Day 2

1954dThe Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan at Lahore

Farhat and Raza send a warning to India's bowlers

An assertive century from Imran Farhat, with rollicking support from Hasan Raza, led Pakistan A's scorching response on the second day of the warm-up game at the Bagh-e-Jinnah ground in Lahore

1954dRoving Reporter by Dileep Premachandran at Lahore

Huffs, puffs and a fashion crisis

Even from 50 yards away, the lank hair and the powerful shoulders are unmistakable, as is the shake of the head that gets the locks out of his face as he turns back to start his bowling run

Others

1954dDileep Premachandran

Will he or won't he?

Usually, warm-up matches, especially on the final day, are about as fascinating as drying distemper, but when India came out to bat on Monday afternoon at the Bagh-e-Jinnah, there was an interesting sub-plot that made proceedings particularly engrossing

1954dCricinfo staff

Play three openers, says Gavaskar

Sunil Gavaskar has said that India should play three openers to counter Pakistan's new-ball attack in the Test series

1954dCricinfo staff

Farhat recalled for first Test

Imran Farhat's 107 for Pakistan A against India has sealed a return to the Pakistan squad for the first Test against India