Miracles do happen! on June 19, 2017One never believed in miracles. But after what happened in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 in United Kingdom from June 1 to 18, one has become a true believer. Unpredictable Pakistan concluded their Mini World Cup campaign in a magnificent style on Sunday at the Oval, which they had begun very poorly at Edgbaston. After […]
Celebrating the glory of Pakistan sports on June 17, 2017Since 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 […]
Celebrating the glory of Pakistan sports on June 16, 2017Since 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 […]
Meek surrender at Edgbaston on June 6, 2017It was written all over the wall. India were the clear favourites. But still majority was hoping for a miracle. But miracles seldom happen. Many were expecting and praying for an exceptional performance but Sarfraz Ahmed and his charges not only kept their tag of poor chasers intact, but also caved in without putting up […]
PCB rejects ACB allegations, cancels T20 series agreement in tit-for-tat move on June 2, 2017LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday rejected a statement issued by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) in which the latter levelled serious allegations against Pakistan and withdrew from playing ‘all cricket matches’ against it. Afghanistan on Wednesday night had cancelled proposed home and away cricket fixtures with Pakistan after a deadly bomb attack […]
Pakistans chances are bleak on May 28, 2017When skipper Sarfraz Ahmad and his charges open their ICC Champions Trophy 2017 campaign against India on June 4 in England, only a miracle or an exceptional performance can lead them to victory against the archrivals. The green shirts will be looking to repeat their 2009 victory over the neighbouring nation, scored in the sixth […]
A farce called PCB anti-corruption tribunal on May 23, 2017 Since the Pakistan Super League (PSL) II spot-fixing scandal came to light in the United Arab Emirates in March this year, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is on the back-foot. The PCB seems to excel in making dubious decisions of an arbitrary nature which defy all reasoning and common sense. There is a world […]
Mohammad Nawaz suspended for sixty days on May 17, 2017LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday suspended all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz for two months following investigations into spot-fixing allegations in relation to the Pakistan Super League II that concluded in March with the final in Lahore. According to a spokesman for the PCB yesterday, the suspension period could be reduced to one month if […]
Servants of Pakistan cricket bow out in a blaze of glory on May 16, 2017Servants of Pakistan cricket – Misbahul Haq and Younus Khan – bowed out in a blaze of glory when Pakistan scored their first ever Test series victory in the Caribbean by outplaying West Indies in the thrilling third and final Test in Dominica on Sunday. This side had done what Hanif Mohammad, Javed Miandad and […]
An awful and inept performance on May 5, 2017A terrible and disgusting performance was witnessed at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Thursday. Batting once again let Pakistan down. Chasing a modest target of 188, the entire team were bundled out for a meager 81. What a shame! Had wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmad not top scored 23, it would have been even worse for skipper […]