Pakistan cricket team

Pakistan's chief selector Inzamam quits amidst World Cup fiasco

Pakistan's chief of selectors Inzamam-ul-Haq resigned from his post on Monday over allegations of a conflict of interest linked to the team's poor performance at the World Cup in India.

Hotel confinement affecting Pakistan players

Fast bowler Hasan Ali believes the fever which has spread through the Pakistan team at the World Cup has been caused by being largely confined to their hotel.

Watching IPL on TV helps Pakistan get into India groove

Of the 15-man Pakistan squad, only all-rounders Mohammad Nawaz and Agha Salman had ever visited the country before this World Cup.

The remarkable rise of Pakistan match-winner Shakeel

On Friday, he became the toast of Pakistan's batting with an innings-reviving 52-ball 68 studded with a six and nine boundaries, guiding Pakistan to a fighting 282 after a precarious 38-3

Will familiarity aid subcontinental powerhouses?

All participants in the 2023 World Cup in India are well aware that in big events, teams tackle the conditions just as much as they play their opponents and the pressure posed by the competition.

Captain's factfile: Babar Azam

Factfile on Pakistan captain Babar Azam ahead of the Cricket World Cup which gets underway in India on Thursday:

Up and down Pakistan seek consistency in World Cup

Arthur, Pakistan's head coach at the 2019 World Cup when they failed to make the semi-finals, is confident the team can bounce back from recent disappointments

Pakistan's top cricketers get huge pay rise with new contracts

The deal comes after four months of deadlock between the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and players, and for the first time will see them get a share of the country's payout from the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Babar Azam expects support from India fans in World Cup

Indian ministries have yet to approve visas for spectators hoping to attend the seven week mega-event starting October 5, according to Pakistan media reports

August 27, 2023
August 27, 2023

Babar Azam applauds team's achievement

“Whenever you achieve the No.1 spot, it gives you a lot of joy,” Babar said after the final ODI

August 27, 2023
August 27, 2023

Pakistan make changes to Asia Cup squad

Middle-order batter Saud Shakeel has been added to Pakistan's Asia Cup squad with Tayyab Tahir named as the travelling reserve

August 25, 2023
August 25, 2023

Top ODI ranking within sight for Pakistan

That would prove a huge boost for Pakistan on the eve of this year's 50-over showcase, with Babar's side among the favourites to claim a second World Cup title in India this year.

July 21, 2022
July 21, 2022

Wasim Akram rates Shafique’s knock as ‘one of the best from a Pakistani player’

The plaudits have come in thick and fast for first Test hero Abdullah Shafique with a former Pakistan great declaring his match-winning innings against Sri Lanka as one of the greatest he has ever seen from a Pakistan player.

July 17, 2022
July 17, 2022

Babar beats Kohli to become fastest Asian batter to score 10k int’l runs

Pakistan captain Babar Azam stood firm amid a batting collapse to compile his seventh Test hundred on Sunday, leading his side's fightback against hosts Sri Lanka on the second day of the opening Test in Galle.

June 13, 2022
June 13, 2022

Dustbuster Shadab stars as Pakistan clinch clean-sweep of West Indies

Allrounder Shadab Khan hit a fighting half century before taking four wickets to anchor Pakistan's 53-run win over the West Indies in the third and final day-night international in Multan which was interrupted by a dust storm.

July 8, 2018
July 8, 2018

Zaman leads Pakistan to T20 tri-series title with win over Australia

Fakhar Zaman is in the "best form of his life" after the opener cracked a career-best 91 to help set up Pakistan's six-wicket win over Australia in the final of the Twenty20 tri-series

June 23, 2017
June 23, 2017

Fakhar Zaman: From village pariah to 'lord'

Fakhar Zaman was once banned from playing cricket in his village and beaten by his brothers because he was simply too good -- but he has returned a hero after his starring role in Pakistan's Champions Trophy win.

June 5, 2017
June 5, 2017

Pakistan cricket's overhaul urged

Pakistan face calls for a total overhaul after slumping to a "shameful defeat" against arch-rivals India at the Champions Trophy.

May 2, 2017
May 2, 2017

Windies claim late wickets as Pakistan close on 172-3

West Indies hit back with three wickets in the final hour after a 155-run opening stand as Pakistan reached stumps at 172 for three in reply to the home side’s first innings total of 312 on the second day of the second Test at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Monday.

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