Excitement, emotion, exhilaration… a handful of words associated with the inaugural Pakistan Super League (PSL) which was played at the Arabian Peninsula of United Arab Emirates (UAE). The land associated with sun, sand and sea, saw five teams competing for the glory. Prior to the start, the champions Islamabad United were as little known as Yasir Hussain who …
Afridi might not be the greatest al-rounder cricket has ever seen but he is the most feared because of his eccentric batting. Afridi’s career might not be as amazing and prolific as Kallis’s and Akram’s was, but definitely the more entertaining than the other two. He announced his arrival with a detonation of runs against …
India – a country of a billion, have never been light when it comes to the greats of the game, generation after generation, they’ve produced heavy weights but they’ve performed mainly in individual capacity. Very rarely we’ve seen a bunch of players, at the peak of their stardom, gelled together so well to comprehend each …
At the turn of the last century, former Pakistan cricketers were clamoring about the absence of a cricket academy in Pakistan, at the time of writing this piece, many former -and current- cricketers are running their – sometimes successful- academies. Almost all of those academies are located in the cricketing hubs of Karachi and Lahore. …
It’s almost always a futile exercise to pursue measures of greatness of sportsmen. Sports, after all, are just games. Sportsmen don’t affect people’s lives the way statesmen do. They can’t take a country from a state of turmoil and thrust them onto a path of excellence, enabling vast swaths of population to put food on …
Internet domain names reveal a lot! More in fact than most people realize. That’s also true to a lesser degree with stock ticker symbols. There’s a reason why companies hire PR firms so that when people look at the company’s URL, they have a sneak peek into the company’s business and culture. Conversely, if you’ve …
It had been a while since Pakistan won an ODI series or tournament. To be exact, Pakistan lost 4 bilateral series, Asia Cup and World Cup during a period of almost year and a half since the start of 2014. However, as soon as Pakistan started winning, the popular debate of Misbah’s competence as a …
If this can’t make Pakistan think tank wake up from their slumber, nothing will. If this can’t make PCB realize that Cricket has changed, nothing will. The era of dead-blocking is long over. Forget the top sides, look at this number 9 ranked Bangladeshi side and look, at the fall of every wicket, how they made …
Here we go, our round up with Asif Mujtaba before Pakistan’s all-important Quarter Finals with the hosts Australia. Kamran: Your thoughts on Pakistan’s victory against Ireland? You already predicted that Pakistan will win convincingly in your previous interview. Asif Mujtaba: As you said it, I already predicted a convincing victory for Pakistan against Ireland in my …
With Pakistan bowling, keeping and opening vows look to be sorted within the space of two games, its the batting line up that looks to be the last thing that needs tweaking. Misbah has been under fire for playing too many dot balls. Why he does that and should he continue to do that, those have …