Zulfiqar Babar missed five seasons between his first two first-class matches, and was 34 when he finally made his Test debut, but he is quickly making up for all the lost time with his artful left-arm spin

David Richardson, the ICC's chief executive, has said that the governing body is discussing amendments to its anti-corruption code that will allow banned players to play competitive cricket at domestic level within a certain period before the end of the

When a team loses its best bowler, it is expected that the team's performance will suffer. As usual, Pakistan defied the expectations

Younis Khan, the Pakistan batsman, has said he chose the more difficult path by deciding to play the Tests against Australia, after being dropped for the ODIs, and the decision has paid off

The legspinner made his first-class debut back in 2002, and grabbed his Test chance when it finally came

Sarfraz Ahmed was long seen as a lightweight in international cricket, but he is changing that perception with sheer weight of runs

Walking in at seven for two, Younis Khan soaked up stifling pressure from Australia's bowlers and emerged with a record-equalling 25th Test hundred

In the absence of Saeed Ajmal and Junaid Khan, Pakistan could put out an attack that has a combined experience of 11 Tests

Pakistan coach Waqar Younis has said his side has spotted certain "weaknesses" in Australia during their tour-game defeat in Sharjah, and they will be looking to exploit that once the Test series gets underway

Saqlain Mushtaq, the former Pakistan offspinner, has said Saeed Ajmal has a 'realistic possibility' of returning to international cricket

The PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan has expressed disappointment with Shahid Afridi's comments after the third ODI in Abu Dhabi

Shahid Afridi, Pakistan's T20 captain, has said that his style of leadership was extremely different from Misbah-ul-Haq

Injuries have left Pakistan short of options and the selectors postponed naming the squad for the Tests against Australia until they see how their A team fares in the practice game

The PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan has said Misbah-ul-Haq had opted out of the third ODI against Australia in Abu Dhabi on his own accord

Saeed Ajmal has been rigorously practising bowling with a straight elbow to get his arm used to it, and by his own admission, has repeated a drill around 7000 times in the last three weeks

Fast bowler Junaid Khan has been ruled out of Pakistan's series' against Australia in the UAE, after injuring his knee during practice

Mohammad Hafeez, the Pakistan allrounder, has been ruled out for two weeks after sustaining a hand injury

Younis Khan has lashed out at the PCB and selectors for dropping him for the one-day series against Australia and saying he also "out of contention" for the World Cup

Pakistan have left Younis Khan out of their ODI squad for the series against Australia in the UAE and recalled the wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed

Shahid Afridi, Umar Akmal, Abdur Rehman and Raza Hasan are the four big names among the Pakistan players found to be below their optimum level of fitness by the PCB