Pakistan's dot-ball problem

Jan 20, 2015: They seem to be hung up on what worked for the team in the 1992 World Cup, not realising that the rest of the world has moved past those strategies

Why Pakistan domestic cricket inspires pessimism

Jan 3, 2015: Less-deserving players have been picked for the Pentangular and A squads at the expense of talented allrounders

The problem with Pakistan's World Cup preparations

Dec 23, 2014: Most of their matches are at venues that will suit their style of play, but their strategy is directed at tackling bouncier pitches

Pakistan's ODI batting a decade behind the rest

Dec 10, 2014: The return to tried-and-tested underperformers for the World Cup squad will undo all the good work done over the last 14 months

Pakistan's favourite whipping boys

Nov 13, 2014: Even when they were at their worst, Pakistan had no trouble beating New Zealand

The second coming of Team Misbah

Nov 3, 2014: The current side calls forth memories of the golden era of 2010-12

The Champions League should shed its elitism

Oct 5, 2014: The tournament would have greater context if it started including composite teams featuring promising Associate players from teams like Afghanistan and Ireland

The Lahoris in the Champions League

Sep 14, 2014: They don't quite inspire the awe that their legendary predecessors did, but they will do well if they keep the cricketing traditions of the city alive

Pakistan can't handle pressure in ODI deciders

Sep 4, 2014: Forget South Africa, it's Pakistan who have tripped up in high-pressure matches for a decade now

Younis Khan: unsung and endearing

Aug 19, 2014: Despite being part of a dysfunctional set-up, he has managed to get the best out of himself and players partnering him

Have England lost their new-found identity?

Jul 28, 2014: Cook and his boys seem to have fallen out of touch with the relentlessness that took them to No. 1

Chucking: the debate rages pointlessly on

May 30, 2014: For some reason, many among us seem unable to accept scientific explanations that account for so-called dodgy actions

The Waqar silver lining

May 6, 2014: The one good thing that may come of the latest shake-up in Pakistan's cricket administration is that Waqar Younis returns to the coach's job

The home invasion

Apr 19, 2014: The Emirates have been a home away from home for Pakistan for three decades now. To see the IPL, which excludes Pakistan, being played there must feel like betrayal

Haunted turns hunter

Apr 1, 2014: Saeed Ajmal was written off after Michael Hussey smashed him for 18 runs in an over in a World T20 semi-final. But he bounced back and how

The what-ifs of Wasim Akram's captaincy

Mar 20, 2014: His stats, and the list of great players who flourished under him, indicate he ought to be up there with Imran and the rest. But is he?

The contagious madness of Shahid Afridi

Mar 5, 2014: He frustrates his fans more often than not, but he is also an addiction, one that pulls at the heartstrings

The golden trio of Pakistani captaincy

Feb 15, 2014: Misbah has been a terrific leader but it's still not enough to knock off Imran, Mushtaq and Kardar off their lofty perch

A victory most un-Pakistani

Feb 2, 2014: For all the talents that Pakistan's cricketers possess, the team has never been good at chasing. Which is why Sharjah came as a surprise

What's wrong with being a bully at home?

Jan 19, 2014: Asian batsmen only get recognition when they do well in the "foreign" conditions of Australia, England, South Africa and New Zealand. The reverse rarely applies