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(c)Cricinfo en-gb He confirmed he will continue to play domestic and franchise cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/323600/323630.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1501033.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1501033.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/pakistan-news-asif-ali-retires-from-international-cricket-1501033 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 22:16:31 GMT Vaas, Moin Khan and Owais Shah are among the coaches roped in by the franchises https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/378100/378152.8.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1450114.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1450114.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/zim-afro-t10-david-warner-asif-ali-and-carlos-brathwaite-among-direct-signings-1450114 Sat, 07 Sep 2024 09:33:14 GMT Deccan Gladiators, champions the last two seasons, fell well short after a below-par performance with the bat https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/372300/372393.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1412092.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1412092.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sunil-narine-and-asif-ali-lead-new-york-strikers-to-abu-dhabi-t10-title-1412092 Sat, 09 Dec 2023 18:29:53 GMT Shadab Khan was a key part of the club's planning and has already shown why https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/351400/351458.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1351473.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1351473.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/how-hobart-hurricanes-pakistan-connection-came-together-in-bbl-1351473 Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:20:15 GMT One of Asif Ali's late sixes against Sydney Sixers came off what appeared to be a no-ball https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/351300/351356.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1350791.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1350791.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/adam-zampa-calls-for-tv-umpire-to-check-all-waist-high-full-tosses-bbl-2022-23-1350791 Fri, 23 Dec 2022 04:48:51 GMT Pakistan batter smashes 41 off 13 balls to give Sixers a late scare https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/351300/351351.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1350728.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1350728.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/bbl-ss-vs-hh-sydney-sixers-survive-asif-alis-blitz-to-seal-opening-win-1350728 Thu, 22 Dec 2022 12:48:08 GMT They have an experienced squad and all eyes will be on whether Ricky Ponting's planning brings success https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/333100/333126.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1349687.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1349687.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/2022-23-bbl-preview-squad-new-era-at-hobart-hurricanes-as-they-chase-an-elusive-title-1349687 Thu, 15 Dec 2022 10:25:55 GMT "It does look sometimes like the top order doesn't trust the middle order, but you can improve this" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/345600/345693.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1338094.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1338094.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/top-teams-one-step-ahead-of-pakistan-in-t20-batting-approach-says-chief-selector-mohammad-wasim-1338094 Tue, 04 Oct 2022 14:45:32 GMT Naseem Shah has been ruled out of Wednesday's game with a viral infection https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/346500/346568.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1336839.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1336839.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/pak-vs-eng-5th-t20i-dominant-versus-indomitable-as-lahore-leg-of-t20i-series-beckons-1336839 Wed, 28 Sep 2022 11:34:06 GMT The two players squared off in the penultimate over of Pakistan's chase https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/345600/345630.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1333680.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1333680.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/asia-cup-2022-asif-ali-and-fareed-ahmad-fined-25-of-match-fee-1333680 Sat, 10 Sep 2022 05:45:24 GMT On-field incident between Asif Ali and Fareed Ahmed in nail-biting finish, before tempers flared in the stands https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/345600/345629.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1333542.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1333542.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/afg-vs-pak-asia-cup-2022-crowd-trouble-in-sharjah-mars-afghanistan-pakistan-game-1333542 Thu, 08 Sep 2022 18:50:47 GMT Five platinum players were overlooked, including Andre Russell and Faf du Plessis, with English cricketers in high demand https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/344900/344974.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1331344.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1331344.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/team-by-team-bbl-draft-analysis-who-had-the-best-night-and-what-were-the-surprises-1331344 Mon, 12 Sep 2022 04:20:54 GMT Imad-Qasim heroics in vain as Karachi Kings slide to seventh straight loss https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/334400/334424.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1301232.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1301232.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/psl-2022-islamabad-united-squeeze-out-one-run-win-despite-injuries-to-shadab-khan-zeeshan-zameer-1301232 Tue, 15 Feb 2022 15:21:25 GMT The first 15 games will be played in Karachi before Lahore takes over as host for the remaining matches, including the final https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/323600/323607.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1292142.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1292142.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/pakistan-super-league-2022-to-begin-on-january-27-draft-on-december-12-1292142 Fri, 03 Dec 2021 15:49:01 GMT Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed and Mohammad Wasim included in 17-man ODI squad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/330200/330200.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1291999.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1291999.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/pakistan-leave-out-shoaib-malik-imad-wasim-and-hasan-ali-for-west-indies-series-1291999 Tue, 01 Mar 2022 12:25:14 GMT Each of the venues has brought a different aspect to the game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/329500/329582.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1286448.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1286448.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-trends-toss-of-the-coin-pace-bowlers-fight-back-and-value-of-the-six-1286448 Mon, 01 Nov 2021 04:15:34 GMT Faith shown by Islamabad pays off in Pakistan's hour of need https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/329500/329531.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1286018.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1286018.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/afg-vs-pak-t20-world-cup-asif-ali-thanks-his-believers-as-he-comes-good-in-green-again-1286018 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 20:20:12 GMT With 24 needed from 12 balls, Asif hit four sixes off Janat in the 19th over to win it https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/329500/329529.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1286007.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1286007.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/afg-vs-pak-t20-world-cup-asif-ali-seals-tricky-deal-for-pakistan-with-six-spree-1286007 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 18:34:13 GMT New Zealand batting fails as Pakistan chase down 135 in Sharjah https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/329300/329336.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1285410.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1285410.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/mens-t20-world-cup-haris-rauf-headlines-pakistans-second-win-of-world-cup-1285410 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 19:41:11 GMT Fakhar Zaman, Asif Ali impress for Pakistan in warm-up game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/329000/329027.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1284139.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1284139.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2021-rassie-van-der-dussen-makes-101-as-south-africa-score-19-off-last-over-to-win-1284139 Wed, 20 Oct 2021 18:33:27 GMT Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Afridi, meanwhile, led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to a commanding win over Central Punjab https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/317300/317307.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1279264.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1279264.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/national-t20-cup-haider-ali-and-asif-ali-get-northern-off-to-winning-start-1279264 Fri, 24 Sep 2021 07:26:32 GMT Pakistan's T20I assignments will begin on September 25 with a five-match series against New Zealand, in Lahore https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/296600/296626.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1276467.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1276467.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/asif-ali-khusdil-shah-included-in-pakistan-t20-wc-squad-sharjeel-khan-left-out-1276467 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Qalandars surrendered from advantageous positions in both innings after dominating the first ten overs each time https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/323100/323143.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1266374.