Asia Cup 2014: 12 years of Pakistan and India mêlée, who will win tomorrow?
They don’t come bigger than this. No. When you talk of sporting rivalries what comes to mind? Australia Wallabies and New Zealand All Blacks in rugby? Ashes? Brazil and Argentina in football? None of...
View ArticleKick: Of course all laws of physics and science are defied… it’s a bhai film!
What Indian cinema fans feel about Salman Khan is somewhat similar to what Pakistanis feel about Shahid Afridi. We will never compare him with any other player of the world. We know he doesn’t have any...
View ArticleMisbahul Haq for 2015 World Cup Captain!
November 3, 2011 was arguably the darkest day in the history of Pakistan cricket. Former Test captain Salman Butt, along with the sensational pace duo of Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif had packed...
View ArticleA ‘Mauqa Mauqa’ to celebrate – Pakistan finally wins a match
A match that both teams were trying their level best to lose, Pakistan failed to shoot themselves in the foot for a change and managed to beat the might of Zimbabwe. The day was set for Shahid Afridi...
View Article#ThankyouMisbah and #ThankyouAfridi – You will be missed!
“It looks bad. Who will save the middle-order now?” “Don’t worry, Misbah is still about to play.” “Oh man! The strike rate is so low! We are definitely losing this.” “I am counting on Afridi. He can...
View ArticleTo all the retiring cricketers: Here is why we will miss you!
This World Cup has been different, not only because of the phenomenal performances that we have come across but also because a lot of experienced players have bid adieu to their glorious ODI careers...
View ArticleFour reasons to watch the Pakistan-England Test series
Only halfway through the summer of 2016 and the average sports fan is already having the time of his life! Starting off with the much anticipated Euros, which the Portuguese won rather unconvincingly,...
View ArticleDespite continuous ODI losses against England, I still have hope for my team
The pounding taken by the Pakistan team in the third ODI against England didn’t come as a surprise for me. I mean, we are ranked number nine and were playing against a team ranked number five in the...
View ArticleMisbah isn’t Imran Khan, Afridi, or Wasim Akram – he’s better
He made Pakistani cricket boring, but our team became predictably consistent with their performances under his leadership. Fortunately, the flamboyance that rode on erraticism is now missing from our...
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