With the issue of the participation of Pakistani players at the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League at a boiling point and the matter of the Bangladesh cricket team’s tour of Pakistan still to be finalised, PakPassion.net spoke with Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Zaka Ashraf regarding the deadline set by the Bangladesh Cricket Board of 10am Wednesday for the PCB to give its No Objection Certificates (NOC) to Pakistan cricketers participating in this year's Bangladesh Premier League.

With Pakistans recently concluded tour of India we take a look at how significant the cricketing ties between the two nations are. Cricket is the one thing that can bring both these countries together, therefore, the efficient use of such a powerful tool is essential.

Adnan Akmal's omission from the Test squad named by Pakistan on Friday came as a major surprise to many, particularly as the wicket-keeper batsman has been in impressive form in the ongoing Quaid-e-Azam Trophy for Lahore Ravi.

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The Pakistan Tour of India highlighted how far the lines between cricket administrator and broadcaster had blurred since last the sides met, the evident bias being an ominous sign of things to come.  

In exclusive remarks to PakPassion.net, ex-coach Mohsin Khan praised the overall balance of the Pakistani team against India, singling out Nasir Jamshed as a special talent. He also spoke about the future of Misbah-ul-Haq as captain of Pakistan’s one-day team.

Read PakPassion's rating of the Pakistani players that took part in the recently-concluded one-day series in India. The Junaid and Jamshed lead the way after their impressive performances with bat and ball.

Junaid Khan was one of the stars of Pakistan's ODI series win over India. In this week's 'Beyond The Boundary' piece, we look back at how Junaid dismantled the Indian batting lineup, and how he could be one to watch out for in the future.

India successfully avoided a series whitewash by winning a thrilling final ODI by just three runs. The bowlers skittled India for a low total thanks to Ajmal's 5 wickets, but the batsmen weren't able to defy a spirited Indian fielding unit. Pakistan won the series 2-1.

As Pakistan march into New Delhi with an unassailable lead by virtue of 2 back to back victories against India in the ODI series, Captain Misbah-ul-Haq was in a buoyant mood as he spoke to reporters in a pre-match press conference.

The success of the much maligned Pakistani batting lineup was a pleasant surprise for Pakistani supporters and a matter of concern for the opposition. Misbah attributed this new found confidence to the training camp for batsmen which was supervised by the veteran Pakistani batsmen and Ex Captain, Inzamam-ul-Haq

In his latest blog for Pakpassion, Ian Pont examines the diminishing number of express pace bowlers in world cricket