Pakistan’s Asia Cup victory: Silencing the naysayers
You’re sitting at the office swamped with work and don’t want to do it – it’s the usual mood before a long weekend. Add to it the opportunity to watch Pakistan battle it out with Bangladesh for the crown of the Asian championship, and you have people just willing the clock to strike five. It was in this mood that we sat in the lunch area streaming the match live at around 1.30 PM on Thursday. During that passage of play, Pakistan lost two cheap wickets. Some declared that we were going to lose this, some weren’t sure and some ...
Read Full PostPak vs England: A welcome green sweep
Pakistan cricket was burnt down in 2010 and from those ashes rose a green phoenix. This phoenix conquered all it faced, even before the start of the England series; it set up an epic encounter with the whites but was not given due credit and was instead written off as ‘winning against the minnows’. Critics felt that the series against England would expose the Pakistan side’s weakness. However, the encounter turned out to be lopsided as the whites were no match for the phoenix’s tenacity, determination and skill. England came to the Middle East with great confidence but was found wanting ...
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No more Butt and Butterfingers
As Ramiz Raja put it, though Shahid Afridi could not win the World Cup, for 30 days he united the nation. However, though we must unreservedly praise the performances of Team Pakistan, a few heads must roll to ensure that the strides we have made are capitalised to the fullest extent. Butt needs to go The system governing the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), effectively a one Butt show, has to be revamped. The PCB needs a much more effective, efficient and vibrant administrator – someone who is in touch with modern day cricket – to govern the way the game is played ...
Read Full PostTeam Pakistan has arrived: De Ghumaa Ke
Not so long ago, Team Pakistan was at its lowest ebb. Poster boy Mohammad Amir, Test captain Salman Butt, and prodigious swing-bowler Mohammad Asif were suspended from the game for their alleged involvement in spot fixing. They were subsequently banned. As the team was recuperating from this shattered trust, another blow was delivered by Zulqarnain Haider. It was a dark time in Pakistan cricket with the end looming imminent. In the face of innumerable controversies and the scrutinising eyes of the cricketing fraternity watching their every move, the team managed to find a way through and won its first test and ODI ...
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