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...
Dope tainted fast bowler, Mohammad Asif, will don the Pakistan colors again during the Champions Trophy that will be held in South Africa next month.Asif, who was banned for a year by the IPL’s Drugs Tribunal, will have his ban lifted a day before the Champions Trophy kicks off.That resulted in Pakistan announcing him first in the 30 probables, and now in their 15-man squad for the event.Asi...
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 depth of pocket the IPL does, but it does crown a world champion. I see the IPL as the appetizer, rather than the World T20 as dessert.Mmmm... dessert...The IC...
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 "given the amount of test cricket Pakistan had played against quality opposition".Fair enough I thought.My statement was based on the fact that the tour result...
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