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I envy Indian cricket – they had Tendulkar!
The man has retired. The 49-centuries hero has finally bid adieu to an illustrious 23-year-old career that changed the very definition of Indian batting. Words fail when you attempt to glorify this...
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Michael Clarke: All hail Australia’s golden boy!
The ‘pup’, as he was affectionately known as in the Australian cricket circles during his early days, Michael Clarke has matured into an enforcing bulldog who knows no fear. Clarke was marked for...
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Tony Greig: More than the sum of the parts
The first time I heard of Anthony William Greig I was listening into a Test Match special in 1972 - the first Ashes test at Old Trafford. The voice of John Arlott describing Greig scoring a 50, when...
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Pakistan versus South Africa: Are we prepared to handle the heat?
So it’s time, again. The South Africa versus Pakistan Test series starts on February 1, 2013. Exactly a year after Misbah’s boys conquered the world number one side, they face a similar challenge when...
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Pakistan versus South Africa Test series: Analysing our loss at Cape Town
So we lost to South Africa in the Test series held in Cape Town. The debacle in the first match in Johannesburg was still digestible, due to the uncongenial conditions, lack of match practice, and the...
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Happy birthday Shahid Afridi!
My first interaction with Shahid Afridi lasted only a couple of seconds. It was just a shake of the hand. Even still, it made my day. It was March 16, 2004 to be exact. Pakistan had beaten India in the...
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Is it really time for Dav Whatmore to go?
Pakistan’s head coach, Dav Whatmore has suffered severe criticism at the hands of former players and administrators. The former captain, Moin Khan recently showed his dismay at the performance of the...
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Afridi’s bringing boom boom back!
I started following cricket sixteen years ago when I was hardly five. It has been the only sport which has kept me so engrossed for such a long period of time. My passion for cricket was ignited by my...
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ICC Champions Trophy: Will Gayle be Aj-mauled?
In cricket, rivalries go way back; Miandad-Lillee’s and Imran-Botham’s conflict are a few examples worth mentioning. I have also witnessed the same between Wasim Akram and Brian Lara; Wasim Akram got...
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Misbah is not responsible for our loss in the Champions Trophy
Too long has Misbahul Haq been made fun of, criticised, and blamed for Pakistan’s losses. When Pakistan loses, it’s Misbah’s fault. When Pakistan wins, an individual performance by a more ‘exciting’...
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Shahid Afridi, you showed us again why you are king!
I was cheering, overwhelmed by joy, jumping up and down, running around in my TV lounge shouting "He did it! He did it!". This was the moment I had been waiting for for a very, very long time. I...
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Is fast-bowling a fading art?
Ever since I started following the game of cricket, the aspect that has fascinated me the most is the sight of a genuinely quick paceman running down from his bowling mark to rattle a batsman. I still...
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Thank you Faf du Plessis for showing us that the ICC cares… about you!
Dear Faf du Plessis, First of all, one must congratulate you for imparting a unique idea of utilising the trouser zip for tampering with the cricket ball. In the past, some ‘enthusiasts’ had tried...
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Misbah, your days as captain are over
Before I begin, let me make a couple of things clear just to avoid the usual debate. I am a huge Misbah fan and he is my favourite player. I am not an Afridi or Hafeez lover. However, you just cannot...
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Ravindra Jadeja might be ‘the next Wasim Akram’, what a joke!
It was very awkward for me when I saw a picture of Ravindra Jadeja on a magazine cover with ‘The next Wasim Akram?’ written on top of it. Indian Bowling coach, Joe Dawes gave a statement after losing...
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You have to risk it to get the biscuit, Team Green!
Another Test match, another humiliating batting performance and another defeat. Forgive me if I am not surprised. It would be a lie if I said that I am at a loss of words when in reality I sort of saw...
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Super Sarfaraz
In an era where wicket-keepers have become the mainstays of their respective batting line-ups around the world, Pakistan continues to languish at the lowest end of the production line of wicket-keeper...
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The history of the ‘doosra’: Spinning cricket the other way
Two decades ago, when Pakistan was playing Australia in the deserts of Sharjah, the young spin wizard, Saqlain Mushtaq, broke the traditions and started spinning the ball the other way from the...
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After Ajmal, Hafeez takes a hit – will Pakistan be able to bounce back?
And so the ICC’s purge against off-spinners continues, with Mohammad Hafeez being the latest victim. It has come as no surprise given the recent suspensions of off-spinners globally and the warning...
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Is Kohli better than Tendulkar?
The past week has been a sad one for the cricketing community with the untimely demise of a young Phillip Hughes, falling during a first-class match in Australia. If anything, this incident reminds us...
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