Karachi: Former Pakistan captains Javed Miandad and Wasim Akram are hopeful that the national team can win the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy in England.
The PCB has asked Miandad to assist the batsmen in the national training camp underway in Abbotabad while Akram is also there to work with the pace bowlers.
Both the greats have spent hours working with the players since reaching Abbotabad two days back.
According to details, Miandad, in particular, has spent hours helping batsmen Misbah-ul-Haq, Asad Shafiq and Umar Amin while Akram has been training the likes of Mohammad Irfan, Junaid Khan, Ehsan Adil, Asad Ali and Wahab Riaz....
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10:41 AM, May 06, 2013
Karachi: Recent rule changes in limited-overs cricket and the increasing popularity of the Twenty20 format have made the job of pace bowling a much tougher assignment, former Pakistan fast bowler and captain Wasim Akram said on Saturday. Akram, 46, started a 10-day training camp in Karachi for 19 of Pakistan's top fast bowlers, including members of the national team and some raw talent. The camp was set up ahead of...
03:46 PM, Apr 20, 2013
Mumbai: Actress Sushmita Sen dismissed reports as "absolute rubbish", suggesting that she is planning to tie the knot with Pakistani cricketer Wasim Akram. Earlier some reports alleged that the duo are planning to get married after seeing each other for a couple of years. But the 37-year-old actress took to micro-blogging site Twitter to clarify the news, saying she is just good friends with 46-year-old Akram. "Hi guys! Been reading...
10:05 AM, Apr 13, 2013
Karachi: Former Pakistan captain and opening bowler Wasim Akram will supervise a talent hunt for fast bowling talent in 10 cities across the country from April 13-21. Wasim will then select the three best pacemen who will attend a training camp with bowlers from the national team in Karachi. Any bowler who achieves a speed over 145 kms an hour will be awarded 1 million rupees. "It is a good...
03:29 AM, Apr 11, 2013
Karachi: Former Pakistan captain and pace legend Wasim Akram has requested the Indian cricket board (BCCI) to allow Pakistani players to participate in the cash-rich Indian Premier League. Akram said that Pakistani players would only help add color to the Twenty20 tournament. "I have always been a great believer that sports and politics should be kept apart and if our players take part in the IPL it will only raise...
11:40 AM, Apr 06, 2013
Lahore: Famed paceman Wasim Akram on Friday told Pakistani bowlers that they must master swing bowling to win internationally, as he readies to nurture the country's talent at a key training camp. "I was disappointed the way our fast bowlers performed in South Africa, so I will try to teach the fast bowlers how to swing the ball which is important for performing well at international level," Wasim said. Known...
07:54 PM, Apr 05, 2013
The Pakistan Cricket Board has turned to Wasim Akram and will prepare special pitches for the national team ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy. ...
11:15 PM, Apr 03, 2013
The young Pakistan pacer says he wants to put all his energy in preparing well for the Champions Trophy. ...
11:23 AM, Apr 02, 2013
The trial against Wasim Akram Malik, arrested for his alleged role in the September 2011 Delhi High Court blast, will commence on Monday in a Delhi court. The special NIA court had framed charges against Malik including that of waging war against India and fixed April 1 for recording of evidence in the case. ...
11:32 AM, Mar 31, 2013
Akram said Pakistan doesn't have good bowlers for Tests which was proved in the series against South Africa. ...
08:46 AM, Mar 20, 2013
The truth is we are not getting quality fast bowlers in the footsteps of greats like Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis or Shoaib Akhtar, said Iqbal Qasim. ...
08:25 AM, Mar 14, 2013
A special NIA court on Wednesday framed additional charges, including that of waging war against India, on Wasim Akram Malik, arrested for his alleged role in the September 2011 Delhi High Court blast that left 15 dead. ...
03:25 PM, Mar 13, 2013
Ahsan played 12 Tests between 1958-62 and was a member of the Pakistan team on its first tour to the West Indies in 1858. ...
04:30 PM, Mar 08, 2013
Lee will shoulder the twin responsibilities in the upcoming Indian Premier League as the spearhead of Kolkata Knight Riders' pace attack and also the bowling mentor. ...
01:08 PM, Mar 04, 2013
According to team management, Akram has expressed his desire to spend more time with his family. ...
06:55 PM, Feb 25, 2013
Former Indian players not only backed Hockey India's decision to send back Pakistanis but also advocated more stringent action. ...
02:52 PM, Jan 16, 2013
While Akram gave him valuable tips on how to reverse the old ball, Gambhir explained to him the importance of bowling the right line and length to an opening batsman. ...
07:54 PM, Jan 07, 2013
In the three matches, Junaid got Sehwag, Gambhir and Yuvraj out once while he made Kohli his 'bunny' getting him out thrice. ...
02:12 PM, Jan 07, 2013
Kohli beat Amla, Sangakkara and Clarke to bag the International Cricketer of the Year award. ...
11:14 AM, Jan 05, 2013
Junaid had left India in tatters reducing them to 29 for five to set up Pakistan's six-wicket win in Ahmedabad. ...
10:27 PM, Jan 01, 2013
