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On a Sad Note

on 17, Feb 2012 | 15 Comments

On a Sad Note

They say that the team that learns from its mistakes is the one that is the true champion. Sadly, the English team emerged as champions during the 1st two matches of the one day series against a P...

Heart Breakers In The Desert!

on 14, Feb 2012 | 1 Comment

Heart Breakers In The Desert!

Breaking the heart of anyone, especially on Valentine’s Day, is a crime. The Pakistan cricket team committed that crime when it was to its old ways surrendered against England in the first one day i...

The Fresh Opening

on 10, Feb 2012 | 3 Comments

The Fresh Opening

Defeats bring in internal controversies especially when they come in a row. The winning streak may produce the same effect if the case is Pakistani cricket team. Should we ditch Dav Whatmore, or tame...

The Heroes who Made History Possible!

on 7, Feb 2012 | 2 Comments

The Heroes who Made History Possible!

The 6th of February will always be remembered as the golden day in Pakistan’s cricket history. Not only did the Men in Green achieved the impossible by claiming a whitewash over England, they also t...

It takes Two to Make the English Tango

on 1, Feb 2012 | 8 Comments

It takes Two to Make the English Tango

Not even in their wildest dreams, could the Barmy Army imagine that just two lads would spoil their desert party.       Just for a moment imagine you are Andrew Strauss, it...

Pakistan Stun England as the World Number Stutter!

on 28, Jan 2012 | No Comments

Pakistan Stun England as the World Number Stutter!

Led by an over the hill captain, featuring a team of quality-yet-inexperienced cricketers and with belief in their hearts, Pakistan team went to United Arab Emirates to give their best against the fat...

The Perfect Mind Game

on 25, Jan 2012 | 8 Comments

The Perfect Mind Game

After being Ajmaloided in Dubai, do the English lions have enough courage to roar back?       Cricket is won in minds, not on the field       The legendry Wasim Akram on...

Hafeez-Taufeeq Hunt in pairs

on 19, Jan 2012 | 8 Comments

Hafeez-Taufeeq Hunt in pairs

Pakistan might not be the best team in the world but it has all the right ingredients to become one. It has Saeed Ajmal, who according to legendary English batsman Geoff Boycott, is the best spinner i...

England vs Pakistan: Placing All Bets On Pakistan

on 16, Jan 2012 | 26 Comments

England vs Pakistan: Placing All Bets On Pakistan

Logic might favor England but passion is eager to topple it down; let’s see who rules the deserts.     Agreed, you are the number one test side in the world. Agreed, you have domi...

David Warner: the Metamorphosis

on 14, Jan 2012 | No Comments

David Warner: the Metamorphosis

David Warner’s exceptional debut against South Africa in a T20 fixture where he scored 89 off 43 balls told the cricketing aficionados that maybe they were not going to miss the mighty Mathew Hay...

The Expendables – My best ODI 11 for 2011

on 11, Jan 2012 | 30 Comments

The Expendables – My best ODI 11 for 2011

What would life be without Cricket, and what would cricket be without the ODI’s? Miserable.  Ever since Australia and England locked horns in Melbourne for the first ODI on 5th January 1971, this m...

PCB & Spot Fixing Cases

on 8, Jan 2012 | 5 Comments

PCB & Spot Fixing Cases

The newly appointed chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Zaka Ashraf has landed himself in the first controversy that led the ruling body ICC to take him head on, on a very sensitive issue of tal...

R moXièxiè dàjiā – Thank you for coming

on 5, Jan 2012 | 5 Comments

R moXièxiè dàjiā – Thank you for coming

“A friend is one who walks in when others walk out" -Walter Winchell.      Many would beat about but only one stood up to it. Brushing aside all fears, China once again proved th...

Our Hockey Team’s Not-so-Impressive Performance

on 31, Dec 2011 | 5 Comments

Our Hockey Team's Not-so-Impressive Performance

Former hockey greats have been criticizing the present set up of Pakistan Federation for the poor show of Pakistan hockey team that appears quite satisfactory to the President PHF QasimZia and Secreta...

Christian Sportsmen who Represented Pakistan

on 28, Dec 2011 | 18 Comments

Christian Sportsmen who Represented Pakistan

When Sir Charles Napier occupied Sindh in 1843, many Christians living in the Indian port city of Goa didn’t wish to remain under the Portuguese, so they moved to Karachi and other parts of Pakistan...

Pakistan T20 Series

on 19, Dec 2011 | 3 Comments

Pakistan T20 Series

It came, it flourished and it conquered. With all the criticism and skepticism, T-20 is here to stay. Pakistan immediately fell in love with this blistering format but never forgot to carry their “u...

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