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(c)Cricinfo en-gb http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/espnci.png http://www.espncricinfo.com/ Shahid Afridi and Umar Akmal have been awarded a category A contracts by the PCB for the calendar year 2012 http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/566286.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/566286.html Sat, 26 May 2012 15:48:39 GMT Umar Akmal, the Pakistan batsman, has said he needs to bat higher up the order to covert his double figures scores to three figures. http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/563286.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/563286.html Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:45:13 GMT 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 http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/554091.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/554091.html Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:57:43 GMT England's whitewash in the Test was unexpected and so, too, is their current position in the one-day series http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/554087.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/554087.html Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:56:58 GMT 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 http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/548185.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/548185.html Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:12:11 GMT Umar Akmal, the Pakistan batsman, has been recalled to his team's Test squad for the series against England in the UAE http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/546944.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/546944.html Tue, 27 Dec 2011 04:18:01 GMT Fast bowlers Riaz Afridi and Waqar Ahmed took four wickets apiece to keep Peshawar in control http://www.espncricinfo.com/quaid-div2-11/content/story/544715.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/quaid-div2-11/content/story/544715.html Sat, 10 Dec 2011 18:52:29 GMT 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 http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-pakistan-2011/content/story/543968.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-pakistan-2011/content/story/543968.html Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:11:39 GMT 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 http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-pakistan-2011/content/story/543565.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-pakistan-2011/content/story/543565.html Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:42:31 GMT A four-wicket haul from Sohail Tanvir and a fluent stand between captain Misbah-ul-Haq and Umar Akmal were the stand-out features of Pakistan's convincing win in the dead rubber played on a slow pitch http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/541734.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/541734.html Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:32:20 GMT The ICC's latest fiddle with the rules was primarily responsible for the intrigue in Dubai, where the tale of two batting Powerplays decided the course of the second ODI, and allowed Sri Lanka level the series http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/540455.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/540455.html Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:18:19 GMT Mohsin Khan, Pakistan's chief selector and interim coach, has said that Umar Akmal needs to "stop being selfish" and learn how to convert starts into substantial innings in Test cricket http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/536794.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/536794.html Mon, 17 Oct 2011 07:34:41 GMT A round-up of the action from the first day of the second round of Division Two matches of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/536281.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/536281.html Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:42:32 GMT A round-up of the action from the first day of the first round of matches from the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Division Two 2011-12 http://www.espncricinfo.com/quaid-div2-11/content/story/535420.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/quaid-div2-11/content/story/535420.html Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:49:23 GMT Umar Akmal has been dropped from the Pakistan Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka in the UAE http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/534628.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/534628.html Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:15:05 GMT The Pakistan Board has issued showcause notices to Mohammad Hafeez and Umar Akmal for giving unauthorised interviews to the media http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/520303.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/520303.html Wed, 22 Jun 2011 08:10:01 GMT The Pakistan Board has issued showcause notices to Mohammad Hafeez and Umar Akmal for giving unauthorised interviews to the media http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/520303.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/520303.html Wed, 22 Jun 2011 08:10:01 GMT Umar Akmal has said that he is keen to move up the batting order for Pakistan and will work towards convincing the team management about his promotion http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/517746.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/517746.html Sat, 04 Jun 2011 08:24:16 GMT A brilliant, belligerent century by Paul Stirling wasn't enough to take Ireland to victory over Pakistan in the second ODI http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/517214.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/517214.html Mon, 30 May 2011 18:31:38 GMT Pakistan were the last team to overcome Australia at a World Cup and brought Ricky Ponting's 34-match unbeaten run with a four-wicket victory in Colombo to secure top spot in Group A http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/507010.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/507010.html Sat, 19 Mar 2011 18:59:14 GMT