphs and disappointments as Fawad Alam. The young left-hander has gone through a lot in the past year; from the highs of winning a World Cup, scoring a wonderful century away from home in his debut Test, to the lows of being unceremoniously axed from both the Tests and the ODI formats.

The squad was released a few days ago. PakPassion has decided to do a little review on Twentt20 squads that was selected. The positives and the negatives of the squad selection have been highlighted. PakPassion also decided to choose an XI out of the players selected.