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Riaz makes hay of Test debut
Aug 19th
New inclusions Yasir Hameed and debutant Wahab Riaz proved to be Pakistan’s backbone on the opening day.
Yousuf stars as Pakistan frustrated
Aug 14th
LONDON: Hurriedly called Mohammad Yousuf made 40 not out but rain badly affected Pakistan''s preparations for third Test against England on the opening day of their game with Worcestershire at New Road.
Only 28.1 overs were possible, during wh…
Inclusion of youngsters a good sign: Ramiz
Jul 14th
LONDON: Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has lauded the team management’s decision to include two debutants in the playing eleven for the first Test against Australia that started at Lord’s yesterday.
Pakistan, missing the experienced middle-order duo of Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan, decided to omit allrounder Shoaib Malik and batsman Yasir Hameed while opting for [...]
Pak team named for first Test against Aussies
Jul 13th
LONDON: The first of the two-Test series between Pakistan and Australia will begin tomorrow here at the Lord’s for which the eleven-member Pakistan team has been announced. Captain Shahid Afridi told media after the team’s practice session that young batsmen Umar Amin and Azhar Ali would make their Test debut tomorrow while former captain Shoaib Malik and Yasir Hameed would not be part of the team in the first Test. Included in the team are Salman Butt, Imran Farhat, Umar Amin, Azhar Ali, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Umar Gul, Mohammad Aamer, Mohammad Asif and Danish kaneria
Four players off to London for Test inclusion
Jul 7th
KARACHI: Four Pakistani players have flown off to London this morning including two-to-be debutants, being hopeful to seek inclusion in Test squad against England and Australia series.
Players included Test player Yasir Hameed, Tanvir Ahmed, Azhar Ali…
Pakistan T20, Test squads announced for England tour
Jun 21st
KARACHI: Pakistan on Sunday announced two different squads for the Twenty20 matches and Tests on their tour of England.
Pakistan will play two Twenty20 internationals against Australia on July 5 and 6 before playing two Tests against the same oppo…
35 probables named for Asia cup, tour of England
May 25th
LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) selection committee has announced here on Tuesday 35 probable players for the forthcoming Asia Cup and the tour of England.
Allrounder Shahid Afridi will lead the national team in all three formats of cricket whereas former captains Younis Khan and Shoaib Malik were conditionally included in the probables list. They will be selected only after the ban on them is lifted.
Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has also been named for the probable squad.
The names were announced by chief selector Mohsin Khan at a press conference along with chairman PCB Ijaz Butt and captain Shahid Afridi.
Other probable players are: Kamran Akmal, Umar Akmal, Salman Butt, Imran Farhat, Mohammad Hafeez, Abdul Razzaq, Mohammad Aamer, Umar Gul, Mohammad Sami, Yasir Arafat, Abdul Rehman, Saeed Ajmal, Faisal Iqbal, Fawad Alam, Hasan Raza, Azeem Ghumman, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Irfan, Yasir Hameed, Shah Zeb Hasan, Zulfiqar, Zulqarnain Haider, Khurram Manzoor, Asad Shafiq, Tanveer Ahmed, Aizaz Cheema, Aamir Sajjad, Azhar Ali, Umar Amin.
Chairman PCB said that the 17 players for the tour of England would also be selected from these players and the final team would be announced next month.
Replying to a question, he told that Mohammad Yousuf has not been considered as he retired and he may be included in the team if he comes out of his retirement.
Ijaz Butt said that the camp would probably be held in Karachi.
Shahid Afridi said that the tour of England is a difficult task and there should not be much expectations.
To a question, he replied that he has pressure but a complete player can be made after bearing pressure.
Mohsin Khan said that all the players would go through a fitness test before the final selection.
