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Since the early 1950s when the nascent nation began expressing itself in world arenas in the Olympic, Commonwealth and the Asian Games as well as bilateral team and individual sports, with athletic disciplines, cricket, field hockey and squash in the forefront, Pakistan cornered glory through its glorious performers. The wonder athletes Raziq, Khaliq, Jalal, the […]

Since the early 1950s when the nascent nation began expressing itself in world arenas in the Olympic, Commonwealth and the Asian Games as well as bilateral team and individual sports, with athletic disciplines, cricket, field hockey and squash in the forefront, Pakistan cornered glory through its glorious performers. The wonder athletes Raziq, Khaliq, Jalal, the […]

One was pessimistic about international cricket’s return to Pakistan. One was even certain that the present Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) management, under Najam Aziz Sethi, won’t be able to persuade the International Cricket Council and international cricketers to tour Pakistan. But newly appointed PCB chairman Sethi, who gained vast experience in the last three years […]

LAHORE: Pakistan cricket selectors dropped experienced all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez and misfiring opener Kamran Akmal from a 16-man squad named on Friday for a three-match Twenty20 series against a World XI side next month. The series, to be played in Lahore and given international status by the International Cricket Council, is seen as an attempt to […]

  LAHORE: The World XI side, who will tour Pakistan in September, were named here on Thursday with several high profile players part of the line-up. Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Najam Aziz Sethi announced the 14-man squad who will visit the country to play three T20Is, being called the Independence Cup. The matches will be […]

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday claimed the return of international cricket to the country, with three separate sides scheduled to visit after years of isolation over security concerns. A World XI tour kicks off in September followed by a short visit by Sri Lanka for a Twenty20 match in October, then a […]

Since the early 1950s when the nascent nation began expressing itself in world arenas in the Olympic, Commonwealth and the Asian Games as well as bilateral team and individual sports, with athletic disciplines, cricket, field hockey and squash in the forefront, Pakistan cornered glory through its glorious performers. The wonder athletes Raziq, Khaliq, Jalal, the […]

Since the early 1950s when the nascent nation began expressing itself in world arenas in the Olympic, Commonwealth and the Asian Games as well as bilateral team and individual sports, with athletic disciplines, cricket, field hockey and squash in the forefront, Pakistan cornered glory through its glorious performers. The wonder athletes Raziq, Khaliq, Jalal, the […]

Since the early 1950s when the nascent nation began expressing itself in world arenas in the Olympic, Commonwealth and the Asian Games as well as bilateral team and individual sports, with athletic disciplines, cricket, field hockey and squash in the forefront, Pakistan cornered glory through its glorious performers. The wonder athletes Raziq, Khaliq, Jalal, the […]

When Pakistan emerged on the map of the world in 1947, its athletes soon started showing their muscles in the Asian and world arenas. Sports, perhaps, became the only bearer of good news in Pakistan. Starting from the early years, the likes of Abdul Khaliq in athletics, squash legend Hashim Khan, the cricketers and the […]