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 before the real games begin.Winning is a habit and so is losing; Pakistan has for a long time been at the losing end. Going all the way back to the controversy hit...
28 years ago, I was rudely woken up by relatives screaming "We have won the World Cup". It is quite likely that Saturday’s final between India & Sri Lanka also ended around the same time as that game in 1983. I was well awake this time around!
I can’t recall exactly when I started following cricket with a lot of interest, but I definitely recall watching games from the 1985 World Cham...
Bangladesh almost gave Pakistan a few heart attacks last night, but Australia made sure that the defending champions do not get knocked out in Round 1 of the World T20.More than Pakistan’s chances of advancing in the 20-20 world cup, I was concerned about Waqar Younis. The last time Pakistan got knocked out of a world cup in the West Indies, the coach did not make it back home.Fortunately, t...
Out of form and out of practice, Pakistan were playing like a cutlery drawer full of spoons at the start of the tournament but literally improved with every game.
Shahid Afridi played like a grown-up today, which is again missing the point of Shahid Afridi. But being as he won the World Cup for his nation, [...]
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