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Pakistan domestic news

Umar Akmal dropped by his domestic side

Nov 14, 2012: Umar Akmal has been left out by his department side Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited from the President's Trophy, the Pakistan's domestic first-class tournament

Big Bash League 2012-13

Umar Akmal joins Sydney Sixers

Nov 6, 2012: Sydney Sixers, the reigning Champions League and Big Bash League trophy holders, have bolstered their squad for this summer by signing the Pakistani batsman Umar Akmal

Sri Lanka v Pakistan, semi-final, World Twenty20, Colombo

Akmal fined for ignoring umpires

Oct 5, 2012: Umar Akmal has been fined 50 percent of his match fee for ignoring both on-field umpires while going for a change in gloves

India v Pakistan, Super Eights, World Twenty20, Colombo

Whoa! We got tickets to India-Pakistan?

Oct 1, 2012: The match was underwhelming but the atmosphere was anything but

Pakistan v Australia, 2nd T20I, Dubai

Pakistan take series after Super Over

Sep 7, 2012: Pakistan claimed the series against Australia, but did so in circumstances as far removed from the hiding dealt out in the first match as could be imagined

Pakistan news

Afridi, Umar Akmal given top PCB contracts

May 26, 2012: Shahid Afridi and Umar Akmal have been awarded a category A contracts by the PCB for the calendar year 2012

Pakistan news

I need to bat higher - Umar

Apr 30, 2012: Umar Akmal, the Pakistan batsman, has said he needs to bat higher up the order to covert his double figures scores to three figures.

Pakistan v England, 3rd T20, Abu Dhabi

Wash 'n go for Afridi

Feb 27, 2012: ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the third T20 between Pakistan and England in Abu Dhabi

Pakistan v England, 3rd ODI, Dubai

Misbah troubled by wicketkeeper issue

Feb 17, 2012: Misbah-ul-Haq has admitted that the frailty of Pakistan's batting is affecting the balance of the ODI side and obliging them to select an inferior wicketkeeper

Pakistan v England, 3rd ODI, Dubai

England on verge of series success

Feb 17, 2012: England's whitewash in the Test was unexpected and so, too, is their current position in the one-day series

Pakistan v England, 2nd ODI, Abu Dhabi

Cook's class exposes Pakistan

Feb 15, 2012: England's captain led from the front in another impressive win and while Misbah-ul-Haq tried to respond Pakistan suffered from some basic errors

Pakistan v England, 2nd ODI, Abu Dhabi

Akmal still Pakistan's biggest worry

Feb 15, 2012: ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the second ODI between Pakistan and England in Abu Dhabi

Pakistan v England, 1st ODI, Abu Dhabi

Classy Cook above them all

Feb 13, 2012: ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the 1st ODI between Pakistan and England in Abu Dhabi

Pakistan v England 2011-12

UAE conditions similar to home, says Cheema

Jan 5, 2012: Aizaz Cheema, the Pakistan fast bowler, has said Pakistan will have the advantage of being more used to conditions similar to those in the UAE when they take on England there later this month

Pakistav v England 2011-12

Umar Akmal returns, Malik dropped, for England Tests

Dec 26, 2011: Umar Akmal, the Pakistan batsman, has been recalled to his team's Test squad for the series against England in the UAE

Pakistan news

'I need to tone down my desperation' - Umar Akmal

Dec 26, 2011: After having lost his place in the Pakistan Test side, Umar Akmal has realised that he needs to control his urge to go hard at the ball. That is not going to stop him from playing his strokes though

Peshawar v SNGPL, QEA Division 2 final, 3rd day

Peshawar tighten grip on match

Dec 10, 2011: Fast bowlers Riaz Afridi and Waqar Ahmed took four wickets apiece to keep Peshawar in control

Bangladesh v Pakistan, 3rd ODI, Chittagong

Pakistan spinners seal clean sweep

Dec 6, 2011: Bangladesh had an opportunity to end a losing streak against Pakistan that has lasted 12 years, but the visiting spinners were good enough to put the target of 178 far out of their reach

Bangladesh v Pakistan, 2nd ODI, Mirpur

Pakistan too powerful for Nasir Hossain's fight

Dec 3, 2011: For the second time in two matches, Bangladesh's top-order batsmen collapsed quickly, this time playing rash shots on an easier pitch, and Pakistan secured the three-match series 2-0

The riddle that is Umar Akmal

Nov 28, 2011: Given his talent, he ought to be the next in Pakistan's batting pantheon, but he has flattered to deceive, producing flashy shots and the occasional match-winning fifty