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Yasir Arafat

Yasir Arafat urges more Pakistanis to play county cricket

Yasir Arafat’s enigmatic existence doesn’t have many parallels in the cricketing world. The Rawalpindi born all-rounder is 31 years old, and given that he made his debut for Pakistan nearly 13 years ago in a One-Day International (ODIs) against Sri Lanka, one would expect him to have been a seasoned international player by now.

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Misbah-ul-Haq keeps proving why he is so special

Pakistan’s squad selection for the inaugural Tweny20 World Cup was perhaps more controversial than usual, with a number of surprising choices. One of these was a 33-year-old Misbah-ul-Haq, selected for what some felt was a young person’s game, in place of Mohammad Yousuf, who at the time was arguably the best batsman in the world.

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Shahid Afridi dropped: A welcome decision!

Pakistan cricket fans are divided into three categories; one, those who have cricketing knowledge and love cricket; two, those who have cricketing knowledge, love cricket and love Shahid Afridi; and three, those who just love Afridi.

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ICC World T20 2012: Pakistan restrict South Africa to 133 in Super Eights clash at Colombo

A brilliant performance by Pakistan's spin quartet helped them restrict South Africa to a mediocre 133 for six in their Group 2 Super Eights match at the ICC World Twenty20.

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ICC World T20 2012: South Africa’s struggle continues against Pakistan spinners at Colombo

By CricketCountry Staff

 

Mohammad Hafeez led Pakistan’s bowling attack with two wickets as they restricted South South Africa to 83 for four in 15 overs, in their  ICC World T20 Super Eights clash at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday.

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ICC World T20 2012: Spinners put Pakistan in control against South Africa at Colombo

By CricketCountry Staff

 

Spinners put Pakistan on top against South Africa as they removed the top order cheaply  in their ICC World T20 Super Eights clash at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday.

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ICC World T20 2012: South Africa lose Hashim Amla early in Super Eights clash against Pakistan

By CricketCountry Staff

 

South Africa lost star opener Hashim Amla early on in their ICC World T20 Super Eights' clash and reached 27 for one from five overs, against Pakistan at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

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ICC World T20 2012: Former Pakistan cricketers worried about side’s pace attack

The below-par show of Pakistan's pace battery in the ongoing World Twenty20 has left the country's former cricketers worried and they have called for changes in the line-up in the Super Eight stage starting on Thursday.

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Shehzad’s inexperience reason for his omission from T20 squad, says selector

Chief selector Iqbal Qasim has defended the axing of opener Ahmed Shehzad from the Pakistan squad for the Twenty20 Internationals against Australia and for the T20 World Cup, saying that the selectors had preferred a more experienced player to him.

 

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