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With so many Misbah jokes flying around the web this week, we thought we’d share some of the best we have seen … so here’s a collection, all in one place:
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Continue Reading →Australian Dav Whatmore will replace the Pakistan team’s interim coach Mohsin Khan after the current series against England ends this month. Whatmore would take charge as head coach from the Asia Cup tournament in Bangladesh next month.
“It has been decided to release Mohsin from his coaching assignment after the England series and Whatmore has been [...]
Continue Reading →We can now confirm that only a couple of hours ago fast bowler Muhammad Amir has been released from prison (Portland Young Offenders Institution in Dorset, England), where he was serving a six-month sentence for spot-fixing.
Once considered cricket’s most promising star, 19-year-old Amir was found guilty in the scandal that shook the cricketing world [...]
Continue Reading →A dedicated calendar has been added to the blog. This will list all confirmed fixtures for Pakistan and show them in an easy-to-browse monthly view.
Games from the upcoming tours will only be added once the dates have been officially confirmed by the PCB or ICC. Matches for other countries are only listed where they are part [...]
Continue Reading →Our old friends know this name very well … Welcome back!
For those who are new here, this blog was originally started in July 2009. The blog was an instant hit attracting regular visitors not just from Pakistan (or other Pakistani cricket fans worldwide) but also the followers of this beautiful game from other cricket [...]
Continue Reading →Well, there are two Duckworth Lewis methods. There is that formula that nobody likes and then there is that music group which at least some do like. I’ll tell you about both …
The D/L Method
In cricket it is a formula used to help decide rain-interrupted One Day (and now T20) matches. It [...]
Continue Reading →Thursday, 12 November 2009 was the date for the first T20 between Pakistan and New Zealand. Great plans had been made to watch the game live with a group of 30 plus friends at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Sadly, it wasn’t to be for me. Unfortunately due to a last minute crisis at work [...]
Continue Reading →A word of caution: This is a rather lengthy article and unfortunately cannot be divided in two parts. Also, you wouldn’t want to miss any of it either so unless you have a good half hour free right now, pls. find some time and come back here!
Let me also clarify something else first up … for [...]
Continue Reading →Ever since kindergarten, I have been good with only one thing … my maths. I remember my scores going from a 10/10, to 20/20 to a 100/100 all the way through to high school. So a 98/100 in my final tenth grade exam was a huge (self) disappointment. Now I am no John [...]
Continue Reading →Different author, same thoughts …
This is the continuation of the previous post, titled: Houston, we have a problem!
Being from the same age group as Ahmad, I can totally relate to his thoughts. Before I go into an additional analysis, I think it is appropriate to unwrap a little of my own [...]
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Well Fielded - Not the term you often hear especially when Team Pakistan takes the field ...
This blog is dedicated to fielding views you won't often hear elsewhere. This is the voice of the fans that encourage intellectual debates by the followers of this beautiful game and is run and managed by the fans themselves. If you consider yourself one, read our welcome note and see how you can join in the discussion.
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Ahmad and Amer are fans of cricket in general and follow Pakistan cricket with great enthusiasm. They write about the unexplainable issues always surrounding Pakistan cricket.
Their cricketing achievements neither include playing Test matches nor even an IPL stint, but are exactly those of all other common fans who passionately follow their team; thus making them perfect for this particular blog where the aim to get us, the fans, heard!
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