Kamran Abbasi

COMMENT: Pakistan need a miracle after India loss exposes team’s white-ball shortcomings

Rizwan’s men batted without urgency, bowled without penetration and fielded below international standards against their arch-rivals. Updated 24 Feb, 2025 09:42am

Pakistan have a far greater target to achieve today than just winning

Pakistan must win in Dubai both for the sake of Pakistan and for the sake of the integrity of a sport that makes a virtue of its integrity. Updated 23 Feb, 2025 12:54pm

COMMENT: Thrilling feat — Pakistan cricket returns to form

Shan is no Mike Brearley, but he might prove to be the best man for the job. Updated 28 Oct, 2024 09:39am

COMMENT: Something must change, for the sake of cricket

Babar Azam’s Pakistan have become a second-tier team, swimming with the minnows instead of battling with the cricketing elite. Updated 20 Jun, 2024 10:05am

COMMENT: Pakistan pacers have come to the party but it’s probably too late

PAKISTAN’S outside chance of qualification for the next stage of the T20 World Cup remained very much an outside... Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:57am

COMMENT: The neglect of batsmanship must end

What happened in the NY match was hard to understand, except that India fought like tigers and Pakistan lacked conviction and class in their batting. Updated 10 Jun, 2024 11:38am

Pakistan face India today in do-or-die encounter

Pakistan face early elimination from the 2024 T20 World Cup if they lose to arch-rivals India today. Updated 09 Jun, 2024 09:26am

COMMENT: Shock loss to US a recital of Pakistan’s cricketing failings

YOU win some and you lose some – but you don’t lose these. You don’t lose to the USA, a team of rookies, in an... Published 08 Jun, 2024 07:06am

COMMENT: Hopes rise as Pakistan head into another World Cup

Australia, England, and India remain favourites, but if Gary Kirsten can pull something out of his hat, Pakistan fans may yet get their money’s worth. Updated 01 Jun, 2024 08:00am

COMMENT: PCB’s most tainted appointment

Pakistan cricket has acquired something of a reputation for unethical appointments. Updated 02 Dec, 2023 09:29am

COMMENT: Australia triumph in World Cup of grownups

50-overs cricket showed that it isn’t a format that needs tinkering with, except to rebalance the equation between bat and ball. Updated 20 Nov, 2023 08:31am

Analysis: For underwhelming Pakistan, World Cup of regrets ends

Pakistan will regret their Afghanistan, their no show against India, and the way they didn’t make the best of their squad. Updated 12 Nov, 2023 01:54pm

COMMENT: Omens don’t seem good for Pakistan

The immediate challenge is to get the eleven most suitable boys onto the pitch. Updated 26 Oct, 2023 09:32am

Analysis: Pakistan still have plenty to fight for after India loss

Green Shirts’ approach may be fine for T20, but in either of longer forms it won’t deliver consistent success. Updated 15 Oct, 2023 08:19am

COMMENT: Pakistan vs India is always more than ‘just cricket’

In a game of nerves, Babar Azam’s team must use that simple notion to wrestle the psychological advantage. Updated 14 Oct, 2023 07:37am

COMMENT: England triumph as final turns on Shaheen’s injury

Pakistan had little luck, and even then might have pulled off a victory, but they didn’t score enough runs. Updated 14 Nov, 2022 07:53am

Comment: Weather permitting, T20 greatness is in Babar’s grasp

In Melbourne, Pakistan’s captain will carry the hopes and dreams of a global diaspora of hundreds of millions. Updated 13 Nov, 2022 07:48am

Comment: When Pakistan 2.0 meets a ‘very un-English’ squad, sparks will fly

Pakistan’s pacers have hunted as a pack, and without them the batting would have failed Pakistan a long time ago. Updated 11 Nov, 2022 10:40am

Comment: Rizwan takes Pakistan closer to dream finish at MCG

Rizwan is a perfectly orthodox batsman but he has adapted his game to play unorthodox shots perfectly. Updated 10 Nov, 2022 08:25am

Comment: The captain must ‘step back’ to move forward

Pakistan don’t need Babar to open; this solution works for everyone... for him and for the team. Updated 09 Nov, 2022 07:46am