Nepal, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Hong Kong are together in Group A, and only the winner will advance to join the top 8 teams.

The home side will be favored in their conditions, but after watching Afghanistan today, it would be a treat to see them vs Australia, India, Pakistan, and West Indies in their group.

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3 out of the top 5 run scorer in T20I are from Sri Lanka (Mahela, Dilshan & Sanga) all of them average 30+ with a Strike Rate of 120+ in T20Is. Two of them already scored centuries in T20Is and all of the them already got 1100+ T20I runs.

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So as we've seen, averaging 50 in both Tests and ODIs at the same time isn't outlandish, but will we get to see a batsman who will go one step further and average 50 in T20s as well?

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If Pakistan beat Sri Lanka 2-0 they will become the new number 1 T20 side! Can Pakistan do it?

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Do you think Pakistan's ODI Captain is capable of being the Board's Chairman after retirement? 

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Nearing the end of their careers and having already tasted a lot of success is it possible that some of the English players have lost the drive?

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Pakistan have now won an ODI series in every major cricketing nation with their recent 2-1 triumph over SA ending their drought in SA.

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From my recent interview with Usman Khan Shinwari :-

PakPassion.net: Your region is producing some excellent cricketers at the moment. Is there something special in the water?

Usman Khan Shinwari : (laughs). No there’s nothing special in the water, just a real hunger and desire to play cricket at the highest level and to play for Pakistan. People are cricket mad in FATA and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa regions. Everywhere you go people are either playing cricket, watching cricket or talking about cricket. 

What is important to mention though is that if there was more investment and better facilities the regions would produce even more first-class and international cricketers. People are playing cricket in very difficult conditions in those regions and the facilities are, unfortunately, below standard. I can only imagine the type of improvement we will see, if the facilities were better and some money pumped into cricket in these regions.


Traditionally Karachi and Lahore have been the main sources of cricketing talent for the Pakistan team, but it seems that KPK and FATA are the new "goldmines" of cricket talent.

PCB needs to invest more in these areas and make the most of the talent that is there and tha tneeds nurturing.

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I expect the NZ ones to be slower and lower...but what kind of pitches will the Australians produce? Will they be like we saw at the Gabba and expect at Perth around the country (minus Adelaide which is always slow) or will they be flat belters?

Australian fans will be able to help here.

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With an inspirational ODI series victory in South Africa, the Cornered Tigers return to their ‘home’ turf to face off against their fellow South Asian rivals – Sri Lanka!

The two teams have a very well documented history, with some historic encounters such as the tied match with Razzaq’s heroics, the 2009 T20 final and Afridi defeating Sri Lanka single handedly in Sharjah. Unfortunately, the two sides have also been involved in a lot of off field activity such as the 2009 terrorist attack in Lahore.

Over the T20, ODI and Test series the Sri Lankan side will have a number of players – Sangakara, Jaywardena, Dilshan and Malinga to name a few – who will pose a great threat to the Pakistani side. Misbah, Hafeez and their men will have to come up with a way to halt a powerful Sri Lankan side, if they want to make an impact over the next couple of months.

The following video highlights some of the historic matches between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, as well as some of Sri Lanka’s key players who will pose a major threat for the Men in Green.

Hope you enjoy it & as always all feedback is welcomed.

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