Test batsman Umar Akmal and his two brothers Kamran Akmal and Adnan Akmal have also played Test cricket for Pakistan. World number one batsman Babar Azam is his first cousin while Umar Akmal's father-in-law is former great league spinner,...

Recalling the days, when David Hookes Smashed a 34 Ball Century in Domestic Cricket. Shaun Graf was at the Adelaide Oval when David Hookes clattered a hundred of 34 balls. This was the fastest century in the history of...

Abdul Hafeez Kardar was Pakistan's first captain in Test matches and, in fact, led the country in all its first 23 such matches from 1952-53 to 1957-58 before the captaincy passed on to his deputy Fazal Mahmood. He was...

In the 1970’s Talat Ali Malik was one of the most sought after players for an opening batsman role in Test matches. He did appear in 10 Test matches for the country and unfortunately never played a one day...

Muhammad Zahid – extraordinary talent went into the dark. Be it the 19th century or the 21st century, fast-bowling has always been at the forefront in different forms. During the last decade of the 19th century, a number of...

Jayasuriya hit a masterful 99 to set up Sri Lanka's 121-run victory over India in the day-night final of the Coca-Cola Cup triangular one-day cricket series at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on August 5, 2001. The Sri...

Mark Butcher played a dazzling inning against Australia at the Oval. England left-hand batsman Mark Butcher came back from near nothingness to cement his place. This was a rare feat in cricket history as he scored an unbeaten 173...

This interview as published in daily Cricketer Magazine in August 2002. Rashid Latif was one of the finest wicket-keeper ever produced by the country. He was very athletic and acrobatic behind the stumps and decent batting stats. Rashid Latif...

Michael Jonathon Slater was born on 21 February 1970 in New South Wales. The right-hander from the New South Wales country town of Wagga Wagga cracked 14 Test centuries before being replaced on the eve of the fifth Ashes...

Saeed Anwar said he never imagined that he could play for so long after disasters start to get pair on his debut. I went down in disappointment and I feel I will never play for Pakistan. I never thought...