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Raza Hasan

21-year old Pakistan spinner, Raza Hasan feels time’s on his side

Coming back from a spine injury, Raza Hasan wants to get back into the Pakistan side.

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Mohammad Hafeez says he is ready to bat down the order in Test cricket

Mohammad Hafeez has been a regular pick for the Pakistani selectors in recent times in all three formats. Since returning to Test cricket in 2010, Hafeez had forged a solid and reliable opening partnership with Taufeeq Umar. However after struggling in Tests in 2013, he was dropped for the series against South Africa in the United Arab Emirates.

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Zulfiqar Babar says Pakistan’s spin bowling talent is the envy of other countries

Zulfiqar Babar is the son of former Pakistani international footballer Abdul Ghaffar. Although never forced to play football, Babar inherited the love of sports from his father and persevered throughout his domestic career to make his international debut at the age of 34 years and 229 days — becoming the second oldest T20 debutant after Inzamam-ul-Haq.

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Unmukt Chand, Sandeep Warrier help India under-23 beat Pakistan in ACC Emerging Teams Cup

Medium pacer Sandeep Warrier picked up three wickets, while opener Unmukt Chand struck a patient half-century as the India Under-23 team got the better of arch-rivals Pakistan by three wickets in a limited overs Group 'A' match of the ACC Emerging Teams Cup in Singapore on Sunday.

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It’s wrong to assume Younis Khan’s one-day career is over: Iqbal Qasim

In an exclusive interview, Iqbal Qasim spoke about Pakistan’s performance in the recently-concluded tour of South Africa, looked ahead to the upcoming Champions Trophy in England. He also spoke about the future of Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq and Younis Khan as well as responding to criticism of the lack of opportunities for younger players in international cricket.

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Reza Hasan returns from back injury

Pakistan's young left-arm spinner, Reza Hasan, has made a satisfactory recovery from a back injury that needed to be operated upon.

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Resurgence of spin in T20 cricket; mystery tweakers create big impression

The highlight of the World Twenty20 which ended last week was the resurgence of the slow bowlers. Bowlers, especially spinners, were thought to be finished when the T20 format took off seven years ago. Over the last few years we have learnt that is not quite true.

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ICC World T20 2012: Mohammad Hafeez defends his decision to drop Abdul Razzaq for semi-final

Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez conceded that the team could not live up to the expectations of its fans at the World Twenty20 but insisted that the side gave its best before being ousted in the semifinals.

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World T20 2012 preview: Sri Lanka vs Pakistan

Pakistan will be aiming to come out all guns blazing against hosts Sri Lanka in the first semi-final of the ICC World Twenty20 on Thursday.   It will be a battle of attrition between the two sides who had met in the final of the 2009 edition of the tournament in England where Pakistan emerged...

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ICC World T20 2012 Preview: Pakistan face stern test against in-form Sri Lanka in semi-final tie

By Kushan Sarkar

 

Their confidence on a high after the big win over Australia, a supremely talented Pakistan will come out all guns blazing against hosts Sri Lanka in the first semi-final of the ICC World Twenty20 on Thursday.

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