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1266374.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/psl-2021-iu-vs-lq-asif-ali-75-muhammad-musa-help-islamabad-united-complete-come-from-behind-win-1266374 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Asif Ali, who was already in the T20I squad, replaces the 25-year old in the ODI squad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/289200/289239.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1256802.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1256802.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/pakistan-in-south-africa-injured-saud-shakeel-ruled-out-of-odi-series-in-south-africa-1256802 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Northern romped to their fifth consecutive win while a Fakhar Zaman-inspired Khyber Pakhtunkhwa condemned Central Punjab to their fourth straight defeat https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/295400/295419.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1234714.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1234714.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/national-t20-cup-fakhar-zaman-bowlers-give-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-fourth-straight-win-1234714 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan batsman marks CPL debut with match-winning 47* off 27 balls for Tallawahs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/307700/307793.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1229929.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1229929.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1229929 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With the six franchises allowed to sign overseas players outside the draft, no player attracted the top bid of USD 160,000 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/306100/306104.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1226284.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1226284.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1226284 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chasing 175, Durban Heat fell short despite a 42-ball 83 from Wihan Lubbe https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/296600/296640.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1206837.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1206837.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1206837 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The middle order batsman has lost his 19-month old daughter after a long battle with illness, but is scheduled to join the squad for the warm-up matches https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/289100/289140.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1184917.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1184917.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1184917 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Junaid Khan, Faheem Ashraf and Abid Ali have been removed from the provisional squad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/263600/263619.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1184914.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1184914.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1184914 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bairstow and Roy put on 159 as they set about chasing down a target of 359 with more than five overs to spare https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/289200/289245.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1184462.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1184462.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1184462 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Changes expected on both sides as final selections draw near https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/289100/289197.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1184326.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1184326.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1184326 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A late display of six-hitting carried Pakistan's unlikely chase deep into the final overs, and may have forced a change to the World Cup 15 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/289100/289140.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1184152.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1184152.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1184152 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mohammad Amir, Asif Ali and Mohammad Rizwan are key omissions, while Junaid Khan makes cut, edging out Usman Shinwari https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/277300/277348.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1181318.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1181318.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1181318 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rumman Raees' three-for restricted Karachi Kings to 168 despite half-centuries from Babar Azam and Liam Livingstone https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/282500/282593.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1176235.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1176235.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1176235 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Pakistan batsman launched a savage assault to revive a sinking Cape Town chase, after Durban had recovered to 157 despite a four-wicket burst from Anrich Nortje https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/282500/282593.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1165934.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1165934.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1165934 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The PCB central contracts, announced on Monday, included a few decisions that seemed at odds with what Pakistan cricket fans have seen over the past few months https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/276900/276908.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1154670.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1154670.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1154670 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A career-best 61 from Fakhar Zaman, along with contributions from Shoaib Malik and Asif Ali at the death, handed Zimbabwe a 74-run drubbing in Harare https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/277900/277929.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1150888.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1150888.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1150888 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Asif Ali, meanwhile, has found a place in the ODI squad, which also features Yasir Shah, who hasn't played a 50-overs game for Pakistan since October 2016 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/274300/274395.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1150063.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1150063.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1150063 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed urged the world to change its perception about playing international cricket in the country after the highly successful T20I series against West Indies in Karachi https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/272600/272652.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1142470.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1142470.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1142470 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Left-arm fast bowlers Rahat Ali and Usman Khan also return to the 15-man squad for the upcoming T20I series against West Indies in Karachi https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/273700/273795.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1141756.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1141756.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1141756 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In the day's second game, Lahore Whites survived a middle-order collapse to sneak past Karachi Whites' target of 164 courtesy fifties from Kamran Akmal and Sami Aslam https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/231600/231667.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1125973.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1125973.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1125973 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Round-up of the Faysal Bank T20 Cup matches played on February 9, 2014 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151100/151131.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/faysal-t20-2013-14/content/story/717717.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/faysal-t20-2013-14/content/story/717717.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-717717 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After posting 158, Faisalabad Wolves had one major aim in the chase - dismissing Shoaib Malik. They got him in time to restrict Sialkot Stallions in the chase and take the title https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156100/156137.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/faysal-super-2020cup-2013/content/story/627439.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/faysal-super-2020cup-2013/content/story/627439.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-627439 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Asif Ali smashed a century on debut to set up a match-winning total for his team against Multan Tigers in the opening game of the tournament https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/faysal-2020cup-2011/content/story/520710.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/faysal-2020cup-2011/content/story/520710.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-520710 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the first match day of the Faysal Bank Super Eight T20 Cup https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/faysal-2020cup-2011/content/story/520676.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/faysal-2020cup-2011/content/story/520676.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-520676 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT