Irfan called to prove `form, fitness` ahead of team selection

Last Updated: Monday, September 30, 2013, 14:08

The world`s tallest fast bowler Mohammad Irfan has been called to the training camp that begins in Lahore on Monday, after being recommended by national bowling coach Mohammad Akram to Pakistan selectors for the Proteas series.

Pak bowling coach under fire after South Africa debacle

Last Updated: Sunday, March 3, 2013, 17:38

Pakistan`s bowling coach Mohammad Akram is likely to face the heat after the lacklustre showing by the pace attack in their recent 0-3 drubbing in the Test series against South Africa.

Whatmore criticised after team`s Test defeats in SA

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 11:19

Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore has come under severe criticism after the team`s successive defeats in the Test series in South Africa, with some in the cricket fraternity holding him responsible for the reverses.

Sarfaraz calls `mere medium pacer` Akram`s appointment as bowling coach `joke`

Last Updated: Thursday, August 30, 2012, 14:04

Former Pakistan fast bowler Sarfaraz Nawaz has criticized the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for hiring Mohammad Akram as fast bowling coach for the national team.

New Pak bowling coach vows to produce new ``Waqars and Waseems``

Last Updated: Sunday, August 26, 2012, 14:50

The Pakistan cricket team``s new bowling coach, Mohammad Akram, has vowed to produce new Waqars and Waseems, adding that he wanted the young crop of fast bowlers to be as lethal as the pacers of yesteryears.