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In one of my many conversations on facebook, I mentioned that Australia had been outplayed by Pakistan during the home series held in England.One of my Pro-Australian friends differed and said that the statement was true if only I had added...(more)

The last time Pakistan beat Australia in a test match...Mohammad Aamer was still in his nappies.Umar Akmal and Umar Amin were only 5 years old.Pakistan captain Salman Butt was 10 years old and probably starting his cricket career in model t...(more)



So who decides if Pakistan needs a strong middle order? On cricinfo, they’ve taken pains to name all the people who were involved in that decision making meeting:The PCB said in a statement that Kamran Akmal would be Butt’s vice...(more)

Pakistan’s marathon tour of England has started on a positive note. Even though the wins have come against depleted county teams, they have provided Afridi’s men with the momentum they required to get into match winning mode bef...(more)

Right. So the T20 World Cup is only a week away, and with this mini-break from the IPL, it only seems appropriate to start posting about it. Rather than do the ’one team a post’ thing which would take ages, I’ll be doing i...(more)

Before the match today I had no expectations from Pakistan. Thebatting on paper looked wafer thin at best.The talks of Shahzaib opening and Umar Amin at one down had methinking that Pakistan’s top five would consist of three 20 year o...(more)

Image via WikipediaThe Asia Cup starts on 15th June - one more of those tournaments started by regional boards. Not sure why there is no Australasia Cup or African Cup. Hold on - there is an Afro-Asian Cup - does not matter if it is not bei...(more)

You’d be forgiven for thinking that the ICC World Twenty20 - which starts in Guyana at the end of this month - is a boring old afterthought to the IPL, considering the relative marketing strengths of the two.The ICC might not have the...(more)

After the drought in 2008, the year 2009 gone by started with Sri Lanka touring Pakistan. It was also the beginning of Younis Khan’s captaincy stint; this time as full-time captain and not just a fill in for Inzamam ul Haq or Shoaib M...(more)


In just about 4 hours Pakistan and Sri Lanka will take the field again for the 2nd test match of their series.The 1st test last week set the tone for a fast paced, action packed series between the two; if the initial reports coming in regar...(more)



The celebrations of the World T20 win have been going on with such fervour, that the announcement of Pakistan’ test squad for the tour of Sri Lanka, and Mohammad Yousuf’s international return, have almost gone un-noticed.Here ar...(more)

I have been a longtime critic of Shahid Afridi and I’d like to think for good reason (I’m sure Q would disagree and he and I have had countless conversations on this topic). Flamboyance is always fun to watch and can be very enterta...(more)

The latest edition of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack has the list of the cricketers of 2008. Remember that the names are primarily chosen based on the English cricket season, and no one can be a "Cricketer of the year" more than once...(more)

The latest edition of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack has the list of the cricketers of 2008. Remember that the names are primarily chosen based on the English cricket season, and no one can be a "Cricketer of the year" more than once...(more)

The latest edition of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack has the list of the cricketers of 2008. Remember that the names are primarily chosen based on the English cricket season, and no one can be a "Cricketer of the year" more than once...(more)
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