Non-Muslim Cricketers of Karachi
The history of cricket of Karachi remains incomplete unless the contribution by the Non-Muslim Cricketers of the city who not…
Continue Reading...Between Bobby & Waz: Imran’s Sidekicks
Sydney Test match of the 1976-77 series against Australia was a landmark in Pakistan’s pace bowling history. It was the…
Continue Reading...Saeed Ahmed – The Upright Stance
Few Pakistani cricketers were as graceful as Fazal Mahmood, A. H. Kardar, Maqsood Ahmed, Waqar Hassan and Saeed Ahmed. Their…
Continue Reading...Iqbal Qasim – The 999 Wicket Maestro
What comes to your mind when someone utters the name ‘Kaka’. I am absolutely not talking about the celebrated Brazilian…
Continue Reading...It’s Not Cricket
The Ashes controversies have always added spice to the occasion. The most recent such controversy was seen in the second…
Continue Reading...From Memory, Meeting the Greats
It is the unforgettable moments in one’s life that make life worthwhile. Remembering one’s first love or taking the first…
Continue Reading...Net Profit and Loss
In a long cricket career, which I owe mainly to my ability to turn up on time, I have done…
Continue Reading...Absentee Princes of Batting during India’s inaugural Test match
The story of the first ever Test match played by India is oft-repeated. At least the tale of the first…
Continue Reading...Mohammed Nissar, The Gentle Giant
Author Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, KBE (P. G. Wodehouse), comic novelist, short story writer, lyricist, and playwright, best known as…
Continue Reading...In Memory Of Shane Warne
I met Shane Warne only once. It was at Lord’s, but fortunately for me, not in the middle. I was…
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