The two new IPL franchises joining the fray in 2011 are Pune and Kochi, who together paid more than the original eight franchises combined.Their arrival means at least another 60 players are required, of which as many as 20 could be international players.The questions remains, therefore: who of the international players not currently contracted to IPL franchises should be at the top of Pune and Ko...
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...
Younis Khan’s interview, which was aired on Geo last night, was being advertised as "a candid talk with Younis Khan" throughout the day.And boy was he candid in his views!Thank you Adeel (Life in Binary) for producing a transcript of the interview and emailing it to me.On his retirement from T20 cricketYounis went into a bit of philosophy here saying that he always looks into the mirror and ...
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...
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