One of the chief criticisms levelled at the County Championship in recent years is that it fails to prepare English batters for Test cricket. The reason for that is that the green-tinged pitches and the playing conditions allow medium-pacers to run riot, giving the Counties little to no incentive to play genuinely quick bowlers or […] READ MORE
Should Pakistan have brought back Sharjeel Khan? The Pakistan selection committee has recently recalled Sharjeel Khan for the T20I series against South Africa. This, after four years of absence. It is pertinent to mention that the PCB had banned him for two years for a spot fixing scandal, during the 2017 PSL. Sharjeel Khan’s recall […] READ MORE
A Timeline: Muhammad Amir’s Retirement After a sea-saw career, it is probably fair to say that Muhammad Amir’s retirement was on the horizon. Life is no fairy tale with happy endings. So as it happened, Amir has finally announced his retirement from international cricket and has refused to work further with the present management. The […] READ MORE
Analysing The Greatest Left-Arm Fast Bowlers Ever Shaheen Shah Afridi has performed really well since his international debut. He picked up two wickets for Pakistan Cricket against England in the first test match at Emirates Old Trafford. Add Mitchell Starc and Trent Boult to the list and you have a trio of excellent pacers who […] READ MORE
Mohammad Amir To Rejoin Pakistan Squad in England Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir will be joining with the squad in England very soon as reported by Sky Sports. This comes as news after he had announced that he would not be available for selection. Mohammad Amir had initially withdrawn from the Pakistan squad because he […] READ MORE
The current state Despite the ongoing pandemic, the ICC is trying it’s best to host the T20 World Cup in November. One of the ideas they have suggested is to have fewer crowds to maintain social distancing standards. The England and Wales Cricket Board recently announced test matches against both West Indies and Pakistan. These […] READ MORE
Pakistan Complete An Emphatic Series Win Over Scotland Pakistan ended their tour of Ireland, England and Scotland on a very positive note, beating Scotland 2-0 in the two match T20I series. This completes a very mixed tour for the young Pakistan side. Overall they won two Test matches on their travels, one against Ireland and […] READ MORE
England vs Pakistan: Joe Root Speaks To The Press There was an electric atmosphere around Lord’s this afternoon as England and Pakistan continued their preparations ahead of the first Test starting tomorrow. Although the shocking news of AB de Villiers’s sudden retirement was announced, the focus nevertheless remained on the upcoming Test series. Both captains […] READ MORE
At around the same time last year, Pakistan were celebrating becoming the Number One Test Side in the World. This was the first time they had been top, since the ranking system was officially started in 2003. Those glory days have long been forgotten as Pakistan now sit seventh on the rankings, just one year […] READ MORE
Pakistan won their first ICC Champions Trophy with an outstanding performance against arch-rivals, India. Here are the talking points from The Oval. READ MORE