A former Dawn.com staffer, Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi is a cricket writer. He has been published in Al Jazeera, BBC, Geo Digital and various international and local publications. He has worked as Pakistan correspondent for Cricbuzz. He is former senior media manager at the Pakistan Cricket Board and has worked with the Pakistan’s men’s and women’s international cricket teams as team media manager. Nagi can be reached over email (ahsannagi@gmail.com) or X: @ahsannagi.
T20 series against Australia is very important because it will determine what will be Pakistan's playing XI for the World Cup, says captain Salman Ali Agha.
Pakistan’s pace spearhead has scored runs at scorching strike rates during the Asia Cup to take his side to decent totals, turning his lower-order contributions into impactful knocks.
The rivals have played amidst geopolitical tensions before but the hostilities have never trickled onto the cricket field like they have now, with the PCB even contemplating withdrawal from Asia Cup.
Sportspersons should never be expected to carry the weight of what happened five months ago, and they should not be required to do the bidding of their governments on a cricket field.
It seems the management would rather lose with the younger lot that they can nurture to play a certain way than with the established players who refuse to alter their approach.
Once derided as a reckless slogger, Mohammad Haris seems to be a different player, scoring his first T20 century in recent Bangladesh home series. What changed him?
With the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup right round the corner, Eos speaks to the head coach of the Pakistan’s women side to guess their chances in the event.
