Younis Khan’s captaincy, Shahid Afridi’s allround effort, Umar Gul’s scorching yorkers, Saeed Ajmal’s canny offspin, Kamran Akmal’s opening onslaught, Mohammad Aamer’s speed and mature head...All of them and their efforts have been praised by everyone who witnessed Pakistan’s performance in the World Twenty20.Pakistani fans, cricket experts, column writers...
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 are my thoughts on the squad.Openers: Salman Butt, Khurram ManzoorI’m always pleased when the PCB and its selectors display some common sense.Salman Butt...
Sri Lanka have never beaten Pakistan in a test series at home.In fact the last time Sri Lanka won a test match against Pakistan at home, many of Pakistan’s squad members were in their diapers; while some had not even come into this world.That is an intriguing statistic, considering that Sri Lanka have beaten Australia, South Africa, India, and England at home in a test series in the last dec...
This morning Pakistan took the field with a bowling attack that had played 18 tests between themselves.With all 18 played by Umar Gul.That in itself was a brave move; when put together on Sri Lankan soil against the likes of King Sanga, Jayawardene, Samaraweera, and Dilshan, it looked like a very bold move.But absolutely right nonetheless.All 3 debutants made their presence felt and had an impact ...
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