In his latest exclusive blog for PakPassion.net, the former Pakistan captain and member of the victorious World Cup team of 1992, Aamir Sohail, writes about Pakistan's preparations for the upcoming mega event where he discusses the impact of some key players including Mohammad Hafeez, Haris Sohail, Sarfraz Ahmed and Umar Akmal and assesses Pakistan's chances in the 2015 World Cup in light of his own memorable experiences in 1992. 

In his latest exclusive blog for PakPassion.net, former Pakistan batsman and current television analyst Mohammad Wasim writes in detail about Pakistan's preparations for the 2015 World Cup, discusses the likely composition of the Pakistan bowling and batting line-ups, assesses the roles of individual players such as Ahmed Shehzad and Younis Khan in providing a platform which the likes of Misbah-ul-Haq, Shahid Afridi and Sarfraz Ahmed can capitalize on during the later part of the innings.

Pakistan's 2015 World Cup preparations have been dealt a shocking blow with the news that Mohammad Hafeez has failed to clear the 'unoffical' test on his bowling action which was held in Chennai recently.

Undoubtedly, Pakistan will produce more match-winners in the future but none of them should be allowed to break or bend rules as they wish and when they want. This is needed to establish the rule of law in our game and stop it from being a free for all. It may have been something we tolerated in the past but in today’s world, the superstar syndrome is damaging Pakistan cricket and it must be stopped.

Ignored for selection in the latest edition of the Pentangular Cup which represents the last chance for players to bring them into contention for the upcoming World Cup, Sadaf Hussain spoke exclusively to PakPassion.net about his disappointment with his career progress so far but expressed his determination to continue working hard to achieve his dreams of selection for Pakistan.

In his latest blog for PakPassion.net, Pakistan all rounder Azhar Mahmood writes about the successful coaching camps he held in the UAE, his hopes of playing in the IPL, the road ahead for Pakistan's premier off-spinner Saeed Ajmal and his own concerns about Pakistan's ODI batting lineup in the upcoming 2015 World Cup.

As I write this article there are 55 days to Pakistan's opening match at the World Cup; the mouth-watering clash against arch rivals India. Worryingly though, 55 could also amount to the number of permutations the selectors have in their minds for Pakistan's starting eleven against India.

The final scoreline of the ODI series may be painful reading for Pakistani eyes but represents a fair outcome in that it clearly showed how meager Pakistan's bowling resources were in terms of containment. It obviously showed the weaknesses in the Pakistan batting line up. All of the above are areas of grave concern for the team management as Pakistan head to Australia/New Zealand to participate in the 2015 World Cup. Quite simply put, if Pakistan batsmen are finding it difficult to handle the New Zealand pace attack in favourable conditions in the UAE, then what hope is there of them handling similar or better attacks in abroad? Time is running out and unless a magic solution is found to Pakistan's issues, a swift exit from the World Cup is the likely outcome.

The series now stands 2-2 with the final game to be played in Abu Dhabi on Friday. Pakistan top order again failed to make an impact leaving too much for the middle and late order to do. It is to the credit of the rest of the batsmen that Pakistan got as close to the total as they did eventually. Pakistan bowlers also gave away too many runs in the final overs and that is another area which Pakistan will need to address if they are to lift the ODI series trophy on Friday.