Kamran Abbasi

Why Asian and Black players have felt alienated in Yorkshire cricket

A look at the immigrant cricketer's experience in the county down the years

24-Sep-2020•Kamran Abbasi

Batting has changed, and Pakistan have not kept pace

In limited-overs cricket, they are a side woefully behind the pack, and it has to do with the way their batsmen come up through the system

09-Sep-2016•Kamran Abbasi

Misbah's band of pragmatic dreamers

Pakistan's rise to become the No. 1 Test team is a story of triumph in the face of adversity unlike that of any other side

22-Aug-2016•Kamran Abbasi

Pakistan's untold tales

Tauseef Ahmed, Dera Ismail Khan, Raees Mohammad, Abdul Aziz Durani, a playboy prince and others feature in this affectionate backstory of Pakistan cricket

21-Aug-2016•Kamran Abbasi

'I play every match like it's my last'

Pakistan legspinner Yasir Shah relives his success at Lord's and talks about what it's like to be acclaimed as the world's best spinner

22-Jul-2016•Interview by Kamran Abbasi

Lord's 2016: a second revolution in Pakistan cricket

All four of Pakistan's victories at Lord's have been special. The latest one was extra sweet because it came after a 20-year wait

19-Jul-2016•Kamran Abbasi

The PSL spells good news for Pakistan cricket's future

The tournament had its flaws but it has great potential to boost the country's game in many ways

25-Feb-2016•Kamran Abbasi

Pakistan cricket's renaissance moment

The Pakistan Super League, apart from giving the country's domestic game a shot in the arm, is making a nation feel good about itself again

14-Feb-2016•Kamran Abbasi

Will India play cricket, not politics?

They can be a transformative force in the sport, and honouring the commitment to play Pakistan will show they take that role seriously

09-Dec-2015•Kamran Abbasi

Soulful, pragmatic, patient Pakistan

Five years ago, no one would have given them a hope in hell of getting to No. 2 in the Test rankings, as they have done

10-Nov-2015•Kamran Abbasi

Make Pakistan's home Tests day-night affairs

Instead of having their exiled team play in empty, echoing stadiums, the PCB must look to innovate in the UAE

19-Oct-2015•Kamran Abbasi

The magic is gone from Saeed Ajmal

With his remodelled action he's unlikely to scale the heights he did before

12-Sep-2015•Kamran Abbasi

In praise of Zed

The elegant former Pakistan great is a good fit for the role of ICC president

13-Aug-2015•Kamran Abbasi

Cricket needs to stop being parochial

The best Associates need a shot at Test cricket immediately, as opposed to the more tedious pathway via the Intercontinental Cup

13-May-2015•Kamran Abbasi

Pakistan lost it in the middle of both innings

Their spinners exerted no pressure on India, and their batsmen largely brought about their own downfall

15-Feb-2015•Kamran Abbasi

Does Amir have an automatic right to be rehabilitated into cricket?

Wrong-doers must be given a second chance, but not necessarily in the same profession they let down

09-Jan-2015•Kamran Abbasi

Is Sarfraz Ahmed Pakistan's best wicketkeeper-batsman ever?

He may only be 12 Tests old, but his stats so far and the calm assurance he showed in Dubai mark him as one to watch

22-Nov-2014•Kamran Abbasi

Kapil Dev gets Viv Richards at the 1983 World Cup final

The catch that brought down a titan, and made Indian cricket's most unlikely achievement possible

03-Nov-2014•Kamran Abbasi

Batting: Pakistan's surprise weapon

An inexperienced bowling attack may have stunned Australia, but the batting had a bigger impact on the result, led by the genial Younis Khan

29-Oct-2014•Kamran Abbasi

Misbah's place in Pakistan history

He was the next great leader after Abdul Kardar and Imran Khan, standing between Pakistan cricket and its end

14-Oct-2014•Kamran Abbasi

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