Comment: Pakistan impressive, but more work still needed
I have been going to various clubs in Rawalpindi and Islamabad and I watched the batting of Umar Amin, who I see as a reliable one-day/Twenty20 batsman, writes Jibran Khan Niazi.
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Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 2015
Pakistan tour Sri Lanka to play three Tests, five One-Day Internationals and two Twenty20 Internationals in June, July and August 2015.
Pakistan stun Sri Lanka with lower order heist
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