Sami Aslam

South Africans a particular target due to transformation issues and end of Kolpak status in UK

It is likely he would be involved initially in the T20 franchise league USA Cricket is trying to establish

The offspinner finished with figures of 36-5-87-5, walking the talk from last week when he said he will bowl ugly if need be to put his team on top

The PCB announced the latest list of centrally-contracted players, who stand to gain up to 25% more as part of salary increases across the board, as well as a 20% rise in match fees

While Lahore Blues prevailed over their local rivals Lahore Whites by one run, Faisalabad chased down Karachi's target of 180 with relative ease

Dropped after scoring tough runs on tough tours, Sami Aslam is back, and in his comeback innings scored a half-century that highlighted both his strengths and his puzzling inability to convert his starts

While others collapsed around him in the first innings in Brisbane, Sami Aslam held his own, relying on discipline and clarity over his role in the side

Sami Aslam has been prolific at Under-19 and first-class level, but in his Test career so far has shown a puzzling tendency to make solid starts and fail to convert them to hundreds

After Pakistan fought back to share the Test series 2-2, ESPNcricinfo rates the players involved in the enthralling tussle

Sami Aslam believes he's the solid opening batsman Pakistan have been looking for in Tests following his two fifties at Edgbaston

Less than two sessions to bat with nine wickets in hand, it was a chance for Pakistan to secure a draw. In the space or 23 balls it all came crashing down

As good a batsman as he has shown himself to be, to give off a sense of permanence in his first Test innings in England is what stood out about Sami Aslam

There has been much talk in recent years about the disproportionate value of home advantage in Test cricket. But, during this Edgbaston Test at least, Pakistan have shown the greater ability to adapt

Pakistan engineered themselves a position of considerable strength by tea on the second day at Edgbaston as Sami Aslam and Azhar Ali added an unbroken 154 for the second wicket to take them to within 143 of England's total

Some background on the man who could replace Shan Masood at Edgbaston

Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir has been picked for the Test series in England, his first appearance in a Test squad since his return to international cricket after a five-year suspension for spot-fixing in September last year

Saeed Ajmal has been picked by Pakistan for all three formats for the tour of Bangladesh, after his remodelled action was cleared by the ICC in February

A solid batting performance backed by fast bowler Zia-ul-Haq helped National Bank of Pakistan seal a spot in the final of the President's Gold Cup with a 48-run victory over Khan Research Laboratories