Cricket News sort by Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi

Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq and former skipper Shahid Afridi have said they do not agree with limited-overs skipper Sarfaraz Ahmad's claims that India was scared of playing against Pakistan,

Pakistan had never beaten Australia in a Test since 1995, so a win was really out of the question as the visitors arrived Down Under

While Australia continued their domination on Day 2 of the Sydney Test, declaring their first innings on 538 for 8, after which Pakistan fought back hard to end with 126 for 2, the day’s play will be remembered more for two bizarre incidents that took place, one each from Pakistan and Australia’s side respectively

After a couple of day night Tests, it is back to traditional time in Australia as Steve Smith’s men host Pakistan for the second Test at the vast Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), better known as the Boxing Day Test

Following a redemptive win in the dead rubber at Adelaide against South Africa, to go with the 3-0 thrashing of Kiwis in the Trans-Tasman rivalry during the course of the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy,

Pakistan were always expected to get the better of West Indies at Abu Dhabi. But, considering the fact that the visitors put up a spirited show in the opening Test, there were hopes that the second Test could also be a closely contested one