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Does the team really need Shahid Afridi?
It’s been a strange ol’ week, even by Shahid Afridi’s standards. Afridi has gone from 0 to Afridi in just under the space of a week. And if that last sentence contains an excessive use of our T20...
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Zimbabwe’s trip to Pakistan must not be taken lightly
There was a time when Pakistani fans could see their fast-bowling maestros – like Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Shoaib Akhtar – pierce through the wind and attack the opposition with all...
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11 things you did not know about Pakistan’s history with sixes
In the recently concluded Dhaka Test match, we managed to break another world record. During Pakistan’s second innings, Misbahul Haq scored a six on Taijul Islam’s ball, making Pakistan the first Asian...
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Five cricketers who may change the future of Pakistani cricket
After the dismal performance of our team in the World Cup 2015 and the recent Bangladesh series, people are beginning to perceive that Pakistani cricket is running out of talent due to the flaws in our...
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Younus Khan rains on nine-year Lankan drought in the Island
Misbahul Haq was optimistic that the absence of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene on the Sri Lankan side would increase their chances of victory, but he forgot about Dimuth Karunaratne and the...
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Keep calm and leave it to Younus Khan
As Younus Khan (171*) and Shan Masood (125) nonchalantly battled their way to an unexpected 242 run partnership during Pakistan’s record chase, two thoughts kept floating into my head, ‘nothing...
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#PAKvsSL: A dominant series win well worth the wait
The Pakistan cricket team, under the supreme leadership of Azhar Ali, has wrapped up the series against Sri Lanka by outplaying the hosts with a superbly dominant performance, winning three out of four...
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Will Pakistan’s reformed cricket team be able to stand up to the English...
The year 2015 has been a year of mixed emotions for the Pakistan cricket team. Having lost both 50-over fixtures against New Zealand prior to the World Cup, the men in green had a horrendous start to...
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Is it fair for England to blame pitch conditions for their performance?
Historically, cricket pitches in Asia had the tag of ‘lifeless’ and ‘flat’ associated with them. They’re usually considered as batting paradises where scores of 500 are considered as decent and taking...
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Dear Shahryar Khan, let go of India and hold on to Misbahul Haq and Yasir Shah
Dear Mr Shahryar Khan, Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), I write to you today in the wake of Pakistan’s monumental triumph over England in the recently concluded Test series in the UAE, not...
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Quetta Gladiators may be the dark horse, but the team to beat will be...
The highly anticipated player drafting of the Pakistan Super League T20 tournament began in grand fashion today. The crème de la crème of Pakistan cricket came together for a lavish ceremony at the...
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Don’t panic, Pakistan! Sure, we will miss Yasir Shah, but not too much
On Sunday, anyone who follows the Pakistani cricket team was left dumbfounded. Yasir Shah, our very own Messi, failed a random sampling dope test taken on November 13, 2015 after the match against...
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From boys to men: Five potential breakout stars of the PSL
As the cricketing world prepares itself for the upcoming T20 World Cup in March in India, some of the world’s best cricketers are already packed up and ready to head to Dubai and Sharjah in February to...
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Pakistan Super League: Let the games begin!
February 4, 2016 marks an extremely important date in the history of Pakistan cricket. The idea which was first conceived in 2012 is finally going to turn into a reality; the curtain will rise and...
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With PCB and BCCI unable to set aside their differences, what happens to...
The story goes that the chef at Jaipur’s Rambagh Palace had 40 baby lambs slaughtered the day before Pakistan’s military dictator, and arguably the most hated man in his country, was to be hosted as...
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Will our selection committee ever make a decision beneficial to Pakistani...
After Pakistan’s disastrous World T20 campaign, a number of cosmetic changes were made in a bid to portray the board’s seriousness towards amending past mistakes and avoiding new ones. Among changes...
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Will England’s revised bowling line-up be enough for a victory at Old Trafford?
As unbelievable and odd as it may sound initially, Pakistan have indeed beaten England at Lord’s, the Mecca of the cricketing world, and that too within the comfort of four days. Too many storylines...
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What went wrong for Pakistan at Old Trafford?
Pakistan succumbed to a distressing defeat at the hands of England at Old Trafford. England was clinical in all three departments, Pakistan were equally mediocre and the disparities were embarrassingly...
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Pakistan cricket’s motto= “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”
Nine days after Pakistan defied the odds by beating England at the home of cricket, the green shirts suffered an ignominious defeat at the hands of the English at Old Trafford. The culprit was not...
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Pakistan’s victory at the Oval was the best Independence Day present we could...
Yesterday’s Test match was a befitting conclusion to one of the most engrossing Test series played in recent times. A 2-2 draw in the Pakistan-England series seemed like an appropriate result for both...
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