England v Pakistan, 1st Test, Lord's

Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq are 'big match' players - Mickey Arthur

May 22, 2018: In an era of rebuilding, Pakistan desperately need their two senior batsmen to stand up against England

Pakistan tour of Ireland, England and Scotland

Asad Shafiq century headlines dominant day for Pakistan

May 5, 2018: A hundred for Asad Shafiq and fifties for Haris Sohail and Babar Azam moved Pakistan into a dominant position on the second day against Northampton

Pakistan v West Indies, 2nd T20I, Karachi

Azam defends his T20 approach after missing out on century

Apr 3, 2018: The top-order batsman said that T20 is not played with only power shots, and that his role was to "play the anchor while the team plays around me"

Pakistan v West Indies, 2nd T20I, Karachi

Azam, Talat help Pakistan thrash West Indies and seal series

Apr 2, 2018: Both batsmen made sparkling fifties to carry Pakistan to their highest T20I total before West Indies surrendered meekly again in Karachi

Multan Sultans v Karachi Kings, PSL 2018, Dubai

Denly and Afridi make short work of Multan

Mar 10, 2018: Karachi Kings crushed Multan Sultans, first with an authoritative batting performance, led by Joe Denly, and then snuffing out Multan's pursuit on the back of Shahid Afridi's three-wicket burst

Islamabad United v Karachi Kings, PSL 2018, Sharjah

Luke Ronchi decimates Karachi with 37-ball 71

Mar 4, 2018: The wicketkeeper-batsman got a 23-ball fifty as his 104-run stand with JP Duminy in under 11 overs smoked Karachi out of the match after they'd put up 153

Statsguru awards, 2017

Kohli, Smith and Rabada take top honours

Feb 19, 2018: Virat Kohli was superb in all three formats, Steven Smith had an unbelievable year in Tests, while Kagiso Rabada showed once again that he is the real deal

Pakistan news

Fawad century carries Karachi Whites to title

Feb 11, 2018: Fawad Alam's 149 ensured Karachi Whites chased down 348 to beat Islamabad to the Regional Cup title

Regional One Day Cup 2017-18

Masood, Azam hundreds help Islamabad edge Rawalpindi in run-fest

Feb 9, 2018: Islamabad's 380 for 2 proved just enough for Rawalpindi despite Iftikhar Ahmed's 110-ball 123

ICC news

Santner, Babar rise to the top of T20I rankings

Jan 30, 2018: The New Zealand left-arm spinner and the Pakistan batsman took the top spot from Ish Sodhi and Colin Munro respectively

'The more time you give to the ground, the more it will give back to you'

Dec 18, 2017: Babar Azam talks about being compared to Kohli, imitating de Villiers, and more

Bangladesh Premier League 2017-18

Youthful Sylhet Sixers eye immediate impact

Oct 31, 2017: The first-timers are hoping to upset the BPL's established order with a young team that has a sprinkling of established names including Babar Azam, Liam Plunkett and Sabbir Rahman

Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 4th ODI, Sharjah

Hasan Ali, spinners make it 4-0 for Pakistan

Oct 20, 2017: Hasan Ali, the new No. 1 in bowler in ODIs, led the way with a three-wicket haul as Pakistan condemned Sri Lanka to their 11th successive loss in the format

Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI, Abu Dhabi

Five consecutive tons in the UAE for Babar Azam

Oct 16, 2017: Babar Azam brought up his fifth consecutive ODI century in the UAE

Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI, Abu Dhabi

Azam, Shadab complete Pakistan's incredible comeback

Oct 16, 2017: Sri Lanka were bowled out for 187, falling to a 32-run loss in Abu Dhabi, as Pakistan recovered from 101 for 6 to take a 2-0 lead in the series

Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Dubai, 4th day

Pakistan's problems: 'It's kept me awake at night'

Oct 9, 2017: The opening partnership, Babar Azam's form, the middle-order positions and balance of the attack: Mickey Arthur has admitted he has a lengthy list of issues to resolve

Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Dubai, 3rd day

Babar Azam needs to break the habit

Oct 9, 2017: In his short Test career, he has been dismissed close to lunch, tea or stumps too many times and it is hurting Pakistan

Pakistan v World XI, 1st T20I, Independence Cup 2017, Lahore

Evolving Babar cherishes scoring runs in front of home crowd

Sep 13, 2017: The 22-year old thrilled the Lahore crowd and stamped his authority as a limited-overs batsman with a match-winning 52-ball 86

Pakistan v World XI, 1st T20I, Independence Cup 2017, Lahore

Babar's 86 edges out World XI in Lahore

Sep 12, 2017: Pakistan's return home in more than two years was triumphant, beating the World XI in 20 runs in the first T20I in Lahore

Caribbean Premier League 2017

Babar Azam, Hasan Ali and Hafeez get CPL gigs

Jul 27, 2017: The three Pakistan players have got CPL contracts, coming in as replacements