Shahid Hashmi

LAHORE: Groundsmen are rolling down the pitches, welders are repairing barbed wire, and workers are splashing on a new coat of paint at Pakistan’s centrepiece Gaddafi Stadium, which has witnessed both history and controversy - and is now preparing to retake cricket’s world stage. Next week the ground will ring out with the sound of Pakistan’s national anthem once more as the home … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s iconic Gaddafi Stadium prepares for another historic moment

LAHORE: Former captain Salman Butt clearly remembers the way he was dismissed against Sri Lanka in Lahore in 2009 - the last batsman out in the last Test in Pakistan, before a terror attack on the visiting team’s bus scared off touring sides. Salman, now 32, was run out in the last over of the day for 48. The next morning, on March 3, militants ambushed the Sri Lankan bus, killing eight … [Read more...] about Salman Butt hopes for new era