Faisal Iqbal

Osman Samiuddin's verdict on the first day at Centurion

Injured Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq is unlikely to play at his home ground in Multan in the fourth ODI against the West Indies on Wednesday. Apart from Inzamam, Pakistan will be without Mohammad Yousuf, who will stay in Lahore to be with his wife, and

Batsmen Yasir Hameed and Asim Kamal are in contention for Pakistan's Test squad for the West Indies series, following a litany of batting failures on tours to Sri Lanka, England and the Champions Trophy

Faisal Iqbal has been chosen to replace Inzamam-ul-Haq in the 14-man Pakistan squad for the Champions Trophy in India. Iqbal had been widely expected to edge out, among others, Shahid Yousuf and Asim Kamal, for a position in the middle order, made availab

Faisal Iqbal has admitted that he's happy to carry on a family tradition of Test match backchat

Pakistan continued to make all the running on the fourth day at The Oval as they piled up a 331-run lead despite an improved performance in the field from England, and especially Steve Harmison

Another day, another set of injury scares for both England and Pakistan's cricketers, as the jinx that has pursued the teams since they last met in December shows no sign of abating

Mohammad Asif, the seam bowler, and Faisal Iqbal, the middle-order batsman, have been given pay raises by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) but both players will only be considered for the central contracts later this year

Shoaib Malik's immense but painstakingly composed maiden Test hundred steered Pakistan to an unlikely but spirited draw on the final day of the first Test against Sri Lanka

National Bank of Pakistan regained their Patron's Trophy Cricket Championship title with a five-wicket win against Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited

Faisal Iqbal's return to the side for this Test, three years after his last appearance, was less contentious and more stirring and he marked it with a punchy maiden Test hundred

Just as one began to believe that the Karachi Test was going to obliterate all memories of the two games gone by, normalcy was restored

The Indians were subjected to further misery on the third day of the Karachi Test by a batsman who was returning to Test cricket after three years in the wilderness

Faisal Iqbal, the middle-order batsman, and Umar Gul, the fast bowler, have been included in Pakistan's squad for the third and final Test against India starting at Karachi on Sunday

A round-up of the fourth day's play in the fifth round of the Patrons Trophy

A round-up of the second day's play in the fourth round of the Patron's Trophy

Pakistan A continued their dominance over Zimbabwe A, as they won the first of the three-match one-day series by six wickets at the Mutare Sports club

Taufeeq Umar and Faisal Iqbal, with a fourth-wicket partnership of 161, put Pakistan A in an excellent position on the first day of their three-day match against Kenya at Nairobi

The Pakistan selectors have added 12 more players to the 23-man probables list they had made for the A team's tour to Kenya