Umar Farooq

Yasir Shah believes he could have made the difference for Pakistan in Abu Dhabi and now in the second Test in Dubai he seeks to live up to high expectations

Even a kid knows you want a turning pitch against England, Pakistan's captain Misbah-ul-Haq observed, Instead, the pitch only turned on the final day and it was Pakistan who were reduced to panic

Stultifying cricket has been the order of the day in Abu Dhabi as bowlers from both England and Pakistan have toiled in turn

Yasir Shah is expected to be fit for the second Test against England in Dubai after recovering from the back spasm which ruled him out of the opening contest

Pakistan felt Yasir Shah's absence on a lifeless pitch but they stuck to their task gamely, conceding only 234 runs in the day

Mohammad Amir has been fined 150% of his match fee for an on-field altercation with Faisal Iqbal during a Quaid-e-Azam Trophy clash; Mohammad Irfan fined 50% of match fee for arguing with the umpire

Asad Shafiq might be one of the more understated members of the Pakistan side but on the ground where his Test career began he proved his worth again with his eighth Test hundred

Shoaib Malik has fulfilled many roles for Pakistan but his unbeaten hundred after returning from a five-year Test absence was remarkable even by his standards

Pakistan captain Misbah ul Haq has expressed his disappointment with the selectors over not having another spinner in the squad to cover for the injured Yasir Shah in the opening Test in Abu Dhabi

Pakistan suffered an injury scare on the eve of the first Test after Yasir Shah went down with a back problem in training

A century on Test debut was followed by six years in the wilderness. But Fawad Alam believes he's ready to reclaim his place in Pakistan's Test team

Najam Sethi, the head of PCB's executive committee, has said he is looking to invite Indian players to participate in the Pakistan Super League in the UAE

Azhar Ali, the Pakistan batsman, has been ruled out of the opening Test against England that starts on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi

Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif, whose bans for spot-fixing lifted on September 2, have been signed by the Water & Power Development Authority as non-executive 17th grade employees

The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) have qualified for the main round of Pakistan's premier first-class tournament, the Quaid-e-Azam trophy

A resolution to shift the PCB's headquarters from Lahore to Islamabad has been moved in the senate - the upper house of Pakistan's parliament

Pakistan offspinner Bilal Asif has been reported for a suspect action following the third ODI against Zimbabwe in Harare

Afghanistan have appointed Inzamam-ul-Haq, the former Pakistan captain, as their head coach

The series against England in the UAE is shaping as the last for Pakistan Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq

The Pakistan selectors have retained offspinner Bilal Asif for the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe, in a bid to assess his credentials ahead of the England Test series