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An open letter to Shahid Afridi
Dear Shahid bhai, You have got to be kidding me. Let me see if I have this right and feel free to correct me: After years of pining to be Pakistan’s undisputed captain you are finally given the mantle...
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This one’s for all of us
There is usually a sense of gratitude when a loved one dedicates an achievement of theirs to you. The dedication is usually a token gesture on their part since, ultimately, the accomplishment and...
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More practice, less excuses
In the wake of Mohammad Yousuf’s abrupt recall-up to international duty to bolster a fragile Pakistan batting order, Salman Butt indirectly questioned the merit of such a selection. According to Butt,...
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How low
Yesterday I was preparing to write about the shame of our feeble capitulation in both innings of the fourth test. Tonight, I would give anything if that were the only form of embarrassment we had to...
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PCB fumbles. Again.
The last week has shown the best and worst of Pakistan cricket…and by “best,” I really mean “worst.” By now, we’ve all seen the grainy videos in hotel rooms and vans that implicated Mohammed Asif,...
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The “best” of 2010
2010 will be remembered as the year Pakistan cricket finally got it right in all the wrong ways. After years, if not decades, of relentlessly striving to reach the pinnacle of ignominy, everything...
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Banned cricketers only emulated their heroes
For any dead-enders hoping that at least Mohammed Amir would be spared, the final judgment must have come when the pacer appeared at his ICC tribunal hearing wearing a T-shirt calling for the...
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A fan’s letter to Mohammad Amir
When the tribunal was deciding your fate in Doha, as a nation we were waiting with bated breath for the final decision. Some of us were so dismayed by your antics that we suggested you, along with your...
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