Yasir Arafat News

Mickey Arthur, who is set to become the team director of the Pakistan's men's national team, has approached veteran fast bowler Yasir Arafat for the position of bowling coach, says the report.

Former Pakistan pacer Yasir Arafat's son displayed fast bowling skills in a junior game for his club Bromley CC

Umar Gul turned an unlikely hero with the bat as Pakistan survived a middle-order collapse to beat South Africa by two wickets in the Super Eights of the World Twenty20 on Friday.

The below-par show of Pakistan's pace battery in the ongoing World Twenty20 has left the country's former cricketers worried and they have called for changes in the line-up in the Super Eight stage starting on Thursday.

Pakistan will look to square series against Sri Lanka in the shortest format of the game before the 5 ODIs begin. Hosts Sri Lanka though are not likely to give in to the challenge and will battle it out on Sunday to go into the 50-over format as the team with the psychological advantage.

Yasir Arafat has signed up with Shah Rukh Khan-owned Kolkata Knight Riders for the second edition of the IPL to held in April next year.