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Clash of the medium pacers: Abbas arrives on Philander's patch

Mohammad Abbas has carved a superb record in unhelpful conditions - but how will go against the master, Vernon Philander, on his home ground?

02-Jan-2019•Danyal Rasool in Cape Town

Will the real Pakistan middle-order please stand up?

The trio of Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali and Sarfraz Ahmed has been parched for substantial runs since MisYou, collectively managing 1838 runs at 31.15 in the period

27-Dec-2018•Danyal Rasool in Centurion

The age of Babar begins

The 24-year old is no longer just a white-ball cricketer and aims to prove that against Dale Steyn and company

25-Dec-2018•Danyal Rasool in Centurion

'The chance to make a positive contribution to Pakistan was overwhelming' - new PCB MD Wasim Khan

Wasim Khan had two fantastic opportunities - one in England and the other in Pakistan - and he chose the one that was closer to his heart

21-Dec-2018•George Dobell

Four hours and 49 minutes of same old Pakistan

Edgbaston, the MCG, Hamilton. Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi. A litany of final-day meltdowns just grew a little longer

07-Dec-2018•Osman Samiuddin in Abu Dhabi

Pakistan's misfortunes since MisYou's farewell

Williamson's 228 runs were the most by a New Zealand batsman in a Test against Pakistan

07-Dec-2018•Bharath Seervi

'Yasir Shah does a Usain Bolt'

Praise from former and current Pakistan players after Yasir Shah became the fastest to 200 Test wickets

07-Dec-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Azhar and Shafiq answer the call, and yet...

This should have been a redemptive day for Pakistan's two senior batsmen, and it very nearly was, until... well, you know what happened next

05-Dec-2018•Osman Samiuddin in Abu Dhabi

Shaheen Afridi - three first-class matches old, and primed for Test cricket

His entry might mirror Wasim Akram's in terms of game-time, but Afridi has been gently lowered into the top level, rather than thrown into the pit

03-Dec-2018•Osman Samiuddin

Are Pakistan mulling a return to three seamers?

Is Sarfraz Ahmed considering picking the allrounder Faheem Ashraf in place of the offspinner Bilal Asif?

02-Dec-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Yasir's match figures second only to Imran

Only two other legspinners in Test history have better figures than Yasir

27-Nov-2018•Bharath Seervi

Yasir Shah joins Abdul Qadir in select club

All the records Yasir triggered during the course of his magical spell in Dubai

26-Nov-2018•Bharath Seervi

Harmanpreet to lead ESPNcricinfo's team of the World T20

A sizzling opening combination and a power-packed middle order, to go with crafty spinners and parsimonious pacers make up the XI

26-Nov-2018•Melinda Farrell, Annesha Ghosh and Shashank Kishore

The hits and misses from a low-key PSL 2019 player draft

Ian Bell, who last played for England in 2015, proved to be a surprise pick, while Shahid Afridi found a new home and Brendon McCullum was overlooked

20-Nov-2018•Umar Farooq

How the six PSL teams stack up after the player draft

AB de Villiers and Misbah ul Haq were picked up by Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmi respectively, but what about Steven Smith?

20-Nov-2018•Danyal Rasool

The PSL draft 2019 FAQs

A total of 663 players are eligible to be picked, with six teams having a pre-set order and various categories to choose from

19-Nov-2018•Umar Farooq

The five narrowest Test wins

Pakistan lost their last six wickets for just 24 runs, to succumb to a narrow defeat in Abu Dhabi

19-Nov-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Struggling Sarfraz laments "soft, cheap dismissals"

The Pakistan captain pointed to Babar Azam's run out as the turning point, while admitting to being disappointed with the shot he himself played to get out

19-Nov-2018•Danyal Rasool

The fifth-narrowest win in Test cricket

New Zealand won by four runs, handing Pakistan their narrowest defeat in Test cricket

19-Nov-2018•Bharath Seervi

'Holy scccchmoly! What a Test match!'

A memorable finish in Abu Dhabi got many talking about the longest format on Twitter

19-Nov-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

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