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Low-profile Quetta need home-grown stars to rise to the occasion

There's quality in the spin attack, but the likes of Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad must play strong hands to shore up an iffy batting line-up

12-Feb-2019•Umar Farooq

Despite absence of big stars, Islamabad bear confident look

Duminy, Russell, Hales and Billings are gone but defending champions Islamabad United still seem the team to beat with their core group of local talent intact

12-Feb-2019•Danyal Rasool

How to apologise: a primer for cricketers

We look back at the ill-advised pronouncements of the two months gone by

02-Feb-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Breaking down Babar Azam, the ODI batsman

Everyone knows he's a quality player, and that he has areas to improve on. What are those areas, though, and is he the right man in the wrong team?

01-Feb-2019•Osman Samiuddin and Shiva Jayaraman

What's the highest fourth-innings target ever?

Also, what's the record for most left-arm fast bowlers picked in an ODI XI?

29-Jan-2019•Steven Lynch

Cricket's #10YearChallenge: Who's aged the best?

Virat Kohli, Ellyse Perry, Faf du Plessis, Sarah Taylor, Mohammad Amir - which of these cricketers aces the #10YearChallenge?

16-Jan-2019•ESPNcricinfo staff

Should Pakistan use Amir as an overseas-only bowler?

He could be a vital option for when conditions are conducive to bowlers of his ilk, while the more workmanlike tasks fall to others in the team

16-Jan-2019•Danyal Rasool

Babar Azam and Shan Masood shine amid gloom for Pakistan

Five takeaways from Pakistan's heavy defeat at the hands of South Africa

15-Jan-2019•Danyal Rasool

How Pakistan lost their last glimmer of hope

Pakistan began the day sharply, but, by the end of it, they were left facing a chase every bit as daunting as could be expected

13-Jan-2019•Danyal Rasool at the Wanderers

Stirring Saturday an ode to a thriving Test game

South Africa's series against Pakistan has given an indication that Test cricket's recent tendency for drama, intensity and results won't be abating any time soon

12-Jan-2019•Liam Brickhill

Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq flounder on another day of what-ifs

They have struggled to fill the shoes of the retired Misbah and Younis, and their twin ducks at the Wanderers began the process of Pakistan squandering another promising position

12-Jan-2019•Danyal Rasool at the Wanderers

Four drops and a missed run-out: South Africa's sloppy first hour

South Africa saw as many as six chances go begging as Pakistan made it through the first hour of day two intact at the Wanderers

12-Jan-2019•ESPNcricinfo staff

Yasir Shah dropped as career record goes south

In Southern Hemisphere countries inhospitable to spin, Yasir Shah has failed to raise his game to the level Pakistan need

11-Jan-2019•Danyal Rasool at the Wanderers

When Babar Azam met Dale Steyn

By some metrics, the young, gifted Pakistan batsman has taken on the greatest fast bowler of this century like nobody ever has

10-Jan-2019•Osman Samiuddin

Shan Masood, from accidental starter to unlikely star

Improved technique and a bloody-mindedness at the crease have catapulted the left-hand batsman to the top of the run charts in the South Africa-Pakistan Test series

09-Jan-2019•Danyal Rasool

Counterattacking approach brings runs but little joy for Asad Shafiq

The Pakistan batsman went after the short ball and scored a high-quality 88 on a bittersweet day when his side slid to the brink of defeat

05-Jan-2019•Danyal Rasool in Cape Town

Fakhar Zaman's eight-ball horror show exemplifies Pakistan's horror tour

Out of position, out of sorts, and seemingly out of his depth - every questionable call made by the team management was distilled into one brief and forgettable innings

05-Jan-2019•Danyal Rasool in Cape Town

Why are Pakistan ignoring Faheem Ashraf?

He couldn't do too much worse than the current top six, and his bowling would take some of the load off an overworked pace attack. So why isn't he playing?

04-Jan-2019•Danyal Rasool in Cape Town

Pakistan's gloom deepens in Table Mountain's shadow

With pretty much the same core group of batsmen, minus MisYou, Pakistan have lost 13 of their last 20 Tests; 14 out of 21 now seems almost certain

03-Jan-2019•Danyal Rasool in Cape Town

Azhar Ali struggle versus Duanne Olivier the microcosm of a mismatch

For the third time in as many innings, Pakistan's senior batsman found himself bounced out by Duanne Olivier

03-Jan-2019•Danyal Rasool at Newlands

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