Misbah, Hafeez, Ajmal will be the Key in Champions Trophy

These 3 are undoubtedly the key who the team heavily rely on for runs, wickets, stability and balance.

Misbah, Hafeez, Ajmal – The Faisalabad trio are the nucleus of the one day side and the 3 most valuable one day players in terms of leading batsmen, leading all rounder and leading bowler as well as experienced respected leadership presences in the case of Misbah and Hafeez that you wouldn’t consider dropping and hence have a longer description in place for them. Ajmal might not be a leader, but there is no disagreement about him being Pakistan’s biggest talking point from the perspective of opposition camps. These 3 are undoubtedly the key who the team heavily rely on for runs, wickets, stability and balance. They are the go to men who have all played over 80 of these 50 over internationals with impressive success.

2014 ICC World T20 Logo Launched

The 2014 ICC World T20 to be held in Bangladesh.

The 5th ICC World T20 logo was launched this weekend.

The 2014 ICC World T20 to be held in Bangladesh will be hosted between the 16th March and 6th April next year.

It will be the longest World T20 both in terms of matches and the number of participants.

Pakistan have won 16 out of 26 matches at ICC World T20s.

Pakistan are the only team to reach the final 4 in the 12-team event with 100% consistency so far in the past 4 editions.

Pakistan have a strong record in Bangladesh for tournaments
2000 Asia Cup = Winners
2004 Under 19 World Cup = Winners
2008 Tri Series = Winners
2012 Asia Cup = Winners

Surely we can expect them to reach the semi final or final again?

Ajmal Backs The Greens To Win ICC Champions Trophy 2013

Saeed Ajmal targets glory for Pakistan in England this summer “The last four ICC events we have got through to the semi-final. This time with the ICC Champions Trophy coming, we want to win it. That is what we are dreaming,”

Pakistan in ICC Champions Trophies

1998 = First round, Captain Aamir Sohail

2000 = Semi finalists, Captain Moin Khan

2002 = First round, Captain Waqar Younis

2004 = Semi finalists, Captain Inzamam

2006 = First round, Captain Younis Khan

2009 = Semi finalists, Captain Younis Khan

Pakistan Fans Should Be Confident of Success in England

Left to Right: Pakistan’s leading one day batsmen, bowler and all rounder.

1) Tournament Memories in England – 1999 World Cup finalists, 2004 Champions Trophy semi finalists and 2009 World T20 winners.

2) Tournament Success in ICC events since 2007 World T20 – 8 out of 9 ICC men’s events they have reached the semi final. The only exception was the 2012 U19 World Cup quarter final where they were defeated by their neighbours by only 1 wicket. They rise to the occasion and turn it on.

Misbah to Lead at CT

Misbah will be 39 when the tournament is in progress which was the same age of Imran Khan when he won the 1992 World Cup, the only ICC ODI senior team tournament Pakistan have won.

Misbah ul Haq will captain the green shirts in the ICC Champions Trophy in England in June.

Pakistan have never won an ICC Champions Trophy.

Pakistan have never played an ICC Champions Trophy final.

Zaka Ashraf assured Misbah of retaining captaincy for the showpiece event.

Misbah will be 39 when the tournament is in progress which was the same age of Imran Khan when he won the 1992 World Cup, the only ICC ODI senior team tournament Pakistan have won.

Before, the ICC Champions Trophy, Misbah will lead Pakistan in matches against Scotland and Ireland in 2 match series in May.

Misbah was Pakistan’s leading ODI run scorer against South Africa with 227 runs in the series at an average of 57.

Misbah has been Pakistan’s 2nd leading ODI run scorer since 2011 at an average in excess of 45 with 10 half centuries contributing in winning causes.

Champions Trophy to be Terminated After 2013

The upcoming championship will be the last of its kind

The 2013 Champions Trophy which is to be held in England will bring an end to the 14 year old tournament, as the International Cricket Council (ICC) have decided to have one championship for each of the game’s three formats from 2015. “If you don’t see it in the schedule, it means it is not planned for the future,” Haroon Lorgat, the-then Chief Executive of ICC, said at a press conference following an executive board meeting.

Mr. Pakistan Cricket

Mr Pakistan Cricket will be attending his 3rd ICC tournament in just as many years

Mr Pakistan Cricket will be in attendance during the Champions Trophy and Pakistan’s matches in Scotland this summer. Mr Pakistan Cricket is an iconic Pakistan supporter who is now widely recognised in his costume in the stands. He has attended the 2011 World Cup, matches in Pakistan’s 2011 tour of the West Indies, Pakistan vs England in the UAE 2012 and travelled to watch the team at the 2012 World T20 in Sri Lanka most recently. 

ICC Champions Trophy Warm Up Match At Edgbaston

64 days to go.

Pakistan will play an ICC Champions Trophy warm up match prior to the tournament kicking off.

Edgbaston will be the venue.

 County season is in full swing by the time the warm up matches are in progress so the match will be against an international opposition.

Pakistan due to succeed in CT under Misbah

Misbah will be representing Pakistan at Champions League in India

Misbah Factor (Mr Dependable) – Highly rated by those who have worked with him and know him well in terms of being an articulate and smart man in the game, well respected by team members and coaching staff, statistically high achieving. Those in the cricketing circles such as fellow players or top class journalists think highly of him and his man management credentials are most impressive. We have already seen him win tournament silverware as captain, though not in an ICC event. One of Pakistan’s finest and most stable in the captaincy department.

Younis Khan Dropped From 30 Man Probables For CT13

Younis Khan had a poor series against South Africa.

Squad: Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat, Ahmed Shehzad, Misbah-ul-Haq, Haris Sohail, Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Umer Amin, Sohail Tanvir, Hammad Azam, Azhar Ali, Shahid Afridi, Asad Ali, Anwar Ali, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Irfan, Wahab Riaz, Umar Gul, Rahat Ali, Ehsan Adil, Imran Khan, Aizaz Cheema, Yasir Arafat, Saeed Ajmal, Abdul Rehman, Zulfiqar Babar, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Rizwan