Once Upon a Time: Burney Desire
Imagine, a stir caused by a rookie 21-year old medium-fast bowler, having both, courage and pace to bowl a bouncer…
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How much attention does Pakistan Cricket Board pay to its domestic cricket was evident from the various bloopers committed in…
Continue Reading...Geoff Boycott -Seeking Perfection
The most self-obsessed batsman of his generation, Geoffery Boycott has turned into an authoritative voice on the game. At 76…
Continue Reading...Fazal Mahmood – One of Pakistan’s Greats
The first non-English bowler to excite my attention (it was after all the era of Trueman and Statham) watching test…
Continue Reading...How to reckon a cricket match as first-class
Cricket is a team game. As such a cricket match is played between two sides comprising eleven players each. But…
Continue Reading...Over to Omar
Pakistan cricket has been blessed with many a legends who have carved their own exclusive mark with their signature styles,…
Continue Reading...Of PCB officials from Karachi
For many months a lot has been written about neglecting Karachi as a cricket centre: the dilapidated condition of NSK,…
Continue Reading...Cricket v Baseball, England v USA …
One of the world’s great puzzles is why the Americans abandoned the great game of cricket to play the inferior…
Continue Reading...Ijaz Farooqui – Messiah of Karachi cricket
Professor Ijaz Ahmed Farooqui, the former president of KCCA, has proved a real Messiah of domestic cricket at grassroots level….
Continue Reading...Imam’s pre-mature selection has eroded Inzamam’s stature
By Asif Suhail Selection of young left handed opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq in the national side for the five-match One Day…
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