Kim Hughes has scored 88% of his career runs in tough batting conditions
Kohli was quite Australian after winning the U-19 World Cup in 2008
Azhar Ali, pictured here in Uncharacteristically Unseemly Haste mode
So BJ Watling has the inside running to be New Zealand’s next Test wicketkeeper, but of the two contenders in the squad logic and pure numbers suggest Kruger van Wyk should be the frontrunner, says Fred Woodcock, writing for Fairfax NZ News. The logic part is simple – of the two South African-born players, only van Wyk can claim to be a specialist gloveman. The 31-year-old has been doing the job for more than a decade at first-class level both in South Africa and New Zealand, while Watling, six years…
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq wants to start rebuilding the country's cricketing image and remove the blot of spot-fixing with a good performance in the first Test against top-ranked …
The cricket in this series should be fascinating enough before the inevitable controversies interfere
Former Pakistan cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan has said that time is running out for the government headed by the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) under the leadership of Prime Minister Yousuf Ra
England star batsman Kevin Pietersen has revealed that his side has made a pact on not to sledge the Pakistan team about the spot-fixing scandal that had sent shockwaves through cricket in 2010.
Stephen Brenkley, writing in the Independent, says Pakistan have rebuilt considerably since the scandal-marred England tour in 2010, ensuring consistency in team selection under Misbah-ul-Haq. But the behaviour of both teams, he says, will be closely scrutinized for signs of friction. Pakistan seem, in short, to have got their act together. But that will not prevent an air of suspicion and intrigue around the Dubai International Cricket Stadium tomorrow. Misbah and Mohsin are trying desperately to move on. They have convinced their colleagues to forget the past and England too…