Whilst covering the 5th ODI between England and India at Headingley, Saj from PakPassion.net ran into a familiar face for Pakistan fans - a face that had terrorised batsmen from all over the world for many years in the past...

In an exclusive interview to PakPassion.net, Kamran Akmal spoke about what he deemed to be the weakness in the preparation of the Pakistan team for the tour of Sri Lanka, Pakistan’s chances in the 2015 World Cup, how wicket-keeping is affecting his brother Umar's form and his hopes of making a comeback to international cricket.

In an exclusive interview with PakPassion.net, Taufeeq discussed the issues behind Pakistan’s batting woes and also spoke in detail about his personal disappointment at not being awarded a central contract as well as his exclusion from the current Test squad

Sri Lanka after winning the toss , lost 3 quick wickets to put Pakistan on top. Mathews and Jayawardene gave Sri Lanka stability with a 122 run partnership. Pakistan again took quick wickets to bring Sri Lanka down to 194-6. It was then skipper Mathews and Parera who scored 93 and 65 respectively to post a huge total of 310.

Pakistan were off to an explosive start after losing the quick wicket of Sharjeel as they reached 104 in 15 overs. The chase looked on course until Pakistan lost Hafeez and Umar Akmal in quick succession. Misbah and Fawad put on 45 runs to stabilize the run chase. The task was too much to ask for as Misbah was out trying to score quickly. Afridi played a cameo but in the end the run chase was too much to handle.

The match was reduced to 45 overs and Pakistan dominated the match early on until the partnership between Angelo Mathews and Mahela Jayawardene propelled Sri Lanks to a huge total. Pakistan got off to a horrible star, losing their first 5 wickets for only 105 runs but a magnificent partnership of 147 runs between Sohaib Maqsood and Fawad Alam turned the match on its head helping Pakistan complete a memorable comeback to win the first ODI.

In his latest blog entry for PakPassion.net, former Pakistan batsman Mohammad Wasim discusses the state of Pakistan's bowling and batting in light of the recent 2-0 Test series defeat against Sri Lanka. He further highlights the shortcomings of batsmen whilst pointing out the underlying problems behind the current malaise in Pakistan's Test batting.

In his latest blog for PakPassion.net, the renowned Fast Bowling Coach writes about the strengths and weaknesses of England's pace bowling unit and what they need to work on to further enhance their reputation.

It was always going to be difficult for Pakistan. Sarfraz was out after making 55, his 4th consecutive 50+ score in Tests and the tail followed. Junaid did not bat due to being advised by the doctor but he wasn't required either which meant that Pakistan lost the match by 105 runs and the series 2-0. Rangana Herath was given the Man of the Match award for his match figures of 14-184.

Yet another day of disappointment for the visitors with this tour fast becoming one that they will want to forget but to their horror, the game is not over yet! Despite some bowling heroics by the beleaguered Pakistan bowling attack which was already missing the services of Junaid Khan, the target of 271 to win and draw this series was always going to be a tough one but Herath, with 4 more wickets to add to his 9 from the 1st innings has made sure that only a miracle can now save Pakistan from a 2-0 Test series loss.