Danyal Rasool

Pakistan correspondent, ESPNcricinfo

Pakistan need to know what they want from Test cricket

It has been a WTC cycle of squandered opportunities as plans swiftly and constantly moved from being centred around pace to spin to seemingly everywhere in between

07-Jan-2025•Danyal Rasool

Have Pakistan opted out of the pace race?

Shan Masood was gushing in his praise of South Africa's quicks, but extreme pace is currently off the cards for his side

06-Jan-2025•Danyal Rasool

Shan Masood 'baffled' by Hawkeye trajectory following lbw dismissal

Pakistan's captain felt ball-tracking had painted "a different picture" to the actual ball he faced from Kwena Maphaka

06-Jan-2025•Danyal Rasool

South Africa seal ten-wicket win despite Pakistan's great resistance

Pakistan overcame a deficit of 421 but South Africa's target of 58 was little more than a formality

06-Jan-2025•Danyal Rasool

Frustration for Babar after late dismissal despite return to form

Filling in as opener, Babar Azam had a good day with the bat but was left to ponder what could have been

06-Jan-2025•Danyal Rasool

Masood practices the art of not letting go

The Pakistan captain added a record 205 for the first wicket with Babar, after his team was made to follow on

05-Jan-2025•Danyal Rasool

$Saim Ayub to travel to London for ankle fracture treatment$

Saim Ayub to travel to London for ankle fracture treatment

He will be accompanied by Pakistan assistant coach Azhar Mahood, who is currently with the team in Cape Town

05-Jan-2025•Danyal Rasool

Pakistan's paceship crashes in front of Table Mountain

Sans Naseem and Afridi, Pakistan's pace attack failed to inspire on a surface where elite quicks will get wickets

04-Jan-2025•Danyal Rasool

Rickelton's marathon 259, Verreynne century thump hapless Pakistan

SA's quicks Rabada and Jansen then tore through a line-up already missing the injured Ayub

04-Jan-2025•Danyal Rasool

$Saim Ayub in Champions Trophy fitness race after suffering ankle fracture$

Saim Ayub in Champions Trophy fitness race after suffering ankle fracture

Opener ruled out for up to six weeks with injury suffered in Cape Town Test

04-Jan-2025•Danyal Rasool

Invincible Rickelton gives his international cred a shot in the arm

His domestic numbers speak for themselves, but if he continues batting the way he did at Newlands, he will soon gain Test cricket's respect as well

03-Jan-2025•Danyal Rasool

Ayub ruled out of Cape Town Test after suffering ankle injury

He was taken to the hospital for treatment, with his scans being sent to London for analysis

03-Jan-2025•Danyal Rasool

Secrets of Newlands pitch keep Pakistan guessing on team combination

Less than 24 hours out from ball one, Shan Masood and his team were still weighing up whether to play a spinner at the expense of a fast bowler in the XI

02-Jan-2025•Danyal Rasool

Deflated Pakistan look to set record straight in South Africa and level series

South Africa have already booked their place in the World Test Championship final, but will be looking to keep their impressive record against Pakistan intact

02-Jan-2025•Danyal Rasool

Pakistan bring in 2025 with rigorous training session under Table Mountain

The visitors spent well beyond their designated three hours on a picturesque morning at Newlands

01-Jan-2025•Danyal Rasool

Mohammad Abbas shows Pakistan there's more to pace bowling than pace

After a previous trip to South Africa cost him, he put in the hard yards to expand his skillset. He might also expand Pakistan's definition of pace bowing if Centurion is anything to go by

31-Dec-2024•Danyal Rasool

Pakistan keep their appointment in Samarra after yet another South African heartbreak

They came close - very close - but Pakistan's destiny in South Africa has not changed just yet

29-Dec-2024•Danyal Rasool

'We had the game in our hand' - Masood calls for more ruthlessness from Pakistan to kill off Tests

"We must make sure we win the game rather than [allowing] the other team back into it"

29-Dec-2024•Danyal Rasool

The tale of a Babar fifty that could have been so much more

Pakistan had plenty of chances to record a much higher second-innings score than they did, but "same mistakes" let them down

29-Dec-2024•Danyal Rasool

Abbas, Shahzad give Pakistan hope of defending 147

Earlier, Jansen picked up 6 for 52 to restrict Pakistan but a late burst has ensured South Africa do not rest easy overnight

28-Dec-2024•Danyal Rasool

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