The left-arm Pakistani pacer expressed frustration over continual reminders of his past involvement in a spot-fixing scandal, while also opened up about facing criticism for being brought out of retirement and directly given entry into the Pakistan team without playing domestic cricket.

In an exclusive interview with PakPassion, Philander shares insights into Pakistan's new coaching setup, the current state of Pakistan cricket, South Africa's prospects in the upcoming T20 World Cup, and more.

Pakistan all-rounder terms his return to internatiional cricket as one that is not for his own benefit, but to represent the country in the best possible way and finish his career on a high note.

In the sixth round of the President's Cup, Ghani Glass's all-rounder scored 107* (92) and Tayyab Tahir scored 95 (98), while Maaz Sadaqat shone with the bat for KRL, scoring 92 (80).

In the sixth round of the President's Cup, PTV's middle-order batter's 109 (109) was overshadowed by SNGPL's Abdullah Shafique's 68 (53) and Haseebullah's 62 (65), while SNGPL's Mehran Mumtaz (3/44) and PTV's Jahandad Khan (3/64) excelled with the ball for their teams.

The practice session is taking place at the Gaddafi Stadium and includes physical drills, fielding drills, and net practice for bowling and batting.

The tour will kick-off with 3 T20Is in Durban, Centurion, and Johannesburg from 10-14 December, followed by 3 ODIs to be played from 17-22 December in Paarl, Cape Town, and Johannesburg, whilst the two ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 matches will be held at Centurion (26-30 December) and Cape Town (3-7 January).

The report on the fast bowler highlighted treatment delays, inadequate care, and non-compliance, resulting in the resignation of the PCB's Director of Medical and Sports Sciences, Dr Sohail Saleem.

Hassan Ali is the surprise inclusion in the squad which also sees the return of Haris Rauf and Salman Ali Agha whilst Usama Mir and Zaman Khan have failed to retain their places.

The Senior Team Manager highlighted the team’s shortcomings in the New Zealand series, emphasized the importance of learning from it and talked about building the best team combination for the upcoming World Cup, which is to be tested in the England series.

Based upon his performances in the recently concluded series against New Zealand, the Pakistan skipper is just 98 rating points behind the India batter with just one month to go before the start of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

Pakistan’s recently appointed red-ball Head Coach feels that Test cricket is the supreme test of a players mental and technical abilities.

Pakistan's white-ball Head Coach looking forward to working with the players to unlock their true potential.

All three members of the coaching staff have been appointed for a period of 2-years.

During the press conference, the Chairman of PCB addressed various topics, including awaiting Ihsanullah's treatment report, delegated selection powers, and fitness standards.

Pakistan captain not satisfied with the result of the series, felt that he was being targeted for criticism regardless of whether he rested players or not and praised Usman Khan for his efforts and termed Saim Ayub as a special talent.

The left-arm fast bowler who was declared player of the series, expressed his commitment to the team and spoke of the value of every wicket taken as a significant contribution to the team’s victory.

In an exclusive interview with PakPassion the Managing Director and Co-founder of SACA, Dr. Tom Brown joins Saj to discuss the work that SACA is doing, Moeen Ali's role in SACA, the future of SACA, and much more.