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Pakistan are set to tread a tightrope against a side that is currently at the pinnacle of the ICC’s ODI rankings.

Test XIs we should have had: 1978-79 A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size This is the second in my series of hardcore deep dives into hypothetical XIs Australia should have played in years gone by. This time I’m turning my attention to the 1978-79 Ashes, when Australia lost to England 5-1, and resulted in the establishment raising the white flag to World Series Cricket. This result did not seem likely the previous summer, when Kerry Packer and company struggled and the official Australian XI defeated India...

Former Pakistan opener, Imran Nazir, believes that he can improve the poor fielding and power-hitting abilities of Pakistani cricketers. Pakistan’s poor fielding played a vital role in a humiliating defeat in the recently concluded Test series against New Zealand. Pakistan dropped 12 catches in the two-match Test series, the most by any team in the past ten years. ALSO READ Pakistan’s fielding standards have drastically worsened since the former fielding coach, Steve Rixon, left the post. However, Nazir backs himself to be the right man to solve this issue. “I get disappointed when I do...

wrongun Agree. Neither one has shown the slightest ability to plan, think logically or manage professional relationships in a positive & consistent manner... So that's a no from me too. Not sure Andy Flower would suit Pakistan. He's a good coach though. Head Coach: A. Flower or J. Gillespie Assistant coaches Bowling: Yasir Arafat. He seems a talented coach. The "legends only" approach doesn't always work. He's got 800 FC wickets & played with FC/Franchise teams in every continent you could think of. Be worth seeing what he could do with the short format power-hitting too, given his recent co...