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Tuk Tuk Master

On March 2, 2012 By

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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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 [...]

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Breaking News: Amir Released

On February 1, 2012 By

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 [...]

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Pakistan CricCalendar

On January 30, 2012 By

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Three Kings

On October 21, 2009 By

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 [...]

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The Winning Formula!

On August 8, 2009 By

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 [...]

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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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Houston, we have a problem!

On July 22, 2009 By

If I remember correctly, I must be eight or nine years old (I am guessing this because when I was around ten, we moved to a different house and this is definitely before then) … At that age, guests over your house is always a happy moment; more so if they are your parents’ friends [...]

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Everybody talks about Pakistan cricket team needing new attitude … the need to change their mindset. We have been listening to this very phrase for way too long now, but what does this really mean?

The buck stops with the captain – he is the one who leads, he is the most influential on the [...]

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