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 …
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July 25, 1996: A Love Story
For some reason the afternoon of July 25, 1996 has stuck with me since. The first day of the first Test between Pakistan & England at Lord’s. I was too young to call myself a “Cricket Purist” at the time. I don’t remember following Test Cricket enthusiastically before that. Sure I have some memories of